Wee bit of fun ahead of this weekends opener, give us your top 3 Gents and Ladies…

Word of warning, my predictions are generally utter shite.

Hommes…

1. Bruni
2. Hart
3. Greenland

Femmes…

1. Rach
2. Seagrave
3. Manon

No racing as the world ends as soon as a 29er crosses the start line

Minaar’s bike is so long he’ll get 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

Herren
1. Gwinn
2. Vergier
3. Mr Minn

Damen
1. Seagrave
2. Atherton
3. Miller

All a stab in the dark as they’ve not even practised yet

Hasn’t gwin won last two years there?

Yeah but Bruni was up last year and then had a crash

Gentlemen

1.Gwin
2.Hart
3.Minaar

Ladies

1.Seagrave
2.Carpenter
3.Atherton

Hart all the way – he’s on fire!

If the track at Lourdes stay slippery he’ll get off to the winning start he needs.

29ers will be all over the place!

1. Gwin
2. Hart
3. Minaar…..just to rile the anti 29er hordes.

1. Atherton
2. Seagrave
3. Nicole

Can’t wait, any other teams running 29ers?

1 Bruni
2 Gwin
3 Brayton

1 Atherton
2 Carpenter
3 Nicole

1. Gwin
2. Min
3. Bruni

1. Rach
2. Manon
3. Nicole

1 Bruni
2 Hart
3 Minaar

1 Atherton
2 Nicole
3 Seagrave

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/article/aaron-gwins-yt-tues-49784/

1. Gwin
2. Hart
3. Gee Atherton

1. Rach
2. Seagrave
3. Manon

Cannot wait…

Greenland will do well this year, surprised not to see him in anyone’s list!

For me then;

1/ Hart
2/ Gwinn
3/ Greenland

Cyclelife, check the OP re Greenland…

29ers will be all over the place![b]podium[/b]

Can’t wait, any other teams running 29ers?

I reckon Trek will be.

For me:

Hart
Atherton G
Greenland

Atherton R
Carpenter
Seagrave

UK top 6 😀

Cyclelife, check the OP re Greenland..

Silly me!

I honestly think calling it for the mens’ is a mug’s game, everyone that gets named in this thread could take any of the podium seats, and more besides… Especially if the weather gives us a bit of chaos.

(secretly I want a 29er to win, just because the reactions will be worth seeing)

TBH, mines a wish list but I’m sure Danny will be there.

If a 29er wins I’ll……….. (Title for a new thread?).

If a 29er wins, I couldn’t really give a toss, wheel size is about the last thing I’m thinking of whilst watching some of the planets fastest riders battle it out.

Amazed by how much importance folks place on it tbh…

But if it’s giving an advantage then we should have some UCI standards in place as in road racing.

Hombres…
1. Loic
2. Danny
3. Gwinn

Senoritas…
1. Rachel
2. Myriam
3. Tahnee