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| Deda |
Posted on 21-06-2011 11:46
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Top 10:
1. Contador
2. Schleck A.
3. Sanchez S.
4. Gesink
5. Van den Broeck
6. Casar
7. Basso
8. Evans
9. Kreuziger
10. a rider from Movistar
Most stage wins: Cavendish
Green jersey: Cavendish
Polka-dot jersey: a guy who hasn't won anything yet
Best young rider: Gesink
Fails: Radioshack
Surprise: Biggest surprise will be that there will be no big surprises this year
Best Team: Movistar
Most stagewins per team: HTC
Most aggressive rider: pick a random French rider
If offense is the best defence, does it mean that defence is the worst defence?
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| golance123 |
Posted on 21-06-2011 16:41
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Top 10:
1. Andy Schleck
2. Contador
3. Gesink
4. Sanchez
5. Van den Broeck
6. Leipheimer
7. Frank Schleck
8. Basso
9. Wiggins
10. Evans
Most Stage Wins: Cavendish (4)
Green Jersey: Cavendish (finally gets it)
Polka-Dot Jersey: Kern
Best Young Rider: Gesink
Fails: Kreuziger, Evans, Boasson Hagen, Hushovd
Surprise: Leipheimer, Contador loses, Farrar wins a stage
Best Team: Radioshack (I think Leopard will do well too)
Most Team Stage Wins: HTC
Most Aggressive Rider: Voeckler |
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| krikkern |
Posted on 21-06-2011 17:26
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1) Contador
2) A. Schleck
3) Klöden
4) Van den Broeck
5) Evans
6) Sanchez
7) F.Schleck
8) Leipheimer
9) Gesink
10) Hesjedal
Basso will fail, I've no belief in him. Wiggins might not make top ten. Not too sure about Gesink either tbh. But with so many strong names aiming for a podium/top ten, there won't be room for all, many will fail. Brajkovic is another potential top-ten, and T.Martin too, and Cunego, the latter depending on whether he goes for the overall or stages. Mollema, maybe, but I don't think so, not yet.
Radioshack will win the TTT. Only question is how much time will the ohter GC riders loose on the short course... Evans and Sanchez will loose time, surely, as will the Schlecks, but they have strong TT-riders in Cancellara, Monfort, Fuglsang and it won't necessarily be so bad for them, hard to predict how much they will loose. Contador's team might not be the strongest TT-team, even though he will have Porte and maybe Larsson(?) but he will be superior in the mountains and won't fear the individual TT.
Radioshack will also win the team-competition; with Klödi, Levi, Horner and Brajkovic, potentially only challenged by Leopard with x2 Schlecks and Fuglsang. The likes of Monfort and Gerdemann won't follow the best in the mountains and the Schlecks will use them, and Fuglsang, for all they are worth in the early parts of climbs, sitting only with the Schlecks left in the end to attack Contador.
The old-timers (solid old timers that is) at Radioshack will follow as best they can in the mountains and look to the TT and TTT to deal the damage to their opponents.
Only Wiggins and Contador can potentially stand against them in a TT, and Evans won't loose much in the TT either, he can hold his own in a race against the clock.
On stage 9, mark my words, Sylvain Chavanel will go on a breakway and take the stage. I'd put a lot of money on that if cycling betting odds weren't so terrible. |
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| Speedicus |
Posted on 21-06-2011 17:40
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Top 10:
1. Alberto Contador
2. Frank Schleck
3. Andy Schleck
4. Ivan Basso
5. Cadel Evans
6. Jurgen Van Den Broeck
7. Robert Gesink
8. Damiano Cunego
9. Roman Kreuziger
10. Bradley Wiggins
Most Stage Wins: Alberto Contador (5)
Green Jersey: Tylar Ferrar
Polka-Dot Jersey: Damiano Cunego
Best Young Rider: Gesink
Fails: Klöden, Kern
Surprise: Frank Schleck is a better climber than Andy S. , Thomas D., Ivan Basso
Best Team: Astana
Most Team Stage Wins: Saxobank
Most Aggressive Rider: Thomas D.
Vive Roman Kreuziger!
Edited by Speedicus on 21-06-2011 17:43
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| Wilier |
Posted on 21-06-2011 20:17
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Speedicus wrote:
Most Aggressive Rider: Thomas D.
