Zuz alors! Quel dommage! What a lottery est la Vie… The Draw is, er, drawn. July 8, 2012
Posted by John Frederick Ashburne in Tour de France 2012.Tags: Daryl Impey, Johnny Hoogerland, Jurgen Van den Broeck, Kenny van Hummel, Marco Marzano, Rafael Valls, Thibaut Pinot, Vacansoleil-DCM
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Here’s yer lot. A Buddhist sitting next to me says we deserve what we get, but he’s a Bradford City fan so what does he know? Anyway mes rouleurs, for better ou worse, this is who you have been assigned by the powers from beyond.
Sorry for all the crash pictures and semi-naked men. I put the former up as a tribute to the riders who got hurt bigtime the other day. Otherwise I used the only pics I have of the riders. Ended up looking a bit, how shall we say, ‘on the fair side’. Arf.
Big respeck, as nous dites, for the racers who go through all this pain, broken bonery etc for our entertainment. Gladiators indeed, to un homme.
I shall be posting the prize details over the next day or two, but the basics are simple. A bottle of vino for each day’s stage winner; other prizes for maillot jaune, polka-dot etc. Won’t do a prize for the green jersey though, as too many stage wins are already awarded to that rider. Instead we’ll do something for the prix combatif; highest finishing Vladimir (or similarly Soviet-era Russian sounding name) etc..
And I promise there will be an actually decent bottle of wine for the punter who bags Le Maillot Jaune. Honetement.
Stay tuned.
J
Punter A
● John A
Your Star Rider:
● Philippe Gilbert (BMC) S40
Your Dark Horse:
● David Moncoutie (COF) S63 FRA
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Richie Porte (Sky) S196
● Pierrick Federigo (FDJ) S77 FRA
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) S99
● Stuart O’Grady (ORI-GRE) S128
● Mikael Cherel (AG2R) S141 FRA
● Yuriy Krivtsov (Lampre) S169
Your Favoured Team:
● FDJ BigMat
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● Mike D
Your Star Rider:
● Andre Greipel (Lotto) S6
Your Dark Horse:
● Robert Gesink (RABO) S28
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil) S68
● Kevin de Weert (Omega) S83
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Marcus Burghardt (BMC) S113
● Yann Huguet (Argos) S115 FRA
● Nicolas Edet (COF) S151 FRA
● Marco Marzano (Lampre) S170
● Pieter Weening (ORI-GRE) S195
Your Favoured Team:
● Saur Sojasun
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Punter C
● Cathy
Your Star Rider:
● Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) S18
Your Dark Horse:
● Tejay van Garderen (BMC) S31
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Yaroslav Popovych (RNT) S67
● Matthew Lloyd (Lampre) S81
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur) S101 FRA
● Dries Devenyns (Omega) S133
● Roy Curvers (Argos) S158
● Vladimir Gusev (KAT) S166
● Rob Ruigh (Vacansoleil) S193
Your Favoured Team:
● Garmin-Barracuda
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Punter D
● Riki’s Tim
Your Star Rider:
● Jurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto) S12
Your Dark Horse:
● Rui Costa (Movistar) S32
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) S60 FRA
● Remy di Gregorio (COF) S73 FRA
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Jurgen Roelands (Lotto) S109
● Anders Lund (SAXO) S130
● Jan Ghyselinck (COF) S153
● Francis de Greef (Lotto) S177
● Daryl Impey (ORI-GRE) S185
Your Favoured Team:
● Europcar
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Punter E
● Colin D
Your Star Rider:
● Denis Menchov (KAT) S4
Your Dark Horse:
● Steven Krujswijk (RABO) S37
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Kenny van Hummel (Vacansoleil) S47
● Romain Zingle (COF) S74
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) S93
● Maxime Bouet (AG2R) S116 FRA
● Patrick Gretsch (ARGO) S156
● Jelle Vanendert (Lotto) S181
Your Favoured Team:
● Lampre
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Punter F
● Joe B
Your Star Rider:
● Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY) S9
Your Dark Horse:
● Jerome Pineau (Omega) S56 FRA
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● David Millar (GAR) S78
