Happy I am not the only team without Alaphilippe!
Same, but Grégoire has been a revelation so far in this game so has made up for not picking him.
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Happy I am not the only team without Alaphilippe!
Race Pos'n | Pts | Teams | |
1 | PIDCOCK Thomas | 220 | 22 |
3 | BENOOT Tiesj | 112 | 1 |
4 | COSTA Rui Alberto Faria | 96 | 6 |
8 | GREGOIRE Romain | 58 | 4 |
10 | KRON Andreas Lorentz | 46 | 1 |
11 | LUTSENKO Alexey | 40 | 1 |
12 | SIMMONS Quinn | 35 | 11 |
13 | WELLENS Tim | 30 | 2 |
15 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | 24 | 3 |
18 | KWIATKOWSKI Michal | 18 | 3 |
23 | VAN GILS Maxim | 13 | 1 |
30 | BAGIOLI Andrea | 6 | 3 |
1 | SlowClimber | 407 | Pidcock, Costa, Kron, Simmons | 80 |
2 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 372 | Pidcock, Benoot, Simmons | 50 |
3 | Anderis | 366 | Pidcock, Costa, Simmons | 35 |
4 | Search | 336 | Pidcock, Costa | 25 |
5 | Hfgon1 | 298 | 15 | |
6 | DevilsElbow | 293 | 7.5 | |
6 | JumboVismaFan | 293 | 7.5 | |
8 | Armchair | 288 | 3 | |
9 | Kazistuta | 281 | 2 | |
10 | Bminchow | 270 | 0.5 | |
10 | Triley36 | 270 | 0.5 | |
12 | AmisVelo | 265 | ||
12 | Twiddle87 | 265 | ||
14 | Googolplex | 261 | ||
15 | EvansIsTheBest | 259 | ||
16 | RoteLaterne | 258 | ||
17 | Josedin | 248 | ||
18 | Laarsland | 245 | ||
18 | Madrazo | 245 | ||
20 | Del1962 | 235 | ||
21 | DJW | 230 | ||
22 | Comodoro | 225 | ||
23 | Salvarani | 189 | ||
24 | Peixotini | 169 | ||
25 | Leadbelly | 146 | ||
26 | DJSprtsch | 69 | ||
27 | BR | 50 | ||
28 | Rufs | 15 | ||
29 | Vladimir | 10 | ||
30 | RedheadDane | 5 | ||
CollectiveWisdom | 270 | |||
SoLastYear | 130 | |||
MainGamePop | 288 |
1 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 165.78 | 2 |
2 | Peixotini | 142.5 | -1 |
3 | SlowClimber | 135 | 7 |
4 | Salvarani | 127.5 | -2 |
5 | DevilsElbow | 117.5 | -1 |
6 | Anderis | 102.5 | 2 |
7 | JumboVismaFan | 97.5 | -2 |
8 | DJW | 80.35 | -2 |
9 | Laarsland | 70.35 | -2 |
10 | Googolplex | 58 | -1 |
1 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 862 | 0 |
2 | SlowClimber | 808 | 2 |
3 | Anderis | 744 | 6 |
4 | Search | 721 | 3 |
5 | DevilsElbow | 675 | 3 |
6 | Googolplex | 651 | -1 |
7 | AmisVelo | 640 | 3 |
8 | JumboVismaFan | 639 | 3 |
9 | DJW | 635 | -6 |
10 | Laarsland | 631 | -4 |
11 | Peixotini | 616 | -9 |
12 | Kazistuta | 614 | 0 |
13 | Hfgon1 | 608 | 2 |
14 | Triley36 | 594 | -1 |
15 | Armchair | 583 | 2 |
16 | Bminchow | 565 | 1 |
17 | Madrazo | 556 | -3 |
18 | RoteLaterne | 524 | 2 |
19 | EvansIsTheBest | 496 | 5 |
20 | Salvarani | 487 | -4 |
21 | Del1962 | 482 | 1 |
22 | Twiddle87 | 455 | 4 |
23 | Comodoro | 450 | 2 |
24 | Leadbelly | 389 | -1 |
25 | Josedin | 358 | 3 |
26 | Vladimir | 300 | -7 |
27 | BR | 299 | -6 |
28 | Rufs | 205 | -2 |
29 | DJSprtsch | 79 | 1 |
30 | RedheadDane | 45 | -1 |
CollectiveWisdom | 582 | ||
SoLastYear | 577 | ||
MainGamePop | 637 |
Just a follow up on this post.Hey, @DJ Sprtsch. I'm going to assume your "love react" to my previous post is because I got points, and not because I'm now last!
