William Hill was consulted for the odds for the top 12 places on this years' tour plus one other rider. Each of the 13 riders was given a random number selected by the "Indecipherable Variable Acquisition of Numbers machine (The IVAN machine)
Each entrant then selected their own number as follows: Pronounced in the strongest possible Geordie accent
Froome--- Steve
Porte--- Artur
Quintana--- Martin
Contador--- Pete
Yates --- Tracey
Bardet--- Nick
Valverde--- Neil
Fuglsang--- Wayne
Aru--- Richard
Doumoulin--- Malcolm
Thomas--- Adrian
Chaves --- Ivan
Any other--- Phil
Anyone who hasn't yet paid, please be sure to give Ivan their £1 by next Saturday, without being asked for it.
Each entrant then selected their own number as follows: Pronounced in the strongest possible Geordie accent
Froome--- Steve
Porte--- Artur
Quintana--- Martin
Contador--- Pete
Yates --- Tracey
Bardet--- Nick
Valverde--- Neil
Fuglsang--- Wayne
Aru--- Richard
Doumoulin--- Malcolm
Thomas--- Adrian
Chaves --- Ivan
Any other--- Phil
Anyone who hasn't yet paid, please be sure to give Ivan their £1 by next Saturday, without being asked for it.