The Volta a Catalunya and its clothing sponsor Sumattory are offering readers a chance to win a leader’s jersey from race, signed by the race winner.
Just predict the winner of each day’s stage and you could have a signed race jersey from the World Tour.
The Prize
A signed leader’s jersey from the Volta a Catalunya from Sumattory, the cycle clothing company from the Pyrenees.
The Rules
Just name the winner of each stage left in the race via a comment below. Now that we’ve had a few stages it should be easier to work out who you want to back and who’s off the pace.
You can submit your picks every remaining stage in one go (eg Stage 4, 5, 6 and 7 now) or you can do it day by day, (eg Stage 4 now, then Stage 5 the next day).
Either way you need to get your pick in before midday Euro time for each stage.
The race ends on Sunday and you’ll find stage profiles in Monday’s race preview.
If your pick is in the top 10 then I’ll award 15 points to the winner, 10 for second place, 8 for third and then 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points down to tenth place. At the end of the race your points will be totalled up and the highest score will get the jersey.
{ 219 comments… read them below or add one }
I can’t win the jersey for ethical reasons because I’m supposed to run the competition… but I’ll still try some picks.
Stage 4: Nairo Quintana
Stage 4 Nairo Quintana
Stage 4: joaquim rodriguez
Stage 4: Valverde
Quintana
tiebreaker??
A rare outcome but if it happens I’ll put the winning names into a random generator (aka Excel) and let the computer choose.
or you cut they choose. .
Stage 4: Joaquim Rodriguez…..winning at home!
stage 4 Pinot
Stage 4: Alejandro Valverde
Stage 5: Julien Simon
Stage 6: Nicholas Roche
Stage 7: Rinaldo Nocentini
I hope I can change Valverde to Rodriguez.
Sorry, in-stage picks can’t be changed.
Stage 4: Alejandro Valverde
Stage 5: Samuel Dumoulin
Stage 6: Chris Anker Sorensen
Stage 7: Joaquim Rodríguez
Stage 4 Scarponi
Stage 4: Wiggins
Stage 5: Wiggins
Stage 6: Wiggins
Stage 7: Wiggins
Hedging your bets…
Stage 4: Joaquim Rodriquez
de Gendt
Stage 4: Alejandro Valverde
Stage 5: Samuel Dumoulin
Stage 6: Bradley Wiggins
Stage 7: Joaquim Rodríguez
Stage 4: Thomas De Gendt
Stage 4 Gesink
Stage 5 TdG
Stage 6 Wiggo
Stage 7 JRod
I`ll perm all the selections
Stage 4: Wiggins
Nairo Quintana
stage 4 Pozzovivo
stage 4 – Mikel Nieve
Rodríguez
Stage 4 – Rodriguez
Stage 4: Thibaut Pinot
Stage 5: Andrea Guardini
Stage 6: Carlos Betancur
Stage 7: Simon Gerrans
Guardini abandoned, so I will change my stage 5 pick to Gianni Meersman
4: Valverde
5: uran
6: Betancur
7: Purito
Overall: Valverde
Stage 4 – Alejandro Valverde
Stage 5 – Gianni Meersman
Stage 6 – Joaquim Rodriguez
Stage 7 – Joaquim Rodriguez
Stage 4 : Valverde
Stage 5 : Meersman
Stage 6 : Valverde
Stage 7 : Rodriguez
Stage 4: Quintana
Stage 4: Valverde
Stage 5: Dumoulin
Stage 6: Purito
Stage 7: Purito
(stage 4 – Mikel Nieve – already voted in a previous post)
stage 5 – Andy Fenn
stage 6 – George Bennett
stage 7 – Rigoberto Uran
Stage 4: Joaquim Rodriguez
stage 4: wiggins
stage 5: meersmann
stage 6: txurruka
stage 7: valverde
since valverde crashed out
rodriguez for stage 7
Stage 4: POZZOVIVO Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)
Stage 5: URAN URAN Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)
Stage 6: PINOT Thibaut (FDJ)
Stage 7: HAEDO Lucas Sebastian (CANNONDALE)
Stage 4: Valverde
Stage4: Betancur
Stage5: Arroyo
Stage6: Valverde
Stage7: Purito
Stage 4 – Domenico Pozzovivo!
