Author Topic: Velogames Fantasy Tour de France 2016 (Read 3845 times)

Oaky · « **on:** 29 June, 2016, 01:19:20 pm »

This is now open for entries until 12:50 CET on Saturday 2nd July.

http://www.velogames.com/

I didn't see another thread so I went ahead and created a yacf mini league.

League Name: yacf
League Code: 47291309154

Quick link for the mini-league standings page: http://www.velogames.com/tour-de-france/2016/leaguescores.php?league=47291309154

bobb · « **Reply #1 on:** 29 June, 2016, 06:25:30 pm »

Entered

Karla · « **Reply #2 on:** 29 June, 2016, 07:23:19 pm »

In: you're competing against Mr 60% and the EPO Warriors

Gus · « **Reply #3 on:** 29 June, 2016, 07:46:03 pm »

In, I've a dream, not to be last again

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #4 on:** 01 July, 2016, 06:06:45 pm »

Chris S · « **Reply #5 on:** 01 July, 2016, 06:18:56 pm »

Me too!

marylogic · « **Reply #6 on:** 01 July, 2016, 07:43:48 pm »

Would it be ok if team Poundland-fixodent joined the league?

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #7 on:** 02 July, 2016, 12:54:10 pm »

Yeah, the yacf league is a free for all.

D.A.L.E. · « **Reply #8 on:** 02 July, 2016, 04:48:18 pm »

I had Cav in my team, then I took him out, then I had him in my team, then I took him out. Fahk.

Chuffed for him though

marylogic · « **Reply #9 on:** 02 July, 2016, 11:43:59 pm »

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 02 July, 2016, 12:54:10 pm

Yeah, the yacf league is a free for all.

Great, thanks

marylogic · « **Reply #10 on:** 08 July, 2016, 06:40:52 pm »

Looks like I have more sense than the Olympic team selectors

Oaky · « **Reply #11 on:** 08 July, 2016, 10:35:10 pm »

Go ~~Dimension Data~~ACME Anvil Draggers

Karla · « **Reply #12 on:** 08 July, 2016, 10:39:39 pm »

[awaits the discovery of the Dimension Data moto man]

Oaky · « **Reply #13 on:** 10 July, 2016, 08:28:28 pm »

Quote from: Phartiphukborlz on 08 July, 2016, 10:39:39 pm

[awaits the discovery of the Dimension Data moto man]

A sleeper agent in the crowd with a suspiciously large belt buckle.

Legs · « **Reply #14 on:** 11 July, 2016, 04:14:38 pm »

I think this is the first time I've done one of these things and all of my team has survived until the first rest day!

TheRedEyeJedi · « **Reply #15 on:** 13 July, 2016, 07:28:06 pm »

I took the league Yellow jersey pretty early on and have protected it up to now .... my team is fairly sprint heavy though so I think I might be going backwards soon ..... unless Pinot and Nibali go for some maverick breakaways. I guess Rodriguez might fancy a crack at a stage to bow out with too?

Oaky · « **Reply #16 on:** 14 July, 2016, 09:33:22 am »

ACME Anvil Draggers had a very slow start, languishing close to the bottom of the league, but climbed to second through the efforts of Cav, Cummings, Majka and Froomey. I suspect that this might be our highest point though: we'll be overtaken by teams with Sagan in them at some point (I'm assuming Cav will drop out in deference to the Olympics...).

marylogic · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 July, 2016, 08:11:16 pm »

Well as my team leader has gone home, I expect I'll be the lanterne rouge. So no different from audaxes then.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 July, 2016, 09:02:08 pm »

Is Jakob Fuglsang competing on a kid's tricycle or something? He hasn't earned me a single point yet.

bobb · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 July, 2016, 07:32:41 pm »

It's a good tussle this year with lots of people fairly close and swapping positions on a daily basis. Bring on the Alps!

Oaky · « **Reply #20 on:** 20 July, 2016, 08:13:04 am »

Quote from: Oaky on 14 July, 2016, 09:33:22 am

I suspect that this might be our highest point though: we'll be overtaken by teams with Sagan in them at some point (I'm assuming Cav will drop out in deference to the Olympics...).

I see Cav has now dropped out. I was beginning to think he might go the whole way (at the start, I was half expecting him to drop out before the Ventoux stage, and when he stayed in this far I was beginning to think he would keep going to Paris).

I've usually lost way more riders by this point though.

Oaky · « **Reply #21 on:** 20 July, 2016, 10:45:35 am »

(poor attempt at imitating the style of yacf's M Larrington on the TdF 2016 thread...)

YACF Oaky:	O hai! I am YACF Oaky and I am made of teh Win! My ACME Team Of Seven Scoring Superstars Plus V Nibbles and V Kiryenka will pwn this tour MUAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!1!.
M Cavendish:	O hai! I am M Cavendish and I am made of teh Win! 1039 points!
YACF Oaky:	Ha! C U all in Paris, you bunch of Luser teams with Crazy P Sagan!
M Cavendish:	I just remembered - I haz another apptmnt and a first class air ticket to London. kthxbai!
YACF Oaky:	Piss! But my ACME Team of ~~Seven~~Six Scoring Superstars Plus V Nibbles and V Kiryenka will still pwn this tour!
R Dennis:	O hai! I am R Dennis and I am made of teh Win but I also just remembered - I haz another apptmnt and a first class air ticket to Sydney. kthxbai!
YACF Oaky:	U utter git R Dennis! BTW 158 poxy points is not teh Win! Luser!
R Dennis:	meh
YACF Oaky:	Oi! Crazy P Sagan! I hrd U R at a loose end soon. Wanna ride for my ACME Team of ${N} Scoring Superstars Plus V Nibbles and V Kiryenka next year?
	[Fade to black accompanied by "Rio" by Popular Beat Combo Duran Duran]

Nuncio · « **Reply #22 on:** 25 July, 2016, 10:22:17 pm »

I never thought I'd ever say this, but congratulations to Spotty Perineum, pipping VC Bobb to the win, with Oaky rounding off the podium.

For me, I can see now that the Giro/Tour double was never going to happen.

I'm pleased with my Bardet pick. Marcel K let me down - I thought there was a good chance he'd win at least 3 stages. I never thought Cav would come close - if I had then I wouldn't have picked Boassen Hagen. I think I picked Alaphillipe a year early. But I'm trying really hard to remember why I didn't even consider Sagan.

bobb · « **Reply #23 on:** 25 July, 2016, 10:42:47 pm »

I'm amazed! I've never done better than mid-table mediocrity before. And so few points in it too!

Oaky · « **Reply #24 on:** 26 July, 2016, 09:44:31 am »

Well done to Spotty Perineum, taking it from VC Bobb at the line by a well-timed trackie's bike throw!

Phew! ACME Anvil Draggers didn't quite hang on until the end, but I was never expecting to be in contention, really, and was as surprised as anyone to find myself leading for a while.

Sentimentality always gets the better of me when picking the team, so I almost always end up picking Cav over Sagan (even though my head always tells me at the time that Sagan will score more points). Cav really came into some good form this year, though... Let's hope he keeps up the track training!

I thought Kiryenka might've had a better time-trial, despite the obvious main mission of pulling Froomey around the stages.

Author Topic: Velogames Fantasy Tour de France 2016 (Read 3845 times)

Chris S