Tour predictions thread, 2017 edition

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  • cgfw201
    cgfw201 Posts: 680
    Overall victory: Valverde
    Points victory: Sagz
    Breakaway points victory (see what I did there?): TdG
    Best overall under 25: S Yates
    Team classification: Dimension Data
    Rider with most number of stage wins: Kittel
    Team with most number of stage wins: QSF
    Most unlikely stage winner: Cavendish
    Most attacking rider: Contador
    Biggest disappointment: Froome
    First of the following riders to DNS or DNF: Froome
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    You've all missed the most important prediction...

    Post of the Tour, who will claim the coveted prize?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Above The Cows wrote:
    You've all missed the most important prediction...

    Post of the Tour, who will claim the coveted prize?



    Gotta go somewhat to beat:


    KLAXON! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    You've all missed the most important prediction...

    Post of the Tour, who will claim the coveted prize?



    Gotta go somewhat to beat:


    KLAXON! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

    My finest ever work.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    You've all missed the most important prediction...

    Post of the Tour, who will claim the coveted prize?



    Gotta go somewhat to beat:


    KLAXON! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

    My finest ever work.

    Netherlands has schooled you well.

    No nation gets so pant-wettingly excited about echelons.
    _
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I blooming love them I do.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    You've all missed the most important prediction...

    Post of the Tour, who will claim the coveted prize?



    Gotta go somewhat to beat:


    KLAXON! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

    My finest ever work.
    Happy days. Four years ago now: viewtopic.php?f=40002&t=12931563&start=80

    And let's not forget this classic from 2015
    Above The Cows wrote:
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    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    I must admit that seeing echelons forming always make me smile purely because of this.
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    Overall victory: Bardet

    Points victory: Sagan

    Breakaway points victory (see what I did there?): Majka

    Best overall under 25: Yates

    Team classification: Movistar

    Rider with most number of stage wins: Demare

    Team with most number of stage wins: AG2R

    Most unlikely stage winner: Gogl

    Most attacking rider: Offredo

    Biggest disappointment: Froome

    First of the following riders to DNS or DNF: Fabio Aru
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    RichN95 wrote:
    Happy days. Four years ago now: viewtopic.php?f=40002&t=12931563&start=80

    And let's not forget this classic from 2015
    Above The Cows wrote:
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    Oh I'd forgotten about the little helicopter hat I gave her. The edit feature in photobucket is a gem.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    The bookies may have Porte and Froome on roughly equal footing, or even with Porte slightly ahead, but the forum has gone convincingly for Froome:

    Froome 48%
    Porte 32%
    Bardet, Quintana 9%
    Yates 2%

    Picks as of 9.30am UK time - may be small changes before PTP closes.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Quintana 9%

    Ouch.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    on an aside has anyone got a link for Pdf dl of the road book?
    "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
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Above The Cows wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Quintana 9%

    Ouch.
    Final numbers were even lower:

    Froome 49.0%
    Porte 31.4%
    Bardet 7.8%
    Quintana 7.8%
    Yates 2.0%
    Valverde 2.0%

    Valverde man must be a bit disappointed...
  • cgfw201
    cgfw201 Posts: 680
    cgfw201 wrote:
    Overall victory: Valverde

    Nailed it
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    cgfw201 wrote:
    cgfw201 wrote:
    Overall victory: Valverde

    Nailed it

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Froome will crash out and Geraint will become leader with him holding yellow for the whole race.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Pross wrote:
    Froome will crash out and Geraint will become leader with him holding yellow for the whole race.

    First properly British winner :wink:
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    Froome will crash out and Geraint will become leader with him holding yellow for the whole race.

    First properly British winner :wink:

    He's Welsh, mate.
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Racist
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • anjasola
    anjasola Posts: 145
    mididoctors wrote:
    on an aside has anyone got a link for Pdf dl of the road book?

    Here you go...... https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2ePVI ... BIaU0/view
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    Can we have a prediction for worst advert on Eurosport during the broadcast?

    I'm going for the Astana tourist board one that fails to even show the city
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited July 2017
    Dunno. If only there was a price comparison website, which could help ... & maybe sort out the best deals on insurance, vet bills and broadband and so on and so forth.

    Edit - Though this is on ITV4 and therefore disallowed.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    sherer wrote:
    Can we have a prediction for worst advert on Eurosport during the broadcast?

    I'm going for the Astana tourist board one that fails to even show the city

    Dunno. I mean, if you were making an advert to encourage people to visit Rhyl you wouldn't start by showing Rhyl, would you?

    Can't be worse than the Watchfinder ads on ITV. Suddenly I can understand why they set fire to Matthew Hopkins after a while.
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    RonB wrote:
    Dunno. If only there was a price comparison website, which could help ... & maybe sort out the best deals on insurance, vet bills and broadband and so on and so forth.

    Edit - Though this is on ITV4 and therefore disallowed.
    Didn't know ITV had just as cheesy adverts.. maybe we should expand it out..

    I'm just glad Tyler Farrah isn't racing any more :D
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    anjasola wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    on an aside has anyone got a link for Pdf dl of the road book?

    Here you go...... https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2ePVI ... BIaU0/view

    cheers
    "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
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    I'm changing a prediction. I have come to the conclusion that there are not enough green jersey points in places inaccessible to the pure sprinters for Sagan to beat them. Everyone says it's a forgone conclusion that Sagan wins, but I think someone like Kittel or Demare will win if they try.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    I'm changing a prediction. I have come to the conclusion that there are not enough green jersey points in places inaccessible to the pure sprinters for Sagan to beat them. Everyone says it's a forgone conclusion that Sagan wins, but I think someone like Kittel or Demare will win if they try.

    You're wrong, I'm afraid. I just made the exact same prediction to a friend - even down to the two guys likely to challenge.

    Which, given my ability to call things incorrectly, means that Sagan will romp it while kittel and demare will get shot by the course vet.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    And what happened there is the Mocker's gods seeing my attempts to double bluff them.

    Sagan will struggle for green now. Looks a fight between the show ponies.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    RichN95 wrote:
    I'm changing a prediction. I have come to the conclusion that there are not enough green jersey points in places inaccessible to the pure sprinters for Sagan to beat them. Everyone says it's a forgone conclusion that Sagan wins, but I think someone like Kittel or Demare will win if they try.
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