Fantasy Tour de France 2024 *** SPOILERS ***

[Alex321]

I had Cav as well, but have actually gone down in the cyclechat league!

 

[Cathryn]

I had Cav as well, but have actually gone down in the cyclechat league!

Me too.

 

[Dogtrousers]

So how would my theoretical best of British team be doing?

It's slighly different from how I posted it above because I forgot Pidders somehow. But its still possible to pick Pidders and squeeze in Pog as all-rounder 2 and stay in budget. (This is because there's only one Brit - Thomas - on the list of all-rounders, so I need to get a ringer in to make up a full team).

The team is: Geraint Thomas, Tadej Pogacar, Adam Yates, Simon Yates, Mark Cavendish, Thomas Pidcock, Fred Wright, Stevie Williams, Oscar Onley

Brits not picked are Dan McLay, Ben Turner, Jake Stewart. I can't pick any of those in place of Pog as they aren't "all rounders" and the team needs 2 of those.

Current score is 1,942 points (of which Pog contributes 51%). Position in the CC league would be 34th out of 38.

 

[biking_fox]

Every one of my riders has scored points! (finally) If not very many. Which doesn't always before they start dropping out. Been a low attrition first week too.

 

[Alex321]

Every one of my riders has scored points! (finally) If not very many. Which doesn't always before they start dropping out. Been a low attrition first week too.

So have mine, but I'm still dead last in the CC league.

And yes, I haven't lost any riders yet either. Which is quite unusual.

 

[T4tomo]

So have mine, but I'm still dead last in the CC league.

And yes, I haven't lost any riders yet either. Which is quite unusual.

I'm sliding down the league a bit now, especially Sprint days as Mads Pedersen dropped out and Cav hasn't featured strongly since his stage 5 heroics.

 

[Alex321]

I'm sliding down the league a bit now, especially Sprint days as Mads Pedersen dropped out and Cav hasn't featured strongly since his stage 5 heroics.

I almost picked Girmay, he is one of my favourite sprinters (and I generally like Intermarche since they ride Cube bikes)

 

[Roscoe]

Quite pleased to be in the mix at the top, can it last though?

 

[Legs]

So have mine, but I'm still dead last in the CC league.

And yes, I haven't lost any riders yet either. Which is quite unusual.

Jeepers! I can see why you've chosen your riders, but, in hindsight, it couldn't really have gone much worse for you, @Alex321 !

Blimey, I don't think I've ever been so highly placed, thanks to my boys Romain and Bini (with a bit of help from Carapaz)

Thibaut's Goats is not just leading the CC league but also 148th overall, out of nearly 30,000.

It won't last.

Marathon, not a sprint etc.

Still well inside the top 100 overall, @Dogtrousers ! Interesting that all the top 6 overall at this point have Turgis as one of their choices. Swapping Mørkøv for Turgis with 20:20 hindsight would put you well into the top 10...

 

[Dogtrousers]

Yes I was fondly hoping Morkov would pick up a few top 20s after leading Cav out to victory

 

[Roscoe]

Close fight for the remaining CC podium places, squeaky bum time.

 

[Legs]

This is just like the real TdF: @Dogtrousers is way out front and we’re all wondering quite how he does it, and the only remaining real excitement is who picks up the minor placings!

 

[Venod]

I came out on top last year, not so good this year, was in the twenty's last week, now up to fourth, lost Pidcock, can I make the podium ?

 

[kingrollo]

Wout Van Pinot !

 

[Legs]

I came out on top last year, not so good this year, was in the twenty's last week, now up to fourth, lost Pidcock, can I make the podium ?

My stay on the podium was short-lived, but I've got Remco and Pog so should outscore you on the TT and the overall GC...