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Omloop Het Volk/Nieuwsblad practice for the classics by submitting a team

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  • February 23, 2012 at 2:31 pm #15176
    nickobec

    how about a test of your classic team management skills? for ego, no points involved. Though Dave can test / explain the scoring for 1 day races.

    Same rules as usual, 150 points, 4 stars, 5 ds etc.

    If I get organised I will do the same for Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne tomorrow (and because it is practise only 6 transfers between races)

    So who is in?

    here is my team for Omloop Het Volk/Nieuwsblad

    Star riders: pick any 4 GC PC KM AR

    Philippe Gilbert (BMC)
    AR Value: 40.0 Form: 1.6

    Lars Boom (RAB)
    AR Value: 20.5 Form: 0.0

    Juan Antonio Flecha (SKY)
    AR Value: 22.0 Form: 13.6

    Sylvain Chavanel (OPQ)
    AR Value: 25.2 Form: 4.0
    Domestiques: pick any 5 DS

    Luca Paolini (KAT)
    DS Value: 10.5 Form: 2.6

    Sebastien Turgot (EUC)
    DS Value: 11.7 Form: 0.0

    Christopher Sutton (SKY)
    DS Value: 2.8 Form: 9.6

    Martin Elmiger (ALM)
    DS Value: 3.8 Form: 0.0

    Tomas Vaitkus (GRE)
    DS Value: 11.4 Form: 0.0

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  • February 25, 2012 at 11:22 am #667089
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    nickobec

    After 32km breakaway of 7
    After 32km breakaway of 7 have lead of over 3 minutes

    David Boucher of FDJ – Big Mat, Davide Ricci Bitti of Farnese Vini-Selle Italia, Sven Vandousselaere of Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, Andy Cappelle can Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s, Lieuwe Westra of Vacansoleil-DCM, Florian Vachon of Brittany-Schuller & Marco Haller, Team Katusha,

    February 25, 2012 at 10:51 am #667087
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    dave atkinson

    Quote:On the other hand, why

    On the other hand, why more than a minute ahead? 30 seconds is ok… And why would it matter if the break is less than 10 riders? I say give everyone in the front group at the halfway mark 5 points!

    the rules are there so that we can be clear what constitutes a break for the purposes of the game. you have to draw the line somewhere. taking your argument to its logical conclusion, if 100 riders were in the front group and 3 were in a group 5 seconds off the back, those 100 riders would all get ‘breakaway’ points.

    February 25, 2012 at 10:48 am #667085
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    dave atkinson

    Quote:Ouch! That’s a lot of

    Ouch! That’s a lot of points, Dave!

    it’s not: the classics last year scored lower than most stages of the main tours. hence the points increase to keep them on par

    February 25, 2012 at 10:35 am #667083
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    nickobec

    dave_atkinson wrote:The

    dave_atkinson wrote:
    The following points will be awarded (1st-20th): 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

    orli wrote:
    Ouch! That’s a lot of points,

    The maths says otherwise

    Compare it to the first stage in a stage race
    1st 50 = 35 for win + 10 for 1st in GC + 5 for 1st points
    2nd 43 = 30 for 2nd + 9 for 2nd in GC + 4 for 2nd in points
    3rd 36 = 25 for 3rd + 8 for 3rd in GC + 3 for 3rd in points etc.
    Then you have the young riders & KOM comp

    So picking the winner of Paris Roubaix or Ronde Van Vlaanderen is worth as much as picking the winner of the first stage of the Tour of Qatar or Tour of Bejing

    The 10 pts halfway bonus is in exchange for KOM & Sprint points you get in stage races, and it will only happen some of the time, not every race.

    I like the points for the one day races

    February 25, 2012 at 10:10 am #667081
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    JAndrewHill

    Just heard that one of GKAMs
    Just heard that one of GKAMs picks is not starting today.
    :& :& :&
    Mr Sneeze has come down with a virus.
    So I suggest he picks Chris Sutton instead. đŸ˜‰

    February 25, 2012 at 10:04 am #667079
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    Gkam84

    Thats the points for
    Thats the points for Classic’s Orli, not stage races

    There were points for breakaway’s last year aswell

    But i do agree with the gaps, its a bit OTT on the points side

    February 25, 2012 at 9:51 am #667077
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    orli

    dave_atkinson wrote:The

    dave_atkinson wrote:
    The following points will be awarded (1st-20th): 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

    Ouch! That’s a lot of points, Dave! Too many, in my opinion! It’s kind of crazy! Can’t we go back to something a little less onerous and pack the points a little closer to keep the competition closer and within reach if you mess up a little in your picks? It’s painful! đŸ™‚

    dave_atkinson wrote:
    Breakaway bonus: 10 points to any rider in a lead breakaway of less than 10 riders that’s more than a minute ahead at half distance

    Just wondering, are there sprints in the middle of Classics races? ‘Cause if there are, why offer these points?

