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

[Sasquatch]

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Wtf did happen +4 points in 1 stage? I guess I must have hit 1 or probably 2 on the right spot, so that doesn't mean anything with such a long way to go.

Talansky, Rolland, and DMartin coming back into the T-20 + 1 spot (DMartin). Thus a pretty solid foundation.
Unfortunately I can´t say this about me, having 3 on the spot for now. Pretty unsteady, since Contador and Fuglsang are unlikely to stay where they are.
OTOH, my T-20 kicks in, with no less than 15. If I only could do proper stage predictions.

T-20s:
16 (1 player, Walle)
15 (5 players)
14 (11)
13 (8)
12 (2)
11 (2, Arredondo, Kiilike)

That's better

Just need Sepulveda to move into the top 20.

That would be a steal and safe the deal, since no one else has him, but ofc he was on my very short list of 89 riders.

I was surprised I was the only one with Sepulveda. I thought a few more would have had him. He's moving up every day. 20th at the moment.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Provisional Standings after Stage 12: (Links: see frontpage)

... after the first round of mountain stages. We further say goodbye for good to Uran, Peraud, and Dan Martin ... and Sasquatch says hello to Sepulveda.

The Anquetil Division:
34.5 Geraint Too Fast (DC)
34.0 Hugo87
32.0 FoxxyBrown1111
30.0 Pantani_lives
30.0 The Hitch
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29.5 Jspear
28.0 al_pacino

The Bartali Division:
34.5 Wallenquist (DC)
31.0 Flamin
31.0 mutschi
31.0 Poursuivant
30.5 Ruudz0r
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29.5 Eshnar
28.5 LosBrolin

The Coppi Division:
31.0 ILovecycling *
31.0 Sasquatch
30.5 aarnold517
30.0 Vino attacks everyone
29.5 diggercuz (DC) *
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29.5 l.Harm
27.5 Mellow Velo
(* ILovecycling wins the tie-breaker on step 1 with 20 scores against Sasquatch with 19;
** diggercuz wins the tie-breaker on step 2 with 14 T-20s against l.Harm with 13)

The Defraeye Division:
31.5 the sceptic (DC)
31.0 mortand (WC)
30.0 Pricey_sky
27.5 Arredondo
27.0 search *
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27.0 vladimir
25.0 kiilike
(* search wins the tie-breaker on step 1 with 17 scores against vladimir with 16)

 

[ILovecycling]

ooof finally again on top , close one tho in our division.Gonna be nerve-wrecking

 

[mutschi]

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Provisional Standings after Stage 12: (Links: see frontpage)

... after the first round of mountain stages. We further say goodbye for good to Uran, Peraud, and Dan Martin ... and Sasquatch says hello to Sepulveda.

Have not given up on D Marti. He is 22nd, 5 min to T20. That is not "gone for good"....yet.
People get excited or worried but it is still early days. I was leading my group in the Giro for a a week or so and on the second last day a minor change in GC bumped me down to 5th. This game is open until the very last day - that's the beauty of it compare to most other games.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

OK, damage control... Sagan scores only 0.5 (as usual), Bakelants plays the spoiler to Degenkolb
Ofc, my pick Matthews rides half dead, no chance, he is no Horner
Was rooting for the break, but as said, damage was controlled...

Standings after 13 are updated... faster than lightning
11 scorers, 10 with Sagan, Vladimir with Bakelants

 

[Sasquatch]

Sepulveda has moved up to 18th overall

 

[mortand]

Damn, I screwed this up for myself, by missing out on that nasty kick in the end. My Kristoff bet looks silly now

Good Bakelants-pick, vladimir!

And look who's ninjaing his way up the rankings one place at a time

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

The one and only ninja is (was) Mortand... You (almost) ruined your crown with peaking early in the Giro and TdF now...

This game is open until the very last day - that's the beauty of it compare to most other games.

True, thus here we go again with another shuffle up. Happens even in transition stages...

Provisional Standings after Stage 13: (Links: see frontpage)

The Anquetil Division:
34.5 Hugo87
34.0 Geraint Too Fast (DC)
33.0 FoxxyBrown1111
30.5 Pantani_lives
30.0 Jspear *
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30.0 The Hitch
28.0 al_pacino
(* Jspear wins the tie-breaker on step 1 with 19 scores against The Hitch with 17)

The Bartali Division:
34.5 Wallenquist (DC)
32.0 Poursuivant
32.0 Ruudz0r
31.5 mutschi
31.0 Flamin
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30.5 Eshnar
28.5 LosBrolin

The Coppi Division:
32.0 Sasquatch
31.5 ILovecycling
30.5 aarnold517
30.5 l.Harm
30.0 Vino attacks everyone *
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30.0 diggercuz (DC)
27.5 Mellow Velo
(* Vino attacks everyone wins the tie-breaker on step 3 with 2 stage wins against diggercuz with 1)

The Defraeye Division:
32.0 Pricey_sky
31.0 mortand (WC)
30.5 the sceptic (DC)
28.5 vladimir
28.0 search
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27.5 Arredondo
26.5 kiilike

 

[Poursuivant]

Can we end it now please?

