Tour de france 2012 predictions
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The tour is almost starting and we have seen some of the possible favorites in the last few big races and classics.
What is your pick?
I am going with
Winners:
Evans ------->Yellow
Cavendish --->Green
Gesink ------->KOM
Second place on GC: Wiggins
Third place on GC: Nibali, Frank Schleck
Alternate Green: Sagan
Alternate KOM: Sanchez
Dark Horses:
Hesjedal ------->Yellow
Kittel --------->Green
Valverde ------ >KOM
What is your pick?
I am going with
Winners:
Evans ------->Yellow
Cavendish --->Green
Gesink ------->KOM
Second place on GC: Wiggins
Third place on GC: Nibali, Frank Schleck
Alternate Green: Sagan
Alternate KOM: Sanchez
Dark Horses:
Hesjedal ------->Yellow
Kittel --------->Green
Valverde ------ >KOM
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Wiggo will crack. Mentally I think he will loose it
Cav will not take green, and will win lower then expected stages. Olympics are the goal for him
Evans will take yellow, but I think he will have to fight some new guys, or people who would just not fully expect to be up there.
Cav will not take green, and will win lower then expected stages. Olympics are the goal for him
Evans will take yellow, but I think he will have to fight some new guys, or people who would just not fully expect to be up there.
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The favourites will crash out.
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Predict the usual: GC riders scared to make attacks against each other in the first two weeks, Garmin Barracuda taking team honors, more drama from the remaining Schleck and his team, Liquigas making mistakes riding for Nibali instead of Sagan on stages that don't finish in mountains, Cav taking handful of sprints early and trying to be a team player helping Wiggins with Yellow, and a tour with more than usual break away winners.
I'd prefer Evans winning again, but predictions are a different matter.
Yellow: someone "unexpected", not Evans or Wiggins. Like Valverde, Hesjedal, Geskink.
Green: Sagan
Polka: random rider who can climb ok, and get a number of points early.
Yellow: someone "unexpected", not Evans or Wiggins. Like Valverde, Hesjedal, Geskink.
Green: Sagan
Polka: random rider who can climb ok, and get a number of points early.
LOL at the anti-Wiggins brigade on this forum over the past few years ... could be uncomfortable result for them!
I actually think Wiggins will crack too. He hasn't shown he has what it takes over three weeks in a Grand Tour yet, and has always had at least one moment of weakness.
I think Evans will will, but he'll need the team to up their game.
I actually think Wiggins will crack too. He hasn't shown he has what it takes over three weeks in a Grand Tour yet, and has always had at least one moment of weakness.
I think Evans will will, but he'll need the team to up their game.
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A while ago I said:
Now that Andy is out, I will go with Horner
Willier wrote:Mine Tour de France prediction:
1. Wiggins
2. Evans
3. Nibali
4. Brajkovic
5. Hesjedal
6. VdB
7. Andy Schleck
8. Kiserlovski
9. Vockler
10. T. Danielson
Now that Andy is out, I will go with Horner