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

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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****, haven't looked at anything. Got 30 hours

You gonna make it. Still 10 1/2 hours left.

 

[Sasquatch]

Time check

 

[Sasquatch]

Okay, just under 8 hours. Plenty of time.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I use that 8 hrs for some sleep... made it trou the night to get the sprinters sorted out.

 

[Sasquatch]

I've finally juggled around my top 20 enough that I'm happy with it. There's so many riders you could put in there though.

Now to look through the stages again.

 

[ILovecycling]

Just sent my picks, I should have revised GC one more time but it would take hours , cuz exams now.

 

[Ferminal]

10-20 is pretty tough for GC (I forgot Delfino so need to go back). Stages I pretty much made up so will take another look closer to deadline.

5 hours.

 

[search]

why the heck is Scarponi not racing, he always is...back to the drawing board

 

[Sasquatch]

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10-20 is pretty tough for GC (I forgot Delfino so need to go back). Stages I pretty much made up so will take another look closer to deadline.

5 hours.

I found anything out of the obvious top 5 is pretty tough for the GC!

 

[Ferminal]

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why the heck is Scarponi not racing, he always is...back to the drawing board

Especially after such a strong invisible Romandie

 

[Sasquatch]

I'm curious to see who everyone thinks will win the Time Trial.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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10-20 is pretty tough for GC (I forgot Delfino so need to go back). Stages I pretty much made up so will take another look closer to deadline.

5 hours.

Still loads of time. Circa 1 1/2 hour...

 

[Ferminal]

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I'm curious to see who everyone thinks will win the Time Trial.

It's deceptively flat I think, but way too risky to take a gamble on a specialist (umm, Durbridge/Hepburn/Vorobyev/Chavanel) due to their form. It will be a complete toss up I reckon with half a dozen others who could snatch it but at this stage it's best to go with a GC guy (Porte/Contador/Uran).

 

[l.Harm]

Hmm barely visited the forum last half year but I remembered this one.... was thinking the deadline would be closer to Saturday. Will try to make it inside the deadline of course! Hopefully 1 or 2 hours won't be punished too heavily...

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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Hmm barely visited the forum last half year but I remembered this one.... was thinking the deadline would be closer to Saturday. Will try to make it inside the deadline of course! Hopefully 1 or 2 hours won't be punished too heavily...

Yes its ok

 

[Netserk]

Maybe Foxxy will spank you for every hour you are late. You are such a naughty boy.

 

[Jspear]

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I'm curious to see who everyone thinks will win the Time Trial.

My guess is most people will have Uran. I do.

 

[ILovecycling]

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I'm curious to see who everyone thinks will win the Time Trial.

My guess is most people will have Uran. I do.

yup, me too ,there practicaly nobody who can beat him imho.

 

[Sasquatch]

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I'm curious to see who everyone thinks will win the Time Trial.

My guess is most people will have Uran. I do.

Yep. Him or Porte. I'm curious to see if anyone has some non GC selections.

I went with him. I was close to taking Boaro, considering he finished 8th in the 54km 2 years ago and he's been in some good form this year and he's no doubt targeting this but thought a GC guy that would most likely come top 3 if not win the stage was the best option.

 

[Tigerion]

Well after getting this far but sitting just outside elimination with thoughtful and researched selections I've decided to go with a new strategy.
Get woken up by a crying baby at 1am - 2 am.
Give her a bottle and consider heading back to bed
Remember I haven't looked at my Giro selections
Remember teams are due
Slap something together and get it out to foxy
??????
DOMINATE THE GAME

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

We´ll see how that works out Tigerion... I was doing stats, reading articles, investigating Eshnars great stage thread, and the heck else, to get picks together I am comfortable with. In the end I reached that point. Now it is time to deliver... But in all honesty: As always I couldn´t resist to make 2 or 3 gamble picks. In the past they almost always backfired.

 

[Tigerion]

Hard not to make the gamble picks. If they do work they give you a big advantage over pretty much everybody, if you are the only one scoring points with them.

 

[Flamin]

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I'm curious to see who everyone thinks will win the Time Trial.

My guess is most people will have Uran. I do.

Yep. Him or Porte. I'm curious to see if anyone has some non GC selections.

I have Kiryienka he's the best TTist in this field. Of course he needs to get green light from his team to go full.

 

[Flamin]

Foxxy, any idea when you'll make all picks public (no pressure, just a question )?

 

[ILovecycling]

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I'm curious to see who everyone thinks will win the Time Trial.

My guess is most people will have Uran. I do.

Yep. Him or Porte. I'm curious to see if anyone has some non GC selections.

I have Kiryienka he's the best TTist in this field. Of course he needs to get green light from his team to go full.

Very interesting pick!


and Im in with you with that last question on foxxxy