Rookie league, new player questions and discussions

dai basta wrote:

dai basta wrote:

… MAS hits 12 points today… how?…

You’ll probably get a straight answer from Condor Andy or anyone who’s scoring the game if you post on the Vuelta thread or one of the Vuelta Stage threads… 🙂 They always answer! 🙂 Good luck! 🙂

Taco,

Taco,

Is the league public or private? If it is public, can I ask what it is called?

Once you have joined a league, all members should be able to see all other members. That is certainly the case in the public league I have created.

I presume members are pressing the “join a league” (green) button on the Dashboard page.

For private leagues, members who wish to join must put in the league ID and it must be approved by the league administrator. (But scores are only added after the next stage update).

Hope this helps. There is obviously some critical step you are missing. Maybe you need to list in great detail the steps you are going through.

Cheers

Robley97 wrote:

Hello 

This is my first competition i am doing and i was wondering do you pick your team based on what the stage is or do you pick your team for the overall competiton. 

For example for a flat stage would you have a team of Sprinters or would you have riders like froome and nibali etc…

 

Many Thanks

Andrew

Hi Andrew

Have a look at the scoring notes and competition rules, it should have all you need in there.  In short, the scores come in stage by stage, so stage finishers score the best and it’s whoever is in possession of the jerseys score those points.

So for the first few stages, pick your sprinters, maybe with the TTT in mind.  There’s an average of 2 transfers per stage, almost exactly, so don’t use them all at once.

Any other questions just fire away.

Cheers

Andy

Hi, rookie here with a

Hi, rookie here with a standard account.  I don’t see the Vuelta a España as a competition I can join.  Is this only for premium members?  It starts in like 4 days, and I would expect I’d be able to sign up for it at this time.  Help!

Are there any leagues just
Are there any leagues just for the Tour de France? I thought I had a good score but then realised others had over 20,000 as they have played before.

Brodie wrote:Hey everyone,

Brodie wrote:

Hey everyone,

I’m a complete noob to this fantasy cycling business. I have experience in other fantasy sports so was wondering what the finicky strategies are here. I’ve already noticed that I should have waited much longer before picking my team to start the Spring Classics as two roster changes later I’ve wasted about 10 transfers. So waiting until the last minute to pick riders seems to be one thing to keep in mind.
I’ll admit I haven’t scoured the forum for previous posts relating to strategies, I’ll do that soon so you don’t have to respond again if it’s already out there. Thanks.

today was the first day a near-complete startlist was available, so yes: it’s best to wait until near the start

the spring classics are a special case though, as the startlist changes so much between the races. in a week-long tour or a grand tour it’s a lot simpler

I wouldn’t say that I am a
I wouldn’t say that I am a complete rookie, but I am having some trouble figuring out where to get my information.
What sites and info are people basing their picks on? Procyclingstats and steephill are good and all, but I can’t really find a decent site that helps me analyze the actual stages and races. I try to keep up, but it quickly gets overwhelming. I realize that this comment could be construed as cheating by some people, therefore no obligation to answer if you don’t feel you want to share your secrets B-)