Orwell Fantasy Grand Tours 2024
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The code to join the Orwell GT 2020 League on Road.cc's Fantasy site is:
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As of the time of posting, you have 19 hours to pick your team for stage 1, which starts at 15:15:00.000-ish tomorrow.
You can signup, join the league, pick your team and make transfers on fantasy.road.cc/home
Bon Chance mes amis,
Luke
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Giro of Italy
Same league code as the tour, so you don't need to re-enter it:
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If you want to join a league with some ex-orwell members who used to cycle on Wednesdays:
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It starts this Tuesday the 20th.
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I won the Orwell league.
I Finished 3rd in another league, where I jumped onto the podium on the last day. Shaun Kelly won that league.
Shoutouts to SOS who won the Irish league.
The Vuelta is ongoing.
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We're playing on Road.cc's Fantasy Game .
Giro of Italy
The Giro is starting in Turin on Saturday with an ITT.
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We're playing on Road.cc's Fantasy Game .
If you've joined the Giro league, you're already in the league. Just join the "Tour de France - Standard" game.
Tour de France
The Tour is starting in Brest on Saturday with a punchy finish.
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A week of highs and lows.
The standings are as follows:
1 IrishCornersteve 1256
2 Zjuul23 1188
3 kingofnomountains 1136
4 lukegjpotter 1133
5 anarres cycling 1027
6 Ladyluck 777
7 Not a hill 663
8 Dguver 646
9 werrahesse dixie 234
We hav a clear leader, and a three horse race for second hoping for a crack. Plus an outside shot at a podium.
SOS has peaked at 9th in the world.
But it might be an early peak, using 23/45 transfers.
This second week goes from Mountain (from week 1), Flat, Mountain, Flat, Flat, MM Breakway, Mountain.
So lots of batch transfers will be required.
Jules in second place using 19/45 transfers. Only a couple of picks of Merlier has slowed Jules down.
Luke waited until Stage 6 to make his first transfers, then used 18 transfers in 4 stages.
I (other Luke (how have I become a sidekick in my own story?)) have used 23/45 transfers. So will need to be prudent. Wrong picks of Merlier over Philipsen, and accidently picking breakaway no hopers (my kryptonite) has cost me.
Outside shot for the podium, Anarres, has used 23 transfers too. They've done very well to pick Jasper Philipsen at the right times.
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Two weeks of stress for the top of the table.
Two flat stages, didn't end in a sprint, which costed many a transfer.
Final Standings
1 IrishCornersteve 3006
2 Zjuul23 2737
3 lukegjpotter 2569
4 anarres 2557
5 kingofnomountains 2440
6 Ladyluck 2270
7 Dguver 1360
8 Not a hill 1353
9 werrahesse dixie 586
SOS peaked at 2nd in the world during the second week. Unfortunately the third week was tough on Steven and he ended up in 21st in the world.
Jules remained in second place since week 1.
Luke, me, main Luke, had some brutal brutal stage results, but I beat other Luke.
Anarres put together a two weeks to rally up to fourth.
See yis/yous/ye in the Vuelta for a sunny September.
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We're playing on Road.cc's Fantasy Game .
If you've joined the Giro or Tour league, you're already in the league. Just join the "VUELTA A ESPANA - Standard" game.
VUELTA A ESPANA
The Vuelta is starting in Burgos on Saturday August 14th with a Prolog ITT, a Sprint stage and a Cat 1 Finish.
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We're just waiting for the competition to open.
We'll have the Tour de France and Vuelta a España later in the year, with the same league code.
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Pick a team, make up to 45 transfers, score points, ???, win.
As ever, this year's prize is Street Cred.
Giro d'Italia
The Giro is starting in Budapest (three years later than promised) on Friday the 6th of May at 11:40 Irish Time, with an Punchy finish. Stage 2 is a short ITT with 100 meters of elevation gain in the final km, stage 3 is bumpy but flat at the finish, stage 4 is a climb up Mt Etna.
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The podium was:
1 Niall Kiernan 2849
2 Shaun Kelly 2607
3 Luke GJ Potter 2575
The Tour De France Fantasy competition has not opened yet, but the deadline for the first stage is 15:00 on Friday the first of July.
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The Tour de France competition is now open on Road.cc's Fantasy site.
