PRO TOUR PUNDIT - TOUR DE FRANCE 2007

Greggyr

As we roll into Paris, I'll stick with HUNTER for the sprint.

Many thanks for running the PTP

Regards

Greg

laurencecp

Boonen for the finale for me.

cheers for the ptp

L

ridgerider

Stage 20: Bernhard Eisel

Thanks for the ride over the past 3 weeks everyone!

skut

stage 20: boonen

Stephen Sorba

Stage 20: Boonen

Anonymous

Stage 20: Boonen

iainf72

Stage 20 : Boonen

graham56

Stag 20: Boonen

Ta

GroupOfOne MkII

Stage 20: Boonen

And thanks for keeping us all in check with the daily score updates etc

Noodley

Stage 20: Flecha

Mr Bumble

stage 20: Boonen

(I have not had any ptp points since the first rest day...... :? )

RichN95.

I hope I'm not too late

Stage 20: Boonen

timoid.

Stage 20: Sebastian Chavanel. I ain't seen nuttin so far, I swear


Edit: Replaced Hinault with Chavanel as realised mistake (not that any of them will come close)

afx237vi

Well, after three weeks of top class punditry, the Tour is over and our winner is: Greggyr!

Congratulations to him and thanks to everyone who played.

Here's the full list of scores including your GC riders. The full stage breakdown is still here:

http://www.cageofmonkeys.co.uk/ptp/tdf.txt

LE TOUR DE FRANCE PTP 2007
--------------------------
Greggyr:           =   138
Stephen Sorba:     =   118
BenR:              =   111
RichN95:           =   108
skut               =   105
Calvjones:         =   103
iainf72:           =   101
Noodley:           =   100
LangerDan:         =    99
weyayeman:         =    96
graham56:          =    96
laurence:          =    93
Anton de Lacey:    =    91
afx237vi:          =    91
andyp:             =    91
yace:              =    81
millar time:       =    80
red_tom:           =    78
Bigdawg:           =    75
Moose11:           =    73
Mr Bumble:         =    69
andrewgturnbull:   =    66
GroupOfOne:        =    63
Bronzie:           =    59
Richrd2205:        =    55
Eurostar:          =    55
mangaman:          =    48
Ridgerider:        =    45
coinneach:         =    39
guv001:            =    36
Tom Butcher:       =    36
Timoid:            =    33
ContrelaMontre:    =    33
Dave_1:            =    31
Cheshire_Cat:      =    28
Joc:               =    28
Knedlicky:         =    10
David Miller:      =    10
miffed:            =    10
Ashtrayhead:       =    10
Exmachina:         =    10
PutneyJoe:         =     5
Al P D'huez:       =     5
Gragi:             =     5
Campagchris:       =     3
IanSuth:           =     3
Brian B:           =     0
Lucretius:         =     0
Croxted Avenger:   =     0
fuzzy29:           =     0
Squaggles:         =     0
sing_for_absolut:  =     0
hevipedal:         =     0

The overall season ranking will be updated in the next day or so, and the next race is next Saturday (flippin' heck) with the Clasica San Sebastian. So don't forget to get yer picks in![/b]

andyp

Thanks, as always, for doing this afx. Good effort greggyr!

timoid.

Thanks Andy FX.

Another appalling performance by me. Damn I suck this year.

andyp

Timoid. wrote:

Another appalling performance by me. Damn I suck this year.

I know a very good preparatore if you're interested?

Bronzie

Cheers for keeping tabs on it all for 3 weeks afx....................do you have to go back to work now?

After a promising start, and wearing the PTP maillot jaune for a few days, I seem to have faded as quickly as Moreau. Ho hum, serves me right for choosing someone from a dodgy team for GC I suppose. :roll:

andrewgturnbull

afx - thank you once again - you're one in a million.

RichN95.

Damn - missed the podium by three points (after losing the out of yellow by one point last year). My personal points magnet Cadel delivers again. I'd be lost without him.

Excellent work AFX - mere words can't thank you enough.

BenR

Hey, I managed a Leipheimer-style sneak on to the third step in the last week

Thanks AFX, enjoyed it

LangerDan

AFX - Thanks very much - again!. Definitely dedication above and beyond.

However, I would like to point out that there are very substantial rumours originating from a Danish website concerning the eight who finished ahead of me. They had all claimed that they would be on Bikeradar for the last month but apparently were seen in early July on Veloriders and Eurosport by David Duffield. I think the only honorable thing is for them to withdraw.

Greggyr

Dear All
I'm chuffed to have carried off the maillot jaune.
It has been great fun trying to pick the right man each day, and it seems that The Mighty Thor & Robbie Hunter's wins were the difference. It was hard to back against the Brits in the prologue & Stage 1, but my head ruled over my heart !!!
I've only been following pro cycling for a few years since starting riding for fitness. I'm obsessed now and think it's a beautiful sport. I hope it moves forward from here, as this PTP competition shows how many folks are passionate about it.

I shall be riding up the Champs- Elysees on the British Legion's Pedal To Paris ride in a few weeks, for the 3rd time, and I'll toast you all with a bottle of champagne at L'Arc de Triomphe.

Again, many thanks for running PTP

Best wishes, ride safely & good luck for the rest of the PTP season

Greg

Bronzie

Greggyr wrote:

I shall be riding up the Champs- Elysees on the British Legion's Pedal To Paris ride in a few weeks, for the 3rd time, and I'll toast you all with a bottle of chapagne at L'Arc de Triomphe.

Cheers Greggyr and well done on your picks - the only rider to carry off the maillot jaune entirely clean!

afx237vi

Bronzie wrote:

Cheers for keeping tabs on it all for 3 weeks afx....................do you have to go back to work now? :

You make it sound as if browsing the web all day isn't work! :roll:

Thanks to everyone for the thanks. It's good fun, so roll on the Vuelta (I'm laying down an early claim for Sastre.)

ContrelaMontre

afx237vi wrote:

Bronzie wrote:

Cheers for keeping tabs on it all for 3 weeks afx....................do you have to go back to work now? :

You make it sound as if browsing the web all day isn't work! :roll:

Thanks to everyone for the thanks. It's good fun, so roll on the Vuelta (I'm laying down an early claim for Sastre.)

Interesting early pick! What about Dave Millar for the TTs? I'll preliminarily pick him.

Should we start a Vuelta discussion thread?

GroupOfOne MkII

Thanks for running the PTP, shows how important the GC is as I went from near the top to near the middle thanks to Mr Menchov's no show (though really I blame Rasmussen for that ).

Looking forward to the Vuelta (and of course everything in between), but will Millar ride the Vuelta? I don't think he will... SD have got a lot of other riders to cram into their 9 and with Millar leaving to Slipstream they might just say, nah we'll send someone else.

Stephen Sorba

Thanks AFX!
"I'm sorry for coming second', I blame myself for not chasing down Greggyr on the roads to Joigny and to Montpelier.