This is going to make PTP scoring a lot simpler this year!
Hold on, have we given the players enough warning of this fundamental change to the scoring system...
I did wonder if there was some sort of fantasy cycling we could enter with the idea of NOT changing our 9 men for the season, just to see whose would come out on top
We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
- @ddraver
Valverde
Stijn Vandenbergh
Terpstra
Kiwakowski
Cancellara
Sagan
Fuglsang
Majka
Contador
Everything covered apart from pure sprints, basically.
No space for Tommeke? The fickleness of love...
“Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”
Valverde
Stijn Vandenbergh
Terpstra
Kiwakowski
Cancellara
Sagan
Fuglsang
Majka
Contador
Everything covered apart from pure sprints, basically.
No space for Tommeke? The fickleness of love...
Ah too old I think.
So basically, you've gone off him now he's going bald.
“Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”
Wait a minute, wait a minute. I thought we were naming people who we like personally or admire their cycling style or want to see do well. Are we now trying to name the perfect 9 man squad? Because if we're doing that then I will have to include Valverde *shudders*
Wait a minute, wait a minute. I thought we were naming people who we like personally or admire their cycling style or want to see do well. Are we now trying to name the perfect 9 man squad? Because if we're doing that then I will have to include Valverde *shudders*
Just your nine favourites.
It comes from when French Fighter says something like 'my man up there on the podium' (he has 31 'men')
Wait a minute, wait a minute. I thought we were naming people who we like personally or admire their cycling style or want to see do well. Are we now trying to name the perfect 9 man squad? Because if we're doing that then I will have to include Valverde *shudders*
Just your nine favourites.
It comes from when French Fighter says something like 'my man up there on the podium' (he has 31 'men')
Yes, the aim of the game is to lay claim to some bragging rights when one of them does something semi-interesting in a race. Maximum points are awarded for a pro-conti neo-pro accidentally getting in a break in a GT his team got a wild card to. "That's my man [previously unheard of rider] ripping it up in the break"
“Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”
Rigoberto Uran
Geraint Thomas
Cadel Evans
Tony Martin
Richie Porte
Bradley Wiggins
Niki Terpstra
Joaquim Rodriguez (although around Vuelta time I get a bit bored of him taking his 15th uphill sprint and still not winning the damn thing)
Steve Cummings
1. Peter Kennaugh
2. Geraint Thomas
3. Peter Sagan
4. Vincenzo Nibali
5. Nairo Quintana
6. Dan Martin
7. Ben Swift
8. Nacer Bouhanni
9. Simon Yates
9. Adam Yates
Posts
R Majka
D Pozzovivo
J Fuglsang
Cav
J Barta
P Gilbert
G Van Avermaet
S Modolo
Hold on, have we given the players enough warning of this fundamental change to the scoring system...
Kittel
Kwiatkowski
Frome
N Quintana
Stannard
Kristoff
Tony Martin
Purito
I did wonder if there was some sort of fantasy cycling we could enter with the idea of NOT changing our 9 men for the season, just to see whose would come out on top
- @ddraver
Valverde
Stijn Vandenbergh
Terpstra
Kiwakowski
Cancellara
Sagan
Fuglsang
Majka
Contador
Everything covered apart from pure sprints, basically.
Some unnusual choices here! Why ever include Paolini - awful beard and a total fat slacker most of the year.
Grivko is an interesting one - grafter?
No space for Tommeke? The fickleness of love...
@DrHeadgear
The Vikings are coming!
Ah too old I think.
So basically, you've gone off him now he's going bald.
@DrHeadgear
The Vikings are coming!
It comes from when French Fighter says something like 'my man up there on the podium' (he has 31 'men')
I'll have to re-evaluate my team then...
Yes, the aim of the game is to lay claim to some bragging rights when one of them does something semi-interesting in a race. Maximum points are awarded for a pro-conti neo-pro accidentally getting in a break in a GT his team got a wild card to. "That's my man [previously unheard of rider] ripping it up in the break"
@DrHeadgear
The Vikings are coming!
Cancellara
Tankink
Terpstra
Pozzivivo
Stijn Vandenbergh
Tjallingii
Ten Dam.
Vanmarcke
I thought of including him.
No other reasons than he came across really well in the 'pits' area at the Giro - made time for fans, photos etc.
Is 'pits' the right word?
Is reachable from here.
Believe in miracles
And cures and healing wells
This is about favs right?
Paolini does more than he gets credit for. And I actually think he's one of the few who pulls of the beard look well.
Grivko - works hard. And he's Ukrainian. Was quite outspoken in the summer...
Contador -Team Leader
Valverde - Ever present challenger
Aru - Super domestique
Sagan - Classics/sprints
Voekler - Just because
Martin - TT
Stannard - engine room
Kirriyenka - engine room
Hansen - work horse
città di partenza?
My nine:
Rigoberto Uran
Geraint Thomas
Cadel Evans
Tony Martin
Richie Porte
Bradley Wiggins
Niki Terpstra
Joaquim Rodriguez (although around Vuelta time I get a bit bored of him taking his 15th uphill sprint and still not winning the damn thing)
Steve Cummings
Thomas
Kittell(there will be blood if I don't include him :roll: )
Gallopin
Nibali
Kwiatkowski
Hansen
Dan Martin
Bardet
Peraud
Honourable mentions
Degenkolb
Pinot
Terpstra
Stannard
And 9 obvious ladies;
Vos
Armistead
Wyman
Ferrand-Prevot
Garner
Van Dijk
Bronzini
King
Rowsell
Light Blue Robinson(105 +lots of Hope)
Planet X XLS 1X10(105/XTR/Miche/TRP Spyre SLC brakes
Graham Weigh 105/Ultegra
1. Peter Kennaugh
2. Geraint Thomas
3. Peter Sagan
4. Vincenzo Nibali
5. Nairo Quintana
6. Dan Martin
7. Ben Swift
8. Nacer Bouhanni
9. Simon Yates
9. Adam Yates
(and Dan Craven)
Julien Arrodondo
Fabian Cancellara
Alberto Contador
Marcel Kittel
Romain Bardet
Fabio Aru
Luka Medzec
Rafa Majka
My blog and pod...
Beers of Belgium Cycling Club UK
Geraint Thomas
Michal Kwiatowski
Chris Froome
Joaquim Rodriguez
Mark Cavendish
Ryder Hesjadal
Dan Martin
Marianne Vos
Kittel
Going up:
Contador
Classics:
Martin (Dan)
Kwiatkowski
Thomas
Engines:
Wiggins
Stannard
Martin (Tony)
Hesjedal
My 9:
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Ian Standard
Cav
Kittel
Tommeke
"UberTache" Degenkolb
Der Panzerwagen
J-Rod
Merhawi "No Nickname" Kudus
Can I also (utterly predictably) also propose my "anti-My Man" squad, with Tommy V in all 9 places?
(Edited to remove Candelabra when I remembered how whiny he's got)
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