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Vuelta 2012 Predictions
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| canojuancho |
Posted on 16-08-2012 23:07
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Predictions
1. CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto
2. FROOME Christopher
3. RODRIGUEZ Joaquin
4. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen
5. VALVERDE Alejandro
6. MOLLEMA Bauke
7. ANTON Igor
8. HENAO Sergio
9. QUINTANA Nairo
10. CUNEGO Damiano
Points- RODRIGUEZ Joaquin
KoM- MONTAGUTI Matteo
Young- HENAO Sergio
Team- Team Sky
Most Aggresive- PALOMARES Adrian
Biggest fail(s)- GILBERT Philippe , GESINK Robert
Biggest surprise(s)- QUINTANA Nairo |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 16-08-2012 23:10
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Yeah, I'm no good with predictions but I hope we have a nice race and that Sky doesn't fuck it and turns it into a snorefest. 
Anyway
1 Contador
2 Froome
3 Gesink
4 Rodriguez
5 Anton
6 Quintana
7 De Gendt
8 Henao
9 Uran
10 Van den Broeck
Points: Froome
KoM: Moncoutié
Combined: Froome
Most Agressive: Montaguti (random guy  )
Biggest Fails: Cobo
Biggest Surprise: Bouhanni, Quintana, Landa
Time gap between 1st and 2nd: less than a minute, 56 seconds
Edited by FreitasPCM on 16-08-2012 23:11
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 16-08-2012 23:22
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ruben wrote:
Nah. Quintana is something special. Something you only see once in 10 years
Yeah I can see him developping great. But it's his first GT. Just thinking about is and the Giro also was Henao's first GT so it's possible that he end's that high.
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| ruben |
Posted on 16-08-2012 23:37
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Gesink finished 7th in his first GT, also at the Vuelta, at age 21. And he is no Quintana.
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| pcm2009fan |
Posted on 16-08-2012 23:39
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1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Rodriguez
4. Uran
5. Van Den Broeck
6. Cobo
7. Quintana
8. Aton
9. Henao
10. De Gendt
Points- Contador
KoM- Valverde
Team- Sky
Most Aggresive- Valverde or else De La Fuente
Biggest fail(s)- Gesink, Cunego (in GC terms)
Biggest surprise(s)- Quintana, Uran, Allan Davis
Time gap between 1st and 2nd + or - 2:00: -
Edited by pcm2009fan on 16-08-2012 23:40
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 16-08-2012 23:42
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I won't make any predictions, but I will say that I'm afraid Contador will destroy everything. Hopefully the other riders won't have too much respect for him (Giro, anyone?).
There's a fine line between "psychotherapist" and "psycho the rapist"
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| ikaros33 |
Posted on 17-08-2012 06:54
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1. Contador
2. Anton
3. J. Rodriguez
4. Cobo
5. Gesink
6. Froome
7. van den Broeck
8. Henao
9. de Gendt
10. Uran
Points- J. Rodriguez
KoM- Moncoutié
Combinada - Contador
Team- Sky
Most Aggresive- de la Fuente
Biggest fail(s)- Froome
Biggest surprise(s)- Anton finishes a Vuelta in an even year
Time gap between 1st and 2nd + or - 2:00: more than 2 minutes |
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| ziga007 |
Posted on 17-08-2012 07:26
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1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Rodriguez
4. Van Den Broeck
5. Uran
6. Cobo
7. Quintana
8. Aton
9. Henao
10. De Gendt
Points- Contador
KoM- Valverde
Team- Sky
Most Aggresive- Valverde or else De La Fuente
Biggest fail(s)- Cunego (in GC terms)
Biggest surprise(s)- Quintana,
Time gap between 1st and 2nd + or - 4:00: -
Alberto Contador
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| Kritzo |
Posted on 17-08-2012 07:33
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Predictions
1. Contador
2. Anton
3. Froome
4. Rodriquez
5. Van den Broeck
6. De Gendt
7. Cobo
8. Uran
9. Henao
10. Gesink
Points- Contador
KoM- Contador
Young- Uran
Team- Sky
Most Aggresive- Anton
Biggest fail(s)- Gesin, Valverde
Biggest surprise(s)- Quintana, Cobo or De Gendt
Time gap between 1st and 2nd + or -: 3:30 +
I'll risk anything and say that Contador will dominate this Vuelta () |
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| Trout80 |
Posted on 17-08-2012 07:46
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1. Froome
2. Cobo
3. Contador
4. Anton
5. Rodriquez
6. Van den Broeck
7. De Gendt
8. Uran
9. Valverde
10. Gesink
Points: Rodriquez
KoM: Moncoutié
Combined: Froome
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| Bookie |
Posted on 17-08-2012 08:50
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What is meant by 'biggest fail'? I see someone for example selecting Valverde, but he said he would go for a stage win rather than the classification - so if he does bad in GC, then that's not a fail, is it. Or Van den broeck - he comes to the Vuelta with no real ambitions and no real preparation - so it would be difficult to define what a fail is, in his case. |
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 17-08-2012 08:57
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It is if he doesn't win any stages.
