Wumo 3,001 Posted August 22, 2020 #1 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Prediction Contests Are Just-For-Fun Games You don't need to be an expert to take part in a Prediction Contest. If a mistake penalizes you, always keep in mind that everyone is in good faith. Competition Details City Various Cities Start Date August 29th, 2020 End Date September 20th, 2020 Participants 21 Gold Agger Silver hckosice Bronze Federer91 Instructions In order to post your predictions, you have to do the following: Select with your mouse specified content of the Post named Prediction Contest Design Copy the selected content Go to Reply Box at the end of the Page, click on "Reply to this topic" Paste the copied content ( When information "You have pasted content with formatting" appears at the end of the Reply Box, ignore it, it will disappear eventually. DO NOT click on "Remove formatting" under any circumstances) Once you have specified content in new Post, start making your predictions according to the Rules To post your predictions, click on "Submit Reply" button Rules For this Prediction Contest you are predicting the Top 3 results for each stage. To do that, you have to write the names and nations of the riders from the list of selected riders in the Riders column or write the name and nation of a rider that you believe will be in the Top 3 which is not listed. Notice! It's not an option to write, "Any Other Rider". This will not count and the score of the prediction will be 0 points. Predictors must pick/predict three riders, name and nation, for each stage. Predictors are allowed to change their predictions for an upcoming stage after the provisional standing of the most recent stage has been published and before the start of the next stage. Example: User A is allowed to change his/her Top 3 prediction for Stage 4 when the Provisional Standing of Day 3/Stage 3 has been published and before the start of Stage 4. Example Stage Top 3 Riders Nice - Nice Stage 1 August, 29th 1st: Greg Van Avermaet 2nd: Thomas de Gendt 3rd: Cees Bol Caleb Ewan Thomas De Gendt Philippe Gilbert Wout Van Aert Greg Van Avermaet Giacomo Nizzolo Matteo Trentin Cees Bol Alexander Kristoff Michal Kwiatkowski Peter Sagan Pick a Non-listed Rider Points will be awarded as follow: - For right predicted 1st Place - 4 points - For right predicted 2nd Place - 3 points - For right predicted 3rd Place - 2 points - For right predicted Rider, but wrong place - 1 point - Bonus points: 1 bonus point will be awarded to predictors who predicted all the riders in Top 3 correctly, regardless of order Example Stage Top 3 Riders Nice - Nice Stage 1 August, 29th 1st: Greg Van Avermaet 2nd: Thomas de Gendt 3rd: Cees Bol Caleb Ewan Thomas De Gendt Philippe Gilbert Wout Van Aert Greg Van Avermaet Giacomo Nizzolo Matteo Trentin Cees Bol Alexander Kristoff Michal Kwiatkowski Peter Sagan Pick a Non-listed Rider Results: 1. Greg Van Avermaet - 4 points 2. Thomas de Gendt - 3 points 3. Cees Bol - 2 points Bonus point: - 1 point Your total: 10 points 1. Greg Van Avermaet - 4 points 2. Cees Bol - 1 point 3. Thomas de Gendt - 1 point Bonus point: - 1 point Your total: 7 points 1. Greg Van Avermaet - 4 points 2. Matteo Trentin - 0 points 3. Thomas De Gendt - 1 point Bonus point: - 0 points Your total: 5 points 1. Greg Van Avermaet - 4 points 2. Edvald Boasson Hagen - 0 points 3. Matteo Trentin - 0 points Bonus point: - 0 points Your total: 4 points Classification Predictions Predictors will predict the Top 3s for the General, Points, Mountains and Young Rider Classifications. Predictors will/can come with their predictions for the Top 3s thrice during the prediction contest. Before Stage 1, on the rest day between Stage 9 and 10 and on the rest day between Stage 15 and 16. Points will be awarded as follow: Week 1 (Before Stage 1) - For right predicted 1st Place - 24 points - For right predicted 2nd Place - 22 points - For right predicted 3rd Place - 20 points - For right predicted Rider, but wrong place - 10 points Week 2 (After Stage 9 and Before Stage 10) - For right predicted 1st Place - 16 points - For right predicted 2nd Place - 14 points - For right predicted 3rd Place - 12 points - For right predicted Rider, but wrong place - 5 points Week 3 (After Stage 15 and Before Stage 16) - For right predicted 1st Place - 8 points - For right predicted 2nd Place - 6 points - For right predicted 3rd Place - 4 points - For right predicted Rider, but wrong place - 2 points Predictors do not have to post their Top 3 predictions every week. If a predictor doesn't post a Top 3 prediction before Stage 10 or Stage 16, their predictions from the start of the contest or the previous week will count as their offical Top 3 predictions. Predictors are not allowed to change their Classification predictions outside these abovementioned stages and time slots. Example Classification Predictions General 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-9) Greg Van Avermaet Thomas de Gendt Cees Bol If Greg Van Avermaet wins Tour De France and a user predicts this before Stage 1, he/she will be awarded 24 points. TB Rules If two or more contestants have the same number of points at the end, Tie-Break rule will be applied to break the tie. Number or perfect predictions throughout the contest will be compared for the