PTP 2019
And we're back... it's time to start PTP again!
Given that we missed it entirely last year I propose dropping the LondonSurrey Classic. And I do still wonder about both the Tour de Yorkshire and Tour of Britain being included...
Does anyone care about the World Cup for the Spring Classics? Let me know - I'm happy to save a bit of my time and ditch it if no one is particularly bothered.
Speaking of time... would really appreciate all the help I can get to score PTP through the year. Please volunteer and let me know what you can or can't do, particularly the GTs. It's very simple and I'll can send you a googlesheet template closer to the day.
PTP Races
March
2 - Omloop Het Nieuswsblad* - dish_dash
3 - Kuurne Brussels Kuurne* - dish_dash
March
9 - Strade Bianche* - RichN95
10-17 - Paris Nice - ducknumber1
13-19 - Tirreno-Adriatico - gregster04
23 - Milan San Remo* - Red.Rider
29 - E3 Harelbeke* - gregster04
31 - Ghent Wevelgem* - RichN95
April
7 – Ronde van Vlaanderen* - dish_dash
10 – Scheldeprijs* - dish_dash
14 - Paris Roubaix* - gregster04
21 - Amstel Gold* - RidgeRider
24 - Fleche Wallone* - bobmcstuff
28 - Liege Bastogne Liege* - RichN95
30-5 May - Tour de Romandie - bobmcstuff
May
2-5 Tour de Yorkshire - gregster04
11-2 June - Giro d'Italia - RidgeRider
June
9-16 - Criterium du Dauphine - ducknumber1
15-23 - Tour de Suisse - bobmcstuff
July
6-28 - Tour de France - RichN95
August
3 Classica San Sebastian - RidgeRider
12-18 - BinkBank Tour - bobmcstuff
24-15 Sept - Vuelta a Espana - Red.Rider
September
21-29 World Championships (RR + TT, Men & Women) - ducknumber1
October
12 Il Lombardia - dish_dash
13 - Paris Tours - dish_dash
How to Play
Playing along with PTP is extremely simple - you don't have to sign up or join anything other than the Bikeradar forums. If you're already a member here, that means you're already eligible to play.
A few days before each of the chosen races, a PTP thread will be started in the Pro Race forum. That thread will contain a selection of useful links - start lists, race maps, past winners and so on. All you have to do is consider who you think is likely to win and post their name in that thread. It's that simple. If the race in question is a stage-race, you also get to predict the daily stage winners.
Post your pick in the relevant PTP thread before the cut off. If you change your mind then please post as a new post rather than editing your old post.
As you play, your scores will be added up and the overall season rankings will be updated in this thread.
We may also be running a PTP World Cup for the highest scores in 11 spring classics (marked by a * in the race list). Subject to demand.
Scoring
TdF = Tour de France / G/V = Giro/Vuelta / Reg = Regular season
GC and one-day winners:
TdF | G/V | Reg
1 | 100 | 85 | 50 |
2 | 75 | 65 | 40 |
3 | 60 | 50 | 35 |
4 | 55 | 45 | 30 |
5 | 50 | 40 | 25 |
6 | 45 | 35 | 20 |
7 | 40 | 30 | 15 |
8 | 35 | 26 | 10 |
9 | 30 | 22 | 5 |
10 | 25 | 19 | 2 |
11 | 20 | 16 | |
12 | 15 | 13 | |
13 | 12 | 11 | |
14 | 10 | 9 | |
15 | 8 | 7 | |
16 | 6 | 5 | |
17 | 5 | 4 | |
18 | 4 | 3 | |
19 | 3 | 2 | |
20 | 2 | 1 | |
Stage winners:
TdF | G/V | Reg
1 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
2 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
3 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
4 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
7 | 4 | 2 | |
8 | 3 | 1 | |
9 | 2 | | |
10 | 1 | | |
Doping
Points are finalised once the race organisations publishes their results. No adjustments will be made if it later emerges that a rider has failed a drugs test or if a rider has wins retrospectively removed from his palmares.
Prediction Cut-off
Always the contentious one! The cut off is 12pm (noon) on the day of the race. This is strict so predictions at 12.01 won't be counted (exceptions made for split-stages, evening prologues etc). No GC selections will be accepted once a stage-race has begun.
