VELOGAMES FANTASY TOUR DE FRANCE 2010
PROVISIONAL RESULTS NOW ONLINE!
Rodillo Mecanico Team of Spain have taken down the Fantasy Tour 2010 with a team that included Contador, Andy Schleck, Alessandro Petacchi, Jurgen van den Broeck and Fabian Cancellara.
A full check of results is still being made and the Green and Mountains competitions need to be fully updated.
CONTADOR CONFIRMS YELLOW JERSEY!
Saturday's final time trial saw Alberto Contador successfully defend his yellow jersey despite a stiff challenge from Andy Schleck in the opening kilometres of the stage.
And he was able to ride triumphantly into Paris on Stage 20, with Mark Cavendish taking down the final sprint.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT SCORING AND PREMIUM REFUNDS
The last couple of days have had Stages 10 through to 13 missing from the total team scores table. I have now added these scores back in. Apologies for the delay.
This weekend I will be refunding the entry fee paid by all Premium account holders. Although on the whole the competitions have been a success, the filters I have used to exclude non-premium teams from the rankings and escpecially the calculations used to the calculate the now-defunct yellow jersey competition completely destroyed the processing power of my system program.
In a way the Fantasy Tour is becoming victim of the large number of teams entered. It's great to have 6,000+ teams in the game but this causes problems in several areas given the Velogames site is a one-man operation.
I am therefore going to refund all players that paid the extra fee and those players, as a token of my appreciation to acknowledge the frustrations caused, will get a credit for a future premium competitions run in the future.
Apologies for the frustrations caused.
On the plus side, the Green and Mountains jersey competitions have remained open for all users, so good luck in your final position, whether or not you subscribed to Premium Access.
FANTASY TOUR OVERVIEW
The Velogames Fantasy Tour de France allows you to become a Directeur Sportifof an internation cycling squad and select a team of nine riders to compete in the Tour de France!
Pick your team by keeping within budget and by selecting the right composition of all-rounders, climbers, sprinters and loyal domestiques.
Riders score points based on a detailed scoring system that rewards all aspects of the performances seen at the Tour de France. In addition to points for stage results and yellow jersey standings, the points and mountains classifications also have their rewards in Velogames points.
The scoring system also allows you to follow your team live on-the-road, as they rack up points for breakaways, hot-spot sprints and mountain summits. Last, but by no means least, assist points give rewards for the hard-working team-riders who sacrifice their own chances to support their team leaders.
Defending champion Alberto Contador is the heavy pre-race favourite for this year's Tour, but Lance Armstrong returns with his new team to challenge, and Andy Schleck is one year older and approaching his prime years as a Grand Tour contender.
The Velogames Fantasy Tour is now open for entries, so good luck in selecting your team and all the best wishes for your quest to acheive Tour de France glory!