involved contestants. If they are still tied, number of correct 1st Places will be compared, then number of 2nd Places and at the end number of 3rd places. If players are still tied, the number of correct predicted places in the Classification predictions will be taken into consideration. Example Contestant 1: 6x10, 12x4, 10x3, 7x2 Contestant 2: 6x10, 12x4, 8x3, 8x2 Contestant 1 will be placed ahead of Contestant 2. Contestant with most points wins the competition. The Ranking is determined by the Sum of Points the Contestant scores in all predicted Stages and Classification Predictions. You can enter the Contest whenever you want. The moment you post your predictions is the moment when you are entering the Contest and your points will be calculated for all the stages you predicted AND which haven't started. In order to earn points from the start, you should post your predictions before the start of the first stage of Tour De France - August 29th, 14:15 (GMT +2) If you want to comment on this Prediction Contest, please use Prediction Contests - Discussion Thread only. If you have problem with the format, you can post your predictions in simplified format. Also, if the forum is down, or you cannot access the forum for any reason, you can send your predictions on e-mail: totallympics.predictions@gmail.com. Make sure your predictions are understandable. For instance, 1 - Greg Van Avermaet, 2 - Thomas De Gendt, 3 - Cees Bol, means Greg Van Avermaet becomes 1st, Thomas De Gendt becomes 2nd and Cees Bol becomes 3rd. And please, write your Totallympics username so the contest manager can know who actually sent predictions. Every contestant MUST HIDE own predictions. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of prediction post. Do the same with "[ /hide]" at the end of prediction post too. The hidden content will appear to other users as follows: You cannot see this If you have any other questions concerning this prediction contest, problems with format, editing etc... please, contact the contest manager via Personal Message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 3,001 Posted August 22, 2020 Author #2 Share Posted August 22, 2020 You MUST hide your post. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of the prediction post. Do the same at the end of the prediction post with "[ /hide]" too. PREDICTION DESIGN - START COPYING HERE ---> [ hide] Tour De France - Week 1 - Stage 1-9 Stage Top 3 Riders Nice - Nice Stage 1 August, 29th 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Caleb Ewan Thomas De Gendt Philippe Gilbert Wout Van Aert Greg Van Avermaet Giacomo Nizzolo Matteo Trentin Cees Bol Alexander Kristoff Michal Kwiatkowski Peter Sagan Pick a Non-listed Rider Nice - Nice Stage 2 August, 30th 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Thomas De Gendt Tim Wellens Egan Bernal Julian Alaphilippe Warren Barguil Alexey Lutsenko Michal Kwiatkowski Pavel Sivakov Matej Mohoric Primoz Roglic Pick a Non-listed Rider Nice - Sisteron Stage 3 August, 31st 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Caleb Ewan Bryan Coquard Sam Bennett Niccolò Bonifazio Elia Viviani Giacomo Nizzolo Cees Bol Alexander Kristoff Peter Sagan Pick a Non-listed Rider Sisteron - Orcières Stage 4 September, 1st 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Tim Wellens Egan Bernal Jan Hirt Julian Alaphilippe Daniel Martin Davide Formolo Alexey Lutsenko Michal Kwiatkowski Mikel Nieve Alejandro Valverde Primoz Roglic Pick a Non-listed Rider Gap - Privas Stage 5 September, 2nd 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Caleb Ewan Wout Van Aert John Degenkolb André Greipel Sam Bennett Sonny Colbrelli Elia Viviani Cees Bol Alexander Kristoff Peter Sagan Pick a Non-listed Rider Le Teil - Mont Aigoual Stage 6 September, 3rd 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Thomas De Gendt Egan Bernal Miguel Ángel López Jan Hirt Julian Alaphilippe Alexey Lutsenko Tom Dumoulin Alejandro Valverde Primoz Roglic Tadej Pogacar Pick a Non-listed Rider Millau - Lavaur Stage 7 September, 4th 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Caleb Ewan Wout Van Aert Bryan Coquard John Degenkolb André Greipel Sam Bennett Sonny Colbrelli Giacomo Nizzolo Elia Viviani Cees Bol Alexander Kristoff Peter Sagan Pick a Non-listed Rider Cazéres - Loudenvielle Stage 8 September, 5th 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Egan Bernal Sergio Higuita Daniel Felipe Martínez Julian Alaphilippe Lennard Kämna Adam Yates Tom Dumoulin Pavel Sivakov Alejandro Valverde Primoz Roglic Tadej Pogacar Pick a Non-listed Rider Pau - Laruns Stage 9 September, 6th 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Thomas De Gendt Egan Bernal Jan Hirt Julian Alaphilippe Warren Barguil Daniel Martin Davide Formolo Alexey Lutsenko Alejandro Valverde Matej Mohoric Tadej Pogacar Primoz Roglic Pick a Non-listed Rider General 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-9) Points 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stages 1-9) Mountains 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stage 1-9) Young Rider 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Week 1 (Stage 1-9) [ /hide] ---> PREDICTION DESIGN - STOP COPYING HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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