Yeah this is terrible. Half my team haven't even raced yet though, so that might get better. 5 guys out of action for the whole season.hrotha said:Okay, this is embarrassing now. Thank god for Wiggins_fan.
Exclusively Norwegian I believe.luckyboy said:Yeah this is terrible. Half my team haven't even raced yet though, so that might get better. 5 guys out of action for the whole season.
How come Wiggins_fan only spent 3200 points?![]()
I was at the 33 rider limit, but realized that Vlad Efimkin may have retired. I had 11 points left over, and he cost 20, so I could have got a 30 pointer, but looking around the only guy I had even heard of was Jesse Sargent, and I thought 'well, he's a neo-pro and he probably won't do that much, I probably only know about him because this site mostly talks about english-language riders, etc'. I figured the chances of him having a good year were about as good as the chances of Efimkin actually racing. Now I have a retired racer and missed out on someone who has already paid back in spades. DOH! indeed.kurtinsc said:Include me in that list. I had 5 points left over. Guardini cost 4 points. DOH!
If it's one lesson I have learnt so far it's that chosing neo pros is not a bad thing in this game. It's just a question of finding the right ones. I was skeptical about chosing Matthews and Degenkolb etc but they have made the transition to the pro ranks really well which is good information to have for next year.skidmark said:I was at the 33 rider limit, but realized that Vlad Efimkin may have retired. I had 11 points left over, and he cost 20, so I could have got a 30 pointer, but looking around the only guy I had even heard of was Jesse Sargent, and I thought 'well, he's a neo-pro and he probably won't do that much, I probably only know about him because this site mostly talks about english-language riders, etc'. I figured the chances of him having a good year were about as good as the chances of Efimkin actually racing. Now I have a retired racer and missed out on someone who has already paid back in spades. DOH! indeed.
My cycling addiction started last year at the end of May. So I consider myself rather fresh to the sport. Allthough I've always kept on eye on cycling since 1990. Still this forum is stuffed with experts so my current position (16) fills me with prideSpare Tyre said:I'm pretty much smack bang in the middle of the list and pleasantly surprised with that, given my new-ness to the sport.I was going to sign up for Skidmark's "Disadvantaged through Lack of Knowledge" Sub-category until Hitch cracked it and the discussion went pear-shaped.
Still a long way to go this season, though. There will be changes in fortune for many of us.
My team is filled with neopros. All the promising riders from L'avenir etc are in my team.. Except for the colombians though.ingsve said:If it's one lesson I have learnt so far it's that chosing neo pros is not a bad thing in this game. It's just a question of finding the right ones. I was skeptical about chosing Matthews and Degenkolb etc but they have made the transition to the pro ranks really well which is good information to have for next year.
Was that the guy who was signed by Garmin because of one good sprint?will10 said:EDIT: A result I hadn't seen from the weekend, one of my unique picks Hans Dekkers (cost 13) is off the mark onto 4 points thanks to his 7th place in Omloop van het Waasland! lol
Yeah, it's a bit of a learning curve to understand how CQ points work. Like how U23 riders don't get many points for most of the races that they do... really, if they show anything in their pro year they'll be fine. I was skeptical of Matthews and Degenkolb too, preferring to take more 'sure' bets like riders coming back from injuries or bans. But that's good info, and kind of exciting because I don't want a homogenous team but am utterly logical in games like this.ingsve said:If it's one lesson I have learnt so far it's that chosing neo pros is not a bad thing in this game. It's just a question of finding the right ones. I was skeptical about chosing Matthews and Degenkolb etc but they have made the transition to the pro ranks really well which is good information to have for next year.
You'll have to ask Ruben for a more succinct explanation, but I believe he was very promising espoir with Rabobank CT, but apart from the win you mention he's obviously not achieved as much as he was touted to do so. At 13 points I thought he was worth a puntSquire said:Was that the guy who was signed by Garmin because of one good sprint?![]()
The problem I had is that I thought that they would mostly get a chance to score points in sprinter stages or things like that but it turns out that if youskidmark said:Yeah, it's a bit of a learning curve to understand how CQ points work. Like how U23 riders don't get many points for most of the races that they do... really, if they show anything in their pro year they'll be fine. I was skeptical of Matthews and Degenkolb too, preferring to take more 'sure' bets like riders coming back from injuries or bans. But that's good info, and kind of exciting because I don't want a homogenous team but am utterly logical in games like this.
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