PTP - Dauphiné Libéré

afx237vi
afx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited June 2010 in Pro race
Yeah! Another stage-race! Woohoo!

Starts this Sunday. 8 stages in total, starting with a prologue, and including a stonking great 49 kilometre TT and a pair of summit finishes (one at Alpe d'Huez).

Route info: http://www.letour.fr/2010/CDD/COURSE/us ... cours.html

Start list: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MTk2NDY=

Past winners:

2009 VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
2008 VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
2007 MOREAU Christophe
2006 LEIPHEIMER Levi
2005 LANDALUZE INTXAURRAGA Inigo
2004 MAYO DIEZ Iban
2003 ARMSTRONG Lance
2002 ARMSTRONG Lance
2001 MOREAU Christophe
2000 HAMILTON Tyler

Here's an afx pro tip: Don't pick Valverde for the GC.
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    GC: Valver.....

    Ah cock! Back to the drawing board
  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    bit of a PTP virgin but ....

    GC: Contador


    quick question, why do some teams only have less than nine riders? late fitness tests?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Mooro wrote:

    quick question, why do some teams only have less than nine riders? late fitness tests?

    It's only the three grand tours that have teams of nine. For everything else, eight or less is par for the course.

    PS: Come back to pick stage winners, in addition to your overall pick.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    General Classement: Contador
    Prologue: Contador
    Stage 1: Gert Steegmans
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • guv001
    guv001 Posts: 688
    G.C. Contador
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    hmmm i think contador might win this race or be very near the top(yes that's a pick)

    Prologue Bertie

    thanking you
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • haggisinlondon
    haggisinlondon Posts: 171
    GC: Sanchez
    Prologue: Millar
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    GC: Menchov
    Pro: Millar
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    GC: Contador
    Pro: Contador
    st1: Hagen
    st2: Bennati
    st3: Contador
    st4: Contador
    st5: Auge
    st6: Contador
    st7: Hagen
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

    PTP Runner Up 2015
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    GC: Bertie the Accountant (Contador) - boring I know
    Prologue: Geraint Thomas - not so boring, go Cardiff!
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Bakunin
    Bakunin Posts: 868
    GC: Taarramae

    Prologue: Contador
  • Jokull
    Jokull Posts: 248
    GC Contador
    Prologue: Contador
  • Ash_
    Ash_ Posts: 385
    GC: Contador
    Pro: Contador
    st1: Russel Downing
    st2: Russel Downing
    st3: Contador
    st4: Contador
    st5: Laszlo Bodrogi
    st6: Contador
    st7: Gert Steegmans

    Thanks!
  • Cheshire_Cat
    Cheshire_Cat Posts: 464
    Hi,

    GC: Contador

    Prologue: Contador

    Thanks! :D
  • Allez Mark
    Allez Mark Posts: 364
    GC: Contador
    PRO: Contador
    ST1: Steegmans
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    GC - Contador

    Prologue - Millar

    Stage 1 - Samuel Sanchez
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • alanmcn1
    alanmcn1 Posts: 531
    Yeah...........now my morals wont get in the way of 1 week stage race PTP points!!!!!

    GC: Contador
    Prologue: EBH..................please
    Robert Millar for knighthood
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    GC: Alberto Contador
    Prologue: Alberto Contador
    Stage 1: Pierrick Fedrigo
    Stage 2: Edvald Boassen Hagen
    Stage 3: Alberto Contador
    Stage 4: Samuel Sanchez
    Stage 5: Samuel Sanchez
    Stage 6: Alberto Contador
    Stage 7: Denis Menchov

    Cheers as ever AFX
  • Woosha
    Woosha Posts: 150
    GC - Contador
    Prologue - Millar
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    I really want to pick Contador, because the route is tailor made for him. But I'm worried that he won't give it full beans before the Tour (quiet at the back there FF).

    But then again he'll win on the Alpe and the TT so...

    GC: Conti
    Prologue: David Millar
    Stage 3: Conti
    Stage 6: Conti

    I expect a big performance from JC Peraud too.
  • HenryS
    HenryS Posts: 104
    GC: Contador
    Prologue: Contador
    thanks
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    heart over head here.
    GC Millar
    Prologue MIllar
    for the record i think Contador will win but I cant stand him, plus he still has hayfever bless his cotton socks
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    camerone wrote:
    heart over head here.
    GC Millar
    Prologue MIllar
    for the record i think Contador will win but I cant stand him, plus he still has hayfever bless his cotton socks

    I think he will top ten again hopefully a bit higher
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • davidmiller
    davidmiller Posts: 320
    but is it on tele?
  • slimreaper
    slimreaper Posts: 738
    GC: Bertie please.
    Prologue: Millar
    Thanks
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    DavidMiller wrote:
    but is it on tele?

    Eurosport-icus

    But with the delectable Carlton Kirby
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    I really want to pick Contador, because the route is tailor made for him. But I'm worried that he won't give it full beans before the Tour (quiet at the back there FF).

    But then again he'll win on the Alpe and the TT so...

    Bonus factoid to consider - this will be the first time in his career that Contador races up Alpe d'Huez.
  • stjohnswell
    stjohnswell Posts: 482
    GC: Contador
    Prologue: Contador
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    GC : Contador

    Prologue : Geraint Thomas
  • tforonda
    tforonda Posts: 1,193
    GC: Alberto Contador
    Prologue: Alberto Contador

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