I’ll go out on a flyer with Peter Stetina on 4
4: Wiggins
5: Meersman
6: Valverde
7: Rodriguez
stage4: de gendt
4: Van Den Broeck
5: Meersman
6: Valverde
7: Valverde
Stage 4: Valverde
Stage 4: Rodriguez
Stage 5: Fenn
Stage 6: Nocentini
Stage 7: Valverde
4: Rodriguez
5: Meersman
6: Dumoulin
7: Valverde
Stage 4: Nairo Quintana
Stage 4: Chris Horner
Stage 5: Chris Horner
Stage 6: Chris Horner
Stage 7: Chris Horner
Stage 4: N. Quintana
Stage 5: J. Meersman
Stage 6: A. Valverde
Stage 7: “Purito” Rodriguez
stage 4: Gesink
stage 5: Gesink
stage 6: Gesink
stage 7: Gesink
stage 4 – Valverde
Stage 4: Joaquim Rodríguez
Stage 5: Julien Simon
Stage 6: Samuel Dumoulin
Stage 7: Alejandro Valverde
Stage 4 will be Quintana again!
Stage 4 – J Rod
Stage 4: J. Rodriguez
Stage 4 – Rodriguez
Stage 4 – Fuglsgang
Stage4- T. Pinot
Stage 4
Rodriguez
Stage 4- Rigoberto Uran
Stage 5- Gianni Meersman
Stage 6- Simon Gerrans
Stage 7- Alejandro Valverde
Stage 4: Igor Anton Hernandez
Stage 4: Wiggins
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage 6: Valverde
Stage 7: Rodriquez
Anton
Stage 4: Quintana
Stage 4: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha)
Stage 5: Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
Stage 6: Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil)
Stage 7: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha)
Stage 4 Nico Roche
Stage 5 Meersman
Stage 6 Simon Gerrans
Stage 7 Valverde
Stage 4 : Alejandro Valverde
Stage 5 : Fenn
Stage 6 : Meersman
Stage 7 : Gerrans
Stage 4: Joaquim Rodríguez
Stage 5: Andrea Guardini
Stage 6: Gianni Mersman
Stage 7: Alejandro Valverde
Stage 4 – Wiggins
Stage 4: Rujano
Stage 5: Valverde
Stage 6: De Gendt
Stage 7 : Gerrans
Stage 4 – Dan Martin
Stage 5 – Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso
Mikel nieve
*stage 6 – Mikel nieve
Stage 4: Dan Martin
Stage 4: Jurgen VDB
Stage 5: Simon Gerrans
Stage 6: Thomas De Gendt
Stage 7: Gianni Meersman
Yeah I believe in my compatriots
J Rod please for Stage 4
Joaquim Rodriguez
4. Joaquim Rodríguez
5.Julien Simon
6. Rujano
7.Valverde
Stage 4: Dan Martin
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage 6: Bradley Wiggins
Stage 7: Gerrans
todays stage – Quintana
Stage 4: Quintana
Stage 4–Joaquim “Purito” Rodriguez
Stage 5–Robert Kiserlovski
Stage 4: Pinot
Stage 4: Van Den Broek
S4: Dan Martin
Stage 4: rodriguez
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage 4: Valverde
4: Rodriguez
5: Meersman
6: Martin
7:Wiggins
Stage 4: Wiggins
I think a break will be let go today so someone well down on GC will win the stage. Therefore I’ll have a punt on Biel Kadri
Stage 4; Alejandro Valverde
Stage Nairo Quintana (Mov)
Stage 4: Rodriguez
Stage 4: Nairo Quintana
Stage 5: Samuel Dumoulin
Stage 6: Bradley Wiggins
Stage 7: Joaquim Rodríguez
Stage 4: Joaquim Rodriguez
Stage 4: J-Rod
Daniel Martin
Here’s hoping for a winning streak after a good start yesterday
I’ll go for Samuel Dumoulin today… (Stage 5)
Good morning. Ill go for Simon Gerrans today, Stage 6. Thanks inrng!
Final stage, gotta be close. I’m going to go safe with Katusha’s leader, J-Rod, El Purito, Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver. Gràcies inrng!
Wiggins!!!
Stage 4 – Scarponi.
Stage 4: Valverde
Stage 5: Simon
Stage 6: De Gendt
Stage 7: Fenn
Stage 4: Joaquim Rodriguez
Stage 5: Guardini
Stage 6: Gerrans
Stage 7: Joaquim Rodriguez
Stage 4: Bradley Wiggins
Stage 5: Bradley Wiggins
Stage 6: Bradley Wiggins
Stage 7: Bradley Wiggins.
