Le Tour de Freakin' France 2014 Prediction Contest

[creekster]

Nice picks, Mol.

So far the green jersey has been negated as all three of you guys have picked Sagan. But so it goes.

More picks coming, I hope! I am putting them all on a spreadsheet. I'll put that up somewhere.

[smokymountainrain]

1. Valverde, Talansky, Froome
2. Cavendish
3. Rolland
4a Rodriguez
b Talansky
c Valverde
d Froome
e Valverde
f Cavendish
5. Belgium
6. Talansky
7. Rolland

[PaloAltoCougar]

1. Froome, Valverde, Van Garderen
2. Cavendish
3. A. Schleck (really!)
4. a. Cavendish
b. Cancellara
c. Froome
d. Froome
e. Contador
f. Cancellara
5. France
6. Van Garderen
7. Pinot (but only because there is no Chardonnay or Merlot)

[beelzebabette]

1. 1) Contador 2) Froome 3) Van Garderen
2. Cavendish
3. Rodriguez
4. a. Cavendish
b. Chavanel
c. Nibali
d. Acevedo
e. Andy Schleck
f. Martin
5. France
6. Van Garderen
7. Rolland

[PaloAltoCougar]

This contest has served its purpose well if only for having resurrected BBB. Welcome back, sis.

[creekster]

BBB! Nice to see you back in the cycling fold where you belong. Very interesting picks coming out here. Its not too late! Get them in. Less than 24 hours to go.

[creekster]

Here is the spreadsheet as it now stands. For those of you who have submitted entries please double check your column to make sure I entered them correctly. For those of you that haven't, please get it in gear and submit them.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B98...it?usp=sharing

[Pheidippides]

1. Froome, Talansky, Contador (yeah, I just did that).
2. Sagan
3. Umm...Rolland again?
4a. Cavendish
b. Cancellara
c. Froome
d. Contador
e. Talansky
f. Sagan
5. France
6. Talansky
7. Rolland

I'm just guessing.

[mtnbiker]

1. Pick the final podium. 1) Froome 2) Contador 3) Nibali
2. Pick the green jersey winner. Sagan (too many mountain stages for Cavendish)
3. Pick the polka dot jersey winner. Froome
4. Pick the winners
a. Stage one the race Leeds off Cavendish
b. Stage five The cobbles! Spartacus
c. Stage ten Pretty Girls rule Chavanel (always tries to get into breaks early in the race)
d. Stage fourteen D'Izoard in the middle Riblon
e. Stage eighteen Hautacam Froome
f. Stage twenty the race of truth Martin

5. Lanterne rouge award France
6. The jingoism award Talansky
7. For a tie breaker: pick the highest–placed French rider. Rolland


Bellavela's picks:
Yellow: 1) Froome 2) Rodriguez 3) Talansky
Green: Sagan
Polka dot: Froome
1st stage: Cavendish

5) lanterne rouge France
6) jingoism Talansky
7) top french Peraud

[mtnbiker]

creek, where are your picks? Are you going to be too late to qualify for your own contest? No cheating!

[creekster]

Updated spreadsheet.

httphttps://drive.google.com/file/d/...usp=sharing://

and for those conspiracy theorists among you, my own picks are included therein.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

Sorry to sneak in under the wire. Or has the stage technically already started? Family fireworks tonight. Just getting around to this.

1. Contador. 2. Froome 3. Costa

2. Cavendish

3. van Garderen

4.a. Kittel

4.b. Cancellara

4.c. Pinot

4.d. Nibali

4.e. Froome

4.f. Contador

5. Spain

6. Talansky

7. Chavanel

[creekster]

Sorry to sneak in under the wire. Or has the stage technically already started? Family fireworks tonight. Just getting around to this.

1. Contador. 2. Froome 3. Costa

2. Cavendish

3. van Garderen

4.a. Kittel

4.b. Cancellara

4.c. Pinot

4.d. Nibali

4.e. Froome

4.f. Contador

5. Spain

6. Talansky

7. Chavanel

No worries; you're in.

[RC Vikings]

Looks like I need a new rider for 4d, Kreuziger is out. I didn't like that pick anyway because of his past.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

Well...crap.