VDS Update: Murcia Standings and Notes
by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 9, 2009 5:20 PM EDT
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PrintOK, a few items to report, and some post-weekend standings.
* First, a few of you responded to some glitches, and we now have all the team names in place. Gone are those mystery blank teams (which were outperforming Angel Gomez Gomez Gomes, naturally). There are a few blanks in the DS name spaces, but I can probably fill those in myself. If your DS name isn't coming up -- and by this I mean your Podium Cafe ID -- feel free to email me and save me the step of searching for your name.
* For all future contact, use the email podiumcafe@yahoo.com. The VDS email is off my radar for now.
* Please do check your team. I think there may be instances where a rider's name is misspelled and you won't receive points. If you used the dropdown function, this isn't happening, and Monty's latest tweaks made it possible for me to find a few others. But I want to make sure. [Although -- there may be an issue with the teams tab, so hang on a moment...]
* We are now up to 181 teams functioning. We added four teams, but another one bit the dust. Unibotte, we hardly knew ye. [Unibotte owner: contact me!] UPDATE! Some more tweaks added, including unearthing team # 182, The Year of Jani. Also, the unknown soldier is no longer the top-scoring rider in the competition. Finally, you can blame team Castrogiovanni Colafranceschi - Ciclisti di Pasquadibisceglie for blowing up the team names column, on the second tab, but we'll have that patched up shortly.
* OK, standings.
- Fromagerie Duval, 990
- Portinado, 955
- Or Thereabouts, 865
- Cleveland Steamers, 780
- Mighty Herd, 780
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Karl Hungus real name is Uli........eh I mean Drew
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
Did you wear a full Centaur costume when you picked your team Jens?
Dude... why WOULDN'T Thor ride the chicken?
No, only the back end
so you could say my team was picked by a horse’s ass.
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
And we are firmly ensconced in 22nd
Now, if we could just get the cable fixed……..
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Graeme Brown
has turned out to be well worth that one point – FFR are still holding at 14th after Murcia thanks to him…
You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.
you are right!
And I was cursing him just last week. Now he’s in bonus points territory. This will make up for my Lame A$$ riders who don’t hit their potential points. That said, I’m glad to be sitting where I am at this point in my first season.
Just spinning the pedals in the hills of Western Maryland
Wing Kong Exchange has dropped to 64th from 47th...
… this displeases Lo Pan… although the Exchange is doing acceptably well at Paris-Nice.
Dude... why WOULDN'T Thor ride the chicken?
Not to fear
only about ten riders scored anything.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 9, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
And you're still ahead of Frinking...
… which is a victory in and of itself :)
Dude... why WOULDN'T Thor ride the chicken?
I knew I'd drop after Murcia
but 26th isn’t too bad. I just have to beat CycleGirl to prove that long agonizing over rosters is at least as valid as picking a team based on their heinies. And I’m still ahead of ursula. :)
Plus I got 65 points today in P-N. Yes, 80 of us got the 40 for Haussler, but only 12 of us have the Haussler/Renshaw double. Best I can tell, nobody had all three podium spots.
He has no charisma--Thomas Dekker, on Cadel Evans
+ the extra points for the Double Double...
mmmm… double double. In-n-out…
Dude... why WOULDN'T Thor ride the chicken?
But you don't have Bert
so 90 or so of us still got major points when you didn’t. Plus the overall win is still coming, as long as those damn echelons don’t get him, but he’s a smart rider unlike Moncoutie.
I don't know if you knew this, CTV is run by Bernard Madoff
Aw, gee...
How on earth could I have forgotten to put the accountant on my team? Oh…wait…it’s coming to me…I think I remember now…I don’t like him and wouldn’t take his freaking points if he hand-delivered them in a basket full of kittens, chocolate, and hundred dollar bills.
Besides, my team will do just fine without him. Just wait and see.
He has no charisma--Thomas Dekker, on Cadel Evans
What if the basket also had unicorns and puppy dogs in it...
… I bet you’d be tempted then huh? Huh Majope? Huh!?
Dude... why WOULDN'T Thor ride the chicken?
Wow
Purple cobblestones, I bet they get pretty slick in the rain. That looks like about a 15% grade too.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 9, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Really... did you just, somehow, manage to equate a 5 year old girl's portrait of a unicorn...
… with Flanders? I bet you even think that unicorn is named “Muur van Geraardsbergen” too don’t you.
Dude... why WOULDN'T Thor ride the chicken?
That unicorn is obviously blessing the cobbles
so that only the purest of heart can win.
Me, I want the black one, with which to smite mine enemies.
He has no charisma--Thomas Dekker, on Cadel Evans
Dude... unicorn with a skull on it's flank?
… I… I have no words.
This pleases Lo Pan.
Dude... why WOULDN'T Thor ride the chicken?
Now if I lose VDS points because your evil unicorn curses Bert
I will not be happy.
I don't know if you knew this, CTV is run by Bernard Madoff
The unicorn is neither evil nor good Phil...
… it is only how YOU perceive the unicorn that imparts such power to it. How do you perceive the unicorn Phil?
Dude... why WOULDN'T Thor ride the chicken?
I have
no ability to multitask.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 9, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
The only thing missing is Jimmy Hendrix
because that looks like some purple haze. Actually if you were to be as high as Hendrix constantly was and then watched Flanders that is probably what you would see.
