The Great Grand-Tour-Game 2012

[Dekker_Tifosi]

im hoping somebody doesn't fill in their team in time for the TDF

 

[boomcie]

I'm confused, what did I do?

Didn't you have Kreuziger in second?

im hoping somebody doesn't fill in their team in time for the TDF

Pretty sure that will happen. Just send in your picks.

And will you try to do better @ the Tour D_T? You failing to make the cut must have shocked some people since you're so ubiquitous around here.
Why did you suck?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Didn't you have Kreuziger in second?



Pretty sure that will happen. Just send in your picks.

And will you try to do better @ the Tour D_T? You failing to make the cut must have shocked some people since you're so ubiquitous around here.
Why did you suck?

Not taking that bait sorry

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Reminder:

The deadline for sending the TdF-Picks is nearing. Only 10 days left!
Don´t underestimate te time left, since some of you might be busy with the soccer championsips and holidays.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

not busy with soccer champs anymore

Better get on this, going away next week and really be on a pc much...
another selection :S

 

[Ferminal]

Can someone tell me who will DNF in the first week?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Can someone tell me who will DNF in the first week?

Depends if you wanna go with the obvious (Gesink) or who's due (Nibbles)

pretty hard making the top 20 (and stage wins). Blahh.

 

[gerundium]

Started building my Excel sheet for the picks of the TdF. i kinda want teams to come out with their finalized rosters though.

 

[DominicDecoco]

You'll have my picks within 3 days. No worries.

 

[jsem94]

So many potential top 20 guys compared to the Giro.

 

[Ferminal]

This is much harder than the four GTs in this game previously. No real climber for the MTFs, Cavendish not going to win >4 stages and about 30 very solid names trying to fit in to the last 15 spots on the GC.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Foxy what is the deadline day? I'm away on holidays till Friday morning here...

 

[gerundium]

Having some real trouble making my picks, how much time do have until we have to submit?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

You'll have my picks within 3 days. No worries.

Ok, thanks. But i have send you PM anyway... I should have read here before.

This is much harder than the four GTs in this game previously. No real climber for the MTFs, Cavendish not going to win >4 stages and about 30 very solid names trying to fit in to the last 15 spots on the GC.

Omg, i haven´t started yet. That sounds like another night shift for me picking the right guys...

Foxy what is the deadline day? I'm away on holidays till Friday morning here...

I sent you a PM. But if you can´t make it in time b/c of holidays, we´ll find a way. Just let me know.

Having some real trouble making my picks, how much time do have until we have to submit?

Still 2 days.

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Official Deadline for sending picks:
Thursday, 14.00 CET, 13.00 GMT, 8.00 NY-Time

 

[Mellow Velo]

Just read the pm.
Hadn't realised the deadline was before the team presentation.
Since I'm away Wednesday evening until Thursday afternoon, if I don't get it done by tomorrow afternoon, I won't make it.
Another rush job or no job.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Just read the pm.
Hadn't realised the deadline was before the team presentation.
Since I'm away Wednesday evening until Thursday afternoon, if I don't get it done by tomorrow afternoon, I won't make it.
Another rush job or no job.

Have send you another pm regarding the deadline. ....

I have a new record: 55 names on my (pre-)list for the Top-20. Now i´ve to do research of whom to drop. Omg, this is tough.

 

[jsem94]

I had about 40 ppl.

 

[AntonioRossi]

As of now I don't have any french stage winners. Probably not very smart but I'll see if I want to change that. I am mainly relying on GC because I honestly do not have a clue about any of the mountain stages that do not have a mountain top finish

 

[jsem94]

There's gonna be many stage winners from breaks I feel.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

My Top-20 list is trimmed down to 37 from 55 in one night shift. Whom to leave out? And i havn´t even started to look for stage winners.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Yeah, picking a top-20 was harder than I expected. eff up just a little and you're out for the Vuelta game.

 

[gerundium]

And submitted my picks. -_- sadly turned into another rush job.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

It was too hard. Hope my "secret" picks are on the money since every single point is value! At least, i wasn´t rushing my picks.

 

[mortand]

And now I'm in the game. I started out with 60 potential top-20 guys, and after excluding some of the riders I felt obliged to consider, but didn't really believe in (hi there, Lieuwe Westra!), I'd cut the competition down to...50 guys. Damn!
It ended out rather straightforward and conservative anyway.

The stage picks were tough. There are some stages which can pan out several ways, and the whole who's-dropping-out-because-of-the-Olympics thing is quite a challenge.

 

[jsem94]

I sent yesterday... this is going to be gruesome.