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Podium Cafe VDS
Hello,
At the end of last year I said I'd be setting up an off-site league in one of the other bigger fantasy games. The game is the Podium Cafe VDS and it is a year long squad based game. You get a budget, pick a squad based on a set of rules then that's it. No transfers, no picking teams, nothing. You just have to trust your guys to go out and get you some points.
The game runs across both women's and men's racing the calendar is very extensive covering everything from Grand Tours to national championships.
An intro to the game can be found here - http://www.podiumcafe.com/2014/2/3/5370538/fsa-directeur-sportif-2014-starts-now
And the game itself is here - http://pdcvds.com/
League's don't seem to work too well so if anyone else is interested in competing we'll need to add each other to our own personal leagues, that means if you 're in you need to post your DS name and team name in this thread. I'll keep track of the results through the year.
My details are:- DS name - drheaton Men's team - Mostly Hopeless Women's team - Right-handed OuOuOranges
Competitors: (DS - Men's Team - Women's Team)
TERatcliffe26 - TERatcliffe26
shutuplegs - Avengers:Age of Nick! - Ladies 1st
The Domestique - The Domestique
raysilvester1 - Big Rays Riders
Ghedebrav - Voodoo All Stars
Twybaydos - Topsport Torquay - Topsport Torquay Femennile
chiv30 - Carbon crutches and epo
Pure fantasy - Pure fantasy - Pure fantasy women
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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Not a single point in San Remo for me.....
Got Quintana, LuLu, Marczynski, Howard, Ferrari and Jens! in the Volta Cat this week
There are no proper leagues, you just add the people you want to your own personal "watch" list to compare yourself against. Will update the first post with all competitor details and instructions tomorrow when I've got access to a proper computer.
you picked up ZABELINSKAYA win on the ladies too!
Isn't this list missing Mr tullet?
Me and you both
I think people are thinking a par score for a rider is around 100pts per credit?
Hofland looks good....riding P-N by the looks of it too(look at his price in Road CC now....more than a Westra,Kelderman or Kangert!!)
But Doc....you've been around long enough to know that the stage riders will start getting points when the stage races really get going?
Results after MSR and the rest of the races today
Men
1.(1) Twybaydos Topsport Torquay 2395
2.(2) Pure fantasy Pure fantasy 1920
3.(4) raysilvester1 Big Rays Riders 1567
4.(3) drheaton Mostly Hopeless 1445
5.(6) TERatcliffe26 TERatcliffe26 1315
6.(5) Ghedebrav Voodoo All Stars 1285
7.(8) The Domestique The Domestique 1092
8.(7) chiv30 carbon crutches and epo 819
9.(9) shutuplegs Avengers:Age of Nick! 707
Women (no change in positions)
1. Twybaydos Topsport Torquay Femennile 2350
2. Ghedebrav Voodoo All Stars 1875
3. Pure fantasy Pure fantasy women 1370
4. shutuplegs Ladies 1st 1245
5. TERatcliffe26 TERatcliffe26 1225
6. drheaton Right-handed OuOuOranges 745
7. The Domestique The Domestique 585
Combined (a count-back of overall place in each game rather than total score):
1. Twybaydos 39
2. PureFantasy 197
3. Ghedebrav 215
4. TERatcliffe26 323
5. drheaton 367
6. shutuplegs 419
7. The Domestique 453
I thought I did too - but looking at the ladies calendar the glittering delights of Costa Rica are not scored - boo
Didn't have Lobato in the end - But I am 19th!
Zabelinskaya won another race today which hasn't been counted.
Grrrrr!
Seems like there were 908 teams entered in the Mens Section
I managed 225pts on opening day for Phinney and Golas=joint 146th
4 races today
Kuurne-Bruxwwles-Kuurne(Boonen,Phinney)
Almeria(no riders)
Citta Di Lugano(Cunego)
La Drome(Jeannesson,Rolland,Golas)
I made a last-minute decision to have a go at this, but I'm buggered if I can find where to pick your team...
EDIT - Found a link called VDS which is presumably it, but its broken, so I won't be playing after all. Good luck everyone!
And rather predictably one of my boys (Guardini) gets a stage win in Langkawi the day before scoring starts
3 mens races today in VDS:
Omloop(Boonen,Phinney,Hushovd)
Murcia(no riders)
Ardeche(Jeannesson,Golas)
are my mini-teams
The site is reporting problems Stumps
deadline extended till 1200 CET
Typical i tried to log and create a team but for some reason i kept getting chucked off the site (probably my computer set up) so i've missed out on putting a team in.
