Stage Predictor Game: Stage 11

by Phil H. on Sep 7, 2010 1:31 PM EDT

The first true mountain top finish of this year's race(out of 5) and probably the easiest. Doesn't mean Cav is winning though.

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What the Vuelta website says:

Here there is just left less than half of the Vuelta . This stage is one of the largest one of the whole race and the first finish is located in a climb with the highest degree of requirement, that is, out of category. The 11th stage, on Wednesday 8th September, joints Vilanova I La Geltrú and Andorra, with 208 km and two mountain passes that count toward the championship, although just one of them is really to be considered.

The climbing to Vallnord-Sector Pal will be the end of a day´s journey that brings the riders to more than 300 m height in the 106th kilometre and finally leaves them at almost 2.000 m. The race tends also always to ascend and ascend until, starting in km 198, the final ascension to Vallnord, a mountain pass without big ramps, but that surely will be usefull to discard some of the favourites to gain the yellow jersey. The last time a finish took place in Andorra was in 2008, where Alessandro Ballan was the winner.

GC and Riders List

Time to make prediction:

Until 12:03 CEST; 6:03am ET; 3:03am PT

all info from lavuelta.com

Yesterday's Summary: Another tough day to call and once again you all fail to get any serious points. NOBODY PICKED ROMAIN ZINGLE???? HOW???? Props to Andrew for guessing correctly that Erviti would be in the mix and to tgsgirl for having faith in ye ole GVA.

Stage Scores:

andrewp-1

tgsgirl-1

Overall Scores:

mrmorales-19

Logy-18

frans verbiage-18

full scores here

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J-Rod
Nibali
Anton

Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!

by Vlaanderen90 on Sep 7, 2010 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

I can't see the top-3 not being the best throughout the race

maybe later I will pick someone else
J-Rod
Nibali
Anton

"Until you shoot me off my bike I'll keep looking for a contract" - Jens!
Quitter's People United member # 42

by Phil H. on Sep 7, 2010 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Colorado Picks Stage 11

1. J Rod
2. Nibali
3. Anton

Ok. Phil….I get no credit for being in the “red jersey” for how many days in a row???? I wanted to mix up these three
picks but maybe I will change my mind later today…..

Alpe Du Huez is my favorite place on earth!!!!!!

by mrmorales on Sep 7, 2010 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Break makes it.

Txurruka (if I keep repeating it one day it’ll be true)
Ruben Plaza
Moncoutié

by tgsgirl on Sep 7, 2010 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Plaza's pretty high on the GC to be joining breaks...

by Triki on Sep 7, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

He swaps race numbers with Uran in a devilish attempt to win the Vuelta.

The other team directors will only realise what’s going when they finally send someone over to Bruseghin to ask him what the sneaky Mister Burns-like cackle is all about.
NO ONE WILL SEE IT COMING!

(ok, I forgot Plaza was up there in the GC)

by tgsgirl on Sep 7, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions

33% of Greg's...good choosing!!!

Soli Deo Gloria

by LooseHorse on Sep 7, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Errm.

1. Rabunal
2. Kreuzinger ;}
3. Sastre

by Triki on Sep 7, 2010 5:23 PM EDT reply actions

Obligatory swap.

1. Kreuziger
2. Rabunal
3. Rodriguez

by Triki on Sep 7, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Time to get cheeky

1. Kreuz, 2, Anton, 3. F. Schleck
I know the ‘F’ is no longer necessary, but I’m a creature of habit. This is the stage where some of the GC slackers decide that there is a bike race going on. I say this with tongue firmly planted in cheek:-)

Fabian Cancellara walks into a bar. "I'd like Tom Boonen on the rocks...make it a double."

by 4estru on Sep 7, 2010 5:49 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

'Homesick Angel' time

Sastre
Mosquera
Serafin

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Sep 7, 2010 6:04 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Congrats to Erviti and Rodriguez for having awesome days. I was shocked that I correctly picked Team GCE to win Stage 10. There is this Grand Tour Giveaway on universalsports.com and if you correctly pick the winning team for each stage, you could win a trip to Spain!!
Here’s the link if anybody’s interested. http://www.universalsports.com/cycling/la-vuelta/sweepstakes.html

by cranmirez on Sep 7, 2010 6:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Good Luck!

Spain is a cracking country to visit, especially for free :)

Adding, very very few here (one!) predicted a CSE win.

(NB – Uni S comp only open to US residents over 18)

by andrewp on Sep 7, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Why is this rec'd?

get this spam outta my post please! cranmirez has one single comment on PdC(that one up there) and seems like a typical Universal spammer.
(if not I apologize but what does that have to with THIS game?)

"Until you shoot me off my bike I'll keep looking for a contract" - Jens!
Quitter's People United member # 42

by Phil H. on Sep 7, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions