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Firefly's Likely Innacurate PCT Predictions
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| Firefly21 |
Posted on 09-04-2014 21:15
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valverde321 wrote:
2nd  I hope you are right  Im not as confident as you. A lot of things would have to go well, and I think the sprints will need to go really well consistently, consistency being an issue with most sprinters in the man game. Ji needs to have a repeat of last year, which will be hard too, as he did better than expected I think last year, and theres more climbing competition as well this year in the PCT I think.
Well I think I have to be biased towards my fellow Canadian . I think when you can put together two great sprinters, 2 very good puncheurs and some decent stage racers, that is a LOT of depth that can score points. Plus with Meiji tending to gravitate towards the less popular asian calendar I think there are points to be had - 2nd is maybe a bit high, but with the other top teams basically being a variation on 'stage racers with assorted other leaders' - being a team with a clear strength has massive value.
fintas wrote:
14th??? really
I like your team a lot! In fact if you'd swap rosters with me I'd certainly accept! I think we have to hope that Vastaranta and McEvoy succeed on PCM13 otherwise it might be trouble...
tsmoha wrote:
Pretty much agree with your thoughts on Oz. Even though i wouldn't call Bennett a great leader for this year  I actually had a hard time filling up his racedays  11th place is something i do expect for my team, too. Especially as I tend to gamble a bit too much in race planning, instead of playing it all safe.
I mean if you look at riders with 79+ Hill and 77+TT you get this list - Spilak
Gesink
Trofimov
Taaramäe
Bobridge
I'm not sure there are great fits on the PCT calender for him, but that is elite, elite company, even if Bobridge is the worst of those
@cio It's half written, but I didn't want to do a half assed job so I saved it for tommorow!
Edited by Firefly21 on 09-04-2014 21:16
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| cio93 |
Posted on 09-04-2014 21:16
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Don't worry, I just had this on copy&paste and liked the opportunity
Take your time, you're absolutely right.
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| Firefly21 |
Posted on 09-04-2014 21:18
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cio93 wrote:
Don't worry, I just had this on copy&paste and liked the opportunity
Take your time, you're absolutely right.
Always room for a good Picard meme!
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 09-04-2014 21:19
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Kudus was a bit cheaper then that, 370k, but you were close enough. A nice write up on my team, pretty much same as my thoughts. A couple of other predictions aren't the same as mine though, will be interesting to see who is closer at the end of he season.  |
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| Firefly21 |
Posted on 09-04-2014 21:23
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FroomeDog99 wrote:
Kudus was a bit cheaper then that, 370k, but you were close enough. A nice write up on my team, pretty much same as my thoughts. A couple of other predictions aren't the same as mine though, will be interesting to see who is closer at the end of he season.
...I don't even know how I make these mistakes some times!
As for predictions - I do season previews, in a field that I'm an acknowledged expert in (to some degree) and even still, my predictions are just awful, so if that is anything to judge by, I'll be horribly wrong on most things!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 09-04-2014 23:39
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Your the predication I think is the nearest of them all to were I will finish slap bang in the middle, also as a Canadian you must love the team haha , though I don't feel Roy to Bellis is a downgrade more an upgrade Bellis scores 750 points a season ish Roy is a 500 ish points scorer. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 10-04-2014 06:58
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12th would be a disappointment for Metinvest with our top10 standings goal, but of course things can go wrong for anybody and this would reflect that (no points from Hoffman at all, bad Rabon and some tough luck for Ignatiev and here it is).
You have some pretty high ranked teams i would not expect there, but that is fun of the different predictions and you did a great job on them all.
Meiji 2nd is crazy, at least you say the reason for it openly.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 10-04-2014 22:05
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I'm waiting...
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| Firefly21 |
Posted on 10-04-2014 22:16
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cio93 wrote:
I'm waiting...
It's up!
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| cio93 |
Posted on 10-04-2014 22:29
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Great read, and I like how even writing a comparable lot about my talents means having to omit future 80 TT Sütterlin, 79 SP Lander, 78 COB Ringheim or 73 HIL/77 COB Declerq...
And 9th is quite acceptable as well of course, I'd happily take that (and especially the extra money that comes with it) on our way to promotion 2015.
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