Giro d'Italia Contest

[j6ppc]

We are only a few days from the start of the first grand tour of the season. With many favorites removed from the fray due to retirement or operation Puerto this promises to be an interesting and hopefully clean race.

Preview

The prize will be some of my favorite cigars.

SO:
Pick the GC winner.
KOM Winner (tiebreaker#1)
Points Winner (tiebreaker#2)
Winner of the best team classification (tiebreaker#3)
Total time for the race HH:MM:SS (ultimate tiebreaker if the first 3 don't suffice)

This should allow many people to select the same GC favorite if they choose to do so.

Deadline to enter is Midnight PT 11 May, the Giro starts on the 12th.

The rules:

Please endeavor to provide all 5 things you don't have to but it will break ties.
GC- Ivan Basso
KOM- Marco Pantani
Points- Laurent Jalabert
Team- Festina
Total Time- 91.33.36

If the winner is outside of the US I may do something different prize wise.

[j6ppc]

Oh there also have to be at least two entries for the contest to take place.

[stormin]

Wooohooo! I love a contest!

[gvarsity]

Never followed the Giro much but have followed the Tour on and off since the Le Mond era. Here is a shot in the dark.

GC-Damiano Cunego
KOM-Michael Rasmussen
Points-Paolo Bettini
Team-Saunier Duval - Prodir
total time 090:53: 27

[stormin]

GC - Gilberto Simoni




I'll be back with the rest.

[stormin]

Ok. I don't have a guess for the rest so I'm copying, except for the GC and finishing time.

GC - Gilberto Simoni
KOM-Michael Rasmussen
Points-Paolo Bettini
Team-Saunier Duval - Prodir
total time 092:50: 27



[SIZE="7"]Let's GO Simoni!!![/SIZE]

[soulskater]

GC- Damiano Cunego (dark horse- Popovych)
KM- undecided (just not Rasmussen. i want to punch him in his vagina)
Points- Robbie McEwan (Petacchi)
Team- Discovery Channel

because the first stage is a TTT, the first one in the pink jersey will be Popovych. Discovery still has the most experienced team for a TTT. CSC is not as very good this year.

[j6ppc]

Qvarsity
GC-Damiano Cunego
KOM-Michael Rasmussen
Points-Paolo Bettini
Team-Saunier Duval - Prodir
total time 090:53: 27

Stormin
GC - Gilberto Simoni
KOM-Michael Rasmussen
Points-Paolo Bettini
Team-Saunier Duval - Prodir
total time 092:50: 27

soulskater
GC- Damiano Cunego
KM- undecided
Points- Robbie McEwan
Team- Discovery Channel



soulskater you might want to pick KOM, if Cunego wins you'll be eliminated from contention because that is the first tie breaker.



Thanks all for playing this should be fun.

[hockeydad]

I'm in

GC-Cunego
KOM-Rasmussen
Points-Petachi
Team-Saunier-Duval
Total time-92.33.36

Did I miss any?

[Ermo]

GC- Gutierrez
KOM- SAVOLDELLI Paolo
Points- SIMONI Gilberto
Team- T-Mobile
Total Time- 91.13.44

[soulskater]

Originally Posted by j6ppc

soulskater you might want to pick KOM, if Cunego wins you'll be eliminated from contention because that is the first tie breaker.

KOM- Ivan Parra

is it too late to change my GC selection? if not, then replace Cunego with Popovych

thanks!

[j6ppc]

You guys can change whatever you want up until 23:59:59 PT tonight .
I'll pretty it up tomorrow.

[mosesbotbol]

This is an open race for sure.

GC- Yaroslav Popovych
KOM- Michael Rasmussen
Points- Paolo Bettini
Team- Discovery
total time 087:00:00

[stormin]

No Paolo Savoldelli for GC yet? Come on guys. I'd take Savoldelli over Popovich. No biggie though, 'cause Simoni gonna win anyway.

[soulskater]

Simoni is too old and "Il Falco" doesnt have the team.