Le Tour 2019 MN Peloton rides out.

[MrPan]

Mesdames et Messieurs, a votre service.

I'll message her via FB too

Anyone want to borrow my grown up for the adding up thing?

Ooh, I'm in. Is there a set formation for the team or can we pick any mixture of classes?

I'm actually a part time bookkeeper Pan so not too shoddy on the adding up without grown up supervision when sober- but thank you for your kind offer to share.

So a team, totally unscientifically chosen on people I am mildly fond of and not sporting ability (and their ability to fit my numbers!).

G 24
Yates A 18
Woods 10
Aru 10
Groenengenenenenenen 14
Griepel 10
Sanchez 8
Cummings 6

That had better be 100 points because I can't be bothered to think any more!

Olinguito any mixture, 8 riders, 100 points.

Thanks Endo (and thanks for the heads up Felicity).

Here's my effort:

Thomas 24
Alaphilippe 16
Bardet 14
Mas 12
Kristoff 10
Van Aert 10
Benoot 8
Herrada 6

I'll change Thomas de Gendt to Adam Yates (although nearly went for Dan Martin who is always good value). An extra climber given the lumpy bumpy Tour.

Geraint Thomas 24
Porte 16
Boassen Hagen 8
Pauwels 6
Cummings 6
Bardet 14
Greipel 8
Adam Yates 18

I forgot about Dan Martin, do love him, he is the king of falling off 100m before victory though isn't he. Get very excited for him when he does well.

Thanks Endo.
My amended motley crew

Geraint Thomas - 24
Peter Sagan - 18
Dylan Groenewegen - 14
Simon Yates - 14
Warren Barguil - 10
Max Schachman - 8
Lilian Calmejane - 6
Jonathan Castroviejo - 6

Ooh, just seen this thanks to Felicity's message. Hope I'm not too late to join in the fun, it sounds great.

I'll knock together a team before the end of the stage, if that's OK?

Drama never too late!

Eurosport have Wiggo on the back of a motorbike talking to the peloton mid race . Awesome stuff. Can't believe it's allowed!

Dive in Drama!

Thanks @FelicityLemon for the heads up via PM, and thanks too to @MrPan for the thread. I've not even looked at the start list yet but in my defence I've had to shell out £400 for a new clutch and will have to spend £200ish on a new Nokia as mine has died.

I think Alaphillippe will do ok this year. Are AG2R La Mondiale in the tour? I hope so, I love their ethos.

@DoctorTwo not too late to bung a quick team together?

I'm going to set up a separate results thread. That way, anyone who is slow catching up on highlights and doesn't want to be spoilered need not be.

OK, team below:

Egan Bernal - 24
Elia Viviani - 14
Romain Bardet - 14
Caleb Ewan - 12
Dan Martin - 12
Warren Barguil - 10
Edvald Boassen Hagen 8
Steve Cummings 6

A very random mix that doesn't necessarily include the riders I want to do well, having jinxed enough of them in the Giro

So having thought I got it sorted - tomorrow is a TTT. How do I do the points for a TTT?

Any ideas?

Not to worry - found velogames scoring system will do that.

Oh I did wonder about that Endo. But there must be a scoring mystery that mere muggles have no business knowing of.

And learned about the Cavendish banana at Chatsworth today...

Yes the Cavendish banana is a thing. All the bananas came from Chatsworth. So are all going to die of banana-fungus and then there will be no more bananas.

Results are in:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/cycling/3630929-MN-Peloton-wonky-velogames-substitute-results-thread

First day nerves and it's rubber side up for a few.....

Thought Sagan went too early but would have loved to have seen his face in looking over to see who had pipped him.

He was probably thinking "who are you?" They didn't identify the right guy on ITV4, thought it was Van Aert (sp?)

Thank you for letting me join in late - here are my selections:

Jakob Fuglsang - 20

Adam Yates - 18

Dan Martin - 12

Rui Costa - 8

Simon Geschke - 6

Alex Dowsett - 6

Gianni Moscon - 6

Daryl Impey - 6

Sebastian Reichenbach - 6

Chocolate brown, sky blue and white.

Just WHY AG2R?? Just why??