VELOGAMES FANTASY TOUR DE FRANCE 2010
OPENING STAGE UPDATES NOW COMPLETED!
The update for Stage One, Two and Three are now up one the site for the main competition. Apologies for the delay, but I am now confidident of daily updates for the remainder of the Tour. The Premium competitions will be showing shortly. The delays have been caused by the number of teams taking up too much memory in the system that I use to run the updates. This is now sorted out and sorry for the frustrations before the first main update and Premium updates.
DEJA VU AS THE LOW COUNTRY ROADS CAUSE CARNAGE!
Obtaining the 2009 start of the Vuelta a Espana, and the 2010 departures of the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, was certainly a coupe for the cycling and municipal authorities in the Netherlands. And with multi-thousands of spectators on the roadsides, it has been a great spectacle. The nervous racing through Holland and Belgium have added bucketloads to the drama in each of these Grand Tour opening weeks, but none more so the the last two days at the Tour de France.
Stage 2 saw chaos descending off the Stockeu climb, with have the field skidding off the road thanks to some unfortunately-positioned oil on the wet roads. And the cobbles of Northern France have made the race leaderboard look interesting thanks to a great ride by Andy Schleck.
Schleck's pilot over the harsh terrain of Paris - Roubaix, Fabian Cancellara, retakes the yellow jersey that he lost on Stage 1. And in the Fantasy Tour, selecting the heftily-priced 10 credit "domestique" looks to have been a good move as the points are racking up.
The Kiwi Smorgasbord team currently leads the Velogames Fantasy Tour, but with 2-and-a-half weeks left, anything can happen in what has been a chaotic tour so far!
PREMIUM LIVE SCORING FOR THE PROGLOGUE and PREMIUM COMPETITIONS ENABLED!!
Premium account holders will have access to LIVE SCORING during the two time trials of this year's tour, starting with the opening day prologue.
Premium access costs £3 and also gives your team access to four extra competitions - the Yellow Jersey classification, Green Jersey classification, Polka Dot Jersey classification and the Medal Race. Check out the associated Premium Access page for further information.
Premium Access is just for fun right now and is set up to add interest for users who support the site, but prizes will be added depending on the number of sign-ups.
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!