● Anthony Roux (FDJ) S95 FRA
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Andriy Grivko (Astana) S124
● Fredrik Kessiakov (Astana) S160
● Yohann Gene (Europcar) S163 FRA
● Ruben Plaza (Movistar) S182
Your Favoured Team:
● Katusha
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Punter G
● Topher W
Your Star Rider:
● Cadel Evans (BMC) S2
Your Dark Horse:
● Nicolas Roche (AG2R) S48
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Bert Grabsch (Omega) S88
● Christian Knees (SKY) S103
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Christian Knees (SKY) S103
● Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ) S120
● Jorge Soto Azanza (EUSK) S149
● Giovanni Bernaudeau (Europcar) S162 FRA
Your Favoured Team:
● Saxo Bank
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Punter H
● Wil F
Your Star Rider:
● Bradley Wiggins (SKY) S1
Your Dark Horse:
● Levi Leipheimer (Omega) S36
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Christophe Kern (Europcar) S51
● Brett Lancaster (ORI-GRE) S85
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Baden Cooke (ORI-GRE) S106
● Arthur Vichot (FDJ) S121 FRA
● Biel Kadri (AG2R) S143 FRA
● Kristijan Koren (Liquigas) S173
Your Favoured Team:
● Argos-Shimano
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Punter I
● Gail
Your Star Rider:
● Samuel Sanchez (EUSK) S14
Your Dark Horse:
● Chris Horner (RNT) S35
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Samuel Dumoulin (COF) S61 FRA
● David Zabriskie (GAR) S79
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Luis Leon Sanchez (RABO) S105
● Matthieu Ladagnou (FDJ) S150 FRA
● Aliaksandr Kuchynski (KAT) S168
●Laurens ten Dam (RABO) S186
Your Favoured Team:
● Omega Pharma Quick Step
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Punter J
● Sasha A
Your Star Rider:
● Tyler Farrar (GAR) S16
Your Dark Horse:
● Christian Vande Velde (GAR) S41
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Jerome Coppell (Saur) S46 FRA
● Sergio Paulinho (SAXO) S91
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Jens Voigt (RNT) S104
● Pablo Perez Urtasun (EUSK) S127
● Gorka Izagirre (EUSK) S148
● Adam Hansen (Lotto) S179
● Guillaume Levarlet (Saur) S189 FRA
Your Favoured Team:
● BMC Racing
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Punter K
● DJ
Your Star Rider:
● Jani Brajkovic (Astana) S21
Your Dark Horse:
● Mark Renshaw (RABO) S23
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
●Michael Rogers (SKY) S55
● Lars Bak (Lotto) S64
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Dimitry Fofonov (Astana) S71
● Ruben Perez (EUSK) S76
● Bram Tankink (RABO) S110
● Cyril Gautier (Europcar) S125 FRA
● Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) S139
Your Favoured Team:
● RadioShack Nissan Trek
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Punter L
● Tomas S
Your Star Rider:
● Chris Froome (SKY) S17
Your Dark Horse:
● Peter Vellits (Omega) S26
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Tom Veelers (ARGOS) S49
● Vladimir Karpets (Movistar) S87
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) S118
● Jean-Christophe Peraud (AG2R) S144 FRA
● Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) S161
● Juan Jose Haedo (SAXO) S190
Your Favoured Team:
● Astana
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Punter M
● Sanborn B
Your Star Rider:
● Andreas Kloden (RNT) S30
Your Dark Horse:
● Rein Taaramae (COF) S38
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Christophe Riblon (AG2R) S59 FRA
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Luca Paolini (KAT) S97
● Borut Bozic (Astana) S117
● Michael Schar (BMC) S147
● Giampaolo Caruso (KAT) S165
● Jean-Marc Marino (Saur) S187 FRA
Your Favoured Team:
● Vacansoleil-DCM
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Punter N
● Kevin R
Your Star Rider:
● Dan Martin (GAR) S20
Your Dark Horse:
● Steve Cummings (BMC) S43
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Egoi Martinez (EUSK) S58
● Juanjo Cobo (Movistar) S82
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Daniel Oss (Liquigas) S98
● Sebastian Langeveld (ORI-GRE) S137
● Sebastien Hinault (AG2R) S145