Just a follow up on this post.
Yes, it's always great to be at least not the first, but in the group of the first! And it's not good to be the last one.I liked not being last! Here!
Of course, I knew the hillier races would be a problem when I decided to make a team of giants...
Race Pos'n | Pts | Teams | |
2 | GAVIRIA RENDON Fernando | 78 | 1 |
5 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | 52 | 4 |
7 | MEEUS Jordi | 40 | 1 |
17 | VAN DEN BERG Marijn | 9 | 3 |
18 | GIRMAY HAILU Biniam | 8 | 1 |
19 | BIERMANS Jenthe | 7 | 1 |
26 | KORETZKY Victor | 5 | 1 |
This race | Scorers | Green points | ||
1 | Twiddle87 | 92 | Moschetti & Meeus | 80 |
2 | Comodoro | 87 | Gaviria & Van den Berg | 50 |
3 | Rufs | 65 | Moschetti, Girmay, Koretzky | 35 |
4 | Kazistuta | 52 | Moschetti | 20 |
4 | SlowClimber | 52 | Moschetti | 20 |
6 | Josedin | 9 | Van den Berg | 7.5 |
6 | Triley36 | 9 | Van den Berg | 7.5 |
8 | BR | 7 | Biermans | 3 |
1 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 165.78 | 0 |
2 | SlowClimber | 155 | 1 |
3 | Peixotini | 142.5 | -1 |
4 | Salvarani | 127.5 | 0 |
5 | DevilsElbow | 117.5 | 0 |
6 | Anderis | 102.5 | 0 |
7 | JumboVismaFan | 97.5 | 0 |
8 | Twiddle87 | 90 | 11 |
9 | DJW | 80.35 | -1 |
10 | Laarsland | 70.35 | -1 |
1 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 862 | 0 |
2 | SlowClimber | 860 | 0 |
3 | Anderis | 744 | 0 |
4 | Search | 721 | 0 |
5 | DevilsElbow | 675 | 0 |
6 | Kazistuta | 666 | 6 |
7 | Googolplex | 651 | -1 |
8 | AmisVelo | 640 | -1 |
9 | JumboVismaFan | 639 | -1 |
10 | DJW | 635 | -1 |
11 | Laarsland | 631 | -1 |
12 | Peixotini | 616 | -1 |
13 | Hfgon1 | 608 | 0 |
14 | Triley36 | 603 | 0 |
15 | Armchair | 583 | 0 |
16 | Bminchow | 565 | 0 |
17 | Madrazo | 556 | 0 |
18 | Twiddle87 | 547 | 4 |
19 | Comodoro | 537 | 4 |
20 | RoteLaterne | 524 | -2 |
21 | EvansIsTheBest | 496 | -2 |
22 | Salvarani | 487 | -2 |
23 | Del1962 | 482 | -2 |
24 | Leadbelly | 389 | 0 |
25 | Josedin | 367 | 0 |
26 | BR | 306 | 1 |
27 | Vladimir | 300 | -1 |
28 | Rufs | 270 | 0 |
29 | DJSprtsch | 79 | 0 |
30 | RedheadDane | 45 | 0 |
CollectiveWisdom | 582 | ||
SoLastYear | 611 | ||
MainGamePop | 637 |
Race Pos'n | Pts | Teams | |
6 | VANMARCKE Sep | 46 | 2 |
11 | VERMEERSCH Florian | 20 | 2 |
17 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer | 9 | 2 |
24 | VAN ASBROECK Tom | 5 | 1 |
26 | WELSFORD Samuel | 5 | 2 |
This race | Green points | ||
1 | Madrazo | 46 | 65 |
1 | Vladimir | 46 | 65 |
3 | Bminchow | 20 | 30 |
3 | BR | 20 | 30 |
5 | Salvarani | 10 | 15 |
6 | AmisVelo | 9 | 7.5 |
6 | DJW | 9 | 7.5 |
8 | DevilsElbow | 5 | 3 |
1 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 165.78 | 0 |
