[tony kappler]

Opened relatively early cos solid startlist. But no doubt there will be changes. Something to think about all week. Remember that Tirreno runs next week also. Busy week.

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[11waterloo]

I noticed  you were right up

I noticed  you were right up there in T-A.  It’s a strange one with the stage races – sometimes I just get into the rhythm of it and keep making the right calls. Equally, as with T-A, I can find myself sinking with bad transfer after bad transfer. Enric Mas crashing when well placed just about summed T-A up for me. Next year I’ll do P-N for you & you can do my T-A, it won’t be a problem as I’m used to running multiple accounts ???

[Sniffer]

I have been the complete

I have been the complete opposite, terrible in P-N and might have won T-A if my chosed sprinters had done slightly better on Sunday. Still third isn’t bad.

I am always impressed with those that can turn out a good result in every week long stage races.

[11waterloo]

Congratulations to Half

Congratulations to Half Wheelers on winning Paris-Nice and denying me my elusive first stage race win (I’m not bitter….. honestly!) Inspired pick of Kragh Andersen pipped my Vansavenenant. Was second in this one last year and fifth the year before – definitely my best race. Alongside it, I am always terrible at Tirreno Adriatico! 

[Condor Andy]

Slights delay in updating PN

Slights delay in updating PN today as there’s been a glitch in the matrix.

[Dr Winston]

I understand what you’re

I understand what you’re saying… but also… I think it’s such a one off that maybe we just accept a single day of a can of worms and move on… obviously if it happens again in short order then it’s a problem. 
 

[11waterloo]

I can see your point of view

I can see your point of view as P-N was a similar stage & I was planning no transfers when the glitch struck. T-A was a time trial to sprint so that would have needed transfers. The problem for me is that once you start trying to decide which are cancelled and which aren’t it adds a subjective element as it is not always black & white ( ie P-N was a flat sprint to a much tougher sprint). I think the only answer was to nullify both stages to eliminate any subjectivity.

[Condor Andy]

In more modern times of Covid

In more modern times of Covid, players often wait until the last minute to make transfers in case there are pull outs. Case in point today at Paris-Nice with 18 non-starters due to various illnesses.

And with this glitch, the game was down for over 12 hours prior to the deadline. So what you’re suggesting would be especially harsh to people further east who would have woken up and had the game down all day.

[Jolly28]

Based on what?
Based on what?

[Jolly28]

I think in situations like
I think in situations like what happened with the glitch, nullification should only occur if the previous stage is obviously different from the affected stage.

For example…a flat stage to a tt or mountain

If the stages are similar, flat to flat, hilly to hilly, mountain to mountain? Then points should be made to stand.
Is the game not designed so that players anticipate the stages well ahead?

[11waterloo]

Wow, 18 non starters today. I

Wow, 18 non starters today. I suspect a few purist teams are going to be a bit depleted! Just Trentin gone for me.

[11waterloo]

I’m sure I speak for the

I’m sure I speak for the majority of us punters in appreciating what you chaps who run the game did to navigate us through the computer glitch. It is impossible to keep everyone happy (and, yes, I lost out in P-N standard) BUT you have sorted it out with as little disruption as possible and we only missed one days play. Lots to be grateful for!

[Condor Andy]

Other posts and comments have

Other posts and comments have mentioned we tried to only score the purist, but we couldn’t make it work. All the removed riders are back in now and the stage scores have been nullified. There’s nothing we can do about the transfers unfortunately. I made some that were wasted too.

[Pete Cuzz]

The computer problems

The computer problems continue! Players being removed from roster when they’re still racing!

Surely due to yesterday’s glitch, not only should the stage scores be nullified (unfortunate as I got 140) but the transfers should as well? As this is now penalising those players that were able to make transfers. The ones that couldn’t have not used any allowance!!

[Condor Andy]

Just a temp fix for yesterday

Just a temp fix for yesterday’s purist scoring, your riders will be back.

[sibrown4]

Getting a load of emails re

Getting a load of emails re changes to rosters from bothe competitions which if true they have all pulled out!

 

 

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