Stage 4: Rodriguez he’d love to win the queen stage at home!
Stage 4 – Rodriquez
Stage 5 – Meersman
Stage 6 – De gendt
Stage 7 – Valverde
Stage 4 – Quintana
Stage 4: Dani Navarro
Stage 5: Guardini
Stage 6: Urán
Stage 7: Urán
Stage 4: Joaquim Rodriguez
Stage 5: Gianni Meersman
Stage 6: Thomas De Gendt
Stage 7: Joaquim Rodriguez
Stage 4; Valverde
Stage 5; S Dumoulin
Stage 6; Valverde
Stage7; Valverde
Stage 4 Rodriguez
Stage 4: Rodriguez
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage 6: Valverde
Stage 7: Rodriguez
Stage 4: Valverde
Pinot or Rodriguez, Pinot or Rodriguez…..
I’m going Rodriguez.
Quintana
Stage 4 – A.Valverde
(Rodriguez and Quintana are strong options too but I’ll plump for Valverde even though I’m not a particular fan. All three looking in good form. I was impressed with Wiggins on stage 3 so will be interesting how he fares on the queen stage)
Stage 4 –> Nairo Quintana
Stage 5 –> Gianni Meersman
Stage 6 –> Valerio Agnoli
Stage 7 –> Joaquim Rodriguez
Rodriquez
Stage 4: jrod
Valverde
Rodriguez
stage 4 rodriguez
Stage 4: quintana
4 – Joaquim Rodriguez
5 – Samuel Dumoulin
6 – Simon Gerrans
7 – Alejandro Valverde
Since Valverde has pulled out, I will change my stage 7 pick to Joaquim Rodriguez if that is allowed.
Done.
People can change their picks until midday Euro time tomorrow (Sunday).
A tactical change forced by Mr Gaffney. I will change from Purito to Meersman
4 – Alejandro Valverde
5 – Gianni Meersman
6 – Chris Anker Sorensen
7 – Joaquim Rodriguez
Stage4- Purito
Stage 5 Samuel Dumoulin
Stage 6 Thomas De Gent
Stage 7- Alejandro Valverde
Stage 4: De Gendt
Stage 5: Guardini
Stage 6: Zaugg
Stage 7: Rodriguez
Thanks inrng!
Stage 4: Purito
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage 6: Valverde
Stage 7: Wiggins
Hey Inring, thanks again for the cool contest and prize. Valverde out so:
Stage 4: Purito
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage 6: Roche
Stage 7: Wiggins
Is it too late to change from Valverde to Rodriguez?
Yea, I’d like to change that for Stage 6 also.
A reply would be nice.
You can change your future picks.
All picks have to be in BY MIDDAY each day but I’ll let people’s stage 4 picks stand for today.
Please aim to put your Stage 5 picks in by midday European time.
Slightly confused,
So was my stage 4 pick left as Valverde or changed to JRod.
I’m happy to acecpt my fate if it’s Valverde, but it’s nice to know which end of the game I’m at.
Yes, you have to have Valverde. Otherwise people can keep submitting picks during the stage and then insert the winner’s name five seconds after they cross the line!
All picks have to be made by midday, I was being nice to accept your choice of Valverde after the deadline. Hope this sounds fair.
I love your work and I don’t want to be a hassle and I’d reply to your comment but I can’t for some reason. I’m happy to have my pick stay as Valverde or be switched to JRod but I want to be clear on the events.
I chose Valverde first, then when I heard he crashed I asked if I could switch to JRod well before the final climb but before the cut0off. You said yes I’d have to have Valverde (my original choice), but then you said you’d be nice and grant me Valverde (who I didn’t want). So what was my rider?
Again… You’re the man. Just want to know where I stand. And to save you explaining your decision, just give me a name.
After the cutoff. Idiot!
Stage 4: Bradley Wiggins
Stage 5: Joaquim Rodríguez
Stage 6: Bradley Wiggins
Stage 7: Joaquim Rodríguez
Can i amend my guesses as Valverde has abandoned?
Can I amend my choice as jrod didn’t win.
Sure, every can amend picks as long as they do this before midday of the stage in question.
Stage 5: Andrea Guardini
Previous Picks:
Stage 4 – Joaquim Rodríguez
New Pick:
Stage 5 – Andrew Fenn
Stage 6: Bradley Wiggins
Stage 5 Gianni Meersman
Stage 6 Hesjedal
Stage 7 Rodriguez
st.5: Fenn
st.6: Scarponi
st.7: “Purito”
Stage 5 Andrew Fenn
Good luck with all the picks, keep them coming and even if you missed today’s stage you can still win with some good choices for the next few days.
