Veloduo

OK, so here goes:

Landis
Valverde
Leipheimer
Menchov
Azevedo
Moreau
Hincapie
Sastre
Savoldelli
Simoni

Veloduo

And Props To Cylowe97 For Representin' The Bf/yugo/ovaltine Squad In These Troubled Cycling Days...

jkoman

I am extending changes to end of Sunday Pacific Coast time. I am trying to digest the ramifications

TYB069

This sucks.
So lets shake things up:
1. Valverde
2. Landis
3. Kloden (avenging the fallen one)
4. Moreau
5. Levi
6. Pereiro
7. Azevedo
8. Rasmussen
9. Hincapie
10. Evans

alanbikehouston

Hey, by Monday, there might only be about ten riders who have not been banned from the race. We could know how close our "Top Ten" lists are by "Stage Three".

The winner could turn out to be "Ivan Ivanovich" from Turkestan. "I vas vanted to taxk zee medicine from Espana, but I no have zee 40,000 Euro's...all I could afford vas vitamins from Costco...zat is vay I zee las von lef in zee race..."

2wheeled

Here's my revised list.
Leipheimer
Evans
Landis
Valverde
Azevedo
Moreau
Cunego
Rasmussen
Menchov
Klöden

jkoman

And here is my revised list...because of all the confusion/dopes...I will extend the extension until end of stage 4. Don't let a little controversy cause you to develop apathy. I was encouraged for the first time to read the interview of Cadel Evans...the first rider I've heard come out and say strongly...If they are guilty they are cheaters, kick em out and let the clean riders race...is there actually a clean rider with a chance to win??? I hope so, either he is balsy or clean and honest, I hope the latter. Here goes...

Landis
Evans
Salvodelli
Valverde
Sastre
Leipheimer
Hincapie
Menchov
Gil
Azevedo

fruitless

Hincapie
Valverde
Landis
Savoldelli
Evans
Rasmusson
Simoni
Kloden
Cunego
Leipheimer

...but I think there is a 50/50 chance 2 on this list will get busted by the end of the tour

TYB069

Which two are you thinking of?

Devil

1) Valverde
2) Leipheimer
3) Landis
4) Evans
5) Sastre
6) Azevedo
7) Hincapie
8) Savoldelli
9) Menchov
10) Popovych

meb

My revised list:

Kloden
Hincapie
Jullich
Landis
Leipheimer
Moreau
Rasmussen
Azevedo
Sastre
Evans

sunofsand

Is it too late? Here is my list, anyway

Kloden
Landis
Savoldelli
Sastre
Zabriskie
Vandevelde
Cunego
Kessler
Mc Ewen
Millar

merlinextraligh

Did you just run out of names? Or are you betting there will only be 10 finishers, and McEwen can take a competition rusty Millar, particularly with the sprint time bonuses?

Laggard

Why would anyone put Zabriskie in the top-10?

meb

MEMBER...............PTS....Correct in top 10.......Correct placements
merlinextralight.....23.........5.........................Landis-1st; Moreau-8th
jkoman.................18..........4.........................Landis-1st
Veloduo................18..........4.........................Landis-1st
tby069.................18..........5.........................Kloden-3rd
Cylowe.................16..........3........................Landis-1st
kris Flatlander......16..........4........................Kloden-3rd
domestique.........14...........2..........................Landis-1st
hipcycler..............14...........2.........................Landis-1st
furuitless.............12..........3.........................Menchov-5th
feltdude..............11..........3.........................Evans-6th
2wheeled............10..........5
meb....................10...........5
waltergodefroot....8..........4
HJR........................8..........4
devil......................8..........4
slisk......................6...........3
marqueemoon......6...........3
Palerider...............6...........3
Spinster................6...........3
alanbikehouston...6...........3
theworm86...........6...........3
El Diablo Rojo.......4...........2
cracknfail..............4...........2
dxchulo................4...........2
hdtvkss................4...........2
potfh....................4...........2
Dead Roman.........2..........1

revised 7/24.
7/26: domestique in a revision note below his list, moved Landis to 1 clearly selecting Landis for 1.

jkoman

Thanks for the results but am I missing something ? Merlin had McEwen in eighth...correct...I realize this was probably a "tongue in cheek" choice but???
If this is the case I cannot believe I won this 2 years running...I would place myself ahead of veloduo, due to 3 of 5 top 10 picks with points tied. When you create contest you get to create rules...

Looking forward to Landis next year...I believe he will be in much less pain and even stronger ...Ciao

jkoman

I stand corrected....Merlin is the winner...Way to go

TYB069

Oh come on now. I totally had 5 right. (Not that it really matters, I'm just anal like that )

BTW, good job Merlin!!!

merlinextraligh

I'd like to claim some superior knowledge. However any success in predicting this very unpredictable race had to be luck.

meb

My appologies-I missed one.

meb

Two years running suggests more than just luck.

Congrats OH BF Master TDF Oracle.

Vinokurtov

You should get minus points for picking Hincapie in the top ten and be DQ'd for picking him as a winner.

alanbikehouston

I probably made a mistake by leaving Basso and Ullrich on my "Top Ten" list after they were barred from the race. On the other hand, Basso and Ullrich did not fare much worse than most of my other picks.

Did any Forum member predict that Pereiro would be in the top five? The top ten? The top fifty?

The fact that so many "sure things" ride poorly at the Tour, and that so many "nobodys" sometimes rise to the top is what makes the Tour the most fascinating event in sports.

CyLowe97

I totally had Cyril Dessel in my Top Ten! That was the easiest to see....

What? I didn't? Oh....

Yeah. Unpredictable.

meb

TYB069 picked Pereiro for 6th (in revised list, 10th in pre Puerto list). We didn't put a list showing top 50, but since he was in the top 10 the 2 previous years, I would assume most would have expected Pereiro to be well in the top 50. Not sure I'd agree Pereiro was a nobody to begin with, I expected he would be Rassmussen and Mayo's competition for KOM.