2 | SlowClimber | 155 | 0 |
3 | Peixotini | 142.5 | 0 |
3 | Salvarani | 142.5 | 1 |
5 | DevilsElbow | 120.5 | 0 |
6 | Anderis | 102.5 | 0 |
7 | JumboVismaFan | 97.5 | 0 |
8 | Twiddle87 | 90 | 0 |
9 | DJW | 87.85 | 0 |
10 | Madrazo | 85.35 | 9 |
1 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 862 | 0 |
2 | SlowClimber | 860 | 0 |
3 | Anderis | 744 | 0 |
4 | Search | 721 | 0 |
5 | DevilsElbow | 680 | 0 |
6 | Kazistuta | 666 | 0 |
7 | Googolplex | 651 | 0 |
8 | AmisVelo | 649 | 0 |
9 | DJW | 644 | 1 |
10 | JumboVismaFan | 639 | -1 |
11 | Laarsland | 631 | 0 |
12 | Peixotini | 616 | 0 |
13 | Hfgon1 | 608 | 0 |
14 | Triley36 | 603 | 0 |
15 | Madrazo | 602 | 2 |
16 | Bminchow | 585 | 0 |
17 | Armchair | 583 | -2 |
18 | Twiddle87 | 547 | 0 |
19 | Comodoro | 537 | 0 |
20 | RoteLaterne | 524 | 0 |
21 | Salvarani | 497 | 1 |
22 | EvansIsTheBest | 496 | -1 |
23 | Del1962 | 482 | 0 |
24 | Leadbelly | 389 | 0 |
25 | Josedin | 367 | 0 |
26 | Vladimir | 346 | 1 |
27 | BR | 326 | -1 |
28 | Rufs | 270 | 0 |
29 | DJSprtsch | 79 | 0 |
30 | RedheadDane | 45 | 0 |
CollectiveWisdom | 582 | ||
SoLastYear | 621 | ||
MainGamePop | 637 |
1 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 165.78 | 0 |
2 | SlowClimber | 155 | 0 |
3 | DJW | 152.85 | 6 |
4 | Peixotini | 142.5 | -1 |
4 | Salvarani | 142.5 | -1 |
6 | Vladimir | 140.35 | 5 |
1 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 862 | 0 |
2 | SlowClimber | 860 | 0 |
3 | Anderis | 744 | 0 |
4 | Search | 721 | 0 |
5 | DevilsElbow | 680 | 0 |
6 | Kazistuta | 666 | 0 |
7 | DJW | 652 | 2 |
8 | Googolplex | 651 | -1 |
9 | AmisVelo | 649 | -1 |
10 | JumboVismaFan | 639 | 0 |
Race Pos'n | Pts | Teams | |
3 | WELSFORD Samuel | 66 | 2 |
9 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer | 28 | 2 |
15 | MALUCELLI Matteo | 12 | 1 |
18 | VAN ASBROECK Tom | 8 | 1 |
21 | DEKKER David | 5 | 11 |
1 | Salvarani | 74 | Welsford and | 80 |
2 | DevilsElbow | 71 | Welsford and Dekker | 50 |
3 | AmisVelo | 28 | 30 | |
3 | DJW | 28 | 30 | |
5 | Rufs | 12 | 15 | |
6 | Anderis | 5 | 2.1 | |
6 | Armchair | 5 | 2.1 | |
6 | Bminchow | 5 | 2.1 | |
6 | DJSprtsch | 5 | 2.1 | |
6 | EvansIsTheBest | 5 | 2.1 | |
6 | Googolplex | 5 | 2.1 | |
6 | Leadbelly | 5 | 2.1 | |
6 | Madrazo | 5 | 2.1 | |
6 | RoteLaterne | 5 | 2.1 | |
6 | Search | 5 | 2.1 |
1 | Salvarani | 222.5 | 3 |
2 | DJW | 182.85 | 1 |
3 | DevilsElbow | 170.5 | 4 |
4 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 165.78 | -3 |
5 | SlowClimber | 155 | -3 |
6 | Peixotini | 142.5 | -2 |
7 | Vladimir | 140.35 | -1 |
8 | Anderis | 104.6 | 0 |
9 | JumboVismaFan | 97.5 | 0 |
10 | Twiddle87 | 90 | 0 |
