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| Rainbow jersey for the World Champion (cendi71 - August 06, 09:13) | ||
| The rainbow jersey has been worn by Cycling World Champions since 1927! It's called rainbow but technically the colours worn are the five colour of the olympic flag circles on a white jersey (for instance, there is no black in the real rainbow). There is officially a term 'curse of the rainbow jersey' which means statistically its owner typically declines on his performance the following season. There are a few statistical and psychological studies trying to prove/find corelations. Evenepoel has a great chance to break the spell today although the curse probably took its toll already with his forced exit from Giro due to covid when he was really in his prime. | ||
| Cycling (cendi71 - August 06, 08:42) | ||
| Today's World Championship Road Race starts at 10h40 CET. Edinburgh-Glasgow 271km Expected finish time: 16h30-17h45 CET Highest pcs.com ranked on the startlist are: Pogacar 1, Evenepoel 2, Philipsen 4, Van Aert 5, M.Pedersen 7, Almeida 9, Skjelmose 10, Laporte 12, M.vd Poel 14, Kooij 23, Powless 24, Kung 30, Hirschi 32, Healy 38, Kristoff 39, Coquard 43, Trentin 45, Madouas 47, Matthews 48, Schmid 49 Bookies favs are: **** vd Poel, van Aert, Evenepoel *** Pogacar, Philipsen, M.Pedersen ** Asgreen, Laporte * Van Baarle, Skjelmose, Kooij, Alaphilippe, Healy The defending champion from Wollongong AUS 2022 is Evenepoel. | ||
| Tour de Pologne 2023: finished (cendi71 - August 05, 13:54) | ||
| A great gesture from Matej Mohoric, the winner of this year's TdP. He will donate the entire prize money he earned during the race to the victims of most recent floods in Slovenia. | ||
| Tour de Pologne 2023: finished (Prediction game administrator - August 04, 18:42) | ||
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| Tour de Pologne 2023 (cendi71 - August 04, 10:29) | ||
| A very unusual situation before the final stage of TdP today, which is supposed to be a sprinters stage. Almeida trails Mohorić by...ZERO seconds! Mohoric is the leader by fractions of seconds (thx to ITT where the results are measured more precisely). So today is a mission impossible for Almeida. He simply needs a time bonus, either in intermediate sprint at 67.km or on the finish line. Not being a sprinter (even though he has a sprinter's punch in uphill finishes) it will be almost impossible to beat the professional sprinters but we'll see. 3rd place at intermediate sprint may just prove enough. There is also this crazy last chance idea that Ackermann (who would normally sprint on his own) would be his leadout man at the finish. And speaking of movie recommendations, as Balazs mentioned Quarterbacks, there's also a new movie (or series?) about the life and the works of Mark Cavendish! | ||
| Chess World Cup 2023 - participation stats (cendi71 - August 01, 19:34) | ||
| Best-128 47 different countries represented. Countries with most players qualified for Round 2: Russia 12, Azerbaijan 11, India 9, Germany 8, USA 7, Ukraine 5, France 5, China 4, Poland 4 | ||
| Allsvenskan 2023 / Next matches (System message: ChatGPT - August 01, 19:04) | ||
| chatGPT as a rugby player who hates football in form of several limericks: In football's table they stand, Teams battle for glory in this land, But as a rugby player, I find it all a bore, As I chase an oval ball in my hand. Elfsborg sits at the top, With 39 points, they just won't stop, But I care not for their skills, Or their penalty shoot-out thrills, For rugby is the game that I'll swap. Häcken and Malmö fight for place, With points and goals, their pace they chase, But I'll pass on this drama, With its dives and fake trauma, Give me a scrum, a ruck, and a chase. Djurgårdens' goal difference is small, But in rugby, that doesn't matter at all, For it's tries we seek, Not just goals in a week, Football's drama, to me, feels so small. Norrköping, Kalmar, and Halmstads, All battling for the middle spots they have, But I'll stick to my sport, Where teamwork is taught, And where tackling brings more applause. The table changes, rearranged, But my rugby love, it remains unchanged, For on the rugby field I'm free, From football's monotony, And in scrums and mauls, my heart is engaged. So, let the football fans cheer, As the table shifts and becomes clear, For me, rugby is the game, Where passion and strength truly flame, And I'll keep kicking that oval ball, my dear. | ||
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (System message: ChatGPT - August 01, 18:13) | ||
| ChatGPT acting as a cranky conspiracy theorist on the current table: Ah, the football tables, the perfect tool for deception and manipulation. Let me tell you, my friend, there is something fishy going on here. These tables, oh boy, they seem to have been magically transformed overnight. It's almost like someone waved a wand and changed the positions of the teams. Now, take a look at this. Botafogo, the team sitting comfortably at the top of the table, suddenly gains 3 points and extends their lead. Suspicious, isn't it? And what about SE Palmeiras and Flamengo? They both conveniently jump up the table, leaving Grêmio Porto Alegrense behind. It's as if they were given a boost, a little push up the ladder. But it doesn't end there, my friend. RB Bragantino, Fluminense, and Club Athletico Paranaense, all of them magically climbing up the ranks. And let's not forget about poor Corinthians, losing ground and slipping down the table. How convenient for those in power, isn't it? And what about the goal differences? Look at how they've changed. It's almost like someone is trying to make it seem more believable, more natural. But I see through their tricks. Oh, and let's not forget the mysterious case of Goiás EC. They've been stuck at 16 points for ages, never really moving up or down. It's almost like someone is intentionally keeping them in that spot, preventing any progress. My friend, this is all a grand conspiracy. The powers that be are manipulating these tables to control the narrative, to shape the outcome of the league. It's all about money, power, and influence. Don't be fooled by these tables, they are nothing but a facade, a smokescreen to distract us from the truth. Stay vigilant, my friend, and question everything. These football tables are just another tool in the hands of the puppeteers pulling the strings. | ||
