You have a few entries but no comments yet (that I noticed on the GAs) ... here's a bump and a question - I don't really follow or know much about cycling. Is it OK to guess the same person for every stage? I don't need to participate but it would make it slightly more interesting, and maybe I'd even pay attention to the results (like playing fantasy sports).
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Well, every single stage would be a bit boring but it's perfectly ok to guess one person for all mountain stages and someone else for all the flat stages, for instance. I'd say two minutes on Google would result in some likely candidates. :)
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I would probably have better odds if I picked the same cyclist for all stages, but I did my best :)
again, sorry for all the notifications, but you asked for it ... I guess I feel weird being the only participant at this time ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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No need to apologise for the notifications, that's what comes with the event. :)
And thanks for all your predictions, you really went above and beyond, I think there's a good chance you'll get at least one right!
Hopefully more participants will show up soon. I think the average Giro stage had about six or seven.
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Not predicting, but here is a...
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Haven't followed cycling for years now, but thank you for the chart GAs, Corran, and have a bump!
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Thank you for your new cycling event Noorderbuur! ^^
The Vuelta is one of the three major cycling events!
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It sure is and this year's edition is going to be rather interesting!
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Froomie already in the red leaders jersey with a 2 seconds margin. ^^
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Let's hope he'll be attacked more than in the Tour.
(Also wish I had some actual time to watch the Vuelta; hopefully I can from Thursday onwards.)
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I do think he will be attacked more because this is really a Vuelta for climbers as there are 8 stages with the finish at the top of a mountain.
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Warren Barguil was taken out of the Vuelta by Team Sunweb because he wouldn't wait for Wilco Kelderman when he had a flat tire...
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Viva Cuenca, copón.
Firmado: Un conquense en Steamgift.
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TV1 is showing all Vuelta stages here, so we're getting spoiled big time. :-)
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It's being streamed on the website here from 16:00 onwards and also broadcast on tv in the weekends.
But today they showed our hockey guys beating Belgium 4-2 to become European Champions. :)
Commiserations; Belgium should have won the match based on the first half.
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Thank you and congrats for Oranje, Corran. There can only be one winner after a full match. ;-)
Froomie wins today's Vuelta stage! ^^
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Froomie consolidated his position nicely, today. ^^
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Today's stage starts as a coastal stage and ends as a mountain stage. :-)
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So... Logrono, rest day. "Winner: TBD". Are we supposed to predict the winner? :>
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Nah, as I said on the first rest day; I was intending to do a red lantern contest but then didn't.
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OK :)
BTW, this is one of the coolest Steamgifts events!
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Thanks! :)
You should have seen the Tour de France event. :)
(And my Randstad Rail event cost me way more hours than I could count. I'm hoping to have another very special event up and running in a month or two.)
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I enjoyed Randstad Rail event too. Somehow I didn't realize it was also you. I love public transit trivia, so I enjoy all the train events (^‿^)
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I learned so much new stuff from reading loads of Wikipedia pages when I was creating the event.
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Damn!
QuickStep has a lock on the best sprinters this year... How can one team have Kittel, Gaviria, and Trentin? lol
Here's an impressive stat; this year, QuickStep has won five stages each in the Giro, the Tour, and the Vuelta.
And they might get more as we have over a week of Vuelta to go.
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How can one team have Kittel, Gaviria, and Trentin? lol
Money and the negotiating power of Patrick Lefevere. ;-)
Here's an impressive stat; this year, QuickStep has won five stages in the Giro, the Tour, and the Vuelta.
Giro : 1 => Tour : 2 => Vuelta :3 (for the moment)
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Vuelta a España 2017
I wasn't gonna do a Giro or Vuelta event but since a few people asked me if I was going to make one, I couldn't resist.
How it works
Predict who is going to win each stage of the race. Anyone with at least one correct predicition will be eligible to enter the (50+ games) winners' event that I will organise at the end of the cycling season.
Leave your prediction for each stage on the giveaway for that stage. Below you can see a table with all of them but you can just go the first one and use the next stage link on there to go through all of them.
Preview
This event is a little more limited than the Tour event though; no Tour Touristique and the preview is just a direct copy/paste of Fernando Escartín's comments from the offical site, so no speculations about the individual stage winners (by me, that is, feel free to add your own).
Sites
Official Site
Wikipedia
Favorites
I can't help but do a very quick listing of a few riders for the general qualification victory. :)
Keep in mind only predictions for stage winners qualify for the winners' event but feel free to discuss the possible general qualification winners below.
Stages
This table/chart is RaChart™ compatible and was created with Giveaways Table/Chart Creator
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