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

[Arredondo]

Well, i picked him for stage 9. The only positive thing today is that he showed he is capable of winning that particular stage

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I am not happy with my pics at the moment. Matthews, with his allergies screwed me over today. Tomorrow Aru will get me some much neded points hopefully

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Since he seems to be in form, now I think he could score for you Arredondo in stage 9. Not that you really need it.

I am not happy with my pics at the moment. Matthews, with his allergies screwed me over today. Tomorrow Aru will get me some much neded points hopefully

But you look good in the standings, so it seems a pretty solid T-20 you put together with your inside infos about AST (like knowing Landa is the last man standing for Aru, while I guessed it might be Kangert).

Some pretty good shake ups atop, in the middle, and down-below-the-line in the standings, thanks to the long awaited arrival of DeGreef... err... Monfort. ... and ofc because of the stage scorers today.
Former world champ Mortand for example, as usual, is waking up late, and moves up.
And Sceptic isn´t in the lead for the first time since a felt 1.000 years.

Here are the...

... Provisional Standings after Stage 7: (Links: see frontpage)

The Anquetil Division:
27.0 ILovecycling
25.0 Geraint Too Fast
25.0 Vino attacks everyone
24.5 vladimir
24.0 FoxxyBrown1111 (DC)
24.0 Poursuivant
24.0 Pricey_sky
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23.5 Pantani_lives
21.5 Tigerion

The Bartali Division:
28.0 Flamin
27.0 Eshnar
25.5 Jspear (DC)
25.0 al_pacino
24.0 Mellow Velo
24.0 Wallenquist
23.0 Ruudz0r
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22.5 jaylew
21.0 greenedge

The Coppi Division:
27.0 Hugo87 (DC)
25.5 aarnold517
25.5 mutschi
25.0 LosBrolin
24.5 l.Harm
23.0 diggercuz
23.0 Sasquatch
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22.0 Netserk
21.0 Ferminal

The Defraeye Division:
28.5 kiilike
28.0 the sceptic (DC)
25.5 Arredondo
25.5 The Hitch
24.5 mortand (WC)
24.0 Jorik112
23.5 search
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23.0 minessa
21.5 fauniera

 

[Flamin]

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Well, i picked him for stage 9. The only positive thing today is that he showed he is capable of winning that particular stage

Stage 9 = break away win.

 

[ILovecycling]

WOW congrats to kiilike to be in the overall lead!Good job

 

[kiilike]

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WOW congrats to kiilike to be in the overall lead!Good job

Thanks! 5 times double points for exact position So nothing is for sure right now
But finger crossed for Monfort to keep his 20th place etc.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Wow our division is close, just 1 point separating 5 people!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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WOW congrats to kiilike to be in the overall lead!Good job

Thanks! 5 times double points for exact position So nothing is for sure right now
But finger crossed for Monfort to keep his 20th place etc.

Congrats too for your first time ever lead. Certainly 5 positions to hold will be hard if not impossible, but "our" Monfort must stay in. And I am confident. This guy you can trust. The better version of DeGreef (who sometimes finished 21st instead of 20th )

Wow our division is close, just 1 point separating 6 (!) people!

The "death group". Will be a thriller right up to the final stage when riders drink champagne already. Everything possible, from catching ILove for the title to playing "line-ball" on the wrong side...

 

[Jspear]

Matthews has allergies? Wasn't aware...hopefully he's fine soon. I have him for two stages in a row coming up.

I don't worry about the provisionals this early in the race. At least I've scored the most stage points (including what I carried over) in my division...

 

[ILovecycling]

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Wow our division is close, just 1 point separating 5 people!