● Davide Malacarne (Europcar) S164 FRA
● Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas) S174
Your Favoured Team:
● Rabobank
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Punter O
● Riki
Your Star Rider:
● Pierre Rolland (Europcar) S19 FRA
Your Dark Horse:
● Michele Scarponi (Lampre) S34
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Michael Albassini (ORI-GRE) S54
● Tony Gallopin (RNT) S69 FRA
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● George Hincapie (BMC) S114
● Bernhard Eisel (SKY) S131
● Koen de Kort (Argos) S157
● Joan Horrach (KAT) S167
● Jonathan Cantwell (SAXO) S191
Your Favoured Team:
● Movistar
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Punter P
● Fusao
Your Star Rider:
● Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) S15 FRA
Your Dark Horse:
● Frank Schleck (RNT) S25
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Grega Bole (Lampre) S53
● Gorka Verdugo (EUSK) S75
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Johan Vansummeren (GAR)S94
● Greg Henderson (Lotto) S134
● Gustav larsson (Vacansoleil) S140
● Julien Fouchard S152 (COF) FRA
● Simone Stortoni (Lampre) S171
Your Favoured Team:
● AG2R La Mondiale
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Punter Q
● John B
Your Star Rider:
● Fabian Cancellara (RNT) S13
Your Dark Horse:
● Ivan Basso (Liquigas) S27
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) S50
● Sebastien Minard (AG2R) S70 FRA
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Simon Gerrans (ORI-GRE) S111
● Manuel Quinziato (BMC) S146
● Federico Canuti (Liquigas) S175
Your Favoured Team:
● Liquigas Cannondale
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Punter R
● Steve A
Your Star Rider:
● Peter Sagan (Liquigas) S22
Your Dark Horse:
● Tony Martin (Omega) S29
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Vincent Jerome (Europcar) S62 FRA
● Sylwester Szmyd (Liquigas) S80
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Haimar Zubeldia (RNT) S107
● Cyril Lemoine (Saur) S136 FRA
● Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) S159
Your Favoured Team:
● Team Sky
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Punter S
● Jack H
Your Star Rider:
● Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) S10
Your Dark Horse:
● Bauke Mollema S33
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Yuri Trofimov (KAT) S66
● Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) S84
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Brice Feillu (Saur) S100 FRA
● Nick Nuyens (SAXO) S135
● Johannes Frohlinger (ARGOS) S155
● Eduard Vorganov (KAT) S178
● Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil) S194
Your Favoured Team:
● Euskaltel Euskadi
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Punter T
● Paris B
Your Star Rider:
● Mark Cavendish (SKY) S7
Your Dark Horse:
● Sylvain Chavanel (Omega) S44
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Jeremy Roy (FDJ) S52 FRA
● Karsten Kroon (SAXO) S90
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Matthieu Sprick (ARGOS) S92
● Cedric Pinneau (FDJ) S122 FRA
● Martin Velits (Omega) S138
● Dominik Nerz (Liquigas) S176
● Michael Morkov (SAXO) S192
Your Favoured Team:
● Cofidis le credit en ligne
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Punter U
● Aaron C
Your Star Rider:
● Matt Goss (ORI-GRE) S8
Your Dark Horse:
● Nicki Sorensen (SAXO) S45
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Danilo Hondo (Lampre) S65
● Maxime Monfort (RNT) S89
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Fabrice Jeandesboz (Saur) S129 FRA
● Marcel Sieberg (Lotto) S180
● Julien Simon (Saur) S188 FRA
Your Favoured Team:
● Lotto Belisol
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Punter V
● Paul W
Your Star Rider:
● Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) S3
Your Dark Horse:
● Sandy Casar (FDJ) S42 FRA
Your Trusty Lieutenants:
● Amael Moinard (BMC) S72 FRA
● Chris Anker Sorensen (SAXO) S108
Your Warriors in the Saddle:
● Albert Timmer (ARGOS) S123
● Luis Angel Mate (COF) S154
● Vasil Kiryienka (Movistar) S183
Your Favoured Team:
● Orica GreenEdge
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