Cycling World Championships contest - predict the winner and win lifetime upvotes
This Sunday the Cycling World Championships are organised in Innsbruck, Austria. Time for a contest!
The contest
The idea of the contest is pretty simple: the first one to predict the winner wins two shares of Steem Basic Income. After the stage I will announce the winners and buy them the @steembasicincome shares.
Final moment to give your predictions is Saturday September 29th at 23:59 CEST, so the day before the race.
Rules
- Give this post a 100% upvote;
- Resteem is not needed, but very much appreciated;
- Add a comment with the name of the rider you expect to win the World Championships.
The race
This year the race is very challenging. The start is near the German border at Kufstein and the race starts with a relatively flat part towards Innsbruck. After that there are seven local laps with a 8 km 5.7% climb to Igls. In the final there is another climb of which the top is just a couple of kilometers before the finish. In total the riders have to overcome more than 5,000 altitude meters in this 265 km long race.
The race profile (Source)
The candidates
Actually it is hard to say who the candidates are this year. Peter Sagan has been the champion for three years in a row now, but the profile of the race looks a bit too hard for him. I expect either a climber or an attacker to win the race. So it could either be somebody like Simon Yates, who just won the Vuelta, Miguel Ángel López or Enric Mas, who were the best climbers there. On the other hand we might also see some of the more "Classic" riders perform well. I'm then thinking about riders like Alejandro Valverde, who won the Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège a couple of times, Daniel Martin, Thibaut Pinot and Philippe Gilbert.
Will one of those riders win, or do you expect another rider to surprise with the victory? Place your pick in a comment below and get a chance to win lifetime upvotes!
I have no idea so I will go with Alejandro Valverde
It wouldn't surprise me if Valverde performs well. Good luck!
It looks like you're an expert (or just very lucky). You got it right once again, congratulations!
O wow, I really had no idea. I just picked one from those you listed. My sister is going to be proud though. She is all into this :)
Thanks!!
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I go for Bauke mollema. But sure if he's even racing?
I really don't know. It gave me my Minnowbooster upvote.
Mollema is competing, so this is a valid entry. Good luck!
Lets go for an unexpected winner Tim Wellens!
Wellens seems a good candidate for a surprise victory to me. Good luck!
I'll go with Peter Sagan
Four in a row would be really astonishing. Good luck!
As I dont know anyone who is competing, so lets say Peter Sagan as well!
Btw, biked a few times in Innsbruck area! Adorable landscapes and passes!
Unfortunately only the first one to correctly predict the winner gets the prize. If you like, you can still pick someone else.
Tirol / Innsbruck is very pretty indeed. Awesome for skiing in winter and hiking in summer 😎
Okay I'll choose: Peter Sagan.
I don't know anyone's name but it'll be amazing a four years in row win!!
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