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  • April 16, 2012 at 9:09 am #15566
    Stumps

    Quick change around this week, so after the record high scoring from Amstel Gold 😀 people are faced with some big decisions.

    Lets hope its another cracking race….

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  • April 16, 2012 at 7:55 pm #674531
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    paulfrank

    Thanks for the links and
    Thanks for the links and advice guys, I did get 30 points on Sunday so maybe it’s not so bad.

    April 16, 2012 at 7:49 pm #674529
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    keith roberts

    i can beat that…8 riders
    i can beat that…8 riders out.!and not much time to sort out what,where and when to do! as i posted the other day, i probably didnt pick like the more experienced players, but there it is, i’ll know next year. maybe the result on weds will be as unexpected as the race on sunday, and i can get SOME points. good luck everyone! 😕

    April 16, 2012 at 6:28 pm #674527
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    ragtag

    7 riders greyed out. ugh
    7 riders greyed out. ugh

    April 16, 2012 at 4:23 pm #674525
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    fungus the muffin man

    I’m with the others. I only
    I’m with the others. I only scored 1 point!!!!!!! :”( and I have 5 greyed out riders. It’s just the way things work out. To start changing things just to accommodate peoples bad luck would be a complete game changer.

    You just have MTFU and take the hit!

    April 16, 2012 at 4:07 pm #674523
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    Gkam84

    As i expected, i have 1 rider
    As i expected, i have 1 rider grey, so just waiting for confirmed startlist and i’ll have my guys sorted 😀

    April 16, 2012 at 3:53 pm #674521
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    drheaton

    Agreed, its the rules and you
    Agreed, its the rules and you can’t change them now otherwise someone who picked 9 just riding the Amstel, hoping for a good points haul to make up for not having a full Fleche team, would be at a huge advantage.

    Personally I like how it works right now, its tough without being insanely difficult and it means a little research goes a long way. Leave it as it is for now I say but maybe look at the rules (or how they’re communicated) for next year.

    Dave’s right though, these issues only ever crop up in the classics, by the time the Giro gets here all will be well again.

    April 16, 2012 at 3:44 pm #674519
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    TERatcliffe26

    enrique wrote:dave_atkinson

    enrique wrote:
    dave_atkinson wrote:
    …to be honest, this is only ever an issue in the spring classics…

    Man, under the circumstances, I would be ok with people being able to reset their whole team…

    I wouldn’t, its the beauty of the game, it shakes it up abit. What would it be if it was easy? It may be frustrating at times, but it makes you think and gives you a challenge

    Why should those that ended up doing really well effectively be punished for managing to pick well, just because the majority have not done so well? Its the same rules for all, some will always do better/pick better than others

    April 16, 2012 at 3:27 pm #674517
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    enrique

    dave_atkinson wrote:…to be

    dave_atkinson wrote:
    …to be honest, this is only ever an issue in the spring classics…

    Man, under the circumstances, I would be ok with people being able to reset their whole team…

    April 16, 2012 at 3:06 pm #674515
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    dave atkinson

    to be honest, this is only
    to be honest, this is only ever an issue in the spring classics

    April 16, 2012 at 3:01 pm #674513
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    Stumps

    paulfrank: I suppose if its
    paulfrank: I suppose if its down to injury from crashes in the Amstel Gold you can be forgiven but as drheaton stated the lists have been out for a while.

    Take it as a learning curve and do some digging for your star riders to try and get as many points as you can. I suppose with so many greyed out riders you can really go for some big hitters in your star section.

    Good luck though mate.

    April 16, 2012 at 2:15 pm #674511
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    drheaton

    I’d avoid the penalty points,
    I’d avoid the penalty points, its very unlikely any of your DSs will score 20 points or more.

    My advice, check the Liege start lists and see which of your greyed out DSs are riding that, if a couple are (and they aren’t expensive so you need to ditch them to free up some credits) keep them in as its a transfer you won’t have to make after Wednesday unless you really want to. Also try and pick a star or two riding both the next races.

    It’s unlucky that you’ve lost so many but the start lists have been up since before Sunday so there’s no excuse for so many grey riders 🙂 best of luck and if you need any more tips just ask (but don’t listen to Gkam).

    Edit: provisional start lists:

    Fleche – http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjI5MDk=
    Liege – http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjI5MTA=

    Check them both, not just the Fleche one!

    April 16, 2012 at 1:57 pm #674509
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    paulfrank

    I’ve lost 3 star riders and
    :”( I’ve lost 3 star riders and all my domestiques, what do I do, fill the star rider slots and one DS or fill all the slots and take the hit on penalty points? Some help here as I am struggling. Thanks

    April 16, 2012 at 1:53 pm #674507
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    londonplayer

    Carl, Dave should give you 4
    Carl, Dave should give you 4 extra transfers just for the skill in picking 8 riders who would be greyed out ;-))

    April 16, 2012 at 1:34 pm #674505
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    drheaton

    I’ve lost Gerrans and
    I’ve lost Gerrans and Santambrogio from my team but always knew Gerrans would be dropping out, now have to try and work out who’s worth bringing in after my monster score of 17 yesterday.

    Sadly my purist team outscored my proper team again but with only one grey rider for the Wallone I’m hopeful of making some ground on those at the top of the purist league, currently 6th in the classics and 23rd overall (some 1100 points behind 1st mind you).

    April 16, 2012 at 1:09 pm #674503
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    carl simpson

    Oscar Freire (KAT)
    Edvald
    Oscar Freire (KAT)
    Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY)
    Simon Gerrans (GRE)
    Sylvain Chavanel (OPQ)

    Sebastien Turgot (EUC)
    Thomas Lofkvist (SKY)
    Simon Spilak (KAT)
    Niki Terpstra (OPQ)
    Lieuwe Westra (VCD)

    i expected a couple being greyed out and had planned for this .. havent got the peice of paper i worked it all out on with me today i know EBH and gerrans were on the to be transfered out list so they were expected ..

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