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

[Tigerion]

Well my CQ team was always going to fail this year so count me in

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

OK, we are over 50... Still open to register. I think 64 would be a great number for a 4 division format.

 

[oliveira]

Just sent my team. Feel a bit like a wheelsucker as my prediction for the sages has no bold stuff in it.

Thank you FoxxyBrown1111 for running it!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Ok, received your picks. Congrats for being the first out of the gate.

 

[diggercuz]

Ok im in if thats cool...

Sounds like a few people here have no faith in their crystal ball..

I too will fit nicely in this category. Must remember to stop predicting with the heart (laid 10 bucks each way on Cadel to win the giro mainly hoping he would podium... that worked out exactly as the Hitch predicted and kinda how my gut was feeling).

Anyway someone from Orica to break into the top 5 in GC. Ahahahahaha what?!?

Anyway im keen!

 

[Jorik112]

Always watching forumpost on this site but never had the urge to register, untill today when i found this. So i hope i can still take part of this game?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

OK, have ya both in....

Reminder: Deadline for picks is approaching in 4 days (Thursday evening). It´s like X-Mas. It comes fast and surprising.

... and only 3 stage wins per rider.

 

[the sceptic]

OK, have ya both in....

Reminder: Deadline for picks is approaching in 4 days (Thursday evening). It´s like X-Mas. It comes fast and surprising.

... and only 3 stage wins per rider.

wtf, this is an outrage. I havent even began thinking about this yet.

Guess I better get to work soon.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

wtf, this is an outrage. I havent even began thinking about this yet.

Guess I better get to work soon.

Don´t worry. Almost all of us use this same "x-mas tactic": Doing everything in the last second, and in a hurry...

 

[Eshnar]

Don´t worry. Almost all of us use this same "x-mas tactic": Doing everything in the last second, and in a hurry...

ofc. Predictions have to be made as late as possible. u_u

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

LOL. It´s the same excuse I use myself w/o having to say "I am just lazy".

 

[the sceptic]

there are two riders that I feel can go anywhere between 3rd and 20th..

 

[DenisMenchov]

I'm sorry if I missed it, but what is the e-mail address?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I'm sorry if I missed it, but what is the e-mail address?

You can send the picks per PM, since all problems are fixed on cycnews (at least until a Froome clinic meltdown ).

All picks will be on google.doc over the weekend when I have received all predictions. It takes a little time to put them all in. Thats one reason of the Thursday evening deadline BTW...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Well the whole field is known now. I will send my picks soon

 

[LosBrolin]

I'd like to play also. Still possible to join? If so, will send my picks later today.

 

[vladimir]

You can send the picks per PM, since all problems are fixed on cycnews (at least until a Froome clinic meltdown ).

All picks will be on google.doc over the weekend when I have received all predictions. It takes a little time to put them all in. Thats one reason of the Thursday evening deadline BTW...

Do you need or want rider names copied from CQranking or is free text with understandable names (e.g. just "Kittel") ok?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I'd like to play also. Still possible to join? If so, will send my picks later today.

You (and anyone else still want) can join until the Thursday evening deadline. Thus I have you in.

Do you need or want rider names copied from CQranking or is free text with understandable names (e.g. just "Kittel") ok?

Is ok if you use any format you want.
But take care of bro´s, then I need the short version of the pre-name.
Example:
SebChavanel (for Sebastien Chavanel), SylChavanel (for Sylvain Chavanel). Not that I think anybody would pick Sebastien for a stage or CG, but the Chavanels just came to mind...

Well the whole field is known now. I will send my picks soon

All right...

 

[cycladianpirate]

Just finished my list. Does anyone else do this sort of thing starting out with the intention of taking it (relatively) seriously and, about half way through, start thinking "sod it - he'll do".

Anyway, Foxxy, is there any particular format you'd prefer that would make your life easier vis-a-vis cutting and pasting?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

No particular format. Just take care of brothers to mark them (see my last "Chavanel-Post")...

 

[jaylew]

Think I'll do this one.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

OK, have you in...

 

[the sceptic]

sent my team.. thanks for running this foxxy.

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

Count me in too.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

It´s approaching 19.00 GMT now. The TdF is taking off in less than 72 hours...
IOW; Time is running out.
As usual the stress sets in, half of the field is being lazy , doing things at the last second (including me OFC ).
Thus I prolong the deadline for sending picks to Thursday evening 23.00 GMT. That´s approx. 28 hours from now.
Good luck in picking the right choices. My "short list" for contenders is 53 riders for the T-20. Will be a long night as usual, to cut them down to 20... and I have not even thought about the stage winners.