Fantasy Tour de France - It's live!!!

[Haitch]

I hope Menchov's 'behaviour' won't impinge retrospectively on your Giro result!

Nope, I'm in the clear on that score. Di Luca was my main man in the Giro.

 

[Wigsie]

Am I being a bit impatient... they havent seem to have updated the results from yesterday yet?

Although if I drop much lower iwont be impressed.

 

[rich p]

Am I being a bit impatient... they havent seem to have updated the results from yesterday yet?

Although if I drop much lower iwont be impressed.

Yes!
It's quite a big job for George so it's often a day or two behind. Be patient Wigsie and your success will be available for all to see soon

 

[Haitch]

It's quite a big job for George so it's often a day or two behind.

It's a big job true enough but is there no software that can do it automatically? The guy's not updating all 6,000 teams by hand, is he?

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

It's a big job true enough but is there no software that can do it automatically? The guy's not updating all 6,000 teams by hand, is he?

No - I would imagine it's just a database that stores the points, so he just has to enter the points for each rider for each stage by hand, the teams are then just a collection of these individuals' points.

 

[Speicher]

I am third from the bottom , and keeping Alan company.

 

[Wigsie]

Yes!
It's quite a big job for George so it's often a day or two behind. Be patient Wigsie and your success will be available for all to see soon

Wasn't sure whether it was just one guy or not. ha ha ok fair enough, I will apologise for the 33 emails I have sent asking him to update the scores... I guess he doesnt have the facilities/support of the Times Fantasy Football League .

 

[rich p]

Gawd knows! I know nothing

 

[mr Mag00]

signed up not sure who i selected, and already behind

 

[johnnyh]

pleased not to be bottom, although expect to be there by the end!

 

[mr Mag00]

how can some people be so far ahead?

is it best to have a few great riders and then some duffers? all a more general middle of the road, excuse pun, team?

 

[simon_brooke]

how can some people be so far ahead?

is it best to have a few great riders and then some duffers? all a more general middle of the road, excuse pun, team?

Cancellara and Cavendish. Who are ironically the two Cs of Team 2CV (ironically because I foolishly dropped Cancellara to make room for other people I wanted).

Don't worry, all will be shaken up when we get to the bumpy bits.

 

[biking_fox]

is it best to have a few great riders and then some duffers? all a more general middle of the road, excuse pun, team?

Although it's too late to change your selection now, the key is to pick the couple of great rides who actually do well, (rather than those who ought to do well) and the few 'duffers' who get the stage wins/right team/support points.

The middlepointers tend not to score well enough to base a team around them.

You can see how well this strategy works from my Giro Tour success this year....

 

[Sittingduck]

Excellent - my random selection are in the top half

 

[Wigsie]

Excellent - my random selection are in the top half

I know, one days worth of points and a team chosen mostly for cool or silly names (Stijn, Roman, Igor, Sylvain, Jens and Vladimir) is in 25th spot.... the only way is down!