Given that we missed it entirely last year I propose dropping the LondonSurrey Classic. And I do still wonder about both the Tour de Yorkshire and Tour of Britain being included...
Does anyone care about the World Cup for the Spring Classics? Let me know - I'm happy to save a bit of my time and ditch it if no one is particularly bothered.
Speaking of time... would really appreciate all the help I can get to score PTP through the year. Please volunteer and let me know what you can or can't do, particularly the GTs. It's very simple and I'll can send you a googlesheet template closer to the day.
PTP Races
March
2 - Omloop Het Nieuswsblad* - dish_dash
3 - Kuurne Brussels Kuurne* - dish_dash
March
9 - Strade Bianche* - RichN95
10-17 - Paris Nice - ducknumber1
13-19 - Tirreno-Adriatico - gregster04
23 - Milan San Remo* - Red.Rider
29 - E3 Harelbeke* - gregster04
31 - Ghent Wevelgem* - RichN95
April
7 – Ronde van Vlaanderen* - dish_dash
10 – Scheldeprijs* - dish_dash
14 - Paris Roubaix* - gregster04
21 - Amstel Gold* - RidgeRider
24 - Fleche Wallone* - bobmcstuff
28 - Liege Bastogne Liege* - RichN95
30-5 May - Tour de Romandie - bobmcstuff
May
2-5 Tour de Yorkshire - gregster04
11-2 June - Giro d'Italia - RidgeRider
June
9-16 - Criterium du Dauphine - ducknumber1
15-23 - Tour de Suisse - bobmcstuff
July
6-28 - Tour de France - RichN95
August
3 Classica San Sebastian - RidgeRider
12-18 - BinkBank Tour - bobmcstuff
24-15 Sept - Vuelta a Espana - Red.Rider
September
21-29 World Championships (RR + TT, Men & Women) - ducknumber1
October
12 Il Lombardia - dish_dash
13 - Paris Tours - dish_dash
How to Play
Playing along with PTP is extremely simple - you don't have to sign up or join anything other than the Bikeradar forums. If you're already a member here, that means you're already eligible to play.
A few days before each of the chosen races, a PTP thread will be started in the Pro Race forum. That thread will contain a selection of useful links - start lists, race maps, past winners and so on. All you have to do is consider who you think is likely to win and post their name in that thread. It's that simple. If the race in question is a stage-race, you also get to predict the daily stage winners.
Post your pick in the relevant PTP thread before the cut off. If you change your mind then please post as a new post rather than editing your old post.
As you play, your scores will be added up and the overall season rankings will be updated in this thread.
We may also be running a PTP World Cup for the highest scores in 11 spring classics (marked by a * in the race list). Subject to demand.
Scoring
TdF = Tour de France / G/V = Giro/Vuelta / Reg = Regular season
GC and one-day winners:
TdF | G/V | Reg
1 | 100 | 85 | 50 |
2 | 75 | 65 | 40 |
3 | 60 | 50 | 35 |
4 | 55 | 45 | 30 |
5 | 50 | 40 | 25 |
6 | 45 | 35 | 20 |
7 | 40 | 30 | 15 |
8 | 35 | 26 | 10 |
9 | 30 | 22 | 5 |
10 | 25 | 19 | 2 |
11 | 20 | 16 | |
12 | 15 | 13 | |
13 | 12 | 11 | |
14 | 10 | 9 | |
15 | 8 | 7 | |
16 | 6 | 5 | |
17 | 5 | 4 | |
18 | 4 | 3 | |
19 | 3 | 2 | |
20 | 2 | 1 | |
Stage winners:
TdF | G/V | Reg
1 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
2 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
3 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
4 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
7 | 4 | 2 | |
8 | 3 | 1 | |
9 | 2 | | |
10 | 1 | | |
Doping
Points are finalised once the race organisations publishes their results. No adjustments will be made if it later emerges that a rider has failed a drugs test or if a rider has wins retrospectively removed from his palmares.
Prediction Cut-off
Always the contentious one! The cut off is 12pm (noon) on the day of the race. This is strict so predictions at 12.01 won't be counted (exceptions made for split-stages, evening prologues etc). No GC selections will be accepted once a stage-race has begun.
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Happy to volunteer for any0
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I’ll be away for San Sebastián and the BinckBank Tour so can’t score them. Happy to do any of the others.
