The Great Grand-Tour-Game 2014/15 "TdF Monster Edition"

[cycladianpirate]

Very much true...



We still have a chance... today went rather good. Valverde has to finish 3rd (likely), Mollema 8th (also likely), and VDB 9th (likely too). 2 of 3 to happen and we are very much back in the game. Let´s hope together things go as well as today (that grandpa finally vanished from the T-20 lets hope he stays outta there.)

Good luck to us both...

Could be worse Foxxy. My picks were predicated on Nibali having a disastrous Tour!! From that point on, he couldn't lose....... Virtually all my remaining stage picks are now gone.

C'est la guerre.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

But you still have a good T-20. It basically comes down to you or us (me, Rainman). Horner out and us hitting spots, you are doomed. If that doesn´t happen, we are doomed. Will be interesting how things will go...

BTW, I had Nibali even worse (5th) behind JRod

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

After the black Friday the 13th stage, I recovered a little. Mainly because Horner dropped out of T-20, thus losing many players a provisional point.

No one scored stage points today. "The asian" came close (he picked Pinot, who finished 4th today).

Provisional Rankings after Stage 14

Explanation of the provisionals are in post #1, as the links to them are too.

The “Anquetil”-Division:
17.0 Pantani_lives
16.5 aarnold517
16.0 Gotland
15.5 ILovecycling
15.0 jaylew
15.0 oliveira
15.0 Wallenquist
14.5 Eshnar
14.0 Jspear
14.0 kingjr
13.5 FoxxyBrown1111
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13.0 rainman
12.5 cycladianpirate

The “Bartali”-Division:
19.5 Sasquatch
18.5 LosBrolin
17.5 minessa
16.0 mutschi
15.5 l.Harm
15.5 mortand
15.5 Pricey_sky
15.0 BYOP88
15.0 Tigerion
15.0 zlev11
14.0 JOSEDIN
13.5 Kazistuta
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13.0 Armchair cyclist
12.5 asdfgh101

The “Coppi”-Division:
18.5 Ferminal
18.0 Afrank
18.0 Jorik112
16.5 18-Valve. (pithy)
16.5 Ruudz0r
16.5 Vino attacks everyone
16.0 Froome19
15.0 EvansIsTheBest
15.0 movingtarget
14.5 greenedge
14.5 The Hitch
14.0 search
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12.5 Poursuivant
11.5 Arredondo

The “Defraeye”-Division:
19.5 al_pacino
18.5 vladimir
17.0 Geraint Too Fast
17.0 the sceptic
16.5 Flamin
16.5 the asian
16.0 diggercuz
15.5 Hugo87
15.0 Dekker_Tifosi
14.5 Mellow Velo
13.5 kiilike
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12.0 Krzysztof_O
11.5 Jakob747

Further "Elimination-Race": (2 worst players of those who are not directly knocked out within their division. Explanation; see post #2 tournament rules.)
13.5 Kazistuta (step 4; off-score 47)
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13.5 kiilike (step 4; off-score 56)
13.5 FoxxyBrown1111 (step 4; off-score 69)

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Well that escalated quickly. From looking ok to looking worse every day.

 

[ILovecycling]

My 2 AC stages win coming after rest day
At least I hope Kittel will deliver tomorrow

 

[Afrank]

The “Coppi”-Division:
18.5 Ferminal
18.0 Afrank
18.0 Jorik112
16.5 18-Valve. (pithy)
16.5 Ruudz0r
16.5 Vino attacks everyone
16.0 Froome19
15.0 EvansIsTheBest
15.0 movingtarget
14.5 greenedge
14.5 The Hitch
14.0 search
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12.5 Poursuivant
11.5 Arredondo

How the f*** did that happen? I'm coming for you Ferminal!

Unfortunately, 5 upcoming stages I have a rider selected who already is a DNF. We'll see how this goes.

 

[the asian]

Came pretty close with Pinot today.

Unfortunately the only chances i have of scoring are in stages 19 & 20.

Everybody has been hurt big time by the abandonments of Bertie,froome and Cav, but it has left the door open to the risk takers.

 

[Ferminal]

lol wtf happened to me

Ok... Mollema, Big Schleck and Nieve. Doubt they will stick.

 

[Kazistuta]

Fudge, I'm close to getting the boot Hopefully the fact that I still have 6 chances of getting stage points will ensure me the ticket for the 2nd round. Not too comfortable though.....

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Oh my... was I rooting for Bauer and Elmiger. Then bad (caught), then good (no Kittel, Greipel etc. in front)... Thus no one scored (except one*), means I am still in the race.

* Omg... it´s Josedin of all. One who is fighting with me and others against elimination. Why couldn´t it be Ferminal or Minessa or someone who is qualified anyway...

Edit: Wow... just seen Nieve dropped to 21st CG today. Isn´t that great Rainman? You and I ... doomed.
Let´s hope he just saves energy, loses some spots intentionally, so that the peloton let him ride away in the Pyreenes. That would be awesome.

 

[rainman]

Oh my... was I rooting for Bauer and Elmiger. Then bad (caught), then good (no Kittel, Greipel etc. in front)... Thus no one scored (except one*), means I am still in the race.

* Omg... it´s Josedin of all. One who is fighting with me and others against elimination. Why couldn´t it be Ferminal or Minessa or someone who is qualified anyway...