Incredible tough division, as is Bartali (tough people) I think.Tomorrow is very important day!
I have Porte , so he'd better prevail

 

[ILovecycling]

I see netserk is fighting pretty good too, his stage picks till stg12 are incredible imo, lot of points to come

 

[ILovecycling]

It looks like break might take it, but still here is a look at today's tips:

Group Anquetil stage 8:
5x( )Contador (vladimir, Price_sky, Tigerion, Pantani_lives, FoxxyBrown1111)
2x Pozzovivo (Geraint Too Fast, Poursuivant)
1x Aru (Vino attacks everyone)
1x Porte (ILovecycling)

well, Pozzovivo picks are no longer the winning ones and I have to cheer against AC today (which is unreal )

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Standings after stage 8 are updated... in a hurry... ok, ok, that was easy, since no scorers today.
The more telling and important provisionals will follow in about one hour.

 

[Netserk]

Good I didn't waste a Contador pick today, I think that's the best I have to say

 

[ILovecycling]

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Good I didn't waste a Contador pick today, I think that's the best I have to say

Yes! Im happy with my Porte pick also

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

And I am happy somehow too, coz I thought AC won´t score anyway, so better nodody does...

... Provisional Standings after Stage 8: (Links: see frontpage)

Sceptic back in the lead, while Mortand still climbs the ladder... me too btw, back in contention.

The Anquetil Division:
27.0 ILovecycling
26.0 FoxxyBrown1111 (DC)
26.0 Geraint Too Fast
25.0 Poursuivant
25.0 Vino attacks everyone
24.5 vladimir
23.5 Pantani_lives
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23.0 Pricey_sky
20.5 Tigerion

The Bartali Division:
27.0 Eshnar
27.0 Flamin
26.5 Jspear (DC)
26.0 al_pacino
26.0 Mellow Velo
25.0 Ruudz0r
23.0 Wallenquist *
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23.0 greenedge
21.5 jaylew
(* = Wallenquist wins tie-breaker on step 2 with 11 T-20s vs greenedge with 10 T-20s)

The Coppi Division:
26.5 aarnold517
26.5 l.Harm
25.5 mutschi
25.0 Hugo87 (DC)
25.0 LosBrolin
24.0 diggercuz
24.0 Sasquatch
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22.0 Netserk
21.0 Ferminal

The Defraeye Division:
30.0 the sceptic (DC)
26.5 kiilike
25.5 Arredondo
25.5 mortand (WC)
25.5 The Hitch
24.5 search
24.0 Jorik112
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23.0 minessa
18.5 fauniera

 

[Pricey_sky]

Gutted to drop in to the bottom 2, but I have 21,22,23,24 and 25 on GC at the moment so all is not lost!

 

[ILovecycling]

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Gutted to drop in to the bottom 2, but I have 21,22,23,24 and 25 on GC at the moment so all is not lost!

You have potential to have better t20 than me, I have almost everybody in it now

 

[ILovecycling]

Hey Foxxy what are ya doin? One point behind, go away

...and how on earth is possible that sceptic made this jump? 30 freakin points? mamma mia

 

[vladimir]

Well, there is an interesting stage tomorrow. Eight different picks in the Anquetil division, and my hopes are with Chernetskiy who is yet to be in the top 100 of a stage after his crash in stage two... So obviously hoping for another stage where no-one scores any stage points Or maybe Sergei has waited for this stage to show what he did in Catalunya

 

[ILovecycling]

Well, there is an interesting stage tomorrow. Eight different picks in the Anquetil division, and my hopes are with Chernetskiy who is yet to be in the top 100 of a stage after his crash in stage two... So obviously hoping for another stage where no-one scores any stage points Or maybe Sergei has waited for this stage to show what he did in Catalunya

That would be one hell of a pick

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I realise now that I have messed up a stage. my pick for tomorrow is... Viviani!!

 

[Pricey_sky]

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I realise now that I have messed up a stage. my pick for tomorrow is... Viviani!!

I remember almost doing similar at last years Vuelta, think i ended up with Contador winning a flattish stage before double checking!

 

[l.Harm]

I'm afraid my score is biased upwards. 11 in T-20 and 5 in correct spot. Can the Giro finish tomorrow please?

 

[Jspear]

So last game I only scored stage points 7 times. This round I've already scored 4 times....hopefully more to come.

Tomorrows stage is one of those that's really hard to predict. I'm worried about those in my division that have Ulissi. I think they have the best chance of scoring.