1 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 862 | 0 |
2 | SlowClimber | 860 | 0 |
3 | DevilsElbow | 751 | 2 |
4 | Anderis | 749 | -1 |
5 | Search | 726 | -1 |
6 | DJW | 680 | 1 |
7 | AmisVelo | 677 | 2 |
8 | Kazistuta | 666 | -2 |
9 | Googolplex | 656 | -1 |
10 | JumboVismaFan | 639 | 0 |
11 | Laarsland | 631 | 0 |
12 | Peixotini | 616 | 0 |
13 | Hfgon1 | 608 | 0 |
14 | Madrazo | 607 | 1 |
15 | Triley36 | 603 | -1 |
16 | Bminchow | 590 | 0 |
17 | Armchair | 588 | 0 |
18 | Salvarani | 571 | 3 |
19 | Twiddle87 | 547 | -1 |
20 | Comodoro | 537 | -1 |
21 | RoteLaterne | 529 | -1 |
22 | EvansIsTheBest | 501 | 0 |
23 | Del1962 | 482 | 0 |
24 | Leadbelly | 394 | 0 |
25 | Josedin | 367 | 0 |
26 | Vladimir | 354 | 0 |
27 | BR | 326 | 0 |
28 | Rufs | 282 | 0 |
29 | DJSprtsch | 84 | 0 |
30 | RedheadDane | 45 | 0 |
CollectiveWisdom | 587 | ||
SoLastYear | 701 | ||
MainGamePop | 642 |
I didn't actually look at your team when I typed that, I just thought "If he has 74 points, who must be on his team other than Welsford?" and miscalcuated miserably. No error in your points.I believe there must be a mistake somewhere. Malucelli is not on my team
I do have Welsford and Tom Van Asbroeck, who scored today, which adds up to 74 points for the race.
Race Pos'n | Pts | Teams | |
1 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | 280 | 3 |
5 | ANDERSEN Søren Kragh | 112 | 5 |
10 | STUYVEN Jasper | 62 | 6 |
11 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | 54 | 24 |
12 | BALLERINI Davide | 46 | 1 |
20 | LAMPAERT Yves | 24 | 1 |
21 | POLITT Nils | 22 | 5 |
24 | SHEFFIELD Magnus | 16 | 2 |
28 | GIRMAY HAILU Biniam | 8 | 1 |
29 | GENIETS Kévin | 7 | 1 |
1 | EvansIsTheBest | 339 | Van der Poel & Alaphilippe | 80 |
2 | DJSprtsch | 290 | Van der Poel | 50 |
3 | Salvarani | 285 | Van der Poel | 35 |
4 | Peixotini | 260 | Kragh, Stuyven, Alaphilippe, Pollit | 25 |
5 | Vladimir | 213 | Kragh, Alaphilippe, Pollit | 15 |
6 | Laarsland | 187 | 10 | |
7 | DJW | 181 | 5 | |
8 | JumboVismaFan | 171 | 3 | |
9 | Googolplex | 136 | 2 | |
10 | Twiddle87 | 134 | 1 | |
11 | DevilsElbow | 131 | ||
11 | RoteLaterne | 131 | ||
13 | Del1962 | 93 | ||
14 | Search | 91 | ||
15 | AmisVelo | 86 | ||
16 | BR | 85 | ||
17 | Armchair | 84 | ||
17 | Hfgon1 | 84 | ||
19 | Leadbelly | 82 | ||
19 | Rufs | 82 | ||
21 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 81 | ||
22 | Kazistuta | 79 | ||
22 | Madrazo | 79 | ||
22 | Triley36 | 79 | ||
25 | Comodoro | 74 | ||
25 | SlowClimber | 74 | ||
27 | Bminchow | 69 | ||
28 | Anderis | 59 | ||
29 | Josedin | 36 | ||
30 | RedheadDane | 15 | ||
CollectiveWisdom | 64 | |||
SoLastYear | 77 | |||
MainGamePop | 59 |