The season will end with the Vuelta a España later in the year, with the same league code.
If you've played the Giro, you've already entered the league for the year.
We're playing on Road.cc's Fantasy Game .
Pick a team, make up to 45 transfers, score points, ???, win.
This year's prize is a Baguette NFT.
Tour de France
The Tour is starting in Denmark on Friday the 1th of July at 15:00 Irish Time, with a 13km Time Trial. Stage 2 is an expected sprint with the final 10km taking place on a bridge. Stage 3 is expected to be another sprint.
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Some of the best places to get ideas on what riders to choose are (in no particular order): Reddit r/Peloton, Wielerflits, Paddy Power's Stage Odds, Inrng, Rouleur, Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast.
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1 Niall Kieran 1348
2 Shaun Kelly 1315
3 Luke Potter 1180
4 Ruairí 1152
5 Upthedubs 1090
Niall looks like a Giro-Tour Double could be in reach.
Shaun is keeping him honest.
Luke, Ruairí and the mysterious UpTheDubs are battling it out for the final podium step.
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P Name Score
1 Niall Kieran 2084
2 Shaun Kelly 2042
3 Luke Potter 2015
4 Ruairí 1731
5 Upthedubs 1701
Niall still looks good for a Giro-Tour Double.
Shaun could seek to keep the pressure on.
Luke seems to have secured the podium and now looks up at the higher positions.
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Niall has completed the Giro-Tour Double. He got third in Ireland and 108th in the world. Congrats to Niall.
Shaun pushed Niall close, only for Jakobsen's unshipped chain to dent his hopes.
Luke may have bought too much into his own legend after the Alps, and jumped the shark.
A debut for upthedubs, seen him finish fourth.
P Name Score
1 Niall Kieran 2993
2 Shaun Kelly 2936
3 Luke Potter 2831
4 Upthedubs 2559
The only question is that can Niall get the Triple Crown?
Or will legendary players such as SOS and Jules make a triumphant return?
We'll see you on August 19th for the Vuelta.
It starts with a Team Time Trial in Utrecht, followed by two Sprint Stages that could be affected by Crosswinds, aka Waaiers.
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We also need to stop Niall from winning the Triple Crown.
The Vuelta a España competition is now open on Road.cc's Fantasy site.
It's the same league code.
If you've played the Giro or Tour, you've already entered the league for the year.
We're playing on Road.cc's Fantasy Game .
Pick a team, make up to 45 transfers, score points, ???, win.
This year's prize is a 1.5mm Allen Key.
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta starts with a Team Time Trial in Utrecht, followed by two Sprint Stages that could be affected by Crosswinds, aka Waaiers.
You'll need to have your team picked by 16:00 on August 19th.
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I've had an absolute howler of a Vuelta.
1 Niall Kieran 2018
2 Shaun Kelly 1977
3 Luke Potter 1766
4 cmaddox 1456
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But most importantly, he's won the grand prize of a 1.5mm Allen Key. He can place it beside his Baguette NFT and Street Cred.
I will be immediately drafting a Motion for the Orwell AGM requesting that we rename the race the Wednesday before the Nationals in Niall's honour.
P Name Score
1 Niall Kieran 2933
2 Shaun Kelly 2857
3 Luke Potter 2505
4 Upthedubs 2254
5 cmaddox 2180
Update: I have been asked not to attend the AGM.
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We're just waiting for the competition to open.
We'll have the Tour de France and Vuelta a España later in the year, with the same league code.
We're playing on Road.cc's Fantasy Game .
Pick a team, make up to 45 transfers, score points, ???, win.
This year's prize is you can use my Domino's Referral Code to get €0.69 off your order.
Giro d'Italia
The Giro is starting on Saturday the 6th of May at 10:00 Irish Time, with an ITT. So have your team ready.
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Niall has set his stall out, and made a bid for the title, his fourth in a row.
Luke, Stephen and Shaun are keeping him honest tho.
Table:
Pos Name Pts
1. Breaking Wind 1107
2. Irish Corner 1100
3. Hayters gonna Hayte 1096
4. CarbonBones 1072
5. Cav breaks the bank 731
6. Gobobgo.pidcockrulez 686
7. Lo Squalo 660
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