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National Championships game

Yet another extra game!

This week is national championships week with most of the major countries having their national champs over the weekend.

The idea is, pick the winner of five major European road race championships, specifically the winners of the British, French, Spanish, Italin and Belgian national road race championships.  Simple.

Nominate your five guys (one per race) below.  Scoring will be based on an omnium stlye points system.  1 point for the win, 2 for second, 3 for 3rd etc down to 10 points for 10th and below (if someone doesn't finish then they'll also get 10 points).

Person with the lowest points total wins.

An example team would be:

GB: Cavendish
FR: Bouhanni
ESP: Sanchez
ITA: Nibali
BEL: Boonen

You can find some info on all the champs here: http://www.podiumcafe.com/2013/6/18/4442290/welcome-to-nationals-week

Deadline for entires is 9am (BST) Saturday 22nd June.

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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TERatcliffe26 | 10 years ago
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Yeh I did mean Sammy

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drheaton | 10 years ago
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Thought so, he was the obvious pick given the long downhill to the finish.

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Timbo13 | 10 years ago
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W00t!

Why do I get the feeling I've peaked too soon?

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drheaton | 10 years ago
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Ok, so, scores:

TERatcliffe26 - 37 (assume you picked Sammy Sanchez?)
Stumps - 35
Timbo13 - 25
arsene - 41
Gkam84 - 42 (based on Barker, Bouhanni, Lastras, Moser & Meersman)
djb123 - 33
livestrongnick - 28
JAndrewHill - 42
Ghedebrav - 40
chokofingrz - 34
cranky - 36
rcorbin - 48
ray silvester - 37
backflipbedlam - 33
johnny2names - 34
drheaton - 42
Dave Atkinson - 34
northstar - 34

Lots of similar scores but Timbo13 takes it despite having a non-riding Nibali thanks to a 1st, 2nd and two 6th place finishes. Well done!

Podium:

1. Timbo13 - 25
2. livestrongnick - 28
3. djb123 - 33
3. backflipbedlam - 33

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backflipbedlem replied to drheaton | 10 years ago
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drheaton wrote:

Podium:

1. Timbo13 - 25
2. livestrongnick - 28
3. djb123 - 33
3. backflipbedlam - 33

3rd yea I'll take that! Hopefully good omen for the tour!

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Gkam84 | 10 years ago
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OK here are the relevant DNF's

GB

DNF Ben SWIFT
DNF Adam BLYTHE

Italy

DNF Ivan BASSO

Belgium

DNF Jurgen ROELANDTS
DNF Tom BOONEN

EVERYONE finished in Spain

No-one picked a none finisher from France

Here is my ONE bug....Nibali wasn't even scheduled to ride the Italian champs, he wasn't even there, so he CANNOT get a DNF/DNS and should NOT get 10 points

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dave atkinson replied to Gkam84 | 10 years ago
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Gkam84 wrote:

Here is my ONE bug....Nibali wasn't even scheduled to ride the Italian champs, he wasn't even there, so he CANNOT get a DNF/DNS and should NOT get 10 points

so if you picked five riders that didn't start, then you win?

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Gkam84 replied to dave atkinson | 10 years ago
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Dave Atkinson wrote:
Gkam84 wrote:

Here is my ONE bug....Nibali wasn't even scheduled to ride the Italian champs, he wasn't even there, so he CANNOT get a DNF/DNS and should NOT get 10 points

so if you picked five riders that didn't start, then you win?

That was my false understanding...Then I remembered, we are trying to get low scores.....  19 Silly me

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drheaton replied to Gkam84 | 10 years ago
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Gkam84 wrote:

Here is my ONE bug....Nibali wasn't even scheduled to ride the Italian champs, he wasn't even there, so he CANNOT get a DNF/DNS and should NOT get 10 points

If I could be bothered I'd go and find one of the times that someone complained because they picked someone who didn't end up riding a stage but were in the games start list and you basically told them to 'do one' because players have a responsibility to check start lists themselves...

Seeing as I'm at work though and don't have the time to do that, let's just pretent I have  4

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Gkam84 | 10 years ago
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Top 10's

Belgium

1 Stijn Devolder
2 Gianni Meersman
3 Jan Bakelants
4 Björn Leukemans
5 Sep Vanmarcke
6 Philippe Gilbert
7 Greg Van Avermaet
8 Jurgen Van den Broeck
9 Thomas De Gendt
10 Laurens De Vreese

France

1 Arthur Vichot
2 Sylvain Chavanel
3 Tony Gallopin
4 Anthony Roux
5 Yoann Offredo
6 Matthieu Ladagnous
7 Samuel Dumoulin
8 Arnaud Gerard
9 Anthony Geslin
10 Cyril Lemoine

Spain

1 Jesus Herrada Lopez
2 Jon Izaguirre Insausti
3 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
4 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
5 Eduard Prades Reverte
6 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
7 Carlos Barbero Cuesta
8 Arkaitz Duran Aroca
9 Ruben Peraz Moreno
10 Peio Bilbao

Italy

1 Ivan Santaromita
2 Michele Scarponi
3 David Rebellin
4 Alessandro De Marchi
5 Rinaldo Nocentini
6 Matthew Rabottini
7 Simone Stortoni
8 Henry Gasparotto
9 Damiano Caruso
10 Marco Marcato

GB

1 Mark Cavendish
2 Ian Stannard
3 David Millar
4 Peter Kennaugh
5 Luke Rowe
6 Kristian House
7 Scott Thwaites
8 Simon Yates
9 Ian Wilkinson
10 Yanto Barker

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Timbo13 | 10 years ago
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I think I ended up with 25 points. Fingers crossed.

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Gkam84 | 10 years ago
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Oh hang on a minute...I thought it was just first home....I think I should win for my long list of OPQS that a few are champions  19

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drheaton | 10 years ago
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Down to tenth, 1 for 1st, 2 for 2nd, etc down to 10 for 10th or below or DNF/DNS.

Will do the proper scores tomorrow.

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TERatcliffe26 | 10 years ago
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Id say Timbo wins based on omnium format, depending how far down the results you go in each race

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Gkam84 | 10 years ago
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There is nothing up for grabs and if Millar wins, NO-ONE win this game  19

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Gkam84 | 10 years ago
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Results coming in, I'll update

GBR:
FRA: Vichot
ITA: Santaromita
ESP: J Herrada
BEL: Stijn Devolder

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drheaton | 10 years ago
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Ahem, my email says you originally picked Moser and Dowsett Gkam on the 19th, you changed Dowsett for Barker on the 21st and then Santaromita appeared in your team today, I got the email for that at 5pm today.

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STEVESPRO 79 replied to drheaton | 10 years ago
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drheaton wrote:

Ahem, my email says you originally picked Moser and Dowsett Gkam on the 19th, you changed Dowsett for Barker on the 21st and then Santaromita appeared in your team today, I got the email for that at 5pm today.

Scandal amongst the fantasy peloton......  12

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Gkam84 replied to drheaton | 10 years ago
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drheaton wrote:

Ahem, my email says you originally picked Moser and Dowsett Gkam on the 19th, you changed Dowsett for Barker on the 21st and then Santaromita appeared in your team today, I got the email for that at 5pm today.

BUSTED  20  20  20

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JAndrewHill replied to Gkam84 | 10 years ago
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Gkam84 wrote:
drheaton wrote:

Ahem, my email says you originally picked Moser and Dowsett Gkam on the 19th, you changed Dowsett for Barker on the 21st and then Santaromita appeared in your team today, I got the email for that at 5pm today.

BUSTED  20  20  20

What a man would do for a pair of socks !
10 month ban called for here from fantasy cycling...though some of that can be served during the close season.
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Gkam84 | 10 years ago
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I didn't change my Italian, It was putting Yanto Barker in for Dowsett  3

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TERatcliffe26 replied to Gkam84 | 10 years ago
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Gkam84 wrote:

I didn't change my Italian, It was putting Yanto Barker in for Dowsett  3

I know, I was joking, as your the only one (by getting it spot on) who got remotely close to picking correctly

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TERatcliffe26 | 10 years ago
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Gkam at what point after the Italian race had finished did you edit your team  19  3

Nice pick

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northstar | 10 years ago
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GBR: Cavendish
FRA: Bouhanni
ITA: Nibali
ESP: Joaquim Rodríguez
BEL: Thomas De Gendt

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dave atkinson | 10 years ago
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GBR: Yanto Barker
FRA: Sylvain Chavanel
ITA: Enrico Gasparotto
ESP: Samuel Sanchez
BEL: Gianni Meersman

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ray silvester | 10 years ago
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just looking at the time trial national champons........is it just me or are the French and Norwegian ladies ITTchamps rather pleasing on the eye?

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drheaton | 10 years ago
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Crumbs...

Best sub in Moser instead then.

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drheaton | 10 years ago
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My team is:

GBR: Swift
FRA: Sandy Casar
ITA: Visconti
ESP: Sammy Sanchez
BEL: Meersman

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TERatcliffe26 replied to drheaton | 10 years ago
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drheaton wrote:

My team is:

GBR: Swift
FRA: Sandy Casar
ITA: Visconti
ESP: Sammy Sanchez
BEL: Meersman

Visconti isn't riding Dr

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johnny2names | 10 years ago
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ive played safe- cos I is boring.

Cavendish
Bouhanni
Valverde
Nibali
gilbert

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