Predictions 2014

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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Purito has already stated he isn't going for GC, just stage wins this time. Using it as prep for the Vuelta.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    In addition to losing it through team inferiority, I think Froome will fade more than Contador in the 3rd week. I think its 50% that he DNFs through frailty.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Joelsim wrote:
    Purito has already stated he isn't going for GC, just stage wins this time. Using it as prep for the Vuelta.

    Ah ok, I did think he would probably focus on the Vuelta. He basically did that last year until the third week though and ended up on the podium!
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Can I also add: Valverde to podium, assuming no accidents.
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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    The_Boy wrote:
    Can I also add: Valverde to podium, assuming no accidents.

    no
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RideOnTime wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Can I also add: Valverde to podium, assuming no accidents.

    no

    Why not? :(
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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    You can't just go round adding Valverde to the podium... willy nilly...
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RideOnTime wrote:
    You can't just go round adding Valverde to the podium... willy nilly...

    Even if it means he might finally just fuck off?
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    The_Boy wrote:
    RideOnTime wrote:
    You can't just go round adding Valverde to the podium... willy nilly...

    Even if it means he might finally just fark off?

    I like him. His effort in last year's tour was stunning.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Surprised by the amount of Contador predictions.
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Surprised by the amount of Contador predictions.

    Not sure why. Froome looked a little short last week, even before his crash he couldn't pull away from Contador.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Joelsim wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Surprised by the amount of Contador predictions.

    Not sure why. Froome looked a little short last week, even before his crash he couldn't pull away from Contador.

    I think Contador needs to be able to pull away from Froome more than Froome needs to pull away from him.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    Contador will get done for the most intense EPO doping ever seen but you ll all forgive him when he looks you with his big brown cow eyes and says his spanish "Aaaaaaaaaaaaeeeehhhhhhhhhh"
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Yellow: Froome
    Green: Sagan
    Polka: noo idea. Contador?
    White: Kiwa
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    ThomThom wrote:
    - Peter Zlatan will celebrate a win with his arms.
    - Andy will make an excuse.
    - Kittel to win a sprint.
    - Froome will participate in a race
    - Lars will win Tour De France and Worlds.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    It's going to be a risk-avoiding, energy-conserving, two week borefest, then one of them will blink.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    TailWindHome wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Froome will miss the Tour because of injury - the Clinic will implode.


    Damn that was close too.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Yellow: Froome
    Green: Sagan
    Polka: noo idea. Contador?
    White: Kiwa

    Already wrong on yellow.
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Paul 8v wrote:
    nic_77 wrote:
    Wiggins to ride the tour in support of Froome.
    Brad will be a model teammate and then push it very very close in the time trial.
    More chance of Mrs Wiggins and Michelle Cound becoming besties than this ever happening!

    Cav to win on the Champs Elysees after losing out to the big German this year
    Cancellara to win another Roubaix
    A rider from Torku to get busted
    Froome to win the tour after difficulty with cobbled sections
    Sagan to win a classic
    Quintana to win whatever Grand tour it is he is riding (Can't remember if it is Giro or Vuelta)
    Dowsett to win another TT stage
    Wiggins to ride grand tour and lose all motivation after the first week
    Cancellara to beat hour record then have it taken off him by Martin

    Yeah, so my predictions have pretty much cursed everyone. :(

    There is still a chance of Counde and Mrs Wiggins becoming besties though
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Milton50 wrote:
    Yellow: Contador
    Green: Sagan
    Polka: Contador
    White: Bardet

    Looking pretty good at the moment.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Milton50 wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    Yellow: Contador
    Green: Sagan
    Polka: Contador
    White: Bardet

    Looking pretty good at the moment.
    Hey, that's mine! :D
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Now that the season is almost over, I'm going to bump this thread and see how I did

    Right Wrong Maybe
    RichN95 wrote:
    BMC will be a greatly improved team (top 3 in world rankings) Well they are third
    Barguil will have a disappointing second season due to French hype... No, he did well
    ...but Pinot will take a big step forward Correct with bells on
    The MPCC will fall to pieces Not really
    Alexander Kristoff will be a major contender in the Classics I think so
    Tour Wild cards: Cofidis, IAM, Bretagne, NetApp Nailed it
    Josh Edmondson will become a breakout star Nope
    Tinkov-Saxo will be the year's best soap opera... To a certain extent
    ...Leading to Contador fleeing to Alonso's team What team
    Matej Mohoric will be called 'the new Sagan' by just about everyone in the media Not at all
    Lampre will fold There's still time
    Tiernan-Locke will be cleared, leading to 101 conspiracy theories Cleared no, Conspiracy theories yes
    The Armstrong film will be Mark Kermode's film of the week (in a poor week, though) Not out yet
    There will be major security concerns when a leading rider is attacked by a spectator at the Tour It will happen soon
    The biggest crowds of the season will be in Yorkshire Absolutely