For a moment I though you meant Thomas Dekker, but I think you mean Tom Danielson right? |
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| contador8 |
Posted on 21-06-2011 21:14
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Top 10:
1. Contador
2. Schleck A.
3. Sanchez S.
4. Vinokorouv
5. Schleck F.
6. Van den Broeck
7. Basso
8. Evans
9. Kloden
10. Cunego
Most stage wins: Petachi
Green jersey: Petacchi
Polka-dot jersey: Chavanel
Best young rider: Kreuziguer
Fails: Wigins and Gesink in the General and Cavendish in the sprints
Surprise: Vinokourov
Best Team: Leopard
Most stagewins per team: Lampre
Most aggressive rider: S.Chavanel |
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| emiel1206 |
Posted on 21-06-2011 21:32
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Top 10:
1. A. Schleck
2. Contador
3. Gesink
4. S.Sanchez
5. F.Schleck
6. Van Den Broeck
7. Evans
8. Klöden
9. Wiggins
10. Leipheimer
Most stage wins:
Cavendish: 6
Green jersey:
Cavendish
Polka dots:
Moncoutie
Best young rider:
Gesink
Fails:
Ivan Basso, Roman Kreuziger
Biggest surprise:
Mollema
Best team:
Leopard Trek
Most stagewins per team:
HTC - Highroad
Most agressive rider:
Silvain Chavanel
Edited by emiel1206 on 21-06-2011 21:33
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| Smitho |
Posted on 21-06-2011 21:51
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Top 10:
1. Contador
2. A.Schleck
3. Sammy Sanchez
4. Kloden
5. Gesink
6. F.Schleck
7. Wiggins
8. Vino (after a breakaway)
9. Roche
10. Inxuasti
Most stage wins:
Cavendish: 3
Green jersey:
Cavendish
Polka dots:
Txuruka
Best young rider:
Gesink
Fails:
Ivan Basso & Cadel Evans
Biggest surprise:
Pinot (if he rides)
Inxuasti (if he rides)
Best team:
Movistar
Most stagewins per team:
HTC
Most agressive rider:
Auge or Fedrigo |
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| carmelobymelo |
Posted on 21-06-2011 21:57
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Top 10:
1. Andy Schleck
2. Contador
3. Gesink
4. S.Sanchez
5. Van den Broeck
6. Kreuziger
7. Evans
8. Kloden
9. Frank Schleck
10. Wiggins
Most stage wins: Cavendish
Green jersey: Cavendish
Polka-dot jersey: Voeckler
Best young rider: Gesink
Fails: Radioshack
Surprise: Andy and Alberto can't take advantage of other climbers on mountain stages.
Best Team: Leopard-Trek
Most stagewins per team: HTC
Most aggressive rider: Voeckler |
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| MikhailM |
Posted on 22-06-2011 02:02
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Nobody counting with Astana huh?
Top 10:
1. A. Contador
2. A. Schleck
3. C. Evans
4. S. Sanchez
5. J. VDB
6. S. Sanchez
7. R.Kreuziger
8. L.Leipheimer
9. B. Mollema
10. J. Coppel
Most stage wins:
Thomas Voeckler,A.Vinokourov : 2
Green Jersey: Hushovd
Polka Dots: A. Vinokourov
Best Young Rider: R.Kreuziger
Fails: Gesink in GC (due fall in first week) and Cavendish in mass sprints and battle for green (due being fat)
Biggest surprise: Cavendish wins only 1 stage
Best Team: Astana
Most stagewins per team: Garmin-Cervelo
Most agressive rider: some french guy (Voeckler,Kern)
Sanchez is so good he can take 4th and 6th in the same race!  |
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| Anonymer |
Posted on 22-06-2011 07:02
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Wilier wrote:
For a moment I though you meant Thomas Dekker, but I think you mean Tom Danielson right?
I guess he just doesn't have any clue |
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 22-06-2011 07:13
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GC
1-Contador
2-A.Schleck
3-Evans
4-Van den Broeck
5-F.Schleck
6-Basso
7-Gesink
8-Porte
9-T.Martin
10-Roche
Most Stage Wins
Cavendish-7
Green Jersey
Cavendish
Polka Dot Jersey
Cunego
White Jersey
Gesink
Fails
Coppel doesn't live up to the hype
Garmin-Cervelo
Biggest Suprise
Small time gaps on GC
Best Team
Saxo Bank-Sungard
Most stagewins per team
HTC-Highroad
Most Aggresive Rider
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| Speedtrash |
Posted on 22-06-2011 07:58
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I am predicting very close GC. I dont think Contador will be in very top shape after hard GIRO, but still very competitive for podium finish. Basso will be prepared for 100%, same as S.Sanchez. There is definitely around 7 guys who are aiming podium finish, and maybe 20 guys for top 10.
