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Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
Oh FFS, third! I'm really sorry, Diego.
No Ta Doctor
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I suspect those of us with Vingegaard on our teams will make up some ground in the high mountains and end of race GC points
No Ta Doctor
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With it being the day before the Princess Stage (I just made the term up, it's the not quite as hard as the Queen stage stage) I thought I'd play around with some Velogames stats.
The top team if money were no object
This is the best team you could build if you didn't need to stay in the 100pt budget, but still needed to have riders in the correct classifications (2 all rounders, 2 climbers, 1 sprinter, 3 unclassified and 1 wildcard):
Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike All Rounder 30 82.6% 861
Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers All Rounder 12 24.0% 615
Giulio Ciccone Lidl - Trek Climber 10 35.1% 596
Felix Gall Decathlon CMA CGM Team Climber 16 20.0% 568
Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step Sprinter 12 11.2% 805
Jhonatan Narváez UAE Team Emirates - XRG Unclassed 8 11.8% 910
Guillermo Thomas Silva XDS Astana Team Unclassed 6 2.4% 844
Afonso Eulálio Bahrain - Victorious Unclassed 6 5.3% 781
Christian Scaroni XDS Astana Team Unclassed 8 20.9% 761
Classification requirement
Cost 108
Pts 6,741
The top team if correct classifications weren't required
This is the best team you could build if you could just pick the top 9 performing riders, and didn't need to worry about rider classification requirements. It's missing a climber and has one too many unclassified riders. Note - though these are literally just the top nine riders in Velogames this team is actually under the 100pt budget!
Jhonatan Narváez UAE Team Emirates - XRG Unclassed 8 11.8% 910
Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike All Rounder 30 82.6% 861
Guillermo Thomas Silva XDS Astana Team Unclassed 6 2.4% 844
Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step Sprinter 12 11.2% 805
Afonso Eulálio Bahrain - Victorious Unclassed 6 5.3% 781
Christian Scaroni XDS Astana Team Unclassed 8 20.9% 761
Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers All Rounder 12 24.0% 615
Jasper Stuyven Soudal Quick-Step Unclassed 6 3.4% 600
Giulio Ciccone Lidl - Trek Climber 10 35.1% 596
Classification requirement
Cost 98
Pts 6,773
Top possible legal team:
Take Felix Gall out of the first team and Jasper Stuyven out of the second and draft in:
Mathys Rondel Tudor Pro Cycling Team Climber 6 8.5% 375
That's a loss of 193 pts for the first (illegally expensive) team and 225 pts for the second (illegally few climbers and too many unclassified riders). I can't see how this could be bettered
Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike All Rounder 30 82.6% 861
Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers All Rounder 12 24.0% 615
Giulio Ciccone Lidl - Trek Climber 10 35.1% 596
Mathys Rondel Tudor Pro Cycling Team Climber 6 8.5% 375
Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step Sprinter 12 11.2% 805
Jhonatan Narváez UAE Team Emirates - XRG Unclassed 8 11.8% 910
Guillermo Thomas Silva XDS Astana Team Unclassed 6 2.4% 844
Afonso Eulálio Bahrain - Victorious Unclassed 6 5.3% 781
Christian Scaroni XDS Astana Team Unclassed 8 20.9% 761
Classification requirement
Cost 98
Pts 6,548
On a side note, my current 3806 pts overall feels absolutely rubbish now
The top team if money were no object
This is the best team you could build if you didn't need to stay in the 100pt budget, but still needed to have riders in the correct classifications (2 all rounders, 2 climbers, 1 sprinter, 3 unclassified and 1 wildcard):
Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike All Rounder 30 82.6% 861
Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers All Rounder 12 24.0% 615
Giulio Ciccone Lidl - Trek Climber 10 35.1% 596
Felix Gall Decathlon CMA CGM Team Climber 16 20.0% 568
Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step Sprinter 12 11.2% 805
Jhonatan Narváez UAE Team Emirates - XRG Unclassed 8 11.8% 910
Guillermo Thomas Silva XDS Astana Team Unclassed 6 2.4% 844
Afonso Eulálio Bahrain - Victorious Unclassed 6 5.3% 781
Christian Scaroni XDS Astana Team Unclassed 8 20.9% 761
Classification requirement
Cost 108
Pts 6,741
The top team if correct classifications weren't required
This is the best team you could build if you could just pick the top 9 performing riders, and didn't need to worry about rider classification requirements. It's missing a climber and has one too many unclassified riders. Note - though these are literally just the top nine riders in Velogames this team is actually under the 100pt budget!