There's a fine line between "psychotherapist" and "psycho the rapist"
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| Bookie |
Posted on 17-08-2012 09:08
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OK, but almost everybody selects GC guys - I hardly see sprinters in the 'fail' category for example. Nevermind. |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 17-08-2012 09:48
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1.Contador
2.Rodriguez
3.Froome
4.Anton
5.Cobo
6.Uran
7.Quitana
8.Monfort
9.Mollema
10.Machado
Points- Contador
KoM- Moncutie
Young- Uran
Team- Sky
Most Aggresive- De la Fuente
Biggest fail(s)- Gesink , Van den Broeck , Cunego ,De Gendt Benatti
Biggest surprise(s)- Bouhanni , Quitana
Time gap between 1st and 2nd + 2:00:
Edited by alex valceanu on 17-08-2012 09:49
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 17-08-2012 09:54
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1. Clentie
2. Purito
3. Anton
4. de Gendt
5. Quintana
6. Uran
7. Gesink
8. Henao
9. Valverde
10. Van den Broeck
Points - Purito
KoM - Any Basque from Euskaltel
Young - Quintana
Team - Sky
Most Aggresive - Any Basque from Euskaltel
Biggest fail(s) - Froome (ish) - not performance wise
Biggest surprise(s) - Talansky, Stybar
Time gap between 1st and 2nd + or - 2:00: over 2 mins
Edited by Kirchen_75 on 17-08-2012 09:54
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| jph27 |
Posted on 17-08-2012 09:58
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1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Anton
4. Rodriguez
5. Quintana
6. Roche
7. De Gendt
8. Mollema
9. Cobo
10. Talansky
Points: Contador
KoM: Moncoutie
Combination: Contador
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| ventoux |
Posted on 17-08-2012 10:08
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1.Contador
2.Froome
3.Anton
4.Purito
5.Cobo
6.Henao
7.Gesink
8.Quintana
9.Mollema
10.Van den Broeck
KOM - Moncutie
Points - Anton
Combination - Anton
Team - SKY
Most Aggresive - Henao (attack in every mountain stage)
Biggest fail(s) - De Gendt,Cunego
Biggest surprise(s) - Henao,Quintana
Time gap between 1st and 2nd + or - 2:00: under 2 mins
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| acac |
Posted on 17-08-2012 10:10
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1)contador
2)rodriguez
3)froome
4)de gendt
5)anton
6)cobo
7)gesink
8)roche
9)mollema
10)uran
points:contador
KoM:contador
team:sky |
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| jsh312mufc |
Posted on 17-08-2012 10:19
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1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Rodriguez
4. De Gendt
5. Mollema
6. Roche
7. Anton
8. Talansky
9. Cobo
10. Gesink
Points: Contador
KoM: Henao
Combination: Contador |
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| Bookie |
Posted on 17-08-2012 10:27
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I think De Gendt will disappoint. His preparation does not seem ideal - his bad TT at the Belgian Championship being due to too much weight loss in too little time. |
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