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Tour de France 2018

Jennifer PostJennifer Post Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter
edited July 2018 in Main
Kicking off the 2018 discussion thread with Team Dimension Data team announcement video. It is excellent.


M_WareMattTad_MCraig_DMartinKenElPescadoPeladoRobert Rankin
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    wchevronwchevron Member, POTM
    Are we picking teams/brackets again this year. Or whatever you call it.
    Aaron WebsteyJennifer PostCraig_D
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    Tad_MTad_M Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter, POTM
    Very cool!
    Aaron Webstey
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    Aaron WebsteyAaron Webstey Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member, Rooster Endurance Officers
    Crap, I forget how we did that. If 10+ people want to do a pool, even if we miss the first day, I'll put up a t-shirt. In fact, the winner can design their own t-shirt and I'll post it on my Amazon merch account (and obviously buy them the first one).
    Jennifer PostCraig_DBrew_Tri
    #KOAT
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    wchevronwchevron Member, POTM
    I found it. Did we have our own team/league?

    https://www.velogames.com/
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    MartinMartin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    edited June 2018
    I'll set it up. You need to pick a team before joining a league. Watch this space.
    Aaron Webstey
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    MartinMartin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    edited June 2018
    Here:

    League Owner: Martin
    League Name: TriRoostTDF
    League Code: 131776711


    Use the League Code to enter the league by clicking on an Open spot on your Team Roster's "Mini-League Manager" section.

    You can reach your Team Roster by going back the the main page and clicking on the team name in the right-hand panel of each screen when you are logged in.

    After clicking on an open league spot, you will then be asked to enter the League Code to sign up your team into the league.
    Matt
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    Aaron WebsteyAaron Webstey Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member, Rooster Endurance Officers
    edited June 2018
    @Martin when's the cut off?
    #KOAT
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    wchevronwchevron Member, POTM
    Sat July 7th
    Aaron Webstey
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    M_WareM_Ware Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter
    edited June 2018
    I'm in! Thanks @Jennifer Post and @Martin.
    Aaron Webstey
    Keeper of the Cowbell
    Queen of All Donut Awards
    Groovy Auntie to Roosters everywhere
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    KenElPescadoPeladoKenElPescadoPelado Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    I don't know what all this means. Or pretty much any of it. But yeah I'll play.
    M_Ware
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    MartinMartin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    KenElPescadoPelado said:

    I don't know what all this means. Or pretty much any of it. But yeah I'll play.

    I don't know anything about this stuff either. Friendly wager between two dummies?
    M_WareKenElPescadoPeladoTad_MAaron Websteysimonsen77
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    KenElPescadoPeladoKenElPescadoPelado Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    edited June 2018
    Martin said:

    KenElPescadoPelado said:

    I don't know what all this means. Or pretty much any of it. But yeah I'll play.

    I don't know anything about this stuff either. Friendly wager between two dummies?
    I do read (okay, skim) this forum though, you dink.

    Sworry.

    Aaron WebsteyMartinCraig_D
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    Jennifer PostJennifer Post Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter
    M_Ware said:

    I'm in! Thanks @Jennifer Post and @Martin.

    All credit goes to @Martin. I saw @wchevron's comment about a bracket and I didn't even remember we did that last year. Guess I was still bitter about my exploding bracket due to Sagan getting kicked out so early last year.
    Aaron Webstey
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    MartinMartin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    Jennifer Post said:

    M_Ware said:

    I'm in! Thanks @Jennifer Post and @Martin.

    All credit goes to @Martin. I saw @wchevron's comment about a bracket and I didn't even remember we did that last year. Guess I was still bitter about my exploding bracket due to Sagan getting kicked out so early last year.
    At least you chose the right Sagan!
    MattAaron WebsteyKenElPescadoPeladomaggieru
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    MattMatt Member, Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member
    edited June 2018
    Awww yea

    (and here's the 2017 thread)
    Aaron WebsteyMartin
     



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    MartinMartin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    @AaronWebstey - What hapens to the t-shirt if Froome wins? Will it go in some kind of escrow for a year or two?
    M_WareJennifer PostTad_Midking90Aaron Websteykjrunnin
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    MartinMartin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    Here are my early tips:

    QuickStep could legitimately win 50% of the stages at the tour this year, but the wins will be spread across six riders, so other than Gavira, you choose them at your own risk.