1 | Salvarani | 257.5 | 0 |
2 | DJW | 187.85 | 0 |
3 | DevilsElbow | 170.5 | 0 |
4 | Peixotini | 167.5 | 2 |
5 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 165.78 | -1 |
6 | Vladimir | 155.35 | 1 |
7 | SlowClimber | 155 | -2 |
8 | Anderis | 104.6 | 0 |
9 | JumboVismaFan | 100.5 | 0 |
10 | Twiddle87 | 91 | 0 |
1 | Blues_in_the_Bottle | 943 | 0 |
2 | SlowClimber | 934 | 0 |
3 | DevilsElbow | 882 | 0 |
4 | Peixotini | 876 | 8 |
5 | DJW | 861 | 1 |
6 | Salvarani | 856 | 12 |
7 | EvansIsTheBest | 840 | 15 |
8 | Laarsland | 818 | 3 |
9 | Search | 817 | -4 |
10 | JumboVismaFan | 810 | 0 |
11 | Anderis | 808 | -7 |
12 | Googolplex | 792 | -3 |
13 | AmisVelo | 763 | -6 |
14 | Kazistuta | 745 | -6 |
15 | Hfgon1 | 692 | -2 |
16 | Madrazo | 686 | -2 |
17 | Triley36 | 682 | -2 |
18 | Twiddle87 | 681 | 1 |
19 | Armchair | 672 | -2 |
20 | RoteLaterne | 660 | 1 |
21 | Bminchow | 659 | -5 |
22 | Comodoro | 611 | -2 |
23 | Del1962 | 575 | 0 |
24 | Vladimir | 567 | 2 |
25 | Leadbelly | 476 | -1 |
26 | BR | 411 | 1 |
27 | Josedin | 403 | -2 |
28 | DJSprtsch | 374 | 1 |
29 | Rufs | 364 | -1 |
30 | RedheadDane | 60 | 0 |
CollectiveWisdom | 651 | ||
SoLastYear | 778 | ||
MainGamePop | 701 |
Well I built my team as an hedge against my main game team so at least one of them wouldn't suck. Considering how badly my main team is doing I should be running away from the competition hereMe and @EvansIsTheBest both have MVDP and Casper Pedersen, but that is where our similarities end so our are teams are quite different!
It might be our teams who will fight for the win in the end, if MVDP keeps delivering these type of performances in the next few weeks.
Well I built my team as an hedge against my main game team so at least one of them wouldn't suck. Considering how badly my main team is doing I should be running away from the competition here
Looking at your team, you went for a few more sprinters that score in the smaller classics (Van Asbroeck, Welsford, Milan...) but there aren't many of those left so you probably missed the chance to build a buffer. As we get to the bigger events those guys will probably get squeezed out in a way Alaphilippe or Pidcock won't. At the same time my team is super top heavy and there is a ton of deadweight so all it takes is one of MVDP, Alaphilippe or Pidcock not delivering like they should and I'm toast.
Of course all this is moot if Van der Poel can't do enough to push our teams towards the top.
You should tell them to use their physical appearance to intimidate their DSs into giving them a free role.You know what the problem with making a team of giants is?
It seems they are quite often put on domestique duties.