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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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Camaiore - 3) Arredondo, 5) Colbrelli for me!
Ulissi won and Gavazzi came 10th if that is relevant to you
I am getting totally destroyed....
Serves me right for picking mainly stage racers, should have loaded up on classics riders
Hofland in particular looks like a great rider to have picked, 200 pts for 1 credit and likely to get a few other outings through the year.
I'm in the top 10!
Zabelinskaya won another race today which hasn't been counted.
Grrrrr!
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?
To be honest, its my low pried riders who scored little last year, and have raced have done well. Colbrelli already outscored his 100 from last year, Arredondo with nothing last year already has 130, and Bennett again with 100 has already outscored last year. Demare and Greipel have already got there points rolling, so im not too concerned about where I stand. After T-A we will have a better idea of who may do well
Bardet and Kelderman at Paris-Nice is likely to be the benchmark as to whether my rationale of picking lots of cheap young'uns is a better idea than known points scorers.
Just seen the 'similar teams to yours' point on VDS - Hopefully we can share in eachother's success TERatcliffe.
Men's update
1.Twybaydos - Topsport Torquay - 1420
2.raysilvester1 - Big Rays Riders - 875
3.Ghedebrav - Voodoo All Stars - 810
4.drheaton - Mostly Hopeless - 640
5.TERatcliffe26 - TERatcliffe26 - 580
6.chiv30 - carbon crutches and epo - 480
7.shutuplegs - Avengers:Age of Nick! - 410
8.The Domestique - The Domestique - 310
The doctor had a fantastic Strade Bianche and has moved halfway up the table.
Women didn't race today
At last a few more womens points, with 4,7,8
Also 3rd and 5th in Roma, and 3rd place for Meersman
Just Colbrelli for me today, but Lizzie Armitstead won the ladies.
I'm now 6th in Boys, 5th in Girls. It's all downhill from here.
1. Twybaydos Topsport Torquay 1580
2. raysilvester1 Big Rays Riders 921
3. Ghedebrav Voodoo All Stars 850
Pure fantasy Pure fantasy 850
5. TERatcliffe26 TERatcliffe26 750
6. drheaton Mostly Hopeless 640
7. chiv30 carbon crutches and epo 526
8. The Domestique The Domestique 475
9. shutuplegs Avengers:Age of Nick! 420
Womens update
1. Twybaydos Topsport Torquay Femennile 730
2. Ghedebrav Voodoo All Stars 630
3. Pure fantasy Pure fantasy women 620
4. shutuplegs Ladies 1st 390
5. TERatcliffe26 TERatcliffe26 190
The Domestique The Domestique 190
7. drheaton Right-handed OuOuOranges 80
Ooh - they do combined rankings - http://pdcvds.com/teamscombined.php?mw=0&y=2014
I'm overall first in the women's game - I know nothing about womens' cycling
Results after Paris Nice and the womens' races at the weekend
Men
1. Twybaydos Topsport Torquay 1695
2. Pure fantasy Pure fantasy 1175
3. drheaton Mostly Hopeless 1005
4. raysilvester1 Big Rays Riders 967
5. Ghedebrav Voodoo All Stars 885
6. TERatcliffe26 TERatcliffe26 785
7. chiv30 carbon crutches and epo 719
8. The Domestique The Domestique 586
9. shutuplegs Avengers:Age of Nick! 467
Women
1. Twybaydos Topsport Torquay Femennile 2185
2. Ghedebrav Voodoo All Stars 1605
3. Pure fantasy Pure fantasy women 1220
4. shutuplegs Ladies 1st 1195
5. TERatcliffe26 TERatcliffe26 1005
6. drheaton Right-handed OuOuOranges 695
7. The Domestique The Domestique 515
Combined (a count-back of overall place in each game rather than total score):
1. Twybaydos 29
2. PureFantasy 193
3. Ghedebrav 196
4. drheaton 312
5. TERatcliffe26 351
6. shutuplegs 397
7. The Domestique 467
Crikey Twybaydos, you're creaming us.
Nice to get going though and finally get some points on the board. Annoyed that Kwiatowski hasn't managed to keep up in Tirreno, was hoping for a nice haul of points there.
3, 4, 8 in MSR. Better than my roadcc team!
I was wondering if Swift was a good choice but came up trumps today! Lobato looks like a good choice as well if he can come 4th in that. Modolo earnt his keep as well.
Now I need Porte and TvG to do something in Catalonia.
6 and 8 for me, not too bad
Better for my women, 5th in one race (the one that scores more points) and 1st and 2nd in the other
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
Don't know weather to
or 
Not a single point in San Remo for me.....
Got Quintana, LuLu, Marczynski, Howard, Ferrari and Jens! in the Volta Cat this week
Uran,Rolland,Nizzolo,DeGendt,Jeannesson for me in Catalunya
Uran, Porte, Nieve, TvG, Atapuma, G Bennett, Rolland.
Not playing premium this year but this game gives me plenty of interest especially after an unexpectedly good MSR. Not a bad purist team really.
Part of me wishes I'd picked Contador now but I went for a young clean (I hope) team and as it wasn't oriented to the classics I'm pleased with my start but can't see TvG matching Contador somehow (and they both cost 16).
But if Swift and Lobato do well that would help a lot, especially as very few have Lobato I reckon.
J-Rod, Pozz, Basso, Arredondo, Atapuma, Degand, Geniez, Stetina
Safe to say im hoping for some points!
I've got Lobato....top scorer on my team so far....and being widely touted as the premier Spanish sprinter now(surpassing Rojas I guess?)
Looking at the list of top scorers I'm kicking myself for missing Colbrelli and Vanmarcke, both relatively cheap riders scoring decent points. Also, Swift looks like a cracking deal right now, 1 credit, 305 points after only 20 last year.
I considered Contador but decided that last year was the start of a major slide and that he wouldn't reach his old heights again. Personally, I'm amazed he's managed to reach his old level again although the proof will be over three weeks, at least for now he seems to be staking a claim to be considered a major contender for the Tour.
Ah yes. I've looked at your team now. Lobato top for me as well with Kwia and then Swift. You should catch me up soon if Boonen goes as well as expected. I think I've got more GC guys though!
Good game actually. I saw something about it on the forum last year but was too late to do anything. Only saw a thread about it on the 27th and put in my team the next day. Gives some interest to nearly every race. Hoping for Hofland, D van Poppel, Trentin and Wynants for the Belgian races and got plenty of people for this one although nothing for today.
Let's hope Gerrans gets better soon. Hoping for something in the Ardennes from him.
No points today but Mezgec cost 8 so hardly a bargain.
Howard today
Kreuziger, Tejay, Arredondo, Bardet, Pozzovivo, Wilco, Zoidl, Atapuma, Geniez, Jeanneson, Degand and Lulu - this is the event where my second tier climbers are really going to shine.
Or not
wednesday we've got - Dwars door Vlaanderen
- Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
You may find this handy for tracking your riders:
http://www.whereismyvdsteam.com/
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