Velogames 2024 - Giro D'Italia Open for Entries 🚴🏽‍♀️ 🇮🇹

The first of this season's Grand Tours kicks off this Saturday May 4th and entries are welcome, even if you haven't played along so far this season. Details in opening post including the FMTTM Tour League code.

Recap for any new to Velogames, pick 9 riders for your squad for the Tour. Points are awarded for stage positions, assisting team mates who win, category points ( KoM, Points, ) and final Tour position. 21 stages no substitutions allowed.

Winners of the Giro in Previous years

2020 - MCW
2021 - Cardiffdaffs
2022 - Simon Brown
2023 - Mike

Velogames Italy 2024 | Velogames Fantasy Cycling |

Fantasy Cycling games based on the professional cycling season, including Grand Tours and Spring Classics
www.velogames.com www.velogames.com
 
I thought about it very seriously (non-Pog). But it's basically a gamble on him getting a DNF/being sick/falling off.
I thought I could build a team with him in it, even though he is expensive and the team is doomed to failure if he DNFs.
 
borolad259 said:
I thought about it very seriously (non-Pog). But it's basically a gamble on him getting a DNF/being sick/falling off.
I thought I could build a team with him in it, even though he is expensive and the team is doomed to failure if he DNFs.
Click to expand...
I'm in the same place. Going to go with him, just means one area of the team isn't as strong as I'd want. Pog is priced well to force these tricky decisions.
 
  • Like
Reactions: B_G
Mr_Fridge said:
I'm in the same place. Going to go with him, just means one area of the team isn't as strong as I'd want. Pog is priced well to force these tricky decisions.
Click to expand...
George has done a great job in pricing Pog that high - it means you can get away with not having him even if he wins it as long as your own picks perform well in both the stages and the GC. You'd need to pick the second placed rider though and that isn't an easy one as second priced rider GT isn't going to podium IMO.
 
Mr_Fridge said:
Who is maverick enough to go NotPog?

Could argue it "worked" last year with Remco dropping out.
Click to expand...
I have gone non-Pog in my current selection. I usually finish near the bottom when I do include the favourites, so I am trying something else this time. Who knows, a stray dog might run out in front of him on stage 1. :p
 
The Pog problem is that he might not necessarily win loads of stages/stage points, but he will win GC points galore if he stays in the race/healthy/on his bike. But with it being Pog, you wouldn't put it past him to win multiple stages just for the sheer hell of it. I think that there are some reasonable value cheap picks .... well, I'm hoping it turns out that way.
 
I've tinkered with my team quite a bit over the last day or so. Pog has been in and out more times than Ron Jeremy's chopper.

Not going to lie. My current team look sh1t but it will have to do. I'm not changing it again 🤣
 
Went Pog. My biggest dilemma was my wildcard.... two riders. 8 point seach. Both on the same team. One young. One old (in cycling terms). One proven one potential. I went with old.... I may regret that.
 
borolad259 said:
Went Pog. My biggest dilemma was my wildcard.... two riders. 8 point seach. Both on the same team. One young. One old (in cycling terms). One proven one potential. I went with old.... I may regret that.
Click to expand...

Well looks like I may have picked well with the old one. Schachmann. One hell of a stage 1.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top