Cycling Thread

[Martino Knockavelli]

Sky and Eurosport having a carriage fees dispute just in time for cycling season. Marvellous.

 

[TimeyWimey]

I'm with youview so not effected. Would be disappointed to miss out on Kirby's nonsense.

Wouldn't worry though, Sky will bully them into submission before the classics I reckon.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Went to the British track championships on Saturday. Good night out. Not many of the Olympics class there so there was a bit of a gulf in class seeing Katie Archibald take on local cc chancers. Joe Nally looks a talent tho, won the points race and barely 17.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Tony Martin looking lean and mean.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Really thought Quintana was gonna solo time trial across the gap to him there.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Loving the "he started it" bitch fest between Kittel and Grivko.

Just waiting for Bouhanni to storm in with a metal chair and smack them both round the head.

 

[TimeyWimey]

The Fsa fantasy league has been open a few days and frankly the cost of Sagan has devastated me. Lancaster Pro Cycling's new sponsors are not willing to fund it despite last years runaway success.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Indeedy. For people who want to join up its here:

https://pdcvds.com

you also need to be a member at: http://www.podiumcafe.com/

Deadline is 23 Feb, aka 2 weeks tomorrow.

 

[Veggie Legs]

I think I've picked my team, will have another look and finalise at the weekend. I forgot how hard it is to get within the budget.

 

[TimeyWimey]

I've got 25 in my team for now but the combination of the 18 credits+ riders is up in the air. Slightly worried the average age of my team is around 12.5 too.

 

[lordofthepies]

I've submitted mine. Fuck, Sagan really is expensive int he?

 

[TimeyWimey]

I might go with Sagan after all. Jesus, this is stressful.

 

[Veggie Legs]

I've just submitted my team, can't spend another week changing my mind.

Made a women's team this year as well, with an emphasis on youth - one 25 year old, all the rest are under 23. My hopes are not high.

 

[lordofthepies]

I dunno if I was being stupid but I couldn't find the women's one. I'll try again later.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Button on the top right, durr brain.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Nice ride from Pinot. First Carlton commentary orgasm of the season.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Cummings-esque

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Had my fantasy team more or less set for 2 weeks, with a few long shot 1 pointers to choose between to get under the budget before submitting. But I've got no rider costing over 20 points and I'm now thinking this is an idiotic tactic with an absolute best case scenario that sees all my mid range 6-10 point duders getting 4th places all season as a roll along to 600th place.

DUNNO WHAT TO DO.

 

[lordofthepies]

Had my fantasy team more or less set for 2 weeks, with a few long shot 1 pointers to choose between to get under the budget before submitting. But I've got no rider costing over 20 points and I'm now thinking this is an idiotic tactic with an absolute best case scenario that sees all my mid range 6-10 point duders getting 4th places all season as a roll along to 600th place.

DUNNO WHAT TO DO.

just submit it imo

I've done a women's team (turns out I'm quite stupid and it's really easy to find the women's game). There's about 5 riders in my team I've never heard of but I'm confident that they'll turn out to be massive superstars.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Mine's the opposite. Sagan + a shit load of 1's. Not confident but I think there are just enough bargains to justify it.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Changed it all. Added one of Pize's bois. Victory is assured, in the hipster stakes if not the points standings.

 

[lordofthepies]

Changed it all. Added one of Pize's bois. Victory is assured, in the hipster stakes if not the points standings.

Hipster stakes are definitely the most important.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Fantasy deadline is tomorrow night for anyone who ain't submitted yet.

Post your team names when done and I can add em to the mini league thingy for UPDATEZ.

 

[Krazy8]

Fantasy deadline is tomorrow night for anyone who ain't submitted yet.

Post your team names when done and I can add em to the mini league thingy for UPDATEZ.

I haven't heard of about 17 of my riders but their names look pretty damn formidable I can tell you.

The Living Geckos ftw.

 

[TimeyWimey]

"Timperley Bib Shorts" are finalised and currently on a training camp in Grimsby.

 

[lordofthepies]

"Timperley Bib Shorts" are finalised and currently on a training camp in Grimsby.

I saw that team name on the list of recently registered teams when I was setting mine up and wondered it it was you. I think you must have registered just before I did...

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Probs posted this last year, but useful tool for keeping track of where your riders are at:

www.whereismyvdsteam.com/

I've got about half my team in Abu Dhabi, so the disappointment and bitter regret starts early this year!!!

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Mini league update, I am literally beating everyone by a factor of infinity:

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

(unless Veggie Legs has got points)

 

[Veggie Legs]

Nope, nothing for me yet.

Let's see everyone's teams then...