PG - La Vuelta Stage 3
It’s Spain so the first GC day comes early.
The Favourites
No messing about. The final climb to the finish is 8.2k at 7.9% and that’s after a warm up of 17 plus k at over 4%. This is why there are no sprinters here…
Now with the weather they’re having, it’s possible there’ll be no GC riders left either but assuming that there are, it’s hard to see anything but a race that we see Red taken by someone that could conceivably keep it until Madrid. So Jonas, Roglic and Remco will most likely be at the top of the bookies lists. It would need a break of non climbers to be given enough rope and that still probably wouldn’t be enough. Early previews however all seem to suggest a day for the break so far be it from me to put you all off. So get your money on the likes of Bouchard, Rubio and Storer whilst I then can take the lengthening odds on Roglic. Ta.
Good luck with your picks.
Here's the startlist.
The Rules
In this game, only the race results matter. You're not committed to keeping the same riders throughout the series, you make fresh picks before every race. Our overall competition is just the sum of individual race scores. You're eligible for the overall even if you miss some races.
Pick 4 riders for the upcoming race. The order of your picks doesn't matter. All of your riders can score.
Riders score points down to 10th place. Less popular riders score more points than heavily-picked favourites. See below for scoring details.
The strict entry deadline is the official start time of the race, the neutralized roll-out or Départ Fictif. Be warned - if your post is timestamped one minute late your entry won't count! So do remember that there's no disadvantage to getting an entry in early, even the day before, because you may always change your picks up until the deadline. Feel free to rethink your picks when it emerges which riders are more or less popular with other players. If you make changes, post your revised 4 picks in a reply to your original post.
The Scoring
The last 3 races will be secret entry between the top contenders… To avoid defensive picking.
When we say top contenders we leave the number open because who knows how many will be within striking distance...
We will notify you by email if we need you to do a secret entry.
The Results
Head over to msbee‘s spreadsheet to check how you fared. Any issues, please email us on... MonaLott@usifudare.com