Fantasy Giro time
- Thread starter rich p
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- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
I thought it might be. So I joined Road cc as a member and was verified today. I have read the Guide to the game, but I have a few questions.
If I do not want to keep transferring riders each evening, and end up last, will you all laugh?
Have I read it correctly that if a rider is disqualified, then all his points are deducted from my Team's score? Can you then transfer in someone else, with their points?
Helpful advice would be appreciated, but funny comments are inevitable.
If I do not want to keep transferring riders each evening, and end up last, will you all laugh?
Have I read it correctly that if a rider is disqualified, then all his points are deducted from my Team's score? Can you then transfer in someone else, with their points?
Helpful advice would be appreciated, but funny comments are inevitable.
biking_fox
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
I've created a Velogames team, so anyone else who wants to play that one, let me know and we can form a mimi-league. He's promised a new system of much faster updates.... we'll see.
I didn't like / don;t have the time for the roadcc's substitutions.
IIRC Nrtoons didn't have abudget on rider picks which made it a bit silly.
I didn't like / don;t have the time for the roadcc's substitutions.
IIRC Nrtoons didn't have abudget on rider picks which made it a bit silly.
I think you're right BF re Nrtoons.
I'll probably do velogames too but maybe do road cc as a purist, non-transfer Crackle-type entry.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Hi BF and well done for getting involved.
Velogames is good enough for me; seems to be right and the best of the bunch. So, count me in (and interested)!
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
If anyone is thinking of joining the Road cc Fantasy Cycling, and is not already registered as a forum member there, please be aware that it may take some time to register.
I think I will be doing the same as Crackle, and not substituting any riders in the Road cc one. I spend enough time choosing a team, then watching the racing, without more time spent changing my riders.
Might also do the Velogames one. Wouldn't want Dayvo to be all on his own.
Nrtoones did have a "budget" but there were no restrictions on how many of each category rider you could have, iIrc.
I think I will be doing the same as Crackle, and not substituting any riders in the Road cc one. I spend enough time choosing a team, then watching the racing, without more time spent changing my riders.
Might also do the Velogames one. Wouldn't want Dayvo to be all on his own.
Nrtoones did have a "budget" but there were no restrictions on how many of each category rider you could have, iIrc.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Might also do the Velogames one. Wouldn't want Dayvo to be all on his own.
Don't worry, Speich! I'd still come last!
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
I think will avoid a direct response to that! 
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
Could anyone explain briefly how you accumulate points for the transfers? Having said I did not want to do transfers, I would like to know. I have chosen my team, and only have about 2.3 points credit left.
You don't accumulate points, you have a fixed amount. Generally they allow two transfers per stage. The valus of the riders change according to how they are doing in the race. So for instance, Contador might be 40 points. However due to a lack of good steak, he might not do as well as expected, so his value will slowly fall. After a few stages he might be 39.8 points and by the end, 38 or similar. Of course if riders in your team do well, then their value might exceed the total points you had to originally pick with. So if you have a 182 points to pick with and your team does well, they might add up to 186. This of course gives you problems if you start doing transfers in and out as you might suddenly find you can't put a rider you took out back in because you don't have enough points.
And despite Rich's wknd invitation, he will not be doing a Crackle entry because I will be doing transfers for this one and the Tour but probably not Spain.
And despite Rich's wknd invitation, he will not be doing a Crackle entry because I will be doing transfers for this one and the Tour but probably not Spain.
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
Thank you Crackle. I think I understand. 
It will probably be clearer when it gets going.
It will probably be clearer when it gets going.
Noodley
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Re the points for road.cc I think you can actually increase your team value throughout the season, as I have a team that is currently worth more than the permitted level...so if you do well with your team and they increase over time in value I think you get rewarded - not that Dayvo would need to know that!
Either that or it doesnae work properly!!
Either that or it doesnae work properly!!
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
So the winner is the one with the highest value of their team. Or do you get points as in Velogames?
I noticed that I cannot have more than one rider from each (real) team. Does "OLO" as the abbreviation for a team mean Omega Pharma Lotto?
I take that ASA is Aqua e Sapone, not Astana?
I noticed that I cannot have more than one rider from each (real) team. Does "OLO" as the abbreviation for a team mean Omega Pharma Lotto?
I take that ASA is Aqua e Sapone, not Astana?
iAmiAdam
New Member
They'd have to increase, else no one would be able to afford even a domestique
Re the points for road.cc I think you can actually increase your team value throughout the season, as I have a team that is currently worth more than the permitted level...so if you do well with your team and they increase over time in value I think you get rewarded - not that Dayvo would need to know that!
Either that or it doesnae work properly!!
Really? So how many points is your team worth then. Mine is worth a 182 now?
