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Tour de France - La Grande Prédiction
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 04-08-2025 21:44
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It's nice to be not last for now, but I fear that will change once the classifications and questions get added on as I was definitely improving as the stages went on.
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| knockout |
Posted on 04-08-2025 22:39
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What a perfect final weekend. Super glad to have defended yellow till the champs elyssee. Will it be enough to win? Not sure. I think i wont finish higher than midtable in the classifications and im sure there will be others who scored 150 here, 80 there and if one player hit a few of those, overtaking me is still very much a possibility. No matter what, im very very happy with the result.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 06-08-2025 08:48
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Hola mi gente, a bit busy lately, but making some progress with the bonus questions (and points) today.
Questions with the correct answers:
1) What team will have the most stage wins? - UAE
2) What rider will be part of the first breakaway of the Tour? Benjamin Thomas, Mattéo Vercher, Mathis Le Berre, Jonas Rutsch, Bruno Armirail
3) What rider will lead the U25 classification during the first rest day? - Healy
4) What team will win the team’s classification? – Visma – Lease a Bike
5) Will a goat, cow, dog or other animal disrupt a stage this year, (almost) causing a crash? - No
6) What rider will win back-to-back stages? (Write no rider or sth if you think it won’t happen) - Pogacar
7) How many stages will be won by a French rider? – One (Valentin Paret-Peintre
8) Will the final Tour podium (Top 3 overall) include a rider who has never before podiumed at a Grand Tour? Yes (Lipowitz)
9) Will there be a stage where the peloton finishes more than 12 minutes and 35 seconds behind the breakaway winner? No
10) What team will not win any stage? Intermarché, Bahrain, Red Bull, Groupama, Arkéa, Movistar, Decathlon, Astana, TotalEnergies, Picnic PostNL, Israel, Lotto, Cofidis
11) Will somebody younger than 23 (max. 22 y/o and 364d) win a stage? No
12) Will somebody older than 34 (including 34) win a stage? Yes (Wellens)
13) Will both Van Aert and van der Poel win a stage? Yes
14) What will be the nationality of the rider winning stage 10 on the French national holiday? British (S. Yates)
15) How many riders will wear the yellow jersey for the first time in their career during this Tour? Two (Philipsen and Healy)
knockout 8/15 - 200 points
baseballlover312 8/15 - 200 points
alexkr00 7/15 - 175 points
ember 7/15 - 175 points
sammyt93 7/15 - 175 points
seancoll 7/15 - 175 points
Ollfardh 6/15 - 150 points
Dane Bramage 6/15 - 150 points
kandesbunzler26 5/15 - 125 points
Laurens147 5/15 - 125 points
AbhishekLFC 4/15 - 100 points
jaxika 3/15 - 75 points
Imladrik 3/15 - 75 points
Nemolito 3/15 - 75 points
Ulrich 2/15 - 50 points
Feel free to tell me if I made a mistake somewhere 
So knockout with another (shared) win here, it's looking like the overall victory is one step closer again! Of course, still many points to come. So we'll have to wait and see.
Rankings after bonus questions:
| | Stages | Questions | Total | | 1 | knockout | 1014 | 200 | 1214 | | 2 | ember | 766 | 175 | 941 | | 3 | Ollfardh | 706 | 150 | 856 | | 4 | Imladrik | 767 | 75 | 842 | | 5 | bbl312 | 638 | 200 | 838 | | 6 | Laurens147 | 694 | 125 | 819 | | 7 | Dane B | 655 | 150 | 805 | | 8 | seancoll | 615 | 175 | 790 | | 9 | alexkr00 | 614 | 175 | 789 | | 10 | Ulrich | 721 | 50 | 771 | | 11 | Nemolito | 627 | 75 | 702 | | 12 | jaxika | 596 | 75 | 671 | | 13 | sammyt93 | 472 | 175 | 647 | | 14 | Abhishek | 501 | 100 | 601 | | 15 | kb26 | 390 | 125 | 515 |
Ember back to second now, with Ollfardh jumping on the podium. Is he preparing for another final moment overall victory?
