ProTour Pundit 2016 *no spoilers please*

[Flying_Monkey]

I have him as my "rider to follow for 2016" on twitter - I have been tweeting him and Cannondale for the past week to offer "encouragement" for a stage 4 breakaway win. He seems to think it's a good idea, I'm not so sure about his team being as supportive of me...

Some useless trivia - even more useless than my normal uselessness - his mum is the mayor of the depart city for the 2017 Tour de France.

I actually know that - I think it was on Cyclingnews the other day. I was thinking that there aren't enough cyclists with improbable names any more. Who is the Djamolidine Abdoujaparov of the current World Tour?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Slightly better punditry scoring today, nothing too impressive tho.

Overall scoring with 2 stages to go:
@Berk on a Bike - 51
@simo105 - 44
@Flying_Monkey - 29
Me - 27
@roadrash - 23
@ItsSteveLovell - 22
@rich p @User - 19

 

[Berk on a Bike]

I actually know that - I think it was on Cyclingnews the other day. I was thinking that there aren't enough cyclists with improbable names any more. Who is the Djamolidine Abdoujaparov of the current World Tour?

Iranian pedaller Mirsamad Pourseyedigolakhour? Although he does shorten it to Samad Pourseyedi...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Stage 5: Henao, Pozzovivo, Meintjes

The big question is whether Gerrans can dig in enough to keep the overall lead despite the real climbers likely distancing him on the hill and taking the bonus seconds. I think he will. He seems utterly determined to mark his comeback by winning this race.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

stage 5 - Valls, Woods, Henao

 

[simo105]

Stage 5 henao, meyer, valls

 

[roadrash]

stage 5..... Henao, Woods and Porte

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Stage 5 - Porte, Valls, Henao

 

[SWSteve]

5 Porte, Henao, Geschke

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Some much improved punditry in stage 5, with our first 1st, 2nd, 3rd combo of the year going to @roadrash
But decent scoring from @Berk on a Bike ensures he extends his lead.

Scores going into the final stage:
Berk - 76
@simo105 - 57
Roadrash - 52
Me - 47
@ItsSteveLovell - 44
@Flying_Monkey - 39
@User - 29
@rich p on his holiday - 19

 

[roadrash]

blody hell, surprised myself there, think i will go for a drugs test

 

[Flying_Monkey]

For the next race, I think I will actually put down who I think will win rather than who I'd like to win... I would do a whole lot better that way.

 

[simo105]

Stage 6 ewan, swift,wippert

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Stage 6 - Ewan, Wippert, Renshaw

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Stage 6: Ewan, Nizzolo, Blythe