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  • July 28, 2022 at 10:06 pm #32201
    Dr Winston

    Loads of roster changes still going on since the game was opened…  tread carefuly folks.  

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  • August 18, 2022 at 2:18 pm #995391
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    Dr Winston

    I quite like it as it is. You

    I quite like it as it is. You can actually play to miss a race sometimes because they’re so unpredictable between sprinters and the rest. Alternatively you can gamble all in on a sprint… or not… However we play it there’s definitely more of an element of luck. 

    August 14, 2022 at 11:35 am #995389
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    Daniel Norton

    The more I think about it,

    The more I think about it, the more it makes sense to have them as separate races.  The budget needs to be a bit higher for the Monuments anyway, so it makes little sense to have the same budget for “smaller races”.  Either the budget is too big (and you can pick whoever you like as in the last race) or the alternative is a budget so small that you can barely have any top riders for the monuments.

    It’s difficult trying to tweak the game, as it is so well-balanced and playable in nearly every way.  If anything was ripe for a tweak, it would definitely be the Spring and Autumn Classics.

    August 14, 2022 at 9:15 am #995387
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    11waterloo

    Yes, the one day races have

    Yes, the one day races have to be in the game, but lumping them into a spring and autumn series does feel a bit clunky. You could treat the one dayers as individual races (so you can pick eight new riders for each one) but have a reduced budget – meaning you have to use a bit of creativity in filling up the spaces from the bargain basement – but I haven’t really thought it through so it might not be any better than what we currently have! 

    August 13, 2022 at 9:41 pm #995385
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    Daniel Norton

    I absolutely love the

    I absolutely love the classics.  As a concept in the standard fantasy game, where we treat the spring and Autumn Classics in the same way as a stage race?  Does it work?  Honestly?

    It would be a shame not to include the one-day classics in the game.  I prefer treating them as they are – single races.  No limits on numbers of “transfers” and just be able to pick who you like for all one day classics.  I’d also like to see the monuments worth more points than the other one-day classics.

    August 12, 2022 at 12:05 pm #995383
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    11waterloo

    From my experience of

    From my experience of watching races live, a TT is probably the best as you get a good look at all the riders and there are plenty of vantage points. There is more raw excitement on a mountaintop finish but it generally involves a long wait for the action and all the best places to watch are nabbed early (plus I got caught in a thunderstorm on top of Monte Zoncolan a few years back)

    August 12, 2022 at 11:49 am #995381
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    11waterloo

    I really struggle with the

    I really struggle with the one day races. I’d been talking Ven Gestel up as well, so much so that my son put him in his team on my recommendation whilst I left him out! 

    August 12, 2022 at 10:16 am #995379
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    Daniel Norton
    11waterloo wrote:
    Real life does interfere with the game sometimes! I get irrationally fed up if I don’t have enough time to read all the previews and study the odds. Happened this week as I was staying at my sisters and I am blaming her for my lacklustre performance in the Circuit Franco-Belge! 

    Just looked at your team.  I’d say you were a bit unlucky.  You spotted it would be strong men and in form/durable sprinters.  If Vanmarcke had come good, you’d have been fine (he nearly did).  Most of us dropped points because of Girmay and De Bondt let downs…

    August 12, 2022 at 10:07 am #995377
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    Daniel Norton

    I had a choice, I guess. 

    I had a choice, I guess.  Change what I was doing and travel to where I could get a decent signal, or take a chance and run an odd transfer strategy.  I managed to get to the pub for the TT stage, but it barely helped.  In the end, I had to treat the game as just a game and take a hit.  Why does it bother me?  Too much of a cycling geek!

    I’m in Spain when the Vuelta is on.  Brother’s wedding in Barcelona when they are riding in the north, then down to my park home in Torrevieja.  Haven’t studied the route much, but it looks like I’ll be near Alicante for the TT stage there.  I normally stay away in Summer as it’s too hot to train/enjoy, but it’s no different here this year.

    For once, “life” is actually bringing me closer to our obsession…  Only drawback is I’m the best man so have to do the speeches type thing.  Eeek!

    August 11, 2022 at 3:54 pm #995375
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    11waterloo

    Real life does really

    Real life does interfere with the game sometimes! I get irrationally fed up if I don’t have enough time to read all the previews and study the odds. Happened this week as I was staying at my sisters and I am blaming her for my lacklustre performance in the Circuit Franco-Belge! 

    August 10, 2022 at 10:48 pm #995373
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    Daniel Norton

    OMG!  Went camping with son

    OMG!  Went camping with son and tried to do most of the transfers early.  That worked! yes

    August 9, 2022 at 5:03 pm #995371
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    11waterloo

    Hopefully not too long. At

    Hopefully not too long. At least Vuelta provides some decent watching while you recover!

    August 8, 2022 at 10:56 pm #995369
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    Dr Winston

    Been to the chiropactor today

    Been to the chiropactor today… gonna take a while this time.

    August 7, 2022 at 9:12 pm #995367
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    Dr Winston

    With the cycling you can pick

    With the cycling you can pick a rider in decent form on a stage that suits him and, provided he stays upright, he’ll deliver something…. or at least very probably will… just avoid the rolling stages. In the football you can pick the best player with the best stats against the weakest teams… and get nothing… even when they played quite well. Worse… the timing of the dealine is so damned frustrating when they get “rested” ready for a harder fixture.

    August 6, 2022 at 7:11 am #995365
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    11waterloo

    I agree that the cycling game

    I agree that the cycling game is more satisfying than the football. Vuelta not too far away now as well! 

    August 6, 2022 at 12:00 am #995363
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    Dr Winston

    Brill…good… i’m amazed it

    Brill…good… i’m amazed it’s your first. Fantasy cycling is so much better than the fantasy footy. So many competitions to win as well as the overall… It doesn’t matter what has happened all season, when the next race comes along it’s a whole new game.

    My brother is doing much better this season… OR of 14th place… which is a big step up from previous seasons. 

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