Author Topic: Virtual Tour Manager - velogames.com (Read 4395 times)

SpaceBadger · « **Reply #25 on:** 05 July, 2009, 09:25:47 pm »

The scores are up for stage 1. I'll take 5th at this stage (not counting rdaviesb's apparent entry in triplicate!).

gonzo · « **Reply #26 on:** 05 July, 2009, 09:27:24 pm »

Hmmm, 10th place after stage 1. That would be due to my general lack of interest in the overall!

GruB · « **Reply #27 on:** 06 July, 2009, 06:25:02 am »

I am Lantern Rouge - 16/16

This is a three week race though people.

rdaviesb · « **Reply #28 on:** 07 July, 2009, 08:35:33 am »

Three out of three so far!

leeg · « **Reply #29 on:** 07 July, 2009, 01:34:32 pm »

I've added my team to the league. Destined for mid-table obscurity

Andreas KLODEN
Kim KIRCHEN
Carlos SASTRE
David ARROYO
Mark CAVENDISH
Thomas VOECKLER
Bradley WIGGINS
Sébastien MINARD
Franck SCHLECK

rdaviesb · « **Reply #30 on:** 07 July, 2009, 10:06:16 pm »

Quote from: SpaceBadger on 05 July, 2009, 09:25:47 pm

(not counting rdaviesb's apparent entry in triplicate!).

Sorry guys. No idea what happened there. Must be my excessive use of Chrome.

GruB · « **Reply #31 on:** 09 July, 2009, 06:26:50 am »

Oh dear, my star climber, Robert Gesink has withdrawn with a fractured wrist after that little tumble yesterday. There goes my tour result. I was banking on big things from him.

vorsprung · « **Reply #32 on:** 09 July, 2009, 01:13:22 pm »

Bah, I've slipped back to 135th overall and 3rd in the cyclechat league

gonzo · « **Reply #33 on:** 12 July, 2009, 11:18:30 pm »

I'm starting to think I should have gone with some GC guys!

ChrisO · « **Reply #34 on:** 13 July, 2009, 05:31:30 am »

Hmm, it's tight in the middle. Surprised Moncoutie hasn't done something yet but maybe he's saving it for Bastille Day.

GruB · « **Reply #35 on:** 13 July, 2009, 06:14:34 am »

Yep, I am a bit disappointed in him too.

gonzo · « **Reply #36 on:** 19 July, 2009, 11:32:14 pm »

I must admit, I perhaps should have looked at the route profile before choosing riders!

At last we've had some days in the mountains though so I should begin to wrack up some points now though. I'm slightly surprised by Menchov's lack of form TBH.

SpaceBadger · « **Reply #37 on:** 22 July, 2009, 09:58:41 pm »

After a week or so out I've just checked and I'm quite happy. Makes a change from my usual rubbish performances in these competitions

vorsprung · « **Reply #38 on:** 27 July, 2009, 09:23:21 am »

ha! I won the yacf league and 2nd in the cyclechat.
51st over all

ChrisO · « **Reply #39 on:** 27 July, 2009, 09:55:31 am »

Congrats Vosrpung... I narrowly avoided the wooden spoon.

Crap performance by Evans didn't help - never expected him to win but I thought he would get on the podium.

The game needs the ability to substitute in my view. OK a real manager goes in with 9 riders but they have more control about how riders are used.

If you were able to have a couple of reserves who could be swapped in, or some other way to emphasise certain riders on certain stages it would keep interest going, in the way that Fantasy Football does.

Basically once the race has started if one or two of your people crash out early, or ride to team orders, then you're sunk.

Thor · « **Reply #40 on:** 27 July, 2009, 10:08:09 am »

The site does not appear to have been updated with the final stage outcome and since there are additional points for final GC and team position, there may be significant changes to come.

I imagine vorsprung will still win though.

rdaviesb · « **Reply #41 on:** 27 July, 2009, 12:50:18 pm »

Well done Vorsprung!

gonzo · « **Reply #42 on:** 27 July, 2009, 02:36:39 pm »

Congrats Vorsprung!

I'm beginning to regret picking the Menchov/Sastre duo who were going to dominate in the mountains!

SpaceBadger · « **Reply #43 on:** 27 July, 2009, 06:15:56 pm »

Quote from: ChrisO on 27 July, 2009, 09:55:31 am

The game needs the ability to substitute in my view. OK a real manager goes in with 9 riders but they have more control about how riders are used.

If you were able to have a couple of reserves who could be swapped in, or some other way to emphasise certain riders on certain stages it would keep interest going, in the way that Fantasy Football does.

Basically once the race has started if one or two of your people crash out early, or ride to team orders, then you're sunk.

Just like the real thing then?

I like the simplicity of this game, even though I usually lose out to teams selected on the basis of silly names and nice looking bikes $:-\$

I now have to suffer the endless debate among my work mates over lunch about which overpaid Premiership players they're going to transfer in or out of their fantasy teams that day. Dull! Roll on next year's TdF...

GruB · « **Reply #44 on:** 27 July, 2009, 07:34:27 pm »

13th !! Unlucky for some.

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