Lot of flat stages have finish on a small hill so do not expect Cavendish to get many stages. On the other hand, on this stages some GC riders can gain some time (maybe Sanchez?)
top 5-contador, a.schleck, basso, sanchez, f.schleck
green jersey-farrar, maybe gilbert
polka dot-some french guy or vinokurov
young rider-gesink
fail-leipheimer, evans
surprise-p.velits (top 10)
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| Stevenag |
Posted on 23-06-2011 00:29
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Top 10:
1. Contador
2. A. Schleck
3. Basso
4. Gesink
5. Evans
6. Klöden
7. S.Sanchez
8. Van den Broeck
9. Coppel
10. F. Schleck
Most stage wins:
Cavendish: 3
Green jersey:
Cavendish
Polka dots:
Kreuziger
Best young rider:
Gesink
Fails:
The American GC hopes.
Biggest surprise:
Neither Gesink or Frank Schleck get their Tour crushed by a crash.
Vandevelde does though.
Best team:
Saying RadioShack is for cowards, so i go for Rabobank.
Most stagewins per team:
HTC - Highroad
Most agressive rider:
Some French nobody. Lets go with Riblon. |
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| Kapparr |
Posted on 23-06-2011 22:11
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Wilier wrote:
Speedicus wrote:
Most Aggressive Rider: Thomas D.
For a moment I though you meant Thomas Dekker, but I think you mean Tom Danielson right?
It could also be Thomas De Gendt |
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| 10theri |
Posted on 24-06-2011 18:32
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Top 10:
1. Andy Schleck
2. Alberto Contador
3. Robert Gesink
4. Cadel Evans
5. Bradley Wiggins
6. Jorgen Van den Broeck
7. Frank Schleck
8. Ivan Basso
9. Tony Martin
10. Andreas Kløden
Most stage wins: Cavendish
Green jersey: Cavendish
Polka-dot jersey: Cunego
Best young rider: Gesink
Fails: RadioShack
Surprise: (maby not a suprise but) Andy Schleck manage to win the overall thanks to Alberto riding the Giro...
Best Team: Leopard
Most stagewins per team: HTC
Most aggressive rider: Thomas Voecler (ofcourse !  )
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| 10theri |
Posted on 24-06-2011 18:34
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Eden95 wrote:
Top 10:
1. A. Schleck
2. C. Evans
3. J. Van den Broeck
4. S. Sanchez
5. A. Kloden
6. F. Schleck
7. R. Hesjedal
8. J. Brajkovic
9. N. Roche
10. B. Wiggins
Most stage wins:
Tyler Farrar 3
Green jersey:
Farrar
Polka dots:
Christophe Kern
Best young rider:
Gesink
Fails:
Basso, Gesink, Cunego
Biggest surprise:
Cavendish in top 10 
Best team:
Team RadioShack
Most stagewins per team:
Garmin-Cervélo
Most agressive rider:
Sylvain Chavanel, Kern
If your top-10 is corect, you should add Contador to biggest fails...
Edit: not to mention biggest suprise..
Edited by 10theri on 24-06-2011 18:36
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| spinn66 |
Posted on 29-06-2011 18:54
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The potentially not on PA drugs podium:
1, C Evans
2, C Sastre
3, The most unexpected rider to finish in top 25 GC |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 29-06-2011 18:57
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spinn66 wrote:
The potentially not on PA drugs podium:
1, C Evans
2, C Sastre
3, The most unexpected rider to finish in top 25 GC
Impressive by Sastre, since Geox isn't invited.
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| _AlEkS |
Posted on 29-06-2011 19:03
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Top 10:
1. Contador
2. A.Schleck
3. Gesink
4. Evans
5. Hesjedal
6. Basso
7. Brajkovic
8. VDB
9.S.Sanchez
10. Wiggins
Most stage wins:
Cavendish: 5
Green jersey:
Cavendish
Polka dots:
Voeckler
Best young rider:
Gesink
Fail:
Wiggins
Suprise:
Denis Galimzyanov will take 3 stages
Best team:
Team RadioShack
Most stagewins per team:
HTC - Highroad
Most agressive rider:
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