Giro 2014

Where can I find the
Where can I find the preliminary start list used by the game for the Giro?

I like the idea of mixing it
I like the idea of mixing it up a bit. I’ve found some of these low budget early season races tough – not that I’m complaining, I’ve done OK by the standards I set myself (keeping TER’s wheel in sight in the W. Mids and scoring a few FSUCI points) but I like the idea of a bit looser game now and again.

I’m strongly of the opinion that even if we had unlimited budget and unlimited transfers it would still mostly be the same familiar faces at the top – the people who have the knowledge of who’s in form, who’s targeting what and the patience to track down all the team page, preview site and twitter rumours about which rider seems to be having problems with injury or illness and which one is faking it for a big surprise the next day.

It’s good fun to mix it up a
It’s good fun to mix it up a bit. i look forward to seeing exactly the same people doing well, and it making precisely no difference to my mid-table performance.

the difference between 150 and 180 is one major rider. you’ll still have to take some chances with the lower order even if you stick in the big names. as usual, the people that are good at picking those riders will do well. it won’t be any more or less skilful. just a bit different. even if the budget was 500, i still wouldn’t win, because i won’t have thought it all through and i won’t have the right riders, or enough transfers.

to say it’s all about budget is to massively miss the point. the logical extension of that argument is that if i raise the budget to the point where you can literally pick whoever you want (and i’ll reiterate: a budget of 180 does *not* let you do that) then we’d have a 7,000-way tie for first place. hands up who thinks that would happen?

Gkam84 wrote:Just looked 180

Gkam84 wrote:

Just looked 180 is ridiculous… its got stupid now

If it’s ridiculous why don’t you just play it to win and prove it’s ‘ridiculously easy’ by winning it, placing in the Top 10 overall or placing Top 10 in every stage?..

ray silvester wrote:I still

ray silvester wrote:

I still haven’t got Quintana in purist…

I hope you’re right for your own sake, but for the life of me, I can’t see any Purist team winning this thing without Evans and Quintana on their Purist teams… It will be a damn exciting Giro if I’m wrong though! 🙂 To start off with, don’t you think Movistar will come in Top 3 in the TTT? 😕

ray silvester wrote:

EBH and Matthews are the interesting riders for me….

Matthews is another rider I can’t see anyone leaving out of their Purist squad…
What I worry about with Boassen Hagen is I don’t know if he’ll end up riding in support of Swift 😕

I’m worried about Kittel being dropped on any (!) kind of a hill and, crap, Fernandez? Well, I’ve been hoping he’d return to old glory and place on a Top 20 anywhere and anyhow, but he may good for the points in the TTT and maybe he’ll place Top 20 in a sprint or maybe he’ll go on a break… J Rod on your first day team? Do you expect Katusha to do a really good TTT? 😕 Now you’ve got me thinking…

I will say this, I am very happy to see the competition open so early. It gives us a lot of time to plan and play with our squads. Thank you! 🙂

I’m not trying to come off
I’m not trying to come off egotistical or something but my honest opinion is that you should lower the budget just for the good of this unique game you have created. If we wanted a competition where we can pick all of the favorites, there are plenty of other sites already. 🙁

arsene wrote:That’s too high!

arsene wrote:

That’s too high! :”(

Wow. At first, I thought ‘That can’t be right.’ Then I was overjoyed! ‘Aaah… that’s just right!’ 🙂 😀 Then I thought ‘That was unexpected’… :/ Then I thought, ‘Wait, now, I have to shut up’… so I can’t believe it… :W Is Dave alright? 😕

chrisdstripes wrote:

With a budget of 180, should hopefully attract the more casual follower.

the big launch is on tuesday
the big launch is on tuesday but yeah, it’s open now