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Proper Purist Classics Comp

by drheaton
Tue, Feb 25, 2014 14:38
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A few people have commented on how they miss having to pick a proper purist team for the classics now that we've moved over to fully unlimited transfers between each race (which simplifies things a huge amount and hopefully will cause much less confusion than in previous years).

In light of this I'm setting up a 'proper purist' forum comp for the spring classics between the opening Omloop/KBK weekend and Paris-Roubaix (I'll set up a separate one for the Ardennes later).

The Rules - pick nine riders for 150 credits or less based on opening values this weekend.  Usual rules apply so no more than two riders per team (no picking all of OPQS then).

The Points - Normal fantasy points will be scored by any and all active riders in each race included in the road.cc game, that's:

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - Sat Mar 01 2014
Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne - Sun Mar 02 2014 
Strade Bianche - Sat Mar 08 2014 
Roma Maxima - Sun Mar 09 2014
Milan - San Remo - Sun Mar 23 2014
E3 Harelbeke - Fri Mar 28 2014
Gent - Wevelgem - Sun Mar 30 2014
Ronde Van Vlaanderen - Sun Apr 06 2014
Paris - Roubaix - Sun Apr 13 2014

This means that points will directly corralate with the main game.  If your rider doesn't start a race then you get no points.  There are no transfers, no swaps, no substitutions and no injury replacements.  Your nine riders are your nine riders and that's it.

The Prize - Eternal Glory (ie nothing).

Entries required on/before 9am Saturday 1st March 2014.  Please try and keep your entries into one post with any amendments in that post (so no quoting other peoples team please).

EDIT:  I've just remembered that I'm out of the country the day that Paris-Roubaix runs so I'll also need a volunteer to put together the final scores, I'll sort everything out up to that point so someone will just need to come in and take all the glory.

Likewise, if someone wants to volunteer to carry the comp over into the Ardennes classics but with new teams picked (but points carried over) then that'd be great too.

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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enrique replied to Twybaydos | 10 years ago
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drheaton wrote:

no more than two riders per team (no picking all of OPQS then).

Twybaydos wrote:

Well that's my first choice team denied

Today would have been your day! 4

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Armchair Cyclist | 10 years ago
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I'm new to this game: I might be doing something obvious wrongly, but on the SCL (Purist) tab, the only iders available to select are those scheduled to ride in the Omloop. Are the likes of Cancellara and Gilbert not available for the game? That pretty much undermines the idea of a purist league: pick a classics squad to challenge consistently over those 12 races across 2 months.

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chrisdstripes replied to Armchair Cyclist | 10 years ago
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Armchair Cyclist wrote:

I'm new to this game: I might be doing something obvious wrongly, but on the SCL (Purist) tab, the only iders available to select are those scheduled to ride in the Omloop. Are the likes of Cancellara and Gilbert not available for the game? That pretty much undermines the idea of a purist league: pick a classics squad to challenge consistently over those 12 races across 2 months.

Good point, even when you filter on "all riders" rather than just people riding the next race, there are still a number of riders not listed, so we'd need a way of finding out the values of guys like Sagan etc...

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chiv30 replied to chrisdstripes | 10 years ago
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chrisdstripes wrote:

Good point, even when you filter on "all riders" rather than just people riding the next race, there are still a number of riders not listed, so we'd need a way of finding out the values of guys like Sagan etc...

I'd hazard a guess
30 min for Spartacus
36 min for Sagan

But that's pure conjecture on my part

Secondly I'm in if we get a full list

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dave atkinson replied to chrisdstripes | 10 years ago
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chrisdstripes wrote:
Armchair Cyclist wrote:

I'm new to this game: I might be doing something obvious wrongly, but on the SCL (Purist) tab, the only iders available to select are those scheduled to ride in the Omloop. Are the likes of Cancellara and Gilbert not available for the game? That pretty much undermines the idea of a purist league: pick a classics squad to challenge consistently over those 12 races across 2 months.

Good point, even when you filter on "all riders" rather than just people riding the next race, there are still a number of riders not listed, so we'd need a way of finding out the values of guys like Sagan etc...

you should be able to see them all now

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