I’m collating them into a spreadsheet but it’s an awkward data entry task.
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage 5: Fenn
Stage 5: Samuel Dumoulin
stage 5: Meersman
Hi, after Valverde crashed out can I chang my Stage 7 selection to Rodriguez?
Thanks for organising and great prize. Cheers
Stage 5 – Meersman
Changing stage 7 to purito due to Valerde’s crash
Stage 5. Meersman
Stage 5: Ligthart
Stage 5 – Samuel Dumoulin
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage5: Dumoulin
Changing my stage 6 pic as Valverde abandoned so my next three are:
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage 6: Wiggins
Stage 7: Rodriguez
Stage 5: Meersman
Ta!
Stage 5: Meersman
Stage 5 : Fenn
5. Koldo Fernandez
stage 5: Joaquin Rodrigues
stage 6: Joaquin Rodrigues
stage 7: Joaquin Rodrigues
stage 5: Gianni Meersman
S5 Meersman
stage 5 – Gianni Meersman
stage 6 – Thomas De Gendt
stage 7 – Joaquim Rodriguez
St6: Steven Kruijswijk
St7: J-Rod
Stage 6: De Gendt
Stage 7: Joaquim Rodríguez
Previous picks
Stage 4 pinot
Stage 5 Fenn
Stage 6 Julien Simon
Stage 4: Wiggins (done)
Stage 5: Meersman (done)
Stage 6: Rodriquez
Stage 7: Rodriquez
Stage 6 – Dan Martin
Stage 6. Meersman
Stage 6 – J Rod
Stage 6: Dan Martin
Stage 6 meersman
Stage 7 Rodriguez
Still all to play for, here are the standings so far:
20 Dave H
20 divporter
20 Drplumbster
19 jeremy
19 Tj Key
16 Chris rowell
15 Lachlan Simpson
15 MikeClark
15 maremon @ telefonica.net
15 JP
15 Marsman
14 Adrian de Nijs
14 Jesper
14 Juanpablo
14 Lucy Bridge
14 Ludovic surina
14 Martin Green
14 Matt Vandre
14 Rhys0017
11 GMS
11 Gonzalo González
10 Andrew Bridge
10 Espresso
10 George W
10 Liam Gaffney
10 Manuel Pérez
10 Sergio
10 TJ Knight
10 Nick
10 andmujika
10 Jamba
10 Joe K
10 Ankush
10 Nuncio
10 anantelope
10 Dan
10 John S
10 Rasmus Baaner
10 Velotoday
9 Harry R
9 ward v
8 Erika B
8 Michael Heslop
8 PM
7 Souln
7 Robert G
6 Theo
5 BigSigh
5 Jordan Decker
5 OH
5 peloton.pl
5 Raulinho
5 Eric Bowen
5 Murf
5 B W
5 Not Bradley Wiggins
5 Ablindeye
5 Chris Poole
5 Pirtti
4 alan j
4 Andy
4 Ask M
4 Atanas A.
4 Bat Chainpuller
4 denilzon
4 Duncan
4 Erik Berendsen
4 Felix
4 Georgia Dee
4 kristian
4 LanceR
4 Mihai C
4 Nick
4 Paul I.
4 Sam Gray
4 simon
4 Zach Houvener
4 Robert
3 Sinai
1 Not Christ Horner
1 George Poolman
1 Kento
1 Thunder
If you think I’ve got the points wrong for you, let me know as it’s manual work to manage this and mistakes can happen.
Stage 6: thibault Pinot
And I can’t see my name on the list.
You have 4 points from Meersman yesterday
Stage 6 Gianni Meersman
Stage 7 Joaquim Rodriguez
stage 6 – Julien Simon
Stage 6 : Meersman
Have an error to connect : “Error establishing a database connection”. Hope pick is accept.
Got it.
I might be missing something but I think Liam Gaffney should be ahead of me having predicted Martin, Dumoulin and Gerrans thus far. I am happy to be wrong though.
Correct, I’ll redo the numbers.
Here’s the leaderboard, updated and hopefully fixed although provisional for now. Let me know if you think your points need adjusting, a commissaire’s report takes 10 seconds.