    The general rule this year has been that if QS hasn't won a one day race, it was probably some guy from Astana.

    There are cobbles this year. Have a gander at stories from the 2014 tour to understand the potential impact of this on the race.

    There is this stage: https://www.cyclingstage.com/tour-de-france-2018-route/stage-17-tdf-2018/ . What the hell?

    Mark Cavendish will not win a stage. #sworry
    Jennifer PostAaron Webstey
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    Robert RankinRobert Rankin Member
    What are the odds of Froome not even starting?
    MattMartinJennifer PostAaron Webstey

    Fattest BQ on record--- *allegedly
    2016 (and last) Rev3 Cedar Point champ- don't google the time though
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    MattMatt Member, Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member
    edited July 2018
    ♫ And I would walk 2,000ng/ml and IIIIII would walk 2,000 more. ♪
    MartinRobert RankinJennifer PostTad_MAaron WebsteyKenElPescadoPeladokjrunnin
     



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    MartinMartin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    Robert Rankin said:

    What are the odds of Froome not even starting?

    Pretty low, but if he is withdrawn (never happen) or excluded (50-50), considering Geraint Thomas is probably the best rider in the race not named Chris Froome, Sky will win anyway.
    Robert RankinAaron Webstey
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    Robert RankinRobert Rankin Member
    Watching the reaction is like deja vu. "The French are out to get him because they don't want another American British winner"

    I think it's kind of funny, and hope they do block him from starting.
    Jennifer PostMattAaron WebsteyMamaCheetah

    Fattest BQ on record--- *allegedly
    2016 (and last) Rev3 Cedar Point champ- don't google the time though
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    MattMatt Member, Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member
    24 hours later, the UCI drops the case against Froome.

    How convenient.

    Robert RankinJennifer PostMartinMamaCheetah
     



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    Robert RankinRobert Rankin Member
    edited July 2018
    Neither Froome nor the UCI provided any specifics about how much it cost he was cleared

    They’ve somehow managed to make cycling look like more of a joke.
    Jennifer Postsimonsen77MamaCheetah

    Fattest BQ on record--- *allegedly
    2016 (and last) Rev3 Cedar Point champ- don't google the time though
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    Jennifer PostJennifer Post Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter
    Just when I think cycling can’t sink any lower.... And, yet, I will still follow it and believe my favorites are the only clean riders when they likely are dirty like all the others. Sigh.
    MamaCheetah
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    KHilgendorfKHilgendorf Member, Rooster Endurance Member, POTM
    What the hell is the point of testing if, when someone fails, he's not suspended in accordance with the rules? This is like blowing a 0.16 while driving your car and the cop saying, "It's cool, go ahead and drive home." He pissed double the allowable limit of a banned substance. 4 year ban.

    He better go down on the cobbles. And if not, someone better dump a frame pump in his wheel. And then do the same to Lapartient.
    Mark_after_Darksimonsen77Aaron WebsteyJennifer PostMamaCheetah
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    MartinMartin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    In other news, the UCI inspectors will only be allowing a single mechanical assist device to be hidden in your frame this year...
    M_WareTad_MAaron WebsteyJennifer PostRobert RankinkjrunninMattidking90MamaCheetah
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    Tad_MTad_M Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter, POTM
    Aaron WebsteyMartinwchevronMamaCheetah
    visit Michigan July 19th to 24th 2023 - The Sworry Trials Impossibleman and Ode to Laz
    https://www.facebook.com/sworrytrials/
    https://www.facebook.com/OdetoLaz/
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    MattMatt Member, Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member
    A decent breakdown of each team's riders, goals and expectations.

    Part 1
    Part 2
    Part 3

    If you want to update your Team Roster....
     



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    KenElPescadoPeladoKenElPescadoPelado Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    Okay bear with me as I'm new to this.

    Does leftover credits mean that I've still got something I can use to buy EPO for my riders?
    Jennifer PostMattM_Wareidking90Tad_MMamaCheetah
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    Jennifer PostJennifer Post Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter
    KenElPescadoPelado said:

    Okay bear with me as I'm new to this.

    Does leftover credits mean that I've still got something I can use to buy EPO for my riders?

    I think 2018 rules were updated to allow use of leftover credits for motors too.

    KenElPescadoPeladoMattidking90Aaron WebsteyTad_MCraig_D

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