Personally, I agree with getting rid of the Surrey/London Classic but am obviously hugely biased towards keeping the Tour de Yorkshire.0 -
Happy to score again.Half man, Half bike0
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Happy to help. Can't really do anything before the end of March because of one thing and another, plus I will be away last week August/first week Sept so can't do Vuelta (not promptly or properly anyway).0
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Happy to help again. I'm away through April and May though, so I'm no use then. I'd be willing to score the Vuelta this time round.
Maybe drop RideLondon and also ToB as it clashes with the Vuelta?0 -
Happy to help with the scoring, although I won't be unemployed in July this year so probably can't replicate my Tour efforts. I'm definitely unavailable for Tour de Suisse.
As for the British races, it's always a bit of a pain having two stage races going on simultaneously - I'd be inclined to keep Yorkshire and dump Romandie - but I expect I'll in the minorityTwitter: @RichN950 -
Thanks all for volunteering! I've thrown together an initial schedule. Let me know if whether that works or not...0
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Looks OK for me at the moment0
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I’m happy with my 2019 programme. So no need to move my races unless a swap is required by any other scorers.0
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No issues for me (and reminders set up.....)0
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Perfecto...my first GT!Half man, Half bike0
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Great! Thanks all! That was painless... here's to a good season!0
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I now know how ANC Halfords felt at the 1987 Tour. Over 200 points down before we've got to one of the big nine races.dish_dash wrote:Results after Rounds 3, 4, & 5. Strade Bianche, Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico
Top10
M.R.M. 251
Beatmaker 243
TwoToeBenny 220
ShockedSoShocked 218
dish_dash 216
archieboy 208
rozzer32 200
Dialatron 196
inseine 194
Joe Totale 193Twitter: @RichN950 -
As there's no E3 thread please can I pick Oliver Nasen here?0
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Won't be able to post before 12, so Greg van Avermaet for me please. Thank you!PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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I’m away this weekend so for Amstel please can I have MvdP. I think he’s riding, if not then Valverde please.***** Pro Tour Pundit Champion 2020, 2018, 2017 & 2011 *****0
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
Check the attached. Only Alaphilippe pickers scored, everyone else goes home with nothing
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An update following a few more rounds.
Results
A few changes in the top 10 make up, but M.R.M. retains the lead.
Top 10
M.R.M. 446
TwoToeBenny 407
dish_dash 406
rozzer32 387
OCDuPalais 364
archieboy 358
Beatmaker 355
ShockedSoShocked 348
Dialatron 346
inseine 344
And, with the end of the Spring Classics Season, for anyone interested in the World Cup ResultsM.R.M. is the winner this year! Congratulations!
M.R.M. 315
rozzer32 287
TwoToeBenny 277
dish_dash 275
Red.Rider 275
OCDuPalais 270
archieboy 270
ShockedSoShocked 250
cycling_mike 232
bobmcstuff 2300 -
A top ten in the classics is a decent breakthrough result, I'll look to build on that next year.0
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Thanks for scoring! rozzer32 is damn impressive with his consistency year in year out! dish_dash would probably win if it were not for Sep! :PPTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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Sorry for the slow updates. As I also catch up on Game of Thrones (late) what better moment than to update the PTP sheet. So here we are...
Results
ArchieBoy takes the lead, with some changes in the Top10.
archieboy 668
M.R.M. 629
rozzer32 612
TwoToeBenny 611
dish_dash 596
TheBigBean 576
OCDuPalais 575
ShockedSoShocked 557
indyP 555
Dialatron 5430 -
My Romandie GC pick is missing. Bobmcstuff hasn't gotten round to it. No biggie. Could maybe be fixed next update. Thanks for the work and sorry for the extra nuisance.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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M.R.M. wrote:My Romandie GC pick is missing. Bobmcstuff hasn't gotten round to it. No biggie. Could maybe be fixed next update. Thanks for the work and sorry for the extra nuisance.
I've also not scored Suisse yet, left the country again the day it finished and haven't had time.
I'm just on the way back from SA, so maybe I'll do it this afternoon depending on how sleepy I am.
Just updated the Romandie sheet from Charles de Gaulle, I'm that bored
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
You're bumped to second for Romandie. Congratulations 0
