Tour de France

[Rupert]

Well done, Dennis, Not bad for your first ever ride in the Tour de France. Set a new Time Trial record and get the yellow jersey.

 

[doddy2731]

I'min the same boat as you Pros, what have i done? I'm way out of my depth! But at least my raggedy bunch got a few points.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

You only brought Dennis in because I mentioned I had him

#shouldhavestayedquiet

I based my starting team on Centrebet odds for the first stage!

 

[doddy2731]

I based my starting team on Centrebet odds for the first stage!

I like that idea FG, might keep an eye on those too, to help me along the way.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

I am on 318 points. Looks like the World Rankings hasn't yet updated properly - looks like the site is running the old version of the software engine rather than the updated one that SBS had last year.

Trying to make some trades but the site keeps on saying an error has occurred.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

I like that idea FG, might keep an eye on those too, to help me along the way.

Another one is to look at past results from last year's TdF and the Giro, although, some riders will have set themselves for the Giro and not the TdF.

 

[doddy2731]

I am on 318 points. Looks like the World Rankings hasn't yet updated properly - looks like the site is running the old version of the software engine rather than the updated one that SBS had last year.

Trying to make some trades but the site keeps on saying an error has occurred.

Yesterday when i was signing up, it came up with a similar message several times. Since then though haven't had an issue.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

In another section it says I am on 636 points (which must be doubled for the bonus stage) and that I am ranked about 44th out of around 5000.

Still can't make any trades - might try on the laptop.

 

[doddy2731]

I just did a couple of trades, might be on your end by the sounds of it. Took your advice FG looked at SB and got a couple of riders the feature in the next few rounds.

 

[Grater]

616 points....60th.

Made 7 trades overnight. Will leave the last one to trade out Dennis when he loses yellow on Monday.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

I might bring in Luis Leon Sanchez

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

I think the top team might have 656 points.

 

[Rupert]

Great start FG - 44th, and Graters - 60th.
Both not far off 1st.

 

[Grater]

I can't reply to your messages FG as I don't have credit, but don't think about them.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

You need to turn your Facebook and Twitter accounts back on, @Grater!

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

The prizes aren't even all that crash hot in this comp. I remember the first year of the SBS one and I managed to finish Top 10 even though I had little idea about TDF (I got lucky because I read the rules of the comp, which were hard to follow, and also had some lucky picks that went well like N.Roche). That year they had something like a $10k or $20k prize for first place, which was ridiculous, given that there were only about 15k people in the comp and most had no idea about the rules!

 

[Rupert]

That year they had something like a $10k or $20k prize for first place, which was ridiculous, given that there were only about 15k people in the comp and most had no idea about the rules!

Ah, the good old days.
I enter these comp.s for fun and to learn more about the riders/racing.
I try to understand the rules but past a certain point my eyes glaze over, my head starts to feel like its stuffed with cotton wool and I give up.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

I made my trades on laptop - can't do it over phone. Must be something to do with Flash.

 

[Grater]

Are we even eligible for prizes in this comp?

Actually I may not be trading Dennis out. Looking at the results he has a strong chance to hold onto yellow on Monday.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

Nah usually you can only win prizes if you're in the country that the comp is held in.