Velogames Tour de France 2015 - spoiler tags required for same day race info

Darkglasses · 24-06-2015 10:06pm #1

Ladies and Gents,

Time for the biggest one of the year, and probably the most difficult one yet. Fantasy Tour de France 2015

Free to enter, just for fun. Register on www.velogames.com

League Name: Boards de France
League Code: 24225905

Good luck, have fun

mhiggy09 · 25-06-2015 12:59am

This year will be near impossible to pick a team. So many riders to choose and so many in good form.

waywardchild · 25-06-2015 6:06pm

anyidea when the final team lists will be posted

Darkglasses · 25-06-2015 6:08pm

waywardchild wrote: »

anyidea when the final team lists will be posted

The remaining ones will be announced over the next 4 days or so

dastardly00 · 29-06-2015 12:15pm

I've entered. The final list of riders still needs to updated on the website.

Bugsy2000 · 29-06-2015 1:02pm

Forget Contador & his double. The real story is can I do the Velogames double!! Not likely I have to say.

After much consternation about the inclusion of Betancur in my Giro team, I ditched him last minute but had supreme confidence in the remainder of my team (To tell the truth, no one was as surprised as I that I won)

Bloody hard to call this time around though. The points are in someone with a few stage victories really, never mind a Top 5 finish. Do ya go for some classics riders for week one or climbers for later on. Hmmmmmm....

Boscoirl · 29-06-2015 1:13pm

Signed up

Dr. Bre · 29-06-2015 9:14pm

nibali is cheap enough and I think he will love the first week rather than Quintana froome contador

spock. · 29-06-2015 9:22pm

Are people going with 2 sprinters?
I have Cav and Dekenkolb at the moment but might switch Dekenkolb for another climber.

dastardly00 · 29-06-2015 9:23pm

spock. wrote: »

Are people going with 2 sprinters?
I have Cav and Dekenkolb at the moment but might switch Dekenkolb for another climber.

I'm thinking Cav as my sprinter and Sagan as my wildcard.

spock. · 29-06-2015 9:38pm

dastardly00 wrote:

I'm thinking Cav as my sprinter and Sagan as my wildcard.

I can't afford Sagan unfortunately (have Froome and Nibali)
I'm gonna stick with Dekenkolb as the wildcard. Having looked at the route again I reckon he can get a stage win and a few top 5s.

mamax · 30-06-2015 12:02am

Signed up too

REBELSAFC · 30-06-2015 1:46pm

Sagan is the big decision for me. Current form V historically massive Velogames points collector.

crosstownk · 30-06-2015 2:01pm

I'll give this a go this year as I'm off the bike at the moment. It might help alleviate the bad dose of cabin fever.......

Dr. Bre · 30-06-2015 9:45pm

sagan is a points machine in the tour. is it worth having 2 sprinters or 1 tho?

dragratchet · 30-06-2015 9:49pm

Dr. Bre wrote: »

sagan is a points machine in the tour. is it worth having 2 sprinters or 1 tho?

you've got your big bunch mayhem sprints and your reduced bunch sprints, sagan is suited to the latter so i have him in with a big bunch sprinter too. degenkolb would be good instead of sagan too

topcat77 · 01-07-2015 9:01am

Bugsy2000 wrote: »

Forget Contador & his double. The real story is can I do the Velogames double!! Not likely I have to say.

After much consternation about the inclusion of Betancur in my Giro team, I ditched him last minute but had supreme confidence in the remainder of my team (To tell the truth, no one was as surprised as I that I won)

Bloody hard to call this time around though. The points are in someone with a few stage victories really, never mind a Top 5 finish. Do ya go for some classics riders for week one or climbers for later on. Hmmmmmm....

Wasn't happy when you passed me on the last 2 stages. dam fabian aru and his late wins :mad:

snollup · 01-07-2015 11:07am

Anyone know how we could get the boards jersey added to the selection

dastardly00 · 01-07-2015 11:13am

snollup wrote: »

Anyone know how we could get the boards jersey added to the selection

Sounds like a great idea!

I presume you just need to contact Velogames and ask them if they could add a jersey.

Would we need permission from Boards first?

Darkglasses · 01-07-2015 11:46am

dastardly00 wrote: »

Sounds like a great idea!

I presume you just need to contact Velogames and ask them if they could add a jersey.

Would we need permission from Boards first?

Yeah I think the velogames guy is happy to add any jerseys to the game. I can make the enquiries if people want? We might have to make the thumbnail image ourselves, I wouldn't really know how to do it but I'm sure someone here does!

I'll run it by Dav but I'm sure that'll be grand.

brianoak · 01-07-2015 2:55pm

I'm in!

Captain Havoc · 01-07-2015 6:23pm

Alberto Contador Tinkoff - Saxo 20
Ryder Hesjedal Team Cannondale - Garmin 8
Daniel Martin Team Cannondale - Garmin 10
Nairo Quintana Movistar Team 22
Sam Bennett Bora-Argon 18 8
Nicolas Roche Team Sky 8
Tony Martin Etixx - Quick Step 8
Lars Boom Astana Pro Team 6
Pierre Rolland Team Europcar 10

VR46 · 01-07-2015 7:04pm

IN. First time playing velogames. Need some beginners luck.