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| ember |
Posted on 06-08-2025 09:29
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This is pure knockout domination! I mean, the gap between him and me is the same as from me all the way down to 12th. Surely it can't go wrong, or get near to go wrong for him?
As it stands, a podium finish will be great, but the final points can surely do a world of change.
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 06-08-2025 09:41
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Thanks Nemo! I'm curious to see the final results
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| knockout |
Posted on 06-08-2025 11:52
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Oh this one as well 
Please let this be enough, would be cruel otherwise 
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 06-08-2025 14:00
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Surprised I got 8/15 correct, but happy to be sitting in a top 5!
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Posted on 05-12-2025 07:49
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 11-08-2025 09:52
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A stable forum means the next little update, U25 time!
Some big names like Evenepoel not in the final top-10 means also more room was there for big points, but nobody really scored that big. Garcia Pierna could have given 150 points, but saw no picks. Same with Van Den Broek and his 75 points. The podium of the TDF U25 sees only knockout missing two names out of the fifteen predictors, so not a great start for him in defending his yellow jersey until the end. Van Wilder, VPP and Baudin do help him finish just below mid-table here nonetheless.
Baseballlover312 is one of the four predictors picking Healy, which helps him towards winning the U25 classification! Sammyt93 also with good picks, as he was just two points short of the win.
| 250 | 225 | 200 | 175 | 150 | 125 | 100 | 75 | 50 | 25 | | | U25 | Lipo | Onley | Vauque | Healy | Garcia P. | Van Wilder | Grégoire | VDBroek | VPP | Baudin | | | bbl312 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 43 | | 20 | | | | | 112 | | sammyt93 | 17 | | 14 | 43 | | | 20 | | 16 | | 110 | | Dane B | 17 | 18 | 14 | 43 | | | | | | | 92 | | Ulrich | 17 | 18 | 14 | 43 | | | | | | | 92 | | seancoll | 17 | 18 | 14 | | | 20 | 20 | | | | 89 | | kb26 | 17 | | 14 | | | | 20 | | 16 | 8 | 75 | | Nemolito | 17 | 18 | 14 | | | 20 | | | | | 69 | | alexkr00 | 17 | 18 | 14 | | | | 20 | | | | 69 | | ember | 17 | 18 | 14 | | | 20 | | | | | 69 | | jaxika | 17 | 18 | 14 | | | 20 | | | | | 69 | | knockout | 17 | | | | | 20 | | | 16 | 8 | 61 | | Ollfardh | | 18 | 14 | | | | 20 | | | 8 | 60 | | Laurens147 | 17 | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | | 49 | | Imladrik | 17 | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | | 49 | | Abhishek | 17 | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | | 49 |
In the GC, bbl jumps onto the podium with his win here, and Dane Bramage rises to a fifth place as well. Sammy keeps on steadily improving as well, as he's now 12th.
| | Stages | Questions | U25 | Total | | 1 | knockout | 1014 | 200 | 61 | 1275 | | 2 | ember | 766 | 175 | 69 | 1010 | | 3 | bbl312 | 638 | 200 | 112 | 950 | | 4 | Ollfardh | 706 | 150 | 60 | 916 | | 5 | Dane B | 655 | 150 | 92 | 897 | | 6 | Imladrik | 767 | 75 | 49 | 891 | | 7 | seancoll | 615 | 175 | 89 | 879 | | 8 | Laurens147 | 694 | 125 | 49 | 868 | | 9 | Ulrich | 721 | 50 | 92 | 863 | | 10 | alexkr00 | 614 | 175 | 69 | 858 | | 11 | Nemolito | 627 | 75 | 69 | 771 | | 12 | sammyt93 | 472 | 175 | 110 | 757 | | 13 | jaxika | 596 | 75 | 69 | 740 | | 14 | Abhishek | 501 | 100 | 49 | 650 | | 15 | kb26 | 390 | 125 | 75 | 590 |
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| knockout |
Posted on 11-08-2025 13:46
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I knew this wasnt great for me but nobody scoring huge is a good sign. Bbl and dane are coming closer but its still some gap to overcome...
