Pro Tour Pundit 2009

afx237vi
afx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited January 2010 in Pro race
The Tour of California is almost upon us, and you know what that means... the much anticipated return of Pro Tour Pundit!!

How To Play

If you want to join in with Bikeradar's favourite cycling prediction game, it's very simple. All you have to do is pick the rider you think will win each of the races listed below.

A few days before the start of the listed races, just look for a new PTP thread started in the Race forum. The thread will contain links to a start list, route info and so on: just post the name of your rider in that thread. If it's a stage race, you also get to pick who you think will win the individual stages. You get no extra points for picking KOM or points winners, so just stick to naming an overall winner and stage winners.

2009 PTP Calendar

Bit of a rejig this year:

Out - The Olympic RR and TT, the Deutschland Tour (cancelled)
In - Eroica, Vattenfall Cyclassics, two Women's WC races

We'll see how the women's races go. If everyone picks Nicole Cooke it could be a bit dull, but the Women's RR was the best race in all of 2008 so it deserves a chance this year.
Feb 14-22 - Tour of California
       28 - Het Volk
       
Mar     7 - Monte Pasche Eroica
     8-15 - Paris-Nice
    11-17 - Tirreno-Adriatico
       21 - Milan-San Remo
    28-39 - Criterium International

Apr     5 - Tour of Flanders
     6-11 - Tour of the Basque Country
        8 - Gent-Wevelgem
       12 - Paris-Roubaix
       19 - Amstel Gold Race
       22 - La Fleche Wallone
       26 - Liege-Bastogne-Liege
    28- 3 - Tour de Romandie

May  9-31 - Giro d'Italia

Jun  7-14 - Dauphine Libere
    13-21 - Tour de Suisse

Jul  4-26 - Tour de France

Aug     1 - Clasica San Sebastian
      2-8 - Tour of Poland
       16 - Vattenfall Cyclassics
    19-26 - Eneco Tour
    29-20 - Vuelta a Espana
   
Sep    23 - Worlds ITT (Women)
       24 - Worlds ITT (Men)
       26 - Worlds RR (Women)
       27 - Worlds RR (Men)

Oct    11 - Paris-Tours
       17 - Giro di Lombardia

Points System

The scoring system has had a bit of revision too. The points for one-day and GC winners stay the same, but stage-winner points have been extended. This way, you can still score a few points if your GC rider abandons or finishes well down the rankings.
TdF = Tour de France / G/V = Giro/Vuelta / Reg = Regular season

GC and one-day winners:

     TdF | G/V | Reg
---------------------
 1 | 100 | 85  | 50 |
 2 | 75  | 65  | 40 |
 3 | 60  | 50  | 35 |
 4 | 55  | 45  | 30 |
 5 | 50  | 40  | 25 |
 6 | 45  | 35  | 20 |
 7 | 40  | 30  | 15 |
 8 | 35  | 26  | 10 |
 9 | 30  | 22  | 5  |
10 | 25  | 19  | 2  |
11 | 20  | 16  |    |
12 | 15  | 13  |    |
13 | 12  | 11  |    |
14 | 10  | 9   |    |
15 | 8   | 7   |    |
16 | 6   | 5   |    |
17 | 5   | 4   |    |
18 | 4   | 3   |    |
19 | 3   | 2   |    |
20 | 2   | 1   |    |

Stage winners:

     TdF | G/V | Reg
---------------------
  1 | 12 | 10  | 6  |
  2 | 10 |  8  | 5  |
  3 | 8  |  6  | 4  |
  4 | 7  |  5  | 3  |
  5 | 6  |  4  | 2  |
  6 | 5  |  3  | 1  |
  7 | 4  |  2  |    |
  8 | 3  |  1  |    |
  9 | 2  |     |    |
 10 | 1  |     |    |

Past Winners

And if you pick well, you too could join Bikeradar's illustrious list of past PTP champions. Will Richrd2205 become the first punditeer to win the title on more than one occasion? We'll find out in October!
2006                           2007
-------------------------------------------------------
 1. mangaman          817       1. andyp            723
 2. Dave_1            769       2. andrewgturnbull  687
 3. yace              737       3. yace             679
 4. iainf72           692       4. mangaman         631
 5. Timoid            668       5. laurence         607
 6. andrewgturnbull   665       6. afx237vi         599
 7. MarkM             621       7. Noodley          592
 8. RichN95           568       8. GroupOfOne       589
 9. afx237vi          561       9. Stephen Sorba    580
10. GroupOfOne        549      10. Greggyr          573

    2008
-------------------------------------------------------
 1. Richrd2205        977
 2. thomasmc          922
 3. paul27            884
 4. redddragon        873
 5. Bronzie           848
 6. andyp             837
 7. Greggyr           823
 8. GroupOfOne        816
 9. scwxx77           814
10. LangerDan         800

Good luck everyone!
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Comments

  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Great stuff, afx237vi. I ducked out last year as I worried it would be too addictive! This time, I'm in. Thanks for your contribution to this, it promises to be a lot of fun.
  • Think i'll do it this year too 8)
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

    PTP Runner Up 2015
  • I pitched in at MSR last year and dipped in and out. Hopefully I can keep in touch with the PTP this year, I've already been watching the form books like a professional gambler!!!
  • Let the games begin
  • Greggyr
    Greggyr Posts: 1,075
    Here we go...

    trust me, it is addictive... I had to find internet access at many places away from home last year whenever I realised a race was due !!

