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

[rich p]

Listen you lot, it's the taking part that counts - it's not all about winning.

Spoken from 21st position and I'll change my attitude if I move up

 

[Haitch]

From where I'm sat (up from bottom to 65th), 21st position is winning!

and I'll change my attitude if I move up

 

[rich p]

From where I'm sat (up from bottom to 65th), 21st position is winning!

Your glory days are in the past, Alan

You're Velogames Cippollini to Cotter Pin's Cavendish

 

[Haitch]

You're Velogames Cippollini to Cotter Pin's Cavendish

/Basks in reflected glory of being a Lion King/


Albeit a toothless one.

 

[Will1985]

Umm...CotterPin is back up to 2nd....tell us your secrets!

 

[rich p]

Umm...CotterPin is back up to 2nd....tell us your secrets!

I thought he was in 1st place?

 

[Will1985]

I mean in the overall league.

 

[Haitch]

I mean in the overall league.

Flippin eck.

Big time respect!

 

[rich p]

I mean in the overall league.

Bloody hell. Respeck!

 

[CotterPin]

Blimey. Not sure what is going on. In the beginning it was Cancellara but he has faded now (maybe back in the Annecy TT?) Most of the rest of the scores are coming from Cavendish and Hushovd fighting it out for the green jersey and stage wins.

I don't seem to have any decent climbers - Moncoutie?????? - yet somehow I managed to slug it out over the Pyrenees. However I reckon when the serious climbing starts in the Alps I will be out the back of the peloton faster than Cancellara's efforts to rejoin it the other day. Although I do have Wiggins ...

 

[rich p]

The climbers and GC contenders have been low scoring in this one so far due to the parcours.

 

[Chuffy]

The climbers and GC contenders have been low scoring in this one so far due to the parcours.

Yup. If only I'd bought an extra sprinter instead of Christian VdV I'd be third. Curses!

 

[Noodley]

Yup. If only I'd bought an extra sprinter instead of Christian VdV I'd be third. Curses!

Don't worry I have Cav and Thor and am still way down

 

[rich p]

Don't worry I have Cav and Thor and am still way down

You're 11th, a whole 10 places above me! Still it's only a game

 

[Chuffy]

Don't worry I have Cav and Thor and am still way down

You're ahead of me though, but only by the power of Thor's thighs.

RichP - Only a game?!!!!! NO! Dammit, this is life and death. A chap's standing and pride are on the line here. Come on, let's see who is last and point at them until they cry.