How about having a Tour de France Contest for the Ageless Bicycle Club and friends? No cost to enter (cheaper than our club dues.) You pick your favorite rider to win each of the colored jerseys for the 2024 Tour de France and the Stage 21 Time-trial (and his margin of victory.) Collect the most points to win. You don't have to know all the riders (tho that might help). You might do some research for your picks, or pick last year's winners, or the best names, or the best-looking jerseys, or throw darts at a list of the riders. And also, the winner gets paid-up dues for 2 years and bragging rights on all rides for an entire year!
A new rule (well the only rule) was added to this year’s contest called the Pogačar Rule. You must choose a different rider for each jersey and the time-trial. (That's 5 different riders)
Polka-Dot (maillot à pois rouges) King of the Mountain
White (maillot blanc) Best Young Rider
Stage 21 (individual time-trial) Winner and margin of victory (Tie-breaker)
Scoring will be as follows: Yellow, 20 points for 1st place finisher down to 1 point for 20th place; Green, Polka-dot, and White score 10 points for 1st place down to 1 point for 10th place. There are a total of 50 possible poinst to be earned. If necessary, the winner and margin of victory of the Stage 21 Time Trial will be a tie breaker. I’ll figure out the interim points earned at each rest day and then the final results. I’ll post the leaders on our website and GroupMe. Please return your choices by 28. June, as the TdF starts on the 29th. Please send your list of winners (in order) to [email protected] Please put TDF Contest in Subject line