PTP 2023
Welcome to the 19th Annual PTP Competition
First off, a big thank you to @dish_dash for his long-term PTP service. This thread was directly ripped-off from dish's work.Minor change for 2023: Benelux tour removed due to clash with Vuelta. Giro dell'Emilia included to fill the gap between Vuelta and closing weekend.
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. The scorer's will do their best to ensure scores are accounted for accurately, but ultimate responsibility lies with each player to make sure their points are correct.
PTP Races
Date | Race | Scorer25/02 | Omloop Het Nieuswsblad | red.rider
26/02 | Kuurne Brussels Kuurne | red.rider
04/03 | Strade Bianche | red.rider
05-12/03 | Paris Nice | twotoebenny
06-12/03 | Tirreno-Adriatico | red.rider
18/03 | Milan San Remo | dish_dash
24/03 | E3 Saxo Classic | gregster04
26/03 | Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields | gregster04
02/04 | Ronde van Vlaanderen | RichN95
05/04 | Scheldeprijs | twotoebenny
09/04 | Paris Roubaix | ducknumber1
16/04 | Amstel Gold Race | red.rider
19/04 | La Flèche Wallone | JimD666
23/04 | Liege Bastogne Liege | JimD666
25-30/04 | Tour de Romandie | gregster04
06-28/05 | Giro d'Italia | red.rider
04-11/06 | Critérium du Dauphiné | dish_dash
11-18/06 | Tour de Suisse | twotoebenny
01-23/07 | Tour de France | RichN95
29/07 | Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa | dish_dash
06-13/08 | World Championships (RR + TT, Men + Women) | red.rider
26/08-17/09 | Vuelta a Espana | ducknumber1
30/09 | Giro dell'Emilia | JimD666
07/10 | Il Lombardia | red.rider
08/10 | Paris Tours | red.rider
PTP Top 10 from 2022
m.r.m. 1250archieboy 1211
Dorset_Boy 1107
red.rider 1100
twotoebenny 1087
TheBigBean 1080
orraloon 1063
singleton 1059
ducknumber1 1051
gregster04 1041
Past PTP Winners
2022: m.r.m.2021: twotoebenny
2020: rozzer32
2019: M.R.M.
2018: rozzer32
2017: rozzer32
2016: ducknumber1
2015: Stanislav
2014: Art Vandelay
2013: archieboy (I think)
2012: Art Vandelay
2011: rozzer32
2010: Kléber
2009: FJS
2008: Richrd2205
2007: andyp
2006: mangama
2005: ?unknown?
Scoring
TdF = Tour de France; G/V = Giro/Vuelta; Reg = Regular seasonGC and one-day winners:
Pos | 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:
Pos | 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 |
These scores are already included in the following Google Sheets templates (use of templates not mandatory):
One day races
Stage races
Footnotes
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 their 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. as described in each race's thread). No GC selections will be accepted once a stage-race has begun.2
Posts
Top-10
1. JimD666 90
2. commuterlegs 65
-. RichN95. 65
4. bobmcstuff 55
-. takethehighroad 55
-. carbonclem 55
-. daniel_b 55
-. Dialatron 55
9. gregster04 50
-. twotoebenny 50
-. Mad_Malx 50
Full scores here.
Top-10
1. m.r.m. 259
2. orraloon 247
3. Dialatron 242
4. dish_dash 235
5. andyp 232
-. Dorset_Boy 232
7. exiger1272 227
8. TheBigBean 218
9. takethehighroad 211
10. carbonclem 202
Full scores here.
Next up is the double-header of E3 on Friday and Ghent-Wevelgem on Sunday.