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ONE DAY TO GO UNTIL FANTASY TOUR DE FRANCE 2008!
Welcome to Velogames, the site of Fantasy Cycling. Enter your free Fantasy Tour team now.
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Less than 24 hours remain until the riders set off from Brest on their three-week trek around France. Make sure you enter your teams before the deadline of 1400 CET on Saturday!
COMPETE FOR THE YELLOW JERSEY, OR ADDITIONAL BONUS JERSEYS
The prize for the main (and free to enter) competition is a replica
Tour de France Yellow Jersey.
This season, we also resurrect the Stage Competitions. As part of
Velogames Premium Access (purchase it for £1.50 or approximately USD3.00) you will be
entered into 3 extra competitions, for Sprint Stages, Rolling Stages
and Mountain Stages. Each competition is open for all Velogames
Premium Access subscribers. Prizes for the Premium competitions are a
replica Green Jersey, replica White Jersey and replica Polka-Dot
jersey
Premium Access subscribers also get access to advanced scoring
reports and daily mini-league scoring tables. Check out full details
on the Premium Content information page, which also details how to enter Additional teams into the game.
You will be able to sign-up to Premium Access until 1200 CET on Monday 7th July, and still get entered into each Stage Competition. Therefore, you can decide over the weekend if you want to sign-up and still receive points for Stage One and Stage Two.
Mini-League Sign-Ups
Mini-League sign-up is now activated. You can create NEW mini-leagues by going to Mini-League details page, or by clicking on the link on the team roster pages.
To join an existing league, obtain the league code from the league originator. Then you can navigate to your team roster (follow the link on the right of this page) , click on an open league spot and enter the code.
Rider Research Screens
The Rider Profile screens are now available by clicking the rider links in the Rider List. These screens allow you the see the riders' previous form and offers a brief "pin-stickers" commentary on each competitor.
These screens were going to be a Premium feature but have been opened to all as not all previous results have been loaded. I hope you find the Rider screens useful.
Changes to the site - login required
There have been several major updates to the site between the Fantasy Giro d'Italia and Fantasy Tour, most of all the login system that enables players to quickly find their team and make changes up until the closing date of the competition.
Remember to register with a username and password. You will then need to log in before submitting your entry form.
If you have any comments or questions, please use the Contact Form.
Introduction to Fantasy Tour 2008
As the Velogames Fantasy Tour de France enters its 11th year, the new edition promises to be an open, hard-fought affair.
It is a tough Tour de France to call this year, with many of the old guard now absent from the start-list, to be replaced by young, hungry riders that represent the new generation of cycling. Not only this, but the organisers, ASO, have re-jigged the format by introducing an opening weekend of rolling stages in place of the traditional prologue time-trial followed by a flat sprinters' stage. With time bonuses scrapped, and a trip through the tough countryside of the Massif Central, the race should be animated all the way through from the opening day to the decisive stages in the Pyrenees and Alps.
About the Velogames Fantasy Tour de France
In the Velogames Tour, players act as team directeurs sportifs, in charge of their own 9-rider roster. Pick your team by keeping within budget and by selecting the right composition of all-rounders, climbers, sprinters and loyal domestiques. If you pick well, you could lead your squad to Fantasy Tour glory!
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.
The full Velogames Fantasy Tour de France site will be released this weekend, with entries to open on Monday 30th June, for the week that runs up to the Grand Depart. In the meantime, take a look at rules and scoring system using the links on the left-hand side.
Most important of all, check back in the coming days for further information on the 2008 Fantasy Tour de France!
I look forward to seeing your team on the French roads in 2008!
- George Chapman, Owner of Velogames
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