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PCM.Daily Grand High Wizard Contest 2017
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| Raziz |
Posted on 22-05-2017 12:54
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There will be a race where I completely mess up, so building the gap up now will help in preserving the lead to the finish.
Giro picks are going not so bad either. |
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 22-05-2017 13:21
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So it's my seventh win of the season. Closing on the leaders, and if not for bonus points, i would be within less than 100 points with 6 races less than the others
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 25-05-2017 16:17
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In Giro's bonus question, what happens if Quintana and Nibali win the same number of stages? Bonus points for everyone or for no one?
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 25-05-2017 17:55
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Aquarius97 wrote:
In Giro's bonus question, what happens if Quintana and Nibali win the same number of stages? Bonus points for everyone or for no one?
For everyone.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 29-05-2017 10:03
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Podium
1) Tom Dumoulin
2) Nairo Quintana
3) Vicenzo Nibali
4) Thibaut Pinot
5) Ilnur Zakarin
Points: Fernando Gaviria
KOM: Mikel Landa
U25: Bob Jungels
Answer to Bonus Question: Who will win more stages, Nibali or Nairo? (for 20 points) is Both won 1 stage each.
It was a rip-roaring Giro, going down to the last day, with Dumoulin coming from 4th to clinch the title in the ITT. The race winner was picked by two of our predictors, Croatia and Aquarius. Quintana was the most popular rider with nine picks against seven for Nibali. Pinot was second highest with eight! Zakarin made up for an early time loss and rewarded three members with five points for 5th place.
Just two picks for Gaviria winning the Points classification with Croatia again among them. The more popular Nizzolo retired midway through he race. The KOM picks were more evenly spread out, although Landa was the choice for the highest number of members. Jungels and Yates shared nine of the ten picks for the U25 classification, Jungels rewarding four predictors for their loyalty by pipping Yates to the post in the ITT.
Emre and Abhishek were one pick away from correctly picking the top 5. Nobody predicted more than two of the classifications correctly while everyone picked up 20 points for the bonus question as Nibali And Quintana managed 1 stage victory each.
The updated table looks like this:
| Name | Races Entered | Bonuses | Total Points | | Raziz | 22 | 240 | 725 | | Selwink | 22 | 255 | 720 | | purepasd | 22 | 195 | 710 | | jandal7 | 21 | 230 | 655 | | Marcovdw | 22 | 155 | 635 | | AbhishekLFC | 21 | 170 | 615 | | Aquarius | 16 | 145 | 610 | | emre99 | 21 | 185 | 570 | | Croatia14 | 22 | 125 | 295 | | Ian Butler | 4 | 20 | 210 | | Luxemburger | 7 | 90 | 165 | | Squire | 4 | 60 | 100 | | trekbmc | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ian wins his first race with three correct Top 5 picks, 2 classification picks and the bonus. His return of 145 in this race is the highest single race return this season! Emre's near miss on the top 5 does not gloss over his lack of correct picks elsewhere as he scores low. Jandal, who had earlier been putting the pressure on Selwink for second place, scores the lowest in this round, uncharacteristic from the master predictor. Talking of Selwink, him and Purepasd are nor piling the pressure on Raziz after the latter's disappointing race - second lowest total ahead of Jandal. Aquarius overtakes Emre, having participated in 5 races less, while Croatia scores his first big score of the season. A record seven members pick up more than a hundred points in this race. Suddenly, three clear groups have emerged, the first three, the next five and Croatia and Ian fighting to avoid the Lanterne Rouge among active participants.
See you again for the Criterium Dauphine...
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 29-05-2017 12:51
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Another great race, and now only 115 points behind the leader.
I was scared that Year Long Preditions 1, as i wasn't part of the game yet, would kill me at the end, but at this point, only Emre has got something on that, predicting that Valverde would win LBL
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-05-2017 15:22
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Tour de France Champion
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Wasn't a bad round for me  |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 29-05-2017 21:22
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AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT]  Xero Racing
5x  x5
2x  x2
2x  x2 |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 30-05-2017 05:18
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Aquarius97 wrote:
Another great race, and now only 115 points behind the leader.
I was scared that Year Long Preditions 1, as i wasn't part of the game yet, would kill me at the end, but at this point, only Emre has got something on that, predicting that Valverde would win LBL
Very impressive so far. I don't think Set 1 will have a lot of very high scores. So you shouldn't be at a massive disadvantage.
No, it wasn't. Congrats on the first win
Can't win them all, Jandaly 
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 01-06-2017 10:52
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Entries for Criterium Dauphine are now open. Deadline is 4th June, Midnight GMT
Bonus Question: Will the winner of the Alpe d'Huez stage also win the GC? (15 points)
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| Raziz |
Posted on 01-06-2017 11:25
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This might be a bit biased, but I am certain of my bonus question rider (will fill out the podium later).
Rider 1: Chris Froome
Rider 2: Richie Porte
Rider 3: Alberto Contador
Bonus Question: No
Edited by Raziz on 02-06-2017 13:52
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Posted on 09-01-2025 20:54
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| Selwink |
Posted on 01-06-2017 11:28
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You know that potato is equally likely to be correct as an answer to that bonus question?
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 01-06-2017 12:23
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Selwink wrote:
You know that potato is equally likely to be correct as an answer to that bonus question?
It's a yes or no question though 
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 01-06-2017 12:25
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Is it given that the winner on Alpe d'Huez will win the GC? In that case I can change the bonus question.
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| Selwink |
Posted on 01-06-2017 13:17
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Yeah that was exactly my point, Richie Porte was not a correct answer to the bonus question, just like potato
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 01-06-2017 14:29
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Rider 1: Alejandro Valverde
Rider 2: Simon Yates
Rider 3: Romain Bardet
Bonus Question: yes
spicing it a little up as always here
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 01-06-2017 22:11
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Rider 1: Froome
Rider 2: Porte
Rider 3: Talansky
Bonus Question: No
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| Raziz |
Posted on 02-06-2017 07:13
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Domestique
Posts: 552
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Yeah, that problem is fixed.
Sorry |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 02-06-2017 13:28
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Porte
Valverde
Contador
No
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-06-2017 16:26
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Tour de France Champion
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Romain Bardet
Chris Froome
Fabio Aru
Bonus: No |
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