A Wee Housekeeping Post...
by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 13, 2012 11:52 AM EST
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Kits/Prizes: Everyone who bought a kit should have either received it or have been in contact with me about whatever is going on. We have a few in process still, for various complications. But if you haven't received your VDS prize, it's because I haven't sent them. That will change this weekend. Someone recently told me I was every bit as good at managing order fulfillment as I am at managing my VDS team. Speaking of which...
VDS: Things are on or ahead of schedule for VDS 2012! We haven't done a lot of public comment on it this year, since I think we have it more or less down. The VDS Committee is tinkering a bit with the race calendar, but we should easily make our traditional February 1 opening, or possibly launch a little early. If you're new and wondering what I am talking about, go here. Needless to say, there will be a Men's VDS and Women's VDS again in 2012. Hang tight! [God, that's a weird idiom.]
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I said thanks before....
But anyways I got my jersey before x-mas so thanks again Chris..! The jersey is great I love it..!
Strava...? We are going for the TOP 10 this year...! Are you going to be part of something great or not?
No, there's no Wii version yet, but rumor is that SuperTed is working on one for Xbox.
Luxembourg is very close to Belgium--Frank Schleck
That would be awesome!
Got my new teenager a MW3 special edition xBox console for Christmas. If we had a VDS game, I might actually be able to be him at something.
Not even if it's pipi of the Angels?
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Jan 13, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
don't worry
I got this. In my house, wee is the least of the worries.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 13, 2012 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
Happy to do the printable VDS race schedule(s) again if folks would like them
also open to any ideas on how to make them easier to read, etc
caveat: I’m traveling most of February, so good chance they won’t be done before the first races
If I gave you the calendar now
would that help? It’s not time-critical, really.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 13, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
OK
will do this evening.
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by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 13, 2012 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
Irish?
Boonen 24. Unless you can dig up some Lagavulin.
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by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 13, 2012 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
24?
Last year was 22 and he scored donuts (for his standards obviusly)
I will pick Valverde on the VDS 2012!
Query for the VDS pros
Should I be reasonably sober to do my picks or should I watch previous races on YouTube with half a load on and go from there? I have a dart board and a blindfold if that helps with the picks.
Seriously, how does a rookie go about picking a team? Should I lean towards the classics (PR, E3 etc.) or more heavily to the GTs?
I could advise you, but languishing in the 300s suggests I won't be much help.
I was sober when I picked my team, so your way might be better.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
My lips are sealed about Kloden ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
But one word of advice
You don’t lean towards any particular type of race as much as you lean towards riders who will do well. It makes no difference if a rider scores 500 points on the cobbles or in a Grand Tour, in Belgium or Italy or the USA. You can lean towards picking riders of a certain type of race if there is one type that interest you more, but other than that it is the riders not the races that are the key.
Step 1: look at Cycling Quotient to see the history of riders you like. Step 1A is when the actual competition opens you will be able to see what each rider earned for the three previous years.
Points per $ spent
is the key, no? Plan B: pick guys you like so you can have fun rooting for them.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 14, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
I've done the best the years I picked guys I wanted to cheer for.
Miserable experiences when I tried to overthink it. Besides, all you really need to do is predict who the next Haussler/Kittel is — i.e. 1 point guy who