I don't know if you knew this, CTV is run by Bernard Madoff
Aw, gee...
not picking the sweet accountant because you dislike him, well I picked Jussi even though that meany lied to my leenoooos.
I don't know if you knew this, CTV is run by Bernard Madoff
Now that was fun.
“The cycling world is small. We’ll meet again.” I can just imagine the icy stare as Leenooos uttered those menacing words. Good thing you have Mr. T to keep them apart. But if he fails at his job, I want pictures of the fight.
He has no charisma--Thomas Dekker, on Cadel Evans
Mr. T and fails are 2 things that should never be said in the same sentence
a matter of fact you just woke him up and now he’s very mad, oh crap he just pushed over the team bus, well thanks majope.
I don't know if you knew this, CTV is run by Bernard Madoff
Umm Leenooos speaks German Bruce...sheesh
I was just joking anyway, I think Leenooos overreacted over the whole spiel…he can get moody at times.
I don't know if you knew this, CTV is run by Bernard Madoff
He's always struck me as, well, a bit of a diva.
I can never see him on a podium without hearing the strains of “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina.”
He has no charisma--Thomas Dekker, on Cadel Evans
i am not from Argentina
and i don’t plan to be crying for you, leenoos, so you better step up this season…!
You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.
Lets hope he doesn't crash at T-A again
I really want to see Leenooos at Le Tour, that’s the only way to judge his progression. So watch that final turn in the TT Leenooos!
I don't know if you knew this, CTV is run by Bernard Madoff
+ a couple million
But he utterly awed me by finishing that TT with a broken femur. And coming in 8th. Respect.
He has no charisma--Thomas Dekker, on Cadel Evans
That was impressive
but it shows you how quick he was, he would have won that TT and taken the overall.
I don't know if you knew this, CTV is run by Bernard Madoff
yup
this is turning into a genuine leenoos love-in!
:)
You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.
2008 D-Tour champion!
and 2008 coppa agnosti winner, I don’t think Lance can claim those successes can he?
I don't know if you knew this, CTV is run by Bernard Madoff
lol, yeah
joking here too, but we had a laugh, Leenos asking Jussi “How far are you?” Jussi replies “faif tööti” or “nain tööti”… :D (tööti= 30, that’s how most here pronounce it)
Almost 1/3 of the way through March
And Ho Guardin’ is in the top 15 and still looking good – Go Lulu!
I’m all for enjoying it while it lasts.
I might even have a beer after I ride tonight.
Murcia is dead to me, how dare she do this
I was thoroughly enjoying my team ever present in the powerful sidebar. Luckily Paris-Nice has a heart and is getting me my points again.
I don't know if you knew this, CTV is run by Bernard Madoff
Do you get points for the worst attack in the stage?
Yeah? Aah their are my points for Rolland
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Yeah baby! Third place!!!
Dang my boys are soooo reliable….
…..but will NEVER win me VDS. They’re always there… Or Thereabouts. :D
Thanks to Kirsten for making my team. The one she made for herself is in 154th[sic] place. o.O :)
-Greg
My husband's team is tenth from the bottom.
Did he want my help? Nooooooo…
He has no charisma--Thomas Dekker, on Cadel Evans
The year is young
I was on the podium after Het Volk last year. There’s only one way from there, and that’s the way I went all year.
ééhh Portinado olééééé
unbelieveble, My highlight of the year, from now is always going down :P
Murcia was nice for me with Menchov and Tondo. In my team i think i’ve got already two good bets with Tondo and Haussler. Hope for the same with Karpets and Sylvain Chavanel, my two big “???”.
Finding your team
If you look on the Teams tab, all the riders are listed in column B. Team names and DSs are there in column A but I seem to have hidden it. If you can sort that out then you can find your team. That should all be cleared up next time.
a little off topic
in last weekend, the final 1500m running in european championship was a beatifull race, when Rui Silva show brilliant tactics leading the race almost all the time, because he knew that is sprint was not the best and had to tired the opponents, in last lap he simple show the portuguese “garra” (grinta). And against two spanish, how perfect can be :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P1ZFcvMPYU
(the video has a brake about 4min, but if you click with the mouse after that time he continue the loading until the finish.)
You mean their is a tactic in running?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
This is what I must have missed in my running days...
since I didn’t have a sprint too. Then again, I wasn’t that fast either so…um…um… never mind.
I'm training for a half-marathon.
My tactics involve getting over the finish line alive.
He has no charisma--Thomas Dekker, on Cadel Evans
i already did
two times the half marathon of Lisbon, and yeah, the tactics are absolutely finish alive. You will see, after km 15th, you will asking “what a hell i’m doing here?!!”…
good luck majope!
I completed my first full marathon three years ago and have done a handful of half-marathons since and I absolutely love doing ’em, I have two half-marathons planned for this year. Good luck and definitely have fun!
Thanks to both of you!
Our long training run this week will be 8 miles (12.8 K), so we’re getting there. So far, so good, but I’ll let you know in May if I actually make the full distance. :)
He has no charisma--Thomas Dekker, on Cadel Evans
lol..
But I watched the race and only saw some men running too fast…
Let’s get back to cycling.. I get that most of the time
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Is there a prize for the Lantern rouge VDS?
It’s like watching the National Lottery. I’m convinced i’ll win right up until the first ball comes out. Then reality kicks in and you’re 180th of 182.
Has anyone ever scored zero points on VDS? Would they get a prize if they did?
Official VDS prize for scoring 0 points is a Free swim to Poland
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
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