So this time we are going, actually we started already running the game with our eyes on the first grand tour of the year... +Giro d'Italia !!! The first stage is this May 6th..!! That is...
Image via Giro di Italia +Twitter account. (thank you!!)
So you want to know what is this about? OK.. Here it goes..!!!
Alora, it's time for the Giro, arguably the craziest and most UN-predictable of the Grand Tours. Loaded with sprint stages, TT's and transitional stages as well as the usual super high snow filled MTFs it will sure to be a fun filled, exciting race. Are you suffering worse than Scarponi-face in VDS? Need a Ferrari-style boost to your ratings? Is your team descending faster than a Shark from Messina? Do you have what it takes to take PINK! Then you need to play the Predictor Game...yet another way to beat ourselves up over our love of cycling!
If you have not played before read below and feel free to play along. It’s really fun and gets you even more into the race! We have a spreadsheet with graphs, etc that you can view at any time and we will post a link to it in the fanpost for each stage. It is a great tool to see the popularity of riders and results. It is also good to double check your picks as we have been known to make keying errors. For actual race info we find cyclingquotes.com previews pretty good!
Rules
In this game, only the stage results matter. You're not committed to keeping the same riders throughout the race, you make fresh picks before every stage. Our overall competition is a combined total of all 21 individual stage scores. You're eligible for the overall even if you miss some stages.
Pick 4 riders for the upcoming stage. The order of your picks doesn't matter. All of your riders can score.
Riders score points down to 10th place. Less popular riders score more points than heavily-picked favorites. See below for scoring details.
The strict entry deadline is the official start time of the stage, the neutralized rollout or Départ Fictif. Be warned - if your post is timestamped one minute late your entry won't count! So do remember that there's no disadvantage to getting an entry in early, even the day before, because you may always change your picks up until the deadline. Feel free to rethink your picks when it emerges which riders are more or less popular with other players. If you make changes, post your revised 4 picks in a reply to your original post.
Try to enter just the last name of the person...Cancellara not Cance for example. And Izagirre I or Costa R. It helps us with the data entry into the spreadsheet.
Scoring
Forgot to mention..!!!
The last 3 stages will be secret entry between the top contenders… To avoid defensive picking..
When we say top contenders we leave the number open because who knows how many will be within striking distance...wooley7 scored the win in the Classics with a long range suicide attack in Liege so you can never count yourself out...NEVER!
We will notify you by email if we need you to do a secret entry.
Results:
We will try and post results in a timely fashion as soon after each stage as possible. However we are all busy so will just do our best there. We will post them along with a post for the next stage.
And if you want to check your entries and results:
Our spreadsheet master msbee created: THIS
Good luck, invite your friends and ATTACK! ATTACK! ATTACK!
Post your entry for the first stage below!
Special thanks to all the hands around the world that make this game possible.
So what do you think? Are you ready for it? Do you have what it takes? If you think so and want to become part of one of the best cycling communities online please stop by at Podium Café and join us..!!!
We are taking picks for Stage 1 already..!
Hope to see you over there..! or over here..!
Thanks for reading and stay in touch for daily updates on the Giro PG competition..!
P.S: if you know someone that might be interested in this sort of game feel free to share
Pablo
The Weekend Report Guy
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