Edit: Wow... just seen Nieve dropped to 21st CG today. Isn´t that great Rainman? You and I ... doomed.
Let´s hope he just saves energy, loses some spots intentionally, so that the peloton let him ride away in the Pyreenes. That would be awesome.

Looking like curtains Foxxy. Especially when my pick today, Greipel seemed to sit up with 50m to go, dam

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

We´ll suffer trou this together. We have (to some point) identical T-20s. But in the end we´ll prevail... hopefully. Let´s root for Nieve together.

 

[rainman]

We´ll suffer trou this together. We have (to some point) identical T-20s. But in the end we´ll prevail... hopefully. Let´s root for Nieve together.

Not too optimistic about Nieve with G ahead of him on 18th. Well done to all who voted for Nibali on Tuesday, that's got to be a 0.5 at least. But you never know in this crazy Tour.

 

[Jspear]

I thought today was a guaranteed point.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Not too optimistic about Nieve with G ahead of him on 18th. Well done to all who voted for Nibali on Tuesday, that's got to be a 0.5 at least. But you never know in this crazy Tour.

16-Men break winning by 4 minutes. The only stage Nibali doesn´t score. LOLZ upfront.

I thought today was a guaranteed point.

I am sorry you believe in miracles....

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

16-Men break winning by 4 minutes. The only stage Nibali doesn´t score. LOLZ upfront.

LOL. Great call Foxxy... but too late to have some ideas to make good picks.

@ all; Congrats to the 5 who picked Voeckler. Great call.

 

[ILovecycling]

well,well Vincenzo

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Provisional Rankings after Stage 16

Explanation of the provisionals are in post #1, as the links to them are too.

The “Anquetil”-Division:
16.0 Pantani_lives
15.5 aarnold517
15.0 kingjr
15.0 Wallenquist
14.5 Eshnar
14.0 Gotland
14.0 jaylew
14.0 oliveira
13.5 cycladianpirate
13.5 ILovecycling
13.0 Jspear
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11.5 FoxxyBrown1111
11.0 rainman

The “Bartali”-Division:
18.5 Sasquatch
17.5 minessa
17.5 Pricey_sky
15.5 BYOP88
15.5 mortand
15.0 Tigerion
15.0 zlev11
14.5 l.Harm
14.0 Armchair cyclist
14.0 JOSEDIN
13.5 Kazistuta
13.5 LosBrolin
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13.0 mutschi
10.5 asdfgh101

The “Coppi”-Division:
17.0 18-Valve. (pithy)
16.5 Ruudz0r
15.5 Vino attacks everyone
15.0 Afrank
15.0 Froome19
15.0 Jorik112
14.5 Ferminal
14.5 search
14.0 movingtarget
13.5 The Hitch
13.0 EvansIsTheBest
13.0 Poursuivant
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12.5 greenedge
10.5 Arredondo

The “Defraeye”-Division:
17.5 al_pacino
17.5 vladimir
16.5 Hugo87
16.0 Dekker_Tifosi
16.0 Flamin
15.0 Geraint Too Fast
15.0 the sceptic
14.5 the asian
14.0 diggercuz
13.5 kiilike
12.5 Mellow Velo
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11.0 Krzysztof_O
10.5 Jakob747

Further "Elimination-Race": (2 worst players of those who are not directly knocked out within their division. Explanation; see post #2 tournament rules.)
13.0 EvansIsTheBest
13.0 Poursuivant
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13.0 Jspear*
12.5 Mellow Velo
(* losing out vs EvansIsTheBest and Poursuivant on tie-breaker step 2 with 10 T-20s vs 12 respectively 11)

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I moved up.. how?

 

[ILovecycling]

oh fvck...I desperately need Nieve into the break and Konig to move in front of TjvG,otherwise Im screwed with two AC stage wins coming up

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I moved up.. how?

Horner, who else? That´s (one of the reasons) why I bust big time. Last time he was out of T-20, but Nieve in, now it´s the other way around.
If he ever gets busted, it would be a great time NOW. Come on AFLD.

oh fvck...I desperately need Nieve into the break and Konig to move in front of TjvG,otherwise Im screwed with two AC stage wins coming up

Same here... What an embarrassment as organizer to look like a fool...

 

[ILovecycling]

Horner, who else? That´s (one of the reasons) why I bust big time. Last time he was out of T-20, but Nieve in, now it´s the other way around.
If he ever gets busted, it would be a great time NOW. Come on AFLD.



Same here... What an embarrassment as organizer to look like a fool...

Cmon,you certainly have a chance to move up!
What is your forecast?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Cmon,you certainly have a chance to move up!
What is your forecast?

Nope. All kaputt. Only chance remaining is Nieve in, Horner out, and Valv dropping to 3rd. And even then I might lose out on tie-breakers (since most will score a point in the Tony Martin TT win, while I have Froome ).

 

[ILovecycling]

Nope. All kaputt. Only chance remaining is Nieve in, Horner out, and Valv dropping to 3rd. And even then I might lose out on tie-breakers (since most will score a point in the Tony Martin TT win, while I have Froome ).

19 and 21 stage?

 

[Netserk]

Surprised only 5 picked Voeckler for Luchon.