[Condor Andy]

Ye or nae?

5 WT teams going – AG2R (Vuillermoz, Geniez); Astana (Lopez, Bilbao); Bahrain Merida (Nibali); Bora (Majka); and Sky (Bernal, Froome). 9 PCT teams going, a Team Italy, and 5 local CT teams.

5 stages total and 5 jerseys to give out: GC, points, KOM, sprints, and youth. Stages look interesting, no huge summit finishes, but nothing flat, and nothing hugely long.

If we run it, I’ll need to add some riders in and re-jig the CT teams. It won’t count towards the season leagues, it’ll just be for fun.

 

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[Dr Winston]

Condor Andy wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

Andy could have a lot of fun setting up these just for fun games.

I can play with basically everything. Tinker with the rider value system, number of riders, number of transfers, scoring systems, you name it. The only things I can’t changed are the things that are hard coded into the game, eg. limiting to 2 riders per team.

I gathered that you could from previous convos. You could throw us some real curve balls…and should do. 

[Condor Andy]

Dr Winston wrote:

Andy could have a lot of fun setting up these just for fun games.

I can play with basically everything. Tinker with the rider value system, number of riders, number of transfers, scoring systems, you name it. The only things I can’t changed are the things that are hard coded into the game, eg. limiting to 2 riders per team.

[Dr Winston]

Sniffer wrote:

MinardiM189 wrote:

Chasing shadows all week.

bring Vlasov in he has a dad day, take him out he has a good day, bring him in again he has a bad day

bring Thalman in he has a bad day, take him out he has a good day

leave Masnada in he has a bad day, take Masnada out he wins the next stage

Shame that Nibali attacking helped Sivakov cut the gap to Masnada and if Masnada had zipped his jacket up earlier he would have won it.

I have done similar things.  It is a function of all the spare transfers we had.  With the stages being similar we have had spares to gamble with and I am sure many, like me, will have some unused ones.

I underused mind. 3 left probably has a lot to do with my lowly rank this time around.

[Dr Winston]

Sniffer wrote:

MinardiM189 wrote:

Chasing shadows all week.

bring Vlasov in he has a dad day, take him out he has a good day, bring him in again he has a bad day

bring Thalman in he has a bad day, take him out he has a good day

leave Masnada in he has a bad day, take Masnada out he wins the next stage

Shame that Nibali attacking helped Sivakov cut the gap to Masnada and if Masnada had zipped his jacket up earlier he would have won it.

I have done similar things.  It is a function of all the spare transfers we had.  With the stages being similar we have had spares to gamble with and I am sure many, like me, will have some unused ones.

It’s been a great race fantasy wise….a very reduced field of picks with lots of riders we may not usually pick en masse. A proper Morcambe and Wise with Andre Previn job…. “I’m playing all the right notes…but not necessarily in the right order”…

Also…a good example why having more transfers can be both a good and bad thing….Andy could have a lot of fun setting up these just for fun games.

 

[Sniffer]

MinardiM189 wrote:

Chasing shadows all week.

bring Vlasov in he has a dad day, take him out he has a good day, bring him in again he has a bad day

bring Thalman in he has a bad day, take him out he has a good day

leave Masnada in he has a bad day, take Masnada out he wins the next stage

Shame that Nibali attacking helped Sivakov cut the gap to Masnada and if Masnada had zipped his jacket up earlier he would have won it.

I have done similar things.  It is a function of all the spare transfers we had.  With the stages being similar we have had spares to gamble with and I am sure many, like me, will have some unused ones.

[MinardiM189]

Chasing shadows all week.

Chasing shadows all week.

bring Vlasov in he has a dad day, take him out he has a good day, bring him in again he has a bad day

bring Thalman in he has a bad day, take him out he has a good day

leave Masnada in he has a bad day, take Masnada out he wins the next stage

Shame that Nibali attacking helped Sivakov cut the gap to Masnada and if Masnada had zipped his jacket up earlier he would have won it.

[Dr Winston]

Condor Andy wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

Surely not bringing Masnada in…was it?

Nope….The exact opposite!

Ouch. Well I doubt anybody saw that day coming really…in fact I bet quite a few took him out.

[Dr Winston]

Kept Bilbao. I’m amazed they

Kept Bilbao. I’m amazed they left Hirt so exposed.

[Condor Andy]

Dr Winston wrote:

Surely not bringing Masnada in…was it?

Nope….The exact opposite!

[Dr Winston]

Condor Andy wrote:

So my gamble…….

Can anyone guess what it was?

Surely not bringing Masnada in…was it?

[Condor Andy]

So my gamble…….

So my gamble…….

Can anyone guess what it was?

[Dr Winston]

MinardiM189 wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

Crikey. Sky handed the race over to Masnada…maybe…How did they let this happen?

They lost control of the gap on the descent of the 1st big climb.

Majka crashed on the descent and I guess Sky were more worried about injuries than losing the race.

They also underestimated Masnada.

Definotley low risk for SKY seems to be the order this week. 

Nibali looks so strong this week….just rode away again from the peleton…

[MinardiM189]

Dr Winston wrote:

Crikey. Sky handed the race over to Masnada…maybe…How did they let this happen?

They lost control of the gap on the descent of the 1st big climb.

Majka crashed on the descent and I guess Sky were more worried about injuries than losing the race.

They also underestimated Masnada.

[Dr Winston]

Crikey. Sky handed the race

Crikey. Sky handed the race over to Masnada…maybe…How did they let this happen?

[Condor Andy]

5 points off the top on the

5 points off the top on the stage! Cataldo over Masnada!

I’ve made a bold call for tomorrow, let’s see if it pays off Cotton.

[Author]

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