    So basically crap predictions.
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,660
    RichN95 wrote:
    Now that the season is almost over, I'm going to bump this thread and see how I did

    Right Wrong Maybe
    RichN95 wrote:
    BMC will be a greatly improved team (top 3 in world rankings) Well they are third
    Barguil will have a disappointing second season due to French hype... No, he did well
    ...but Pinot will take a big step forward Correct with bells on
    The MPCC will fall to pieces Not really
    Alexander Kristoff will be a major contender in the Classics I think so
    Tour Wild cards: Cofidis, IAM, Bretagne, NetApp Nailed it
    Josh Edmondson will become a breakout star Nope
    Tinkov-Saxo will be the year's best soap opera... To a certain extent
    ...Leading to Contador fleeing to Alonso's team What team
    Matej Mohoric will be called 'the new Sagan' by just about everyone in the media Not at all
    Lampre will fold There's still time
    Tiernan-Locke will be cleared, leading to 101 conspiracy theories Cleared no, Conspiracy theories yes
    The Armstrong film will be Mark Kermode's film of the week (in a poor week, though) Not out yet
    There will be major security concerns when a leading rider is attacked by a spectator at the Tour It will happen soon
    The biggest crowds of the season will be in Yorkshire Absolutely

    So basically crap predictions.

    There are weather forecasters who'd kill for a success rate like that with their predictions.
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    That's a job I've never understood, you can be wrong most of the time and not get fired, what's up with that? ;)
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Sagan to win MSR wrong

    Stybar to win P-R wrong

    The Giro will be immense: Porte v Quintana v Purito v Uran wrong

    The TDF will be a Froome walkover LOL

    Kittel will regularly best Cav right

    Kwiatowski will break through I thank you
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Looking at some other predictions - this is good effort (bolding by me)
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Sagan will win Strade Bianche
    Cancellara will take Roubaix and Flanders.
    QPQS will back Cav 100% at MSR (Boonen won't even start) and he will take the win
    Cav will leave Dublin in pink -
    The Antrim Coast road will look spectacular on TV
    Quintana will win the Giro - Porte and Evans make up the podium.
    Froome/Nibali will split the one week races between them - Froome will miss the Tour because of injury - the Clinic will implode.
    Boonen will win the cobble stage in the Tour
    Nibali will win the Tour. Schelck and Contador make up the podium.
    Contador will win the Vuelta.....then announce his retirement with immediate effect.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    ddraver wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    Froome will win the Tour Natch

    Porte ve Quintana will be the race of the season Bust

    A newly angry/hungry Cav will return to form erm.... Probably did, but Kittel is now Das Man

    Sagan HAS to win one of the monuments this year. I suspect it might be RVV. Stybar should be a big competitor Fail...on both counts mind you unless he has a stormer this weekend

    I will man up and start training for the sportive of that same event BOOM!

    Nino Schurter will continue to p1ss all over XCO so far so good Win

    Aaron Gwin will re-p1ss all over DH So far so bad Fail

    Me mate Marianne will continue being awesome so far so good well not so much really


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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,810
    RichN95 wrote:
    Looking at some other predictions - this is good effort (bolding by me)
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Sagan will win Strade Bianche
    Cancellara will take Roubaix and Flanders.
    QPQS will back Cav 100% at MSR (Boonen won't even start) and he will take the win
    Cav will leave Dublin in pink -
    The Antrim Coast road will look spectacular on TV
    Quintana will win the Giro - Porte and Evans make up the podium.
    Froome/Nibali will split the one week races between them - Froome will miss the Tour because of injury - the Clinic will implode.
    Boonen will win the cobble stage in the Tour
    Nibali will win the Tour. Schelck and Contador make up the podium.
    Contador will win the Vuelta.....then announce his retirement with immediate effect.

    Close with these as well, and one letter out with this one
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Boonen will win the cobble stage in the Tour
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    RichN95 wrote:
    The MPCC will fall to pieces

    Late but getting there
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