    Rgds
    Greg
  • paul27
    paul27 Posts: 515
    Here we go then

    GC: Levi Leipheimer
    Prologue Fabien Cancellara

    good luck everyone
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Wrong thread, paul (but duly noted) :)
  • paul27
    paul27 Posts: 515
    Whoops, i got too excited
  • Richrd2205
    Richrd2205 Posts: 1,267
    Good to have PTP back: it gives us all a focus other than the doping rumours :D

    GroupOfOne is the one to beat: the only top 10 from every year!!

    Last year was easy to pick with the politics of the races & Astana being excluded; this year the politics are far harder to work out. I'll be happy with top 20....
  • Richrd2205
    Richrd2205 Posts: 1,267
    & forgot to say...

    Thanks once again to afx for organising all of this!!!!
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Richrd2205 wrote:
    & forgot to say...

    Thanks once again to afx for organising all of this!!!!

    +1
    It´s great game
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • graham56
    graham56 Posts: 634
    Can i still join in even if im on Ventolin? :wink:

    It`s a state of mind.
  • Richrd2205 wrote:
    GroupOfOne is the one to beat: the only top 10 from every year!!

    Just shows who's got too much time on their hands really :wink:
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Overall scores after the Tour of California
    Name               Total
    -----------------------------
    1    scwxx77               75
    2    feersumendjinn        74
    3    victorponf            72
    4    andyp                 70
    5    guv001                70
    6    mangaman              70
    7    redddragon            70
    8    Richrd2205            70
    9    thomasmc              70
    10   1flahute              69
    11   LangerDan             69
    12   The Prodigy           69
    13   winoneday             69
    14   disgruntledgoat       68
    15   paul27                68
    16   ShockedSoShocked      68
    17   afx237vi              67
    18   Moomaloid             67
    19   FJS                   66
    20   mididoctors           66
    

    I think I'll just post the top 20... the full table takes up a lot of space. Of course you can still view the full listings by clicking here:

    http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... NAdEnJ0NJQ

    Next race: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (formerly Het Volk) - Saturday 28th Feb
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    scwxx77 remains at the top of the table after round 2 of PTP, extending his lead to 6 points over 1flahute and campagchris, who are tied in 2nd place.

    Overall scores after the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    Name              Total
    ----------------------------
    1    scwxx77             105
    2    1flahute             99
    3    campagchris          99
    4    FJS                  96
    5    RichN95              95
    6    GroupOfOne           93
    7    calvjones            85
    8    feersumendjinn       74
    9    thomasmc             72
    10   victorponf           72
    11   andyp                70
    12   guv001               70
    13   mangaman             70
    14   redddragon           70
    15   Richrd2205           70
    16   ShockedSoShocked     70
    17   LangerDan            69
    18   The Prodigy          69
    19   winoneday            69
    20   disgruntledgoat      68
    

    Full listings:

    http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... NAdEnJ0NJQ

    Next races: Monte Pasche Eroica (March 7th) & Paris-Nice (8-15)
  • I'm going for the Lanterne Rouge now that Wim Vansevenant has retired!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    A 41 point lead after 3 races :shock:

    Overall scores after the Eroica
    Name              Total
    ----------------------------
    1    FJS                 146
    2    scwxx77             105
    3    1flahute             99
    4    campagchris          99
    5    RichN95              95
    6    GroupOfOne           93
    7    LangerDan            89
    8    afx237vi             87
    9    calvjones            85
    10   millar time          82
    11   feersumendjinn       74
    12   thomasmc             72
    13   victorponf           72
    14   andyp                70
    15   guv001               70
    16   mangaman             70
    17   redddragon           70
    18   Richrd2205           70
    19   ShockedSoShocked     70
    20   The Prodigy          69
    

    Full scores:

    http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... NAdEnJ0NJQ

    Next races: Paris-Nice (March 8-15) & Tirreno-Adriatico (11-17)
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    ...and top scoring in the is-it-a-sportif-is-it-a-classic? also keeps FJS at the top of the World Cup (one day race) standings ahead of Mian-San Remo...

    80 FJS
    50 campagchris
    35 calvjones
    32 pmurph
    30 1flahute
    30 Bronzie
    30 Chris_Who
    30 GroupOfOne
    30 Kléber
    30 millar time
    30 RichN95
    30 scwxx77
    30 Timoid
    25 csp
    20 afx237vi
    20 LangerDan
    10 Ms Tree
    5 DavMartinR
    2 camerone
    2 iainf72
    2 inkyfingers
    2 Oz Chief
    2 ShockedSoShocked
    2 tforonda
    2 thomasmc
    ___________________

    Strava is not Zen.
  • Looks like I won't be propping up the table for much longer, after Bertie's effort yesterday
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    FJS is absolutely mullering everyone! By this rate, PTP '09 will be over by the time the Spring Classics are over - he now has a 59 point lead after 4 races.