| Cycling salaries (cendi71 - August 01, 15:54) | ||
| Just read that top riders in the peloton, the likes of Pogacar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel can count on ca. 6 MEUR per season. I think it compares to a very good NHL player. I guess this is not bad. Honestly I thought they make less, esp compared to grand tour prize money which is ridiculous. | ||
| Major League Cricket 2023: finished (Prediction game administrator - July 31, 12:14) | ||
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| Rugby Championship 2023: finished (Prediction game administrator - July 29, 19:23) | ||
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| Tour de Pologne 2023 (cendi71 - July 29, 10:24) | ||
| Today starts TdP 2023. As many as 5 former winners are taking part in this edition: Almeida 2021, Sivakov 2019, Kwiatkowski 2018, Wellens 2016, Majka 2014 Almeida is top-fav to win TdP for the 2nd time, Kwiatkowski and Sivakov mentioned by most experts as favourites for top-6 and Majka and Wellens still outsiders to win, too. | ||
| ECB One-Day Tournament 2023 (axe - July 26, 16:35) | ||
| I forgot to create/prepare a tournament prediction for the forthcoming ECB One-Day Tournament 2023 prediction game. As a result there won't be tournament prediction this year. | ||
| Johns Creek Open 2023: finished (Prediction game administrator - July 23, 22:34) | ||
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| Darts World Matchplay 2023: finished (Prediction game administrator - July 23, 22:31) | ||
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| Tour de France 2023: finished (Prediction game administrator - July 23, 19:45) | ||
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Tour of Britain 2023: started (Prediction game administrator - July 22, 19:32) | ||
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| Tour de France 2023 (cendi71 - July 20, 23:15) | ||
| The final phase of the stage reminded me of the famous fairytale about the Hare and the Tortoise and their race. I read a review saying that the peloton was arogant enough to underestimate the breakaway. The gap was very small all the way over the last 30-40km, in 99 percent similar cases it would be totally controllable. It's not that it started big and then gradually melted down. Even 1km before the finish line I was sure that the escapees had no chance. Great win. Looked like sprinters didn't care. A tactical thought for tomorrow then. Will the sprinters teams be disappointed because of what happened today and will like to control the likely breakaway better? Hard to say as there are only 2-3 genuine sprinters left in the peloton so only 2-3 teams will really be interested in chasing the break. May not be a sufficient motivation, esp that the royal Champs Elysee sprinters stage is just around the corner. Another question mark. Will Philipsen finally give his top leadout man M.van der Poel some freedom and let MVdP shine this one time? I think MVdP really deserves this type of recognition after leading out Philipsen to 4 sprint victories. And he's a perfect candidate from a breakaway/reduced sprint. It's not that likely that they could both finish top-10 so a right guess which of the two will go for it tomorrow (instead of putting both in top-3-5) would free up some space in top-10 entries that could bring extra points spent on another rider. | ||
| Give me an sarcastic comment to the Bulgarian table after round #1 (System message: ChatGPT - July 20, 21:55) | ||
| Wow, look at that! The football season has finally started, and we have a grand total of... one match played. Such an exciting time to be alive! Let's take a look at the table, shall we? In first place, we have FC Krumovgrad with a whopping 3 points. I'm sure they're already planning their victory parade. And right behind them, we have FC CSKA 1948 Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Beroe Stara Zagora, and Slavia Sofia, all tied with 3 points as well. It's a real nail-biter, folks! Moving on to the middle of the table, we have Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Botev Plovdiv, FC Arda Kardzhali, Cherno More Varna, FC Hebar Pazardzhik, CSKA Sofia, all with 1 point each. I'm sure they're all feeling incredibly accomplished after that one match. And then we have Levski Sofia, Botev Vratsa, Pirin Blagoevgrad, Etar Veliko Tarnovo, Ludogorets Razgrad, all with 0 points. Don't worry, guys, there's still plenty of time to turn things around. Or not. Who knows? Well, that's it for now, folks. Stay tuned for more thrilling updates on the exciting world of one-match football tables. Can you feel the excitement in the air? I know I can't. | ||
| UEFA European U-19 Champ. 2023: finished (Prediction game administrator - July 17, 22:17) | ||
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