Competitions Tour de France Fantasy 2023 - STAGE 21 - 115.5 KM - FLAT - Sun 23rd 11.59pm AEST

[Beg2Differ]

 

[Ironhawk]

I just looked at the overall rankings and had no idea I was top 100 overall (97th). No way I make it into the prizes (top 30), I am too far behind for that, but I think I should have a pretty good final stage with points from the overall jersey rankings. Hopefully I can hold onto a top 100 spot.

Not sure exactly how many people play this, but I know I was ranked 53K+ in one stage, so there's quite a few.

I ended up finishing 90th. Very happy with that.

 

[Johnnyboy123]

Looks like theyve given Campenaerts 5x150 for super combative...is that correct? Rules appear to say otherwise.

 

[Old Big 'Ead]

I ended up finishing 90th. Very happy with that.

Well done!!

Learnt a lot from playing this season. Hold trades - easy to get sucked in to making early trades, like Hindley because he was wearing the Yellow jersey, etc

 

[Dravid]

Well done!!

Learnt a lot from playing this season. Hold trades - easy to get sucked in to making early trades, like Hindley because he was wearing the Yellow jersey, etc

Yeah same for me, first time playing... though I'll probably forget what I learned by next year!

 

[Aston]

Looks like theyve given Campenaerts 5x150 for super combative...is that correct? Rules appear to say otherwise.

I did look at this and thought wow that's a huge mistake which has affected the overall rankings heaps! The person in 2nd place got the incorrect points of Campenaerts, hopefully they amend this

 

[Johnnyboy123]

I did look at this and thought wow that's a huge mistake which has affected the overall rankings heaps! The person in 2nd place got the incorrect points of Campenaerts, hopefully they amend this

When i first saw it...i was salty because i added fred wright instead of camp haha.
750 would have been handy

 

[Ironhawk]

Well done!!

Learnt a lot from playing this season. Hold trades - easy to get sucked in to making early trades, like Hindley because he was wearing the Yellow jersey, etc

Yeah same for me, first time playing... though I'll probably forget what I learned by next year!

It took me until my third attempt to win our league, my first two years were pretty average. Once you get your head around the limited trades available it gets a bit easier, but in the end there's still an element of luck involved.

 

[Beg2Differ]

 

[Beg2Differ]

Congratulations @Ironhawk on your back to back victories.

 

[Beg2Differ]

The overall winner was a team called CrossClimber that entered the final stage in 2nd place, traded in Meeus in the final round, made him captain and won the final stage to take the overall prize. @Diabolical were you managing another team?

 

[Diabolical]

The overall winner was a team called CrossClimber that entered the final stage in 2nd place, traded in Meeus in the final round, made him captain and won the final stage to take the overall prize. @Diabolical were you managing another team?

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Lol … no chance as I have absolutely no idea what I am doing in this cycling game!

Interesting that they had 10 trades. The one thing that really puts me off this comp is that it’s not an even playing field. Those who know more about cycling than plebs like me are going to beat me anyway, but to then give them an extra trade or two and it’s game over before it begins.

 

[Old Big 'Ead]

The overall winner was a team called CrossClimber that entered the final stage in 2nd place, traded in Meeus in the final round, made him captain and won the final stage to take the overall prize. @Diabolical were you managing another team?

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Amazing that they didn't have enough money for Philipsen, so ended up going Meeus. Genius or luck!!

Yes, 10 trades is rather unfair. Referring friends and getting extra trades. I have 4 email addresses, including work. Hmm, what could I do next year

 

[Beg2Differ]

Lol … no chance as I have absolutely no idea what I am doing in this cycling game!

Interesting that they had 10 trades. The one thing that really puts me off this comp is that it’s not an even playing field. Those who know more about cycling than plebs like me are going to beat me anyway, but to then give them an extra trade or two and it’s game over before it begins.

Amazing that they didn't have enough money for Philipsen, so ended up going Meeus. Genius or luck!!

Yes, 10 trades is rather unfair. Referring friends and getting extra trades. I have 4 email addresses, including work. Hmm, what could I do next year

I don't like that aspect of the comp either where some people get more trades than others. Particularly because there must be some type of hack when you see so many people getting 30/30 and pretty much maximum time points for every question. That just doesn't seem plausible to me.

Doing the quiz is actually a bit of fun but don't agree that the reward should be extra trades.

 

[chels]

Agree, 30/30 with no time penalties is implausible. Bit like winning SC without using any trades.

Now I remember why I had ignored this comp for the last couple of years. Not sure I will bother to enter next year unless there is change.

 

[Ironhawk]

Agree, 30/30 with no time penalties is implausible. Bit like winning SC without using any trades.

Now I remember why I had ignored this comp for the last couple of years. Not sure I will bother to enter next year unless there is change.

You can pretty easily get 90+ on the questions if you actually know the answer. Some of these people might be freaks who know the history of the race inside out... (I do think some cheat too). To be fair, I was on track to get the 2 bonus trades after the first quiz too this year, before having a poor second quiz.

I think I have managed at least 1 bonus trade from the quiz each year, including this year - I don't think that having 1 less trade is why someone like that beat me. Just too good.

 

[Old Big 'Ead]

They also get bonus trades from referrals too? Still only 2 bonus trades though.

 

[Beg2Differ]

They also get bonus trades from referrals too? Still only 2 bonus trades though.

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We all forgot about the referral credits this year. We all tried last year by setting up a heap of leagues and referring to each others however I think we all did it too late and missed out.

 

[7/11]

I didn’t use my last trade this year. Meant I had 6 credits on the bench, but felt I had a moral victory over everyone who used more than the basic 8 trades.

I just forgot, no high horse here!

 

[Connoisseur]

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