TdF velogames

[FelicityLemon]

I have created a league www.velogames.com

use these details
League Owner: FelicityLemon

League Name: MN Peloton
League Code: 973214910

Can someone start a race thread, I am slammed at work!

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

Team entered. Going with my yearly challenge of "pick a team that doesn't include Chris Froome".

[MrPan]

Will pick later. Thank you Felicity.

[IStillMissBlockbuster]

Sad news on the Velogames tdf:

Due to a recent legal notice, entries into the current Fantasy Grand Tour game are currently suspended until further notice.

It is fair to say I am absolutely gutted about this turn of events, but do not want to comment further until the situation progresses.

At present it is looking unlikely that the current Fantasy Grand Tour game will go ahead as planned.

Yours in fantasy cycling, George

[IStillMissBlockbuster]

It comes as TDF launch their own fantasy league...

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

Well that's shit. I won't do the official one, sod that.

[FelicityLemon]

Nooo. How can anyone own a list of names? Which is effectively all any fantasy tournament is.

[MrSlant]

But, but, butbutbutbutbutbut WHAT?

FFS.

On a better note, hello everyone, how nice to see you all again.

[MrSlant]

Shall we just try and make a team and do our best on here? I'm not sure I'm bright enough without the helpful scroll down menus.

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

Eurosport have a Fantasy cycling - I have put a team on there (seems a bit crap though as there is no points system which I think means you can just pick who you want).

12 hours left.

What's particularly irking about the whole thing is why did they leave it to just the day before to shut down the Velogames?

[IStillMissBlockbuster]

It seems rather nefarious. Perhaps because it doesn't give Velogames time to just change the name very slightly and going ahead as per usual.

[Olinguito]

That's a shame. Bastards.

[FelicityLemon]

Well, what a stage 1. Drama crashes and the right winner!

[MrSlant]

Great winner, what a day first time at the TdF and straight into the yellow!

Froomey spent the first week of the Giro on the floor so I'm thinking it's a weird form of tactics?

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

I keep thinking "what about my team?"

One of them was off the front for a long time today. Not that it matters.
(still cross about the velogames thing).

[MrSlant]

I know it's weird but it takes quite a lot of the fun out of it! I think I'm a lot more competitive than I thought. Mind you I always seem to start well then tail off badly towards the end so it's not terrible

Although so far we've got Froome fell off, Cav had bad luck and Sagan won a stage so it's all panning out as you'd expect. Not at home so I don't have a TV but I'm doing my best with the Guardian live coverage.

[DramaAlpaca]

I'm miffed about Velogames. Denied my chance of an MN peloton hat trick. Bah!

Never mind, I'll enjoy the coverage & the chat on here as always

[IStillMissBlockbuster]

Yeah i'm missing velogames too

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

Team time trials are boring. Sorry, but they are.

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

Also what does this mean?

www.velogames.com/

The link goes to the official site I think.

[IStillMissBlockbuster]

Oh! Velogames TDF is back!

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

I don't think so, sadly.

[IStillMissBlockbuster]

Oh you're right