Stage 3, Tuesday 3rd July. Orchies → Boulogne-sur-Mer, 197km.
ENTRY DEADLINE 12:40 CET
Thanks for everyone's efforts in putting in your entries the way I wanted, it's been a big help.
Good luck with Stage 3.
Stage 2 Results
With 3 favorites in the first three places, no fewer than 9 of our DS's swept the podium. However, hot favorites don't get big points in this game. As you can see above, outsider Pettachi with only 4 picks got 3.4 points for his 5th place, outscoring both Greipel and Goss. Thus, the best possible three picks today were Cav, Greipel and Petacchi. As the only DS with this exact combination, wannabe_scattista is our solo stage winner.
Our prior GC leader lt333 was one of the nine who swept the podium, an admirable defence of the casquette jaune.
Link to download Excel spreadheet including all stages
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Rules
Pick 3 riders for the stage, the order of your picks doesn't matter.
The points awarded are higher for less popular picks, as follows:
The first 6 riders on a stage score points, 2nd-6th place score 60%, 40%, 30%, 20%, 10% of above.
Entry Deadline
The strict entry deadline is the official start time of the stage - timestamp one minute late, your entry doesn't count for that stage.
Subject to the deadline, you may change any or all of your picks, but only one time, in a single reply to your original post.
Entry Format
On the first three lines of the body of the post write your three riders' surnames only.
Write the surname in full, and nothing else. No nicknames, no abbreviations.
Add first name after the surname only when there's ambiguity (e.g. "Velits, Peter").