Jhonatan Narváez UAE Team Emirates - XRG Unclassed 8 11.8% 910
Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike All Rounder 30 82.6% 861
Guillermo Thomas Silva XDS Astana Team Unclassed 6 2.4% 844
Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step Sprinter 12 11.2% 805
Afonso Eulálio Bahrain - Victorious Unclassed 6 5.3% 781
Christian Scaroni XDS Astana Team Unclassed 8 20.9% 761
Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers All Rounder 12 24.0% 615
Jasper Stuyven Soudal Quick-Step Unclassed 6 3.4% 600
Giulio Ciccone Lidl - Trek Climber 10 35.1% 596
Classification requirement
Cost 98
Pts 6,773
Top possible legal team:
Take Felix Gall out of the first team and Jasper Stuyven out of the second and draft in:
Mathys Rondel Tudor Pro Cycling Team Climber 6 8.5% 375
That's a loss of 193 pts for the first (illegally expensive) team and 225 pts for the second (illegally few climbers and too many unclassified riders). I can't see how this could be bettered
Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike All Rounder 30 82.6% 861
Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers All Rounder 12 24.0% 615
Giulio Ciccone Lidl - Trek Climber 10 35.1% 596
Mathys Rondel Tudor Pro Cycling Team Climber 6 8.5% 375
Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step Sprinter 12 11.2% 805
Jhonatan Narváez UAE Team Emirates - XRG Unclassed 8 11.8% 910
Guillermo Thomas Silva XDS Astana Team Unclassed 6 2.4% 844
Afonso Eulálio Bahrain - Victorious Unclassed 6 5.3% 781
Christian Scaroni XDS Astana Team Unclassed 8 20.9% 761
Classification requirement
Cost 98
Pts 6,548
On a side note, my current 3806 pts overall feels absolutely rubbish now
No Ta Doctor
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After today's Princess Stage (see above...) we see a bit of a shakeup
Despite Gall's efforts, being best climber in Velogames by some distance doesn't make up for the fact that he costs 16 pts (yet!).There's simply no way to include that without losing the value to be found elsewhere. Only Vingegaard and Pellizari cost more than him, and only the long-since-departed Yates costs the same.
Our two all-rounders are unchanged. Our three + wildcard unclassified riders also unchanged (Scaroni's abandon will eventually see him drop out here though).
Ciccone has been overtaken by Hindley (just) for our top climber, and Mathys Rondel replaced by the hard working Davide Piganzoli
7,279 points.
And yes, I have just found out that you can copy the table from Velogames.
The illegal (108pts cost) team with Gall in it - the top nine riders - would be worth 7,500 points
Despite Gall's efforts, being best climber in Velogames by some distance doesn't make up for the fact that he costs 16 pts (yet!).There's simply no way to include that without losing the value to be found elsewhere. Only Vingegaard and Pellizari cost more than him, and only the long-since-departed Yates costs the same.
| Jonas Vingegaard | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | All Rounder | 30 | 82.6% | 1146 | |
| Jhonatan Narváez | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | Unclassed | 8 | 11.8% | 937 | |
| Guillermo Thomas Silva | XDS Astana Team | Unclassed | 6 | 2.4% | 846 | |
| Afonso Eulálio | Bahrain - Victorious | Unclassed | 6 | 5.3% | 832 | |
| Paul Magnier | Soudal Quick-Step | Sprinter | 12 | 11.2% | 813 | |
| Christian Scaroni | XDS Astana Team | Unclassed | 8 | 20.9% | 761 | |
| Thymen Arensman | INEOS Grenadiers | All Rounder | 12 | 24.0% | 743 | |
| Jai Hindley | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | Climber | 10 | 28.4% | 679 | |
| Davide Piganzoli | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | Climber | 6 | 7.4% | 522 |
Our two all-rounders are unchanged. Our three + wildcard unclassified riders also unchanged (Scaroni's abandon will eventually see him drop out here though).
Ciccone has been overtaken by Hindley (just) for our top climber, and Mathys Rondel replaced by the hard working Davide Piganzoli
7,279 points.
And yes, I have just found out that you can copy the table from Velogames.
The illegal (108pts cost) team with Gall in it - the top nine riders - would be worth 7,500 points
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As we are now into week 3, it is all still to ride for. Only 287 points separate the top 5.
However, advantage is probably to @rich p and @No Ta Doctor, mainly because astonishingly they still have 9 riders.
However, advantage is probably to @rich p and @No Ta Doctor, mainly because astonishingly they still have 9 riders.
Alex321
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I'm down to 6, and lost one of my best hopes (Jay Vine) right at the start.
Milzy
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I’ve lost 2 very early on. It could well cost me the podium. TDF starts soon, we just go again.
No Ta Doctor
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My man Valgren winning from the breakaway yesterday was huge.
Now only 16pts off Rich's team at the top 😱
The win was doubly critical as Rich has Leknessund, who finished 2nd!
It was a massive stage win for Pizza or Pasta as well, who cunningly had both Valgren AND Leknessund
Now only 16pts off Rich's team at the top 😱
The win was doubly critical as Rich has Leknessund, who finished 2nd!
It was a massive stage win for Pizza or Pasta as well, who cunningly had both Valgren AND Leknessund
Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
Reminder that the women's Giro starts on Sunday SATURDAY
There are four entries so far
There are four entries so far
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Alex321
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And now I lose Narvaez, injured in the transfer!
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No Ta Doctor
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I've chucked one in, but I haven't been paying attention at all. Are the usual riders and teams still good?
I've gone for the historic La Vie Claire kit this time, as obviously it's for girls with a name like that....