    Overall scores after Paris-Nice
    Name                Total
    ------------------------------
    1    FJS                   210
    2    scwxx77               151
    3    calvjones             146
    4    campagchris           144
    5    1flahute              142
    6    LangerDan             136
    7    victorponf            132
    8    afx237vi              125
    9    GroupOfOne            125
    10   millar time           125
    11   andyp                 123
    12   winoneday             121
    13   feersumendjinn        120
    14   ShockedSoShocked      117
    15   Bronzie               114
    16   iainf72               114
    17   mididoctors           113
    18   Richrd2205            111
    19   stagehopper           111
    20   The Prodigy           111
    

    http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... NAdEnJ0NJQ

    Next race: Milan-San Remo (Saturday March 21st)
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    ^ Made a slight error with Bronzie's score up there. He should have 112.

    http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... NAdEnJ0NJQ
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    There is hope! FJS scores only 15 points during T-A, meaning his lead is now down to 26 points. scwxx77 remains in 2nd place... LangerDan moves up into 3rd.

    Overall scores after Tirreno-Adriatico
    Name                  Total
    --------------------------------
    1    FJS                     225
    2    scwxx77                 199
    3    LangerDan               194
    4    calvjones               192
    5    andyp                   177
    6    millar time             173
    7    victorponf              172
    8    campagchris             171
    9    Bronzie                 169
    10   1flahute                166
    11   feersumendjinn          161
    12   iainf72                 157
    13   GroupOfOne              156
    14   graham56                154
    15   ShockedSoShocked        153
    16   Cheshire_Cat            152
    17   mididoctors             152
    18   stagehopper             150
    19   thomasmc                148
    20   The Prodigy             147
    

    http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... NAdEnJ0NJQ
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Spanish Armada :lol: (only a ship) is no very far
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Yeah but we all know how the Spaniards get their sporting success :wink:

    (Allegedly!)
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Not much change after MSR. FJS and scwxx77 both picked the same rider... LangerDan drops down a bit after Booned failed to deliver, and calvjones replaces him in 3rd place.

    Overall scores after Milan-San Remo
    Name             Total
    --------------------------
    1   FJS                245
    2   scwxx77            219
    3   calvjones          212
    4   andyp              197
    5   campagchris        196
    6   Bronzie            194
    7   LangerDan          194
    8   GroupOfOne         191
    9   stagehopper        185
    10  feersumendjinn     181
    11  Cheshire_Cat       177
    12  iainf72            177
    13  graham56           174
    14  millar time        173
    15  victorponf         172
    16  redddragon         170
    17  thomasmc           168
    18  Chris_Who          167
    19  1flahute           166
    20  liter              165
    

    http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... NAdEnJ0NJQ

    Next race: Criterium International (March 28-29)
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    FJS Still comfortably leading the one day World Cup after M-SR and going into the cobbles...

    100 FJS
    75 campagchris
    65 GroupOfOne
    55 calvjones
    55 Bronzie
    55 Chris_Who
    55 Kléber
    50 scwxx77
    50 Timoid
    50 sicrow
    40 afx237vi
    40 marinerrr
    40 scottfrasernz
    35 stagehopper
    35 alanmcn1
    35 RichardB101
    35 jimycooper
    35 sweendog28
    35 disgruntledgoat
    35 richard w/a baum[/code]
    ___________________

    Strava is not Zen.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Bit of a change in the podium places after the Crit Int, with scwxx77 taking the biggest hit. He was the only one of the leading players not to pick Jens Voigt for the overall, and subsequently drops from 2nd place to 9th. Ouch.

    FJS still has a pretty hefty lead, with calvjones going up to second and 2007 PTP champion andyp moving up to 3rd.

    Overall scores after the Critérium International
    Name            Total
    --------------------------
    1    FJS               300
    2    calvjones         268
    3    andyp             262
    4    iainf72           239
    5    graham56          232
    6    Chris_Who         231
    7    millar time       231
    8    1flahute          227
    9    scwxx77           227
    10   thomasmc          226
    11   Kléber            222
    12   liter             220
    13   alanmcn1          214
    14   mididoctors       210
    15   The Prodigy       207
    16   Bronzie           205
    17   Dave_1            202
    18   LangerDan         202
    19   RichardB101       200
    20   paul27            199
    

    http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... NAdEnJ0NJQ

    Next race: Tour of Flanders (Sunday April 5th)

    My birthday! Yipee!
  • scwxx77
    scwxx77 Posts: 1,469
    Do we have to wait until next season to bin the Crit. Int.? :cry:
    Winner: PTP Vuelta 2007 :wink:
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Sorry man. Thems the breaks. Dunno why but the Crit Int seemed way below the radar this year... it's usually the biggest race of the weekend, but was a bit ignored by the cycling press this year. Maybe all the cycling journalists decided to stay in Spain after Castilla y Leon.
  • scwxx77
    scwxx77 Posts: 1,469
    More effort into PTP and less into GILS is needed I think. Season is early yet. :)
    Winner: PTP Vuelta 2007 :wink: