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Your fantasy season in a nutshell…

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  • October 14, 2013 at 8:14 pm #20069
    Ghedebrav

    So as mentioned elsewhere, I’m very happy to have achieved the goal I set myself at the outset: finish in the top 100 overall at the end of the season. I also got at least one of all the badges.

    Despite that, I actually only did really well in three races (TDU, Tour Mediteraneen – my only top ten – and Romandie). Grand Tour-wise, I was reasonably happy with 350th at the Tour, slightly less happy with 400th at the Giro, and laughably far from the top in the Vuelta (though in my defence my new son had just been born).

    Next year I’ll be looking to better my position in the overall, crack the non-premium top 100, improve my grand tour scores (especially in Spain) and get at least a couple of top ten competition finishes. Oh, and maintain my pretty decent record in the only competition that really matters – the ‘pick three riders’.

    But what about you lot? How would you encapsulate your season?

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  • October 19, 2013 at 2:04 pm #760393
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    Alan Tullett

    Decent season although I
    Decent season although I didn’t do so much after the Vuelta. Started well in Tour down Under (did well in that the previous year as well), should have won Early Classics but the break was caught at the last minute in the Roma race!! Got 2nd in a Giro stage and 1= in a Vuelta one but lost the prize on a coin toss :”( ; even won Forum Vuelta purist =D>

    Got some socks for Three Italians and a decent prize in another comp in the TdF.

    Couldn’t play Dauphinee or Tour de Suisse for personal reasons so overall position nosedived from top 10 to top 100 after missing some other comps as well.

    Probably play the same way next season. Put in a decent bit of effort to prepare for the Tour and all its comps, not just this one, then ease off and pick and choose a few races like Vuelta, Lombardy and Worlds.

    Be interesting to see if there are any changes next year. If I have something to say on that I’ll put it in the relevant forum thread but I think it is good to change things around and have to try new tactics, otherwise it will get stale.

    Now I’m mainly working on my Veloviewer score. Plenty of crap segments to improve my position on and my one (irrelevant) KOM to defend!!

    October 19, 2013 at 8:42 am #760391
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    ray silvester

    Firstly I enjoyed it
    Firstly I enjoyed it immensely and it definitely improved my Pro-Cycling knowledge.

    52nd overall(just outside of my top 50 target).
    6th in London(after running 2nd quite a way into the season).
    12th in Forum’s Scorum’s overall which shows the strength of that private league.
    Nailed all the badges.

    Disappointed not to get a stage win all season and not win an event in the Forum’s Scorum’s and MUST improve my purist(55th overall).

    October 17, 2013 at 8:13 am #760389
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    pclark007

    Season started horribly when
    Season started horribly when bombed out in Tour Down Under and slowly became more interested in the game (first year playing the season). Did not compete in purist. Started doing well in the Spanish races (live in Spain) and this was stimulus to do better in other lesser races.

    Best result was probably consistency in the grand tours with 12th in the Giro, 3rd in the Tour de France, and 9th in the Vuelta. Still kicking myself for swapping out Pierre Rolland in the TDF just before he went on a points-earning rampage, but happy with the helmet and specs earned by just squeaking in for 3rd overall.

    No stage wins or race wins, but came close in several, just pipped at the end for the win in Eneco Tour. Hard to sustain concentration at end of season after the Vuelta, and missed competing in two stages entirely out of laziness.

    Overall addictive and entertaining game. Results tended to improve when devised strategy at beginning of race for entire race and stuck to a plan from stage to stage and made quick corrections (with penalties) when plan needed correction. Crashes and abandons are always the unpredictable wildcards but over time usually affect all nearly equally.

    Many thanks to all the organizers for an excellent game, very well managed, and worth every penny and more.

    October 16, 2013 at 12:31 pm #760387
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    benwatson1989

    HI All,
    Synopsis of my year
    HI All,

    Synopsis of my year is as follows:

    Very slow start to the year with some average placings in the early tours and classics and peaked twice during the year. First peak was the Tour of California with a 4th place finish for my Purist and an 8th Place finish for my normal team with the second peak being the Vuelta where I won the purist competition and placed top 50 with my normal team.

    Other notable events were the Tour of Poland with my highest score 288 points and two top 25 placings in the purist leagues of the USA Pro Challenge and the GP Quebec & Montreal.

    Goals for next season as to be more consistent on my normal team and to contribute more on the forum as I am definitely a watcher and not a contributor.

    I just want to echo what has been mentioned several times before and say thanks to Dave and the rest of the guys who put up a lot of their time to make this game so excellent!

    October 16, 2013 at 12:13 pm #760385
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    Twybaydos

    Didn’t start playing until
    Didn’t start playing until midway through Eneco tour so I kept my tenner in my pocket. Got 5000 points by the end of the season and top ten in world championships. Very happy with that, much better than I could have imagined. Roll on next year

    October 16, 2013 at 11:26 am #760383
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    chrisdstripes

    I would say thats exceptional
    I would say thats exceptional in Grand Tours TER – good work. I wonder who had the best aggregate score across the three Grand Tours…..

    October 16, 2013 at 9:21 am #760381
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    TERatcliffe26

    Can’t complain really,
    Can’t complain really, finished 10th overall and 5th purist overall, (2nd and 3rd in the forum respectively). My only competition win came with my purist team at the tour de med, managed a 2nd place and 4th place with my standard team in the early classics and volta ao algarve, so my spring form was pretty good. then I came 2nd overall at the giro del trentino. My purist team grabbed 2nd place at the ENECO tour, 3rd place at the TdS and another top 10 at the USA pro cycling challenge. And I was solid in the GT’s, finishing 27th in the Giro, 13th in the TDF and 84th in la Vuelta.

    October 15, 2013 at 11:23 pm #760379
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    Gmancervelo

    Obviously very happy with
    Obviously very happy with this year <:P

    Certainly didn’t see this coming, just hit good form round about the Giro and was somehow able to keep it going.

    Picked up my first stage wins and tour wins (Dauphine and Eneco) but unfortunately nothing that gets me a prize #o

    Maybe next year I’ll sort out how to pick a good classics team and find time to contribute to the forum (although the girlfriend might have something to say about that, she thinks I spend too much time on this as it is)

    Just like to thank to Dave, the guys at road.cc and the volunteers for running the competition. =D> Have really enjoyed taking part,its definitely getting bigger and better. Looking forward to see what changes there are for next year, but not the withdrawal between now and TDU 🙁

    October 15, 2013 at 7:47 pm #760377
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    allaction

    It took me until the last
    It took me until the last stage, of the last race, to win a stage! Better late than never. Chapeau to all who played this season and see you all next year.

    October 15, 2013 at 7:05 pm #760375
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    serge78

    Very pleased. Won the purist
    Very pleased. Won the purist league despite forgetting to enter a team in the easiest stage to predict WC TTT. Was more forgetful in the standard competition and missed a few transfers but happy with top ten. Like Sky I must improve on my classics form, poor planning and a lack of riders at the business end of races.

    October 15, 2013 at 6:23 pm #760373
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    SounDaz_7

    Finished in the top 100
    Finished in the top 100 overall and at least one of every badge, I’m happy! <:P

    October 15, 2013 at 4:52 pm #760371
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    1wrangler

    I had lots of fun playing
    I had lots of fun playing this year. I only discovered this game last year, and I feel I got the hang of it in 2013. Was hoping to finish in top-20 overall for the year, and finished 29th. But I did not play in over a dozen races, including three Classics, so I guess I should be happy with a top-30 finish for the year. I seem to do better in shorter stage races than I do in the GT’s, but I had several scores over 200 pts, a few stage wins, and my high score was 270 in the USPCC stage 4. Next year’s goal: top-10 overall. Thanks for a great game!

    October 15, 2013 at 2:25 pm #760369
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    stevemarks

    Season goes out with a bang.
    Season goes out with a bang. Needed a podium place on a stage which has eluded me all season and guess what….. I missed it. 7th overall on the last day and the 20 point penalty cost me third. No complaints as I won the purist Tour of Beijing, gaining five places on the last day =P~ . Winning the purist Tour of Beijing coupled with my purist win of Early classics were easily the highlights of the year. My standard team finished 20th overall and 4th in forum scorums for the year, my challenge is to improve both of those next year. My grand tours were especially disappointing this year, only just making the top 50 for the giro, and a stunning 838th purist in the Vuelta.

    I echo all the comments here about what a wonderful game this is. Easily the best tenner I spent this year. Please do not change the game too much I think I may be starting to get the hang of it.

    October 15, 2013 at 1:20 pm #760367
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    lesley67

    Top in N. Ireland can’t do
    Top in N. Ireland can’t do better than that (beat the other half thats the main thing). Roll on 2014. Thanks to everyone who makes this so much fun. <:P

    October 15, 2013 at 12:45 pm #760365
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    Wig_Billy

    Obviously I’m delighted with
    Obviously I’m delighted with how the year turned out. 2nd in both the standard and purist overall leagues (I’ll have to think of a Raymond Poulidor related team name for 2014 ;)) and I got the big one, the Forum’s Scorum’s. <:P
    I definitely peaked quite early with the individual competitions, but I’m not complaining because I won Tour Med, Early classics and a prize in the Spring Classics.
    I didn’t do great in GT’s, although I did finish 42nd in the Giro for the second year in a row, so I’ll be looking to defend that again next year. 😀
    My team stagnated a bit in the middle of the season, which I think was inevitable because I couldn’t maintain the effort I put in during the Spring. Maybe I’ll try a different approach next year.

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