Paceline Velogames 2016 Giro

carpediemracing · #1 05-03-2016, 02:10 PM

Took the liberty of creating this.

League Name: The Paceline Forum
League Code: 03203409

alexstar · #2 05-03-2016, 02:55 PM

Live Deliciously p/b Black Phillip is in the house

MattTuck · #3 05-03-2016, 03:00 PM

I have to read up on the route a bit. Anything special about this year's race?

carpediemracing · #4 05-03-2016, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattTuck

I have to read up on the route a bit. Anything special about this year's race?

I had to research briefly.

7 sprint stages
7 "hilly" stages
4 of them are mountain finishes
"long" TT
long-ish prologue
no TTT

Starts in Holland, I think 2 full stages there.

carpediemracing · #5 05-03-2016, 03:53 PM

Wow the long TT is 59 km. This is almost like back in the Lemond days.

Elefantino · #6 05-03-2016, 07:02 PM

Squadra E is on the start line...

MattTuck · #7 05-03-2016, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carpediemracing

Wow the long TT is 59 km. This is almost like back in the Lemond days.

That is absolutely a step in the right direction, if you ask me.

Not quite back to the Coppi era when they had (1949 for instance) 137km individual TT through the mountains AND a 92km ITT.

I'd love to see some of the pure climbers neutered a bit with more and longer ITTs. Maybe they'll use the strade bianche route as well.

45K10 · #8 05-04-2016, 01:37 PM

Team Biscotti is in

Joxster · #9 05-04-2016, 02:03 PM

I'm in, I await the embarrassment of finishing last

harlond · #10 05-05-2016, 10:06 AM

In.

pgrizzwald · #11 05-05-2016, 10:15 AM

I'm in

carpediemracing · #12 05-06-2016, 07:43 AM

I forgot to join the league myself. Now in.

victoryfactory · #13 05-06-2016, 07:57 AM

Last TDF I told my buddy who is slightly interested about this but not a cyclist. I thought it would be fun to compete with him and show him the ropes from the POV of a longtime cyclist and bike racing enthusiast.

I gave him tips on strategy, team selection, etc.
He kicked my butt, finishing like 13th overall while I was 3rd from the bottom!

Ha Ha HA Ha

VF

ultraman6970 · #14 05-06-2016, 08:42 AM

I always get like last position in this things, every year the guys that pick never finish or have accidents

Well how is the TT going today?

MattTuck · #15 05-06-2016, 08:59 AM

Yes, since there are some people I will be cheering for, and the people I pick always perform dreadfully, I opted to abstain from this contest so as not to put the hex on them this year.