    On the other hand, why more than a minute ahead? 30 seconds is ok… And why would it matter if the break is less than 10 riders? I say give everyone in the front group at the halfway mark 5 points! Yeah, I’m being picky, I just think the game will just explode and the gaps will become tremendous with all these points on offer. I’d rather have a close game than ‘uncatchable’ leads…

    February 25, 2012 at 8:51 am #667075
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    Raleigh

    Stannard seems pretty excited
    Stannard seems pretty excited about it on Twitter đŸ˜€ đŸ˜€ đŸ˜€

    February 25, 2012 at 4:30 am #667073
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    nickobec

    last minute change to my team
    last minute change to my team Boonen & Burghardt in, Boom & Vaitkus out: 149.3

    Star riders: pick any 4 GC PC KM AR
    Philippe Gilbert (BMC) AR Value: 40.0
    Tom Boonen (RAB) AR Value: 27.8
    Juan Antonio Flecha (SKY) AR Value: 22.0
    Sylvain Chavanel (OPQ) AR Value: 25.2

    Domestiques: pick any 5 DS
    Luca Paolini (KAT) DS Value: 10.5
    Sebastien Turgot (EUC) DS Value: 11.7
    Christopher Sutton (SKY) DS Value: 2.8
    Martin Elmiger (ALM) DS Value: 3.8
    Marcus Burghardt (BMC) DS Value: 5.5

    February 24, 2012 at 3:15 pm #667071
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    dave atkinson

    good luck y’all
    FYI one day
    good luck y’all

    FYI one day scoring is as follows – note different scores on the line:

    Finish line – one day race: Points awarded for the first 20 riders over the line in a one-day race.

    The following points will be awarded (1st-20th): 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

    Last man home: 10 points awarded for the last man home on a tour stage or one-day race

    Breakaway bonus: 10 points to any rider in a lead breakaway of less than 10 riders that’s more than a minute ahead at half distance

    Most combative rider: 10 points awarded to the rider adjuged the most combative by the race commissaires

    Team bonus: 5 points to each participating member of the winning rider’s team

    February 24, 2012 at 2:50 pm #667069
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    TERatcliffe26

    my team is in:
    Tom Boonen
    my team is in:

    Tom Boonen (OPQ)

    AR Value: 27.8 Form: 11.0

    Philippe Gilbert (BMC)

    AR Value: 40.0 Form: 1.6

    Juan Antonio Flecha (SKY)

    AR Value: 22.0 Form: 13.6

    Matti Breschel (RAB)

    AR Value: 23.4 Form: 0.0
    Domestiques: pick any 5 DS

    Gert Steegmans (OPQ)

    DS Value: 9.6 Form: 1.8

    Johan Vansummeren (GRM)

    DS Value: 11.8 Form: 1.8

    Baden Cooke (GRE)

    DS Value: 5.9 Form: 13.0

    Aleksandr Kuschynski (KAT)

    DS Value: 3.4 Form: 2.6

    Marcel Sieberg (LOT)

    DS Value: 6.1 Form: 3.0

    February 24, 2012 at 1:24 pm #667067
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    Gkam84

    I wont bother sorting the
    I wont bother sorting the quotes out, so i’ll just reply

    The reason I didn’t spend 5 mins picking my own team was for two reason’s,

    1, This race is not in the fantasy game, so i’m not fussed about riders
    2, I wanted to make a point, why this game can’t be played on forums, like on other sites, I was just waiting for someone to post and team and I would have done the same

    Yes its a bit of fun, but ultimately of no consequence to the fantasy game đŸ‘¿

    OK, I’ll edit my team to not have copied others and cause offence to those who put in “time and effort” to pick a team

    Philippe Gilbert (BMC) AR Value: 40.0
    Greg van Avermaet (BMC)PC Value: 24.7
    Tom Boonen (OPQ) AR Value: 27.8
    Juan Antonio Flecha (SKY) AR Value: 22.0

    Johan Vansummeren (GRM) DS Value: 11.8
    Christopher Sutton (SKY)DS Value: 2.8
    Jos van Emden (RAB) DS Value: 13.8
    Martin Elmiger (ALM)DS Value: 3.8
    Stijn Vandenbergh (OPQ)DS Value: 2.7

    Failing that i’ll have

    Mr. Tickle 71
    Mr. Greedy 71
    Mr. Happy 71
    Mr. Nosey 71
    Mr. Sneeze 71
    Mr. Bump 71
    Mr. Snow 72
    Mr. Messy 72
    Mr. Topsy-Turvy 72

    The numbers indicate when they were first published, i know it might be slightly against the rules because they all race for the same team “Mr Men” đŸ‘¿

    February 24, 2012 at 12:43 pm #667065
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    nigsbrown

    That’ll do me nicely Nigs,
    That’ll do me nicely Nigs, thanks
    You’re welcome, shame you couldn’t spare 5 minutes picking your own team but I guess you don’t need the practice.

    and there is the reason why this game it not played on the forums
    Who’s playing the game on the forums? This is just a bit of fun for the weekend and an ego boost if my team goes well.

    February 23, 2012 at 10:14 pm #667063
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    Raleigh

    I wanted KBK as well!
    we
    I wanted KBK as well!

    we better have schelpergherhjfidhgsdfgis

    February 23, 2012 at 10:12 pm #667061
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    nickobec

    Raleigh wrote:Why can’t we

    Raleigh wrote:
    Why can’t we include this race, Its one of my favourites, I’ve been campaigning ever since someone wanted to include the silly races of ToQ and ToO. :(

    I wanted both Omloop Het Volk/Nieuwsblad & Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne

    No luck this year, so this is part of my campaign for next year.

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