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PCM.Daily Favourite Cyclist Contest [Season 10/FINALE]
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 30-06-2019 14:58
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Voted. And many thanks for running this one last time, of course.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 30-06-2019 17:00
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Grand Tour Champion
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It's been a fun ride, but all good things must come to an end.
After a decade of running this contest, it's time to announce the final winner.
It's been a pleasure to host, thanks to everyone for participating.
Before I announce the winner, a few notes I'd like to share:
- There were two ties, which helped both finalist  Alberto Contador and  Andy Schleck stay alive in the competition.
- 3 Andy Schleck received the most votes during a single match-up with 21 in his first round win over 14  Christophe Laporte.
- The biggest surprise was 16  George Bennett reaching the Round of 16 by taking out 1 Thomas Voeckler and 8  Rui Costa.
- 18 votes were cast in the Finals to crown the last ultimate champion.
3 Alberto Contador Vs. 3 Andy Schleck
Your All-Time PCM.Daily Favourite Cyclist is...
Spoiler
For the first time ever, the Final ends in a tie, 9-9.
How fitting. You couldn't have scripted this outcome any better.
These two fierce rivals still can't be separated after all these years.
By longstanding contest rules, the tiebreaker comes down to my vote.
I never wanted to hold this much power, but here we are at the very end.
The last ever vote of the PCM.Daily Favourite Cyclist Contest.
So, let's try this again.
Your All-Time PCM.Daily Favourite Cyclist is...
 * ANDY SCHLECK *
The dramatics of the 2010 Tour de France inspired a young writer to challenge himself and re-write history. That story was published here, Andy Schleck: The Quest for History.
A conquest that was deemed impossible until it was accomplished.
So, making my vote to conclude this contest was a fairly easy one.
While Andy Schleck never got to accomplish anything close to that in real-life, his legacy still lives on. This All-Time PCM.Daily Favourite Cyclist award comes as a final crowning moment for a cyclist who never reached his true potential. A sad story that has been given a happy epilogue.
The Votes (In The Order I Received Them):
| FreitasPCM | Alberto Contador | | Marcovdw | Andy Schleck | | Shonak | Alberto Contador | | valverde321 | Andy Schleck | | jandal7 | Andy Schleck | | df_Trek | Andy Schleck | | Forever the Best | Andy Schleck | | Ollfardh | Alberto Contador | | Croatia14 | Andy Schleck | | Tamijo | Andy Schleck | | AbhishekLFC | Andy Schleck | | Abildsten | Alberto Contador | | DS7SN13 | Alberto Contador | | Agent David | Alberto Contador | | cunego59 | Andy Schleck | | Ulrich Ulriksen | Alberto Contador | | hillis91 | Alberto Contador | | Kiserlovski01 | Alberto Contador | | Mresuperstar | Andy Schleck |
For a final time, THANK YOU.
It's been a blast running this PCM.Daily contest over the last 10 years.
But, it's time for it to come to an end. The timing feels right.
See you around the site, Mre. 
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 30-06-2019 17:11
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World Champion
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Of course 
Edit: This competition made me rewatch the 2010 Tour. Really miss that year. I feel like the jerseys were much better in those days, Rabo, Euskaltel, HTC, Caisse, Garmin, Bouyges, Liquigas, Milram and even Saxo Bank.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 30-06-2019 18:25
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Tour de France Champion
Posts: 15615
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Boy what an ending, a winner with an asterik on his name... thank you Mre!
Well done my boy Bertie, he has some ppl.on here who dislike him so for him.to.come this far is very very good!
Miss Bertie and Andy and so does the forum evidently.
Forever the best still the schleck fan at his core 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| mEiStEr17777 |
Posted on 01-07-2019 08:04
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fuck i was away for a weekend i would have voted for contador ( sad face) |
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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 01-07-2019 09:08
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Classics Specialist
Posts: 3804
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Shonak wrote:
Boy what an ending, a winner with an asterik on his name... thank you Mre!
Well done my boy Bertie, he has some ppl.on here who dislike him so for him.to.come this far is very very good!
Miss Bertie and Andy and so does the forum evidently.
Forever the best still the schleck fan at his core Any other rider and I would have voted Contador. But that ride over Izoard and Galibier won me that day.
It is so fitting that it ends with a last vote from the organizer. What en ending.
The user formerly known as 'The Schleck Fan'
Gracias Alberto.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 01-07-2019 09:50
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Grand Tour Champion
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Wonderful ending, though I prefer Contador, Andy is also a worthy winner. I think those battles in 09 and 10 were one of the brightest moments I’ve seen in cycling, so really happy about the tie outcome of voters. 
Anyway, thanks for hosting this, Mre, it was really fun throughout the years I was around! |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 01-07-2019 11:23
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World Champion
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What a finish! Perfect really, my first ever memories of cycling are vague and sometimes clear (chain drop) memories of them in 2009-11, a special duo to be in the final. A tied finale with Mre making the final call as well, perfect 
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."
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 01-07-2019 11:26
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Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7644
Joined: 04-07-2012
PCM$: 16445.00
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Well, that is another finish for the history books!
Thanks Mre for running this contest over all these years!
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 01-07-2019 13:58
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Grand Tour Champion
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Sad I was away this weekend to not be able to vote. Would have chosen Andy probably also!
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| MrUfo87 |
Posted on 01-07-2019 22:18
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Classics Specialist
Posts: 2803
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I wasn't able to choose. Back then I prefered Schleck, but I really became a fan of Contador because he never stopped trying to attack against a.o. Sky. So I can really live with a tie haha, very fitting indeed for the final round.
Thanks for these years MrE! As you can see from my activity, it's something I came back for every year, even though I haven't been as active as I used to be. So thanks a lot for organizing this fun game!
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