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| ember |
Posted on 11-08-2025 21:14
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Can only second what knockout wrote, also for my team. But a podium finish is still very far from certain, seeing how close things are. |
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 12-08-2025 00:22
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The questions were a disaster, my podium hopes probably go.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 12-08-2025 08:12
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Green jersey time!
As mentioned yesterday, sammyt93 has been steadily rising through the ranks, and after a good performance in the U25 he's back today for more! The only one to score more than 100 points even, thanks to the complete top-4 as well as Merlier, Van Aert and Groves in his team. Vingegaard with 25 point as the biggest scorer in this classification, the likes of Turgis, Abrahamsen and Simmons without any picks.
| 250 | 225 | 200 | 175 | 150 | 125 | 100 | 75 | 50 | 25 | | | Points | Milan | Pogi | Girmay | Vingegaard | Turgis | Abrahamsen | Merlier | Van Aert | Groves | Simmons | | | sammyt93 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 25 | | | 7 | 6 | 18 | | 103 | | Nemolito | 17 | 16 | 14 | 25 | | | 7 | 6 | | | 85 | | kb26 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 25 | | | 7 | 6 | | | 85 | | Ollfardh | 17 | 16 | 14 | 25 | | | 7 | | | | 79 | | seancoll | 17 | 16 | 14 | 25 | | | 7 | | | | 79 | | Dane B | 17 | 16 | 14 | 25 | | | | 6 | | | 78 | | Laurens147 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 25 | | | | | | | 72 | | knockout | 17 | 16 | | | | | 7 | 6 | 18 | | 64 | | Abhishek | 17 | | 14 | | | | 7 | 6 | 18 | | 62 | | Imladrik | 17 | 16 | 14 | | | | 7 | 6 | | | 60 | | alexkr00 | 17 | 16 | 14 | | | | 7 | 6 | | | 60 | | ember | 17 | 16 | 14 | | | | 7 | 6 | | | 60 | | jaxika | 17 | 16 | 14 | | | | 7 | 6 | | | 60 | | Ulrich | 17 | 16 | 14 | | | | 7 | | | | 54 | | bbl312 | | 16 | 14 | | | | 7 | 6 | | | 43 |
Ollfardh now back on the podium, as sammyt93 jumps over me to the 11th place. Only KoM, GC and captain points left. It surely is looking good for our maillot jaune!
| | Stages | Questions | U25 | Green | Total | | 1 | knockout | 1014 | 200 | 61 | 64 | 1339 | | 2 | ember | 766 | 175 | 69 | 60 | 1070 | | 3 | Ollfardh | 706 | 150 | 60 | 79 | 995 | | 4 | bbl312 | 638 | 200 | 112 | 43 | 993 | | 5 | Dane B | 655 | 150 | 92 | 78 | 975 | | 6 | seancoll | 615 | 175 | 89 | 79 | 958 | | 7 | Imladrik | 767 | 75 | 49 | 60 | 951 | | 8 | Laurens147 | 694 | 125 | 49 | 72 | 940 | | 9 | alexkr00 | 614 | 175 | 69 | 60 | 918 | | 10 | Ulrich | 721 | 50 | 92 | 54 | 917 | | 11 | sammyt93 | 472 | 175 | 110 | 103 | 860 | | 12 | Nemolito | 627 | 75 | 69 | 85 | 856 | | 13 | jaxika | 596 | 75 | 69 | 60 | 800 | | 14 | Abhishek | 501 | 100 | 49 | 62 | 712 | | 15 | kb26 | 390 | 125 | 75 | 85 | 675 |
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| knockout |
Posted on 12-08-2025 08:35
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Surprisingly little changes here. I like it
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| Imladrik |
Posted on 12-08-2025 08:43
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Slowly but certainly dropping in the rankings
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 13-08-2025 04:29
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Ironic that the white jersey is the one I did well in since I had no idea who most of those guys were and went entirely on name recognition.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 13-08-2025 07:15
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We're climbing, that's good!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 13-08-2025 13:44
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What did the winner of the polka dots say to his teammate who was close to DNF'ing? KoM-on, you can do it!
