PTP - Giro di Lombardia

afx237vi
afx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited October 2009 in Pro race
The race of the falling leaves... last race of the European calendar and thus the last race of PTP 2009. With andyp and FJS still on equal points overall, it's going to be a nailbiting finalé 8)

(Unless they both cancel each other out again and... er... then we have a problem.)

Race is this Saturday:

lombardia_altimetria.gif

Start lists:

http://startlist.cyclingfever.com/start ... t&id=19141

Past winners:

2008 CUNEGO Damiano
2007 CUNEGO Damiano
2006 BETTINI Paolo
2005 BETTINI Paolo
2004 Cunego Damiano (Ita)
2003 Bartoli Michele (Ita)
2002 Bartoli Michele (Ita)
2001 Di Luca Danilo (Ita)
2000 Rumsas Raimundas (Lit)
1999 CELESTINO Mirko
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Cadel Evans , please
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Evans for me too
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Vino
    Vino Posts: 184
    As you are knowing now i will be riding with The Calves for glory of Kazakh nation.

    I choose me as winner. My ambition is bared i say show me who better rider.

    AVE CALVES
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Samuel Sanchez
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    Gesink please

    I know, a bit of an outside bet, what with his gammy knee an all...
    Half man, Half bike
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    SIUTSOU Kanstantsin
    I like bikes...

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  • Noodley
    Noodley Posts: 1,725
    Last chance of the season:

    Sammy the Sanchez
  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    Joaquin Rodrigues please (thanks to CdE before he takes the roubles of Katusha!) :)
    'Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.'
    Neil Gaiman
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    If it's a tie, how about a Japan Cup tiebreaker? One-off race, reasonably decent field. It's on the 25th.
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    Surely you do it on wins?

    Who picked more winners as opposed to 2nd 3rd places etc.
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Vino wrote:
    As you are knowing now i will be riding with The Calves for glory of Kazakh nation.

    I choose me as winner. My ambition is bared i say show me who better rider.

    AVE CALVES

    How can I resist? I'll ave the calves too.
    ___________________

    Strava is not Zen.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    teagar wrote:
    Surely you do it on wins?

    Who picked more winners as opposed to 2nd 3rd places etc.

    I posted that in the main thread and no-one replied! Well, okay, Iain replied and suggested we have a dance-off, but I reckon Len Goodman is probably busy next weekend. Although if someone can get Alesha Dixon in on the act, then I'm there...

    However, I think you're right. We'll do that.

    Next question: do andyp and FJS want to know the number of wins they each have BEFORE or AFTER Lombardy.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Just a thought, maybe all those capable of winning the overall should send their picks via Private Message to AFX, this will reduce the likelihood of copycat picks?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Kléber wrote:
    Just a thought, maybe all those capable of winning the overall should send their picks via Private Message to AFX, this will reduce the likelihood of copycat picks?

    That too. That's:

    andyp
    FJS
    Kléber
    thomasmc
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    I know I wasn't here at the start of the year, but, just for this race could I please have.....

    (takes a large slug of whisky)



    Eskimo Tommy D.


    There is no reasoning behind this choice, in fact no logic whatsoever, it's just a gut feeling. And probably too much whisky tonight.







    And could I also pick Kléber?
  • alanmcn1
    alanmcn1 Posts: 531
    Cunego please
    Robert Millar for knighthood
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    edited October 2009
    afx237vi wrote:
    teagar wrote:
    Surely you do it on wins?

    Who picked more winners as opposed to 2nd 3rd places etc.

    I posted that in the main thread and no-one replied! Well, okay, Iain replied and suggested we have a dance-off, but I reckon Len Goodman is probably busy next weekend. Although if someone can get Alesha Dixon in on the act, then I'm there...

    However, I think you're right. We'll do that.

    Next question: do andyp and FJS want to know the number of wins they each have BEFORE or AFTER Lombardy.

    I assume you already had a look whether that's not a tie too? :lol:
    I don't mind either way, let's hope it's not needed. And Kleber, or thomasmc with a brave outsider pick might well win it.
  • Woodchip
    Woodchip Posts: 205
    I quite fancy a bit of Vladimir Aleksandrovich KARPETS
    I have nothing more to say on the matter.
  • mididoctors3
    mididoctors3 Posts: 76
    cadel evans please
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    FJS wrote:
    I assume you already had a look whether that's not a tie too? :lol:
    I don't mind either way, let's hope it's not needed. And Kleber, or thomasmc with a brave outsider pick might well win it.

    A brave outside pick... the mind games have started already :lol:

    The win head-to-heads is not a tie. I'll post the numbers to make it fair.
    andyp  v  FJS
------------------
ToC    4        3
OHN    0        0
MPE    0        1
P-N    3        2
T-A    0        2
MSR    0        0
C-I    3        1
RvV    0        0
G-W    0        0
Bsq    3        2
P-R    1        0
AGR    0        0
F-W    0        0
LBL    0        0
TdR    3        2
GdI    6        5
Dau    0        0
TdS    3        3
TdF    8        9
CSS    0        0
TdP    0        1
Vat    0        0
Ene    3        2
VaE    5        7
Wch    1        1
P-T    0        0
-----------------
Tot   43       41
  • Richrd2205
    Richrd2205 Posts: 1,267
    Cunego, please.
  • thomasmc
    thomasmc Posts: 814
    Hi afx
    Sent you a pm with my "brave outside pick" :wink:
  • scwxx77
    scwxx77 Posts: 1,469
    Robert Gesink
    Winner: PTP Vuelta 2007 :wink:
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Cunego
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

    PTP Runner Up 2015
  • Cheshire_Cat
    Cheshire_Cat Posts: 464
    Hi,

    Cunego for me as well please.

    Thanks! :D
  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    Cadel Evans please afx
    Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Sammy Sanchez for me please AFX.
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels
  • Greggyr
    Greggyr Posts: 1,075
    Cadel please

    Another great season, many thanks afx... I finished safely in the bunch this year, but will look for better in 2010 !!

    regards

    Greg
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    FULSANG, Jakob

    Spoke with Dan Martin at the Cycle Expo last week, he said he was really looking forward to this one...
  • NicFrance
    NicFrance Posts: 256
    Damiano Cunego

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