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February 19, 2014 at 5:18 pm #20747
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Will races like Strade Bianche and Roma Maxima be part of the Spring Classics?
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chrisdstripes
Ace – exactly the races I was
Ace – exactly the races I was hoping for. Nice on Dave. 😀Joelsim
Fantastic news, something for
Fantastic news, something for every weekend when you factor in Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico
dave atkinson
the competition should be
the competition should be open later today…dave atkinson
The final 12:
1st March
The final 12:1st March Omloop
2nd March Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
8th March Strade Bianchi
9th March Roma Maxima
23rd March Milan Sanremo
28th March E3 Harelbeke
30th March Gent-Wevelgem
6th April Flanders
13th April Paris-Roubaix
20th April Amstel Gold
23rd April Fleche Wallonie
27th April Liege-Bastogne-Liegedrheaton
Dave appears to be working on
Dave appears to be working on the classics now and you’ll notice that they’re starting to pop up in the ‘what’s coming up’ section of the home page.The first four are:
Spring Classics – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Sat, 01 Mar
Spring Classics – Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne – Sun, 02 Mar
Spring Classics – Strade Bianche – Sat, 08 Mar
Spring Classics – Roma Maxima – Sun, 09 MarBest get planning your teams!
Twybaydos
Are we doing both Omloop and
Are we doing both Omloop and KBK this weekend? Personally I’d like to do both and I think they both have strong fields.northstar
Again, there is no logical
Again, there is no logical reason to leave any of them from the list…Especially with it being the
Especially with it being the real start to the season and all that.We definitely need a couple
We definitely need a couple next weekend.Otherwise what are we going to do with ourselves this week?
Some good contenders in Omloop too, OPQS have a very strong team.
Ghedebrav
Of Gkam’s list, the only one
Of Gkam’s list, the only one I’d want taking off would be Scheldepris. Milan-San Remo, Harelbeke, Ghent-Wevelgem, Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Amstel Gold, Fleche Wallone and L-B-L are all World Tour races, so must go in.As to the first couple of weekends:
Omloop & KBK – I’m not aware of this clashing with anything else, so why not run it?
SB & RM – OK, so this runs into the start of Paris-Nice, but they were both great races last year. I’d like to see them included (I’d have G.P. Camaiore in as well, but perhaps that’s pushing my luck. I like lots of races; if it were up to me our season would start with the Tropicale Amissa Bongo).
Which just leaves the Scheldepris. Sorry Scheldepris :”(
Suthisan
The list of Spring Classic
The list of Spring Classic races should have been decided before the 2014 season started and not be under discussion at this late stage. The overworked and under appreciated programmers don’t need extra complications. Nods to Dave and the team.If you decide to include everything then open the World Tour races to everyone and the rest can be Premium only B-) This way, it might be possible to have Purist teams like last year. Nuff said !
orli
drheaton wrote:The classics
drheaton wrote:The classics run throughout one of the busiest periods in the fantasy calendar so more may be good when looking at the classics in isolation but when you add in five separate week long tours and the start of the women’s race (which are new additions to the calendar this year) it gets very very busy.I don’t know. It seems you Premium guys are playing two stage races right now (Oman and Algarve) and some are even playing the Vuelta a Andalucia on the forum… I think you can handle a one day race on weekends too
TERatcliffe26
chrisdstripes wrote:I think
chrisdstripes wrote:I think its a shame that purist doesn’t count for anything in the classics, ie you get unlimited transfers between similar races like G3 and Gent-Wev etc. In an ideal world, we’d decide the schedule, and then decide a fair number of purist transfers allowed between the races. I like the idea that playing purist is different to standard, ie you are checking startlists and picking some riders that are in both, say Omloop and KBK, rather than just picking the same team as your standard in the knowledge you can change it all.But if thats too compliacated then we’ll just have to go with it as is. Shame tho’.
Its not complicated to employ, but last year there were too many occasions where players came on not realizing there were set transfer amounts between races or non between purists, one due to the time between certain races, and also changes in startlists, and finally players not quite understanding the way the classics worked, so Dave decided by just saying transfers unlimited transfers there is no confusion for any players
I think its a shame that
I think its a shame that purist doesn’t count for anything in the classics, ie you get unlimited transfers between similar races like G3 and Gent-Wev etc. In an ideal world, we’d decide the schedule, and then decide a fair number of purist transfers allowed between the races. I like the idea that playing purist is different to standard, ie you are checking startlists and picking some riders that are in both, say Omloop and KBK, rather than just picking the same team as your standard in the knowledge you can change it all.But if thats too compliacated then we’ll just have to go with it as is. Shame tho’.
livestrongnick has a fair
livestrongnick has a fair point. The classics run throughout one of the busiest periods in the fantasy calendar so more may be good when looking at the classics in isolation but when you add in five separate week long tours and the start of the women’s race (which are new additions to the calendar this year) it gets very very busy. -
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