Never mind, hope you all have a fab time.
No Voss or mears.....if I had the time tonight I may have chucked one in seeing the women's teams
^^Excellent - I misspelled Femminile. Not like I can change this, for a whole year.
I'll get it over with tonight.
Not that fussed about this competition so I picked a load of cheap riders I like so, if they win, I'm happy. Team is probably over-swayed towards early season form and too many climbers, only one classics rider and only second-tier sprinters. What the hell.
Topsport Torquay
1.ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian David (Trek Factory Racing)
2.ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC Racing)
3.BARDET, Romain (Ag2r - La Mondiale)
4.CHERNETSKIY, Sergey (Katusha)
5.COLBRELLI, Sonny (Bardiani - CSF)
6.COQUARD, Bryan (Europcar)
7.DEGAND, Thomas (Wanty-Groupe Gobert)
8.GENIEZ, Alexandre (FDJ)
9.GESINK, Robert (Belkin)
10.HOFLAND, Moreno (Belkin)
11.HOWARD, Leigh (Orica - GreenEDGE)
12.JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ)
13.KELDERMAN, Wilco (Belkin)
14.KREUZIGER, Roman (Tinkoff-Saxo)
15.KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OmegaPharma - Quick Step)
16.KöNIG, Leopold (NetApp - Endura)
17.MEINTJES, Louis (MTN - Qhubeka)
18.MODOLO, Sacha (Lampre - Merida)
19.MOHORIC, Matej (Cannondale)
20.POZZOVIVO, Domenico (Ag2r - La Mondiale)
21.SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (Caja Rural)
22.SEPULVEDA, Eduardo (Bretagne - Séché Environnement)
23.VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC Racing)
24.VANMARCKE, Sep (Belkin)
25.ZOIDL, Riccardo (Trek Factory Racing)
Womens' cycling - not a clue.
Topsport Torquay Femennile
1.ARMITSTEAD, Elizabeth (Boels- Dolmans Cyclingteam)
2.BARNES, Hannah (United Healthcare Pro Cycling Womens Team)
3.CALLOVI, Rossella (Forno d'Asolo - Astute)
4.CECCHINI, Elena (Estado de Mexico - Faren)
5.CILVINAITE, Inga (Rusvelo)
6.DE JONG, Thalita (Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team)
7.GUARISCHI, Barbara (Ale Cipollini)
8.HOSKINS, Melissa (Orica-AIS)
9.JOHANSSON, Emma (Orica-AIS)
10.KNAUER, Anna (Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team)
11.MULLENS, Peta (Wiggle - Honda)
12.PAWLOWSKA, Katarzyna (Boels- Dolmans Cyclingteam)
13.VILLUMSEN, Linda Melanie (Wiggle - Honda)
14.WORRACK, Trixi (Specialized - lululemon)
15. ZABELINSKAYA, Olga (Rusvelo)
I'm gonna pass on the women's tbh
same here.....might even do the same in road.cc
Just a reminder for anyone that's interested. The deadline for submitting your team is midnight tomorrow (Friday 28th Feb).
Here is my team
ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian David (Trek Factory Racing)
ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC Racing)
BASSO, Ivan (Cannondale)
BENNETT, Sam (NetApp - Endura)
COLBRELLI, Sonny (Bardiani - CSF)
COQUARD, Bryan (Europcar)
DE KORT, Koen (Giant - Shimano)
DEGAND, Thomas (Wanty-Groupe Gobert)
DéMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)
GENIEZ, Alexandre (FDJ)
GERRANS, Simon (Orica - GreenEDGE)
GESINK, Robert (Belkin)
GREIPEL, André (Lotto - Belisol)
HERMANS, Ben (BMC Racing)
KRUOPIS, Aidis (Orica - GreenEDGE)
MEERSMAN, Gianni (OmegaPharma - Quick Step)
MODOLO, Sacha (Lampre - Merida)
MOHORIC, Matej (Cannondale)
MONFORT, Maxime (Lotto - Belisol)
POZZOVIVO, Domenico (Ag2r - La Mondiale)
RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquim (Katusha)
SILIN, Egor (Katusha)
SIMON, Julien (Cofidis Solutions Crédits)
STETINA, Peter (BMC Racing)
ZOIDL, Riccardo (Trek Factory Racing)
Do we have a league yet?
Vos not amongst my women. Daft?