40 Liam Gaffney
35 Dave H
25 Jamba
22 GMS
20 Drplumbster
20 divporter
20 andmujika
20 Ankush
19 kristian
19 LanceR
19 Duncan
19 Sam Gray
18 George W
15 Jordan Decker
15 LWB
15 Lachlan Simpson
15 MikeClark
15 OH
15 Dominic O’Brien
15 Ian Murphy
14 Tj Key
14 Jesper
14 Juanpablo
14 Martin Green
14 Nick
14 Georgia Dee
14 Ludovic surina
14 Matt Vandre
14 Lucy Bridge
14 Adrian de Nijs
14 Rhys0017
14 Souln
14 alan j
14 Bat Chainpuller
13 PM
12 Erik Berendsen
12 Zach Houvener
12 Gonzalo González
11 Raulinho
10 Sergio
10 TJ Knight
10 JP
10 Nuncio
10 Manuel Pérez
10 Andrew Bridge
10 Chris rowell
10 Espresso
10 Nick
10 Joe K
10 anantelope
10 Dan
10 John S
10 Rasmus Baaner
10 Velotoday
10 Chris Poole
10 Robert
10 AlecR
10 Neil
10 SARU
10 will h
9 Mihai C
9 denilzon
9 simon
8 Erika B
8 Michael Heslop
8 Ablindeye
8 Pirtti
8 Sinai
8 George Poolman
8 Buyruk
8 JW
8 Oliver McCarthy
8 Sasha
8 Sean
7 Stevhan Ti
7 Graeme Porter
6 Alan Schenkel
6 tonyrone
5 BigSigh
5 Paul I.
5 peloton.pl
5 Matt E
5 Not Bradley Wiggins
5 Mike L
5 seren
5 Huw Jones
5 Little Tom
4 jeremy
4 Andy
4 Felix
4 Ask M
4 Harry R
4 Atanas A.
4 ward v
4 steve
3 LFR
3 Tim
1 maremon @ telefonica.net
1 Dontcoast
1 Valverde
Stage 7 J Rod
Stage 7. – J Rod
Stage 7 – JRod. Not that it matters, I can’t win from here.
Can’t win but I’m going to take a patriotic punt on Wiggo for stage 7
Just for the fun.
Stage 7 : Gerrans
Liam Gaffney wins – please email me.
No points scored on the final stage.
Here’s the GC:
40 Liam Gaffney
35 Dave H
25 Jamba
22 GMS
20 Ankush
20 divporter
20 Drplumbster
20 andmujika
19 Duncan
19 kristian
19 LanceR
19 Sam Gray
18 George W
15 Jordan Decker
15 Lachlan Simpson
15 Dominic O’Brien
15 Ian Murphy
15 LWB
15 MikeClark
15 OH
14 Jesper
14 Juanpablo
14 Lucy Bridge
14 Martin Green
14 Rhys0017
14 Tj Key
14 Georgia Dee
14 Matt Vandre
14 Nick
14 Adrian de Nijs
14 alan j
14 Bat Chainpuller
14 Ludovic surina
14 Souln
13 PM
12 Erik Berendsen
12 Zach Houvener
12 Gonzalo González
11 Raulinho
10 Chris rowell
10 JP
10 Manuel Pérez
10 Sergio
10 TJ Knight
10 Andrew Bridge
10 Nuncio
10 AlecR
10 anantelope
10 Chris Poole
10 Dan
10 Espresso
10 Joe K
10 John S
10 Neil
10 Nick
10 Rasmus Baaner
10 Robert
10 SARU
10 Velotoday
10 will h
9 denilzon
9 Mihai C
9 simon
8 Erika B
8 Ablindeye
8 Buyruk
8 George Poolman
8 JW
8 Michael Heslop
8 Oliver McCarthy
8 Pirtti
8 Sasha
8 Sean
8 Sinai
7 Stevhan Ti
7 Graeme Porter
6 Alan Schenkel
6 tonyrone
5 Paul I.
5 Matt E
5 peloton.pl
5 BigSigh
5 Mike L
5 Not Bradley Wiggins
5 Huw Jones
5 Little Tom
5 seren
4 Ask M
4 Atanas A.
4 Felix
4 jeremy
4 Harry R
4 Andy
4 steve
4 ward v
3 LFR
3 Tim
1 maremon @ telefonica.net
1 Dontcoast
1 Valverde
Yeaaa! Thanks inrng, the first thing I’ve won since musical chairs at my 9th birthday party.