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Paris-Nice info:
http://www.letour.fr/2006/PRN/LIVE/us/0/index.html
results mailing list:
<mailto:majordomoatdjconneldotcom> (send "subscribe mp3list")
entry submission (see below):
<mailto:mp3atdjconneldotcom>
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for the third year in a row, I'm running a pick-'em contest for
the ProTour this year. Or part of it.... The contest involves
picking the top 3 for races in the series, then I assign scores
based on how your picks score Pro-Tour points in the race
(place for 1-day, GC for stage races).
Last year's results: http://mp3.djconnel.com
Despite my best attempts, I still have been unable to find a
detailed (ie with race rankings) ProTour schedule, so am forced to come
up with my own. Therefore, the 2006 MP3 contest schedule will be,
with the "class" of the race preliminary:
code race class date
PN, Paris-Nice, C, 05Mar2005
MSR, Milan-Sanremo, C, 18Mar2005
RVV, Flanders, C, 02Apr2005
GW, Gent-Wevelgem, D, 05Apr2005
PR, Paris-Roubaix, C, 09Apr2005
GW, Fleche-Wallone, D, 19Apr2005
LBL, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, C, 23Apr2005
TDR, Tour de Romandie, C, 25Apr2005
GDI, Tour of Italy, B, 06May2005
CAT, Tour of Catalunya, C, 15May2005
DL, Dauphine Libere, C, 04Jun2005
TDS, Tour de Suisse, C, 10Jun2005
TDF, Tour de France, A, 01Jul2005
GER, Tour of Germany, C, 01Aug2005
VAE, Tour of Spain, B, 26Aug2005
ZUR, Zurich, D, 01Oct2005
PT, Paris-Tours, D, 08Oct2005
LOM, Lombardi, C, 14Oct2005
Scoring will be of the top 3 picks. To enter, send an email
to <mp3atdjconnel.com> with your picks for Paris-Nice.
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************* IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ****************
*****************************************************
to facilitate data mining from my email file, please format
picks as follows:
code rank rider
For example, if I was picking the Tour of California, with code
"TOC", I might enter:
TOC 1 Floyd Landis
TOC 2 Dave Zabriskie
TOC 3 George Hincapie
where Floyd Landis was my first pick, Zabriskie my second choice,
and George my third selection.
I really need the code so I don't get confused by email headers, etc...
and please spell names correctly (http://www.cyclingnews.com/ is a good
resource for names, as is http://www.cyclingstartlists.com/ ).
The code for Paris-Tours is "PT".
Scoring will be three times the first pick times the number of ProTour
points he earns for the 1-day race or the stage race GC. For the
second
pick, it's twice the points. For third, it's just the points. Points
are doubled for nailing the Trifecta.
For ranking, after N races, your top N/2 (rounded up) scores will
be considered. This reduces the penalty for missing races, and
encourages risk-taking.
There will be a special "dark horse" GC this year, with 3-2-1 points
awarded each race for the top three dark-horse picks, evaluated
objectively based on rider results, popularity in selection, and
how non-obvious and non-trendy the pick seems to me.
Picks need to be in my 9am eastern time/8am central/6am Pacific,
day-of-race.
Dan
http://www.letour.fr/2006/PRN/LIVE/us/0/index.html
results mailing list:
<mailto:majordomoatdjconneldotcom> (send "subscribe mp3list")
entry submission (see below):
<mailto:mp3atdjconneldotcom>
-------------
for the third year in a row, I'm running a pick-'em contest for
the ProTour this year. Or part of it.... The contest involves
picking the top 3 for races in the series, then I assign scores
based on how your picks score Pro-Tour points in the race
(place for 1-day, GC for stage races).
Last year's results: http://mp3.djconnel.com
Despite my best attempts, I still have been unable to find a
detailed (ie with race rankings) ProTour schedule, so am forced to come
up with my own. Therefore, the 2006 MP3 contest schedule will be,
with the "class" of the race preliminary:
code race class date
PN, Paris-Nice, C, 05Mar2005
MSR, Milan-Sanremo, C, 18Mar2005
RVV, Flanders, C, 02Apr2005
GW, Gent-Wevelgem, D, 05Apr2005
PR, Paris-Roubaix, C, 09Apr2005
GW, Fleche-Wallone, D, 19Apr2005
LBL, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, C, 23Apr2005
TDR, Tour de Romandie, C, 25Apr2005
GDI, Tour of Italy, B, 06May2005
CAT, Tour of Catalunya, C, 15May2005
DL, Dauphine Libere, C, 04Jun2005
TDS, Tour de Suisse, C, 10Jun2005
TDF, Tour de France, A, 01Jul2005
GER, Tour of Germany, C, 01Aug2005
VAE, Tour of Spain, B, 26Aug2005
ZUR, Zurich, D, 01Oct2005
PT, Paris-Tours, D, 08Oct2005
LOM, Lombardi, C, 14Oct2005
Scoring will be of the top 3 picks. To enter, send an email
to <mp3atdjconnel.com> with your picks for Paris-Nice.
*****************************************************
************* IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ****************
*****************************************************
to facilitate data mining from my email file, please format
picks as follows:
code rank rider
For example, if I was picking the Tour of California, with code
"TOC", I might enter:
TOC 1 Floyd Landis
TOC 2 Dave Zabriskie
TOC 3 George Hincapie
where Floyd Landis was my first pick, Zabriskie my second choice,
and George my third selection.
I really need the code so I don't get confused by email headers, etc...
and please spell names correctly (http://www.cyclingnews.com/ is a good
resource for names, as is http://www.cyclingstartlists.com/ ).
The code for Paris-Tours is "PT".
Scoring will be three times the first pick times the number of ProTour
points he earns for the 1-day race or the stage race GC. For the
second
pick, it's twice the points. For third, it's just the points. Points
are doubled for nailing the Trifecta.
For ranking, after N races, your top N/2 (rounded up) scores will
be considered. This reduces the penalty for missing races, and
encourages risk-taking.
There will be a special "dark horse" GC this year, with 3-2-1 points
awarded each race for the top three dark-horse picks, evaluated
objectively based on rider results, popularity in selection, and
how non-obvious and non-trendy the pick seems to me.
Picks need to be in my 9am eastern time/8am central/6am Pacific,
day-of-race.
Dan