Carbon crutches and epo
Men's only atm
ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (OmegaPharma - Quick Step)
BOONEN, Tom (OmegaPharma - Quick Step)
BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ)
BRUTT, Pavel (Katusha)
CHAOUFI, Tarik (Skydive Dubai)
DENIFL, Stefan (IAM Cycling)
DOWSETT, Alex (Movistar)
FROOME, Chris (Team Sky)
FUGLSANG, Jakob (Astana)
GUARNIERI, Jacopo (Astana)
HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NetApp - Endura)
IMPEY, Daryl (Orica - GreenEDGE)
JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (Giant - Shimano)
KRUOPIS, Aidis (Orica - GreenEDGE)
LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (Giant - Shimano)
MACHADO, Tiago Jose Pinto (NetApp - Endura)
MARTIN, Tony (OmegaPharma - Quick Step)
NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (Lampre - Merida)
ROLLAND, Pierre (Europcar)
ROWE, Luke (Team Sky)
SILIN, Egor (Katusha)
TIRALONGO, Paolo (Astana)
VISCONTI, Giovanni (Movistar)
VOIGT, Jens! (Trek Factory Racing)
ZOIDL, Riccardo (Trek Factory Racing)
Mens
1. Nairo Quintana
2. Marcel Kittel
3. Tony Martin
4. Taylor Phinney
5. Thor Hushovd
6. Simon Gerrans
7. Gianni Meersman
8. Michael Matthews
9. Luis Leon Sanchez
10. Peter Velits
11. Tobias Ludvigsson
12. Damiano Cunego
13. Roberto Ferrari
14. Fred Rodriguez
15. Johann Tschopp
16. Kris Boeckmans
17. Lawson Craddock
18. Jelle Vanendert
19. Yauheni Hutarovich
20. Tomasz Marczynski
21. Steele Von Hoff
22. Jens! Voigt
23. Ryan Anderson
24. Leigh Howard
25. Josh Edmondson
Womens
Ellen van Dijk
Giorgia Bronzini
Elizabeth Armitstead
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
Joelle Numainville
Maaike Polspoel
Olga Zabelinskaya
Rochelle Gilmore
Martina Ritter
Annika Langvad
Martina Sablikova
Anna Sanchis Chafer
Patricia Schwager
Liisi Rist
Sari Saarelainen
Both teams submitted:
Womens:
1. Evelyn Stevens 40
2. Anna van der Breggen 35
3. Giorgia Bronzini 25
4. Claudia Häusler 14
5. Amy Cure 6
6. Olga Zabelinskaya 6
7. Lucy Garner 6
8. Monia Baccaille 6
9. Charlotte Becker 2
10. Elena Cecchini 2
11. Inga Cilvinaite 2
12. Tayler Wiles 2
13. Hannah Barnes 2
14. Thalita de Jong 1
15. Rossella Callovi 1
Mens:
1. Peter Sagan 40
2. Rui Costa 22
3. Michal Kwiatkowski 20
4. Rigoberto Uran 12
5. Warren Barguil 8
6. Bob Jungels 6
7. Riccardo Zoidl 6
8. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg 6
9. Bryan Coquard 6
10. Jonathan Castroviejo 4
11. Juan Jose Lobato 2
12. Tobias Ludvigsson 2
13. Bartosz Huzarski 2
14. Kenny Elissonde 2
15. Michael Hepburn 2
16. Steele Von Hoff 1
17. Julien Simon 1
18. Julian Alaphilippe 1
19. Lasse Hansen 1
20. Sebastian Henao 1
21. Benjamin King 1
22. Alexey Lutsenko 1
23. Daniel Teklehaimanot 1
24. Martin Velits 1
25. Tim Wellens 1
Already lost Nizzolo to a broken collarbone!!
Still tinkering with my men's team but submitted my women's team already, the name is "Right-handed OuOuOranges" if you're interested.
Men's team wise, trying to decide whether to pick Sagan or not (he can't do as well as last year surely?!) and then whether Booner or Gilbert will be back to full form this year or whether last year was the start of a proper slide.
Topsport Torquay - Twybaydos. I'll be tinkering up until the end so not on system yet
Greg Van Avermaet
Marcel Kittel
Tom Boonen
Arnaud Démare
Moreno Moser
Daryl Impey
Warren Barguil
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Leopold König
Riccardo Zoidl
Ivan Basso
Daniele Ratto
Juan Jose Lobato
Sacha Modolo
Tobias Ludvigsson
Andrea Guardini
Boy van Poppel
Sam Bennett
Romain Feillu
Michael Hepburn
Anthony Roux
Jan Polanc
Jarlinson Pantano
Robinson Chalapud
Lasse Hansen
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