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  • bluemoon17
    bluemoon17 Posts: 718
    Stage 21: Greipel
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    St21 Cav
  • alanp23
    alanp23 Posts: 696
    Stg 21 - Mark Cavendish

    and thank you Mr_Poll for looking after us all.
    Top Ten finisher - PTP Tour of Britain 2016
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,643
    Stage 21 Cavendish
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    S21: Big John Degenkobl

    (Forgive the final faff with the spreadsheet. I've tried to be good with names. Immaculate service mr_poll. Cheers)
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Oh my goodness could I make the podium? Still another Zubeldia like top-10 for me. I expect Sky to be calling any minute to snaffle me up for their mountain train.

    Stage 21: Andre Greipel

    Please.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,791
    21 cav
    "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
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,919
    21: greipel
    ***** Pro Tour Pundit Champion 2020, 2018, 2017 & 2011 *****
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    St 21: Greipel
    Ecrasez l’infame
  • k1875
    k1875 Posts: 485
    Stage 21 - Greipel please.

    Thanks to mr_poll for a great 3 weeks work.
  • S21 - Greipel please
  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    Ooooooo, it's exactly like '89!
    PM just sent. Good luck, RonB....
  • scwxx77
    scwxx77 Posts: 1,469
    Stage 21: Mark Cavendish

    Thanks mr_poll, much appreciated.
    Winner: PTP Vuelta 2007 :wink:
  • mr_poll
    mr_poll Posts: 1,547
    Again for transparency:

    Shazzz has gone for Cav
    RonB needing to be different to Shazzz has gone for Sagan

    Good luck
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Well done Shazzz. A worthy winner. Thanks again to Mr Poll for doing such a grand job as Master of Ceremonies.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Nice one Shazz and many thanks for running a brilliant PTP, mr poll.
  • mr_poll
    mr_poll Posts: 1,547
    3 weeks of hard graft are over - you have pored over the form and made the tactical choices about which moves to follow. Despite accusations of doping (aka studying INRNG's ones to watch) no proof was found and I declare the podium as follows:

    1 - shazzz
    2 - Above the Cows (same points s RonB but on stages won AtC takes second step)
    3 - RonB

    RonB also wins the super combativity prize for taking a risk on the final stage and going for Sagan to try to beat shazzz - in doing so he lost not only the yellow jersey but also 2nd place!

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16OEoXw714GENokzV9S59GmBawIE82ZmqSqOnzlb_SHA/edit?usp=sharing
  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    Yay!
    Proof, as if it were needed, that you can carry form from the Dauphine in to the Tour, although I am mentally exhausted now. The race ended just in time for me....
    Dan Martin was my secret weapon. Stuck with him on 3 stages and he didn't let me down.
    Thanks to Mr Poll for an being an exceptional commissaire.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    Thanks for the hard work mr_poll. Much appreciated.
  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    Thanks for the work :)
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    Woo-hoo!
    I have been 8th before, 9th this time.
    I am destined to be the Nico Roche of PTP TdF.
    Cheers Mr P for making an ace tour that little bit much more fun. 8)
    Ecrasez l’infame
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    It's been Fun,Thanks very much and much appreciated.
    It's not your fault I can't pick um.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I made the podium!

    I'm Alejandro Valverde.

    Wooooooooo, no more Haimar Zubeldia for me.

    Many thanks Mr Poll for manning the fort.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,314
    St 22 can't...stop...must...carry.....................on.........
  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    Big thanks Mr Poll for running the 2015 TDF PTP. Great job.
    Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    I wonder how well you could have done just by picking Sagan for every stage ?

    I am not asking for extra work by Mr Poll - who deserves many plaudits - so not really suggesting it but it would be interesting to know how many PTPers actually did worse in the competition than Sagan actually did in the race.

    I just kept on forgetting to place a bet so I stopped - that's my excuse and I am sticking to it.