Dr. Bre · 02-07-2015 5:40pm

really tempted by martin T he should win the time trial and could keep yellow for few days!

Reginald P. DuM · 02-07-2015 7:29pm

July = The tour. Skipped this few years past but back for the attemt at glory. And none of my friends are into it so theres no other league to join!! The team presentation tonight has got the juices flowing and my cynics hat is off til the end of the month, lets do this!!!! Could do with 120 credits mind you, dam its tight...

dastardly00 · 02-07-2015 9:34pm

I completely changed my team around today!

daheff · 03-07-2015 10:34am

i'm in

not sure how much I get of the scoring...but sure its a bit of fun :cool:

dragratchet · 03-07-2015 12:21pm

in. have a tinkoff heavy squad.. Dan Martin in there for a bit of irish interest

mirrormatrix · 03-07-2015 1:28pm

Also in. Went for Bertie for the win, but a bit worried by the Nibali threat.

Reginald P. DuM · 03-07-2015 4:18pm

mirrormatrix wrote: »

Also in. Went for Bertie for the win, but a bit worried by the Nibali threat.

They are your top 2, work from there! It's what I did.. Ant arms Froome can take a hike I reckon he doesn't finish the race!! He'll probably win it tho being serious. Just no joy in backing him for me. Looking forward to it now, week off work for the final week.

laraghrider · 03-07-2015 4:32pm

Balls. Swore I'd not do this again after my pathetic showing last year when Froome, Bertie and Cav all blew up in my face. There we go. Come on Froome dog, stay upright this time.

dragratchet · 03-07-2015 9:51pm

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lars...ortisol-levels

taken from the astana thread.. worth noting for velogames people. nearly got caught out there

Kavrocks · 03-07-2015 10:32pm

dragratchet wrote: »

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lars...ortisol-levels

taken from the astana thread.. worth noting for velogames people. nearly got caught out there

Updated link.

Alexandre Vinokourov told the French paper [L'Equipe] that if the UCI will not allow him to field a substitute, "tough luck, MPCC".

I can't see the MPCC lasting much longer in its current form.

laraghrider · 03-07-2015 10:49pm

FFS I didn't even make it to the start line this year and my first withdraw is in!!!

spock. · 04-07-2015 9:36am

Final team. Not expecting much but should be a bit of fun anyway.

Talib Fiasco · 04-07-2015 11:53am

Betancur Farted is back! Best of luck lads!

mhiggy09 · 04-07-2015 1:25pm

Boom is starting the race. Swapped him out of my team last night and ended up making tones of changes. To late to go back now

Talib Fiasco · 04-07-2015 1:35pm

Casts a shadow over the Tour already before it has even started. TBH, Astana should have withdrawn him.

gordongekko · 04-07-2015 1:52pm

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Casts a shadow over the Tour already before it has even started. TBH, Astana should have withdrawn him.

They tried to but the uci would not allow a replacement.

letape · 04-07-2015 2:02pm

spock. wrote: »

Final team. Not expecting much but should be a bit of fun anyway.

Very strong team Spock

letape · 04-07-2015 2:05pm

I threw a team together in 5 minutes at 1am last night and intended to look at it properly today. Logged I at 1.30 and realised it's closed!

Should be interesting to watch!

Abhainn · 04-07-2015 2:08pm

Anywhere on line I can see TDF stages live?
Thanks for any feedback (sorry if asked before)

Bugsy2000 · 04-07-2015 2:26pm

mhiggy09 wrote: »

Boom is starting the race. Swapped him out of my team last night and ended up making tones of changes. To late to go back now

Likewise but only changed a couple, hope he doesn't come back to haunt us.

Talib Fiasco · 04-07-2015 2:31pm

gordongekko wrote: »

They tried to but the uci would not allow a replacement.

Oh that's fair enough then...fair play to Astana, again UCI can p*ss off :rolleyes:

Reginald P. DuM · 04-07-2015 4:03pm

D'OH for anyone who slipped in Tony M for the yellow first few days!! PS Kelly : "Ronan" Dennis...

Fastest speed in time trialing history is some run... Stage winner right there.

stecleary · 04-07-2015 6:59pm

235pts on day one

letape · 04-07-2015 7:31pm

stecleary wrote: »

235pts on day one

It's a long road to Paris!

Briando · 04-07-2015 7:45pm

445 points! Guess I got lucky today

Reginald P. DuM · 04-07-2015 8:07pm

Briando wrote: »

445 points! Guess I got lucky today

Nice shooting!! I have 3.....

Am I alone in thinking the points are ridiculously high? I mean couldn't they set them lower, proportionally. 445 seems the kinda number that should win you the lot in Paris.. Minor detail I know just saying.. I will catch you though

:D

mhiggy09 · 04-07-2015 8:19pm

not as bad as me. . . . I have 1point

68 lost souls · 04-07-2015 11:43pm

A lowly 77 points for me. 74 from Brandle alone. Hoping I improve on proper road days.

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