 

[Jspear]

Can we end it now please?

Seriously! I would even be happy with ending now....I hate riding the line between in and out...the suspense from day to day! I guess I should have known that Sagan would only give me half points.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Can we end it now please?

I second this notion!!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Yes it would be a perfect ending now, Friday the 13th stage. And Fuglsang back to 18th where he belongs to... Unluckily, 8 more stages

BTW, congrats Pricey... your first ever lead, correct? Enjoy the day in the 35 degrees sun. It might be the last.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Thanks Foxxy! Yes I think it's my first lead. To be honest I'm just happy to have extended my lead Iover the bottom 2 with just over a week to go. Although I will be losing a point off Quintana soon as I can't see him staying 3rd.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Ha, me too. Always looking down to the line. I am far from thinking division title since my provo points are weak (3 on spot right now)...

 

[ILovecycling]

Pissed off with Sagan getting 2nd, otoh my stage picks are satisfying, I scored in 8 from 13 stages.
As for the GC Im *** as at the Giro it seems

congrats to vladimir pick today, awesome

 

[ILovecycling]

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Thanks Foxxy! Yes I think it's my first lead. To be honest I'm just happy to have extended my lead Iover the bottom 2 with just over a week to go. Although I will be losing a point off Quintana soon as I can't see him staying 3rd.

congrats Pricey, you are going for the title!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Pissed off with Sagan getting 2nd, otoh my stage picks are satisfying, I scored in 8 from 13 stages.
As for the GC Im **** as at the Giro it seems

congrats to vladimir pick today, awesome

If we could combine my T-20s and your stage picks... the perfect beast. On the long run a recipe for success.

 

[Sasquatch]

I want to see Sepulveda move up to 14th. Then you can end it.

 

[ILovecycling]

Pissed off with Sagan getting 2nd, otoh my stage picks are satisfying, I scored in 8 from 13 stages.
As for the GC Im **** as at the Giro it seems

congrats to vladimir pick today, awesome

If we could combine my T-20s and your stage picks... the perfect beast. On the long run a recipe for success.

Dream team ohh yeaa

 

[Sasquatch]

Maybe in future you could team up people with each other and their scores are combined

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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Maybe in future you could team up people with each other and their scores are combined

Yeah, like a TTT or two-man bobsled... why not... as an extra comp where people can chose their game partner and discuss picks per PMs...

More serious: @ all; Since we´ll have an inside-cut during the Vuelta (see post #2, tournament rule 4.), how about Wild-card picks for the stages after the cut?
Like 1 stage wild-card, and two T-20s wildcards?

 

[Pricey_sky]

Yeah that would be a good idea Foxxy, the ones that are lucky enough to make the final week get to change 1 stage pick and also 2 T-20's seems fair. Either swapping a T-20 rider for one that has a better or chamce or moving a T-20 rider up/down positions. Eg I pick Landa to finish 2nd however in the final week he is winning so I change his position to 1st.

 

[ILovecycling]

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Maybe in future you could team up people with each other and their scores are combined

Yeah, like a TTT or two-man bobsled... why not... as an extra comp where people can chose their game partner and discuss picks per PMs...

More serious: @ all; Since we´ll have an inside-cut during the Vuelta (see post #2, tournament rule 4.), how about Wild-card picks for the stages after the cut?
Like 1 stage wild-card, and two T-20s wildcards?

Very good idea, we will see how it will shake up the standings.OTOH first I have to make that cut

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Yeah one position swap (which is actually two changes for possible two extra points), or two T-20 rider changes... Sounds good.

Basically it means to make the job even harder than it is already... Sifting trou stats, interviews, stage profils, previews, and the heck else... and then coming up with a T-20 that is good for "two weeks CG riders" & good enough for the 3rd week with two named extra riders for the T-20. Holy cow!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Oh my, that was hefty. Al Pacino having Uran made me suffer until the end. Good that Cummings got to the french riders, otherwise Uran would have scored a half point as most likely 3rd.