(No chatGPT used, just pure comedy gold)
KoM-ranking today! Finally some bigger points scored as well. Most people got at least two out of the top-3, but the KoM-winner and number three of our predictors did not predict either Pogi or Vingegaard. Abhishek as the only one with Arensman for 175 points, kandesbunzler the only one with VPP for 125 points. Imladrik and seancoll picked O'Connor and receive 75 points each, also scoring over 100 points each this round.
| KoM | Pogacar | Vingegaard | Martinez | Arensman | O'Connor | VPP | Gall | Roglic | Onley | Woods | | | Abhishek | | | 16 | 175 | | | | | 16 | 8 | 215 | | Imladrik | 19 | 17 | 16 | | 75 | | | | 16 | | 143 | | kb26 | | | 16 | | | 125 | | | | | 141 | | seancoll | 19 | 17 | | | 75 | | 14 | | | | 125 | | ember | 19 | 17 | 16 | | | | 14 | | 16 | | 82 | | Laurens147 | 19 | 17 | 16 | | | | 14 | 15 | | | 81 | | jaxika | 19 | 17 | 16 | | | | 14 | 15 | | | 81 | | sammyt93 | 19 | 17 | 16 | | | | 14 | | | 8 | 74 | | alexkr00 | 19 | 17 | 16 | | | | 14 | | | 8 | 74 | | Nemolito | 19 | 17 | 16 | | | | | 15 | | | 67 | | bbl312 | 19 | 17 | 16 | | | | | 15 | | | 67 | | Dane B | 19 | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | 52 | | knockout | 19 | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | 52 | | Ollfardh | 19 | 17 | | | | | | 15 | | | 51 | | Ulrich | 19 | 17 | | | | | 14 | | | | 50 |
Knockout does see the rest of the field coming (a bit) closer. Imladrik now back on the podium after his nice round, with seancoll also jumping up nicely. Abhishek going from 14 to 12, and kb still in a position to give the red lantern to someone else. GC and captain points left!
| | Stages | Questions | U25 | Green | KoM | Total | | 1 | knockout | 1014 | 200 | 61 | 64 | 52 | 1391 | | 2 | ember | 766 | 175 | 69 | 60 | 82 | 1152 | | 3 | Imladrik | 767 | 75 | 49 | 60 | 143 | 1094 | | 4 | seancoll | 615 | 175 | 89 | 79 | 125 | 1083 | | 5 | bbl312 | 638 | 200 | 112 | 43 | 67 | 1060 | | 6 | Ollfardh | 706 | 150 | 60 | 79 | 51 | 1046 | | 7 | Dane B | 655 | 150 | 92 | 78 | 52 | 1027 | | 8 | Laurens147 | 694 | 125 | 49 | 72 | 81 | 1021 | | 9 | alexkr00 | 614 | 175 | 69 | 60 | 74 | 992 | | 10 | Ulrich | 721 | 50 | 92 | 54 | 50 | 967 | | 11 | sammyt93 | 472 | 175 | 110 | 103 | 74 | 934 | | 12 | Abhishek | 501 | 100 | 49 | 62 | 215 | 927 | | 13 | Nemolito | 627 | 75 | 69 | 85 | 67 | 923 | | 14 | jaxika | 596 | 75 | 69 | 60 | 81 | 881 | | 15 | kb26 | 390 | 125 | 75 | 85 | 141 | 816 |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 13-08-2025 14:26
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Hey, second good day of the whole thing! Time to get Arensman from hillis
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| knockout |
Posted on 13-08-2025 15:01
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Nice to see that the biggest uniques scores went to players from the bottom half of the table. Surely thats gotta be enough then even with my very low score here? 
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 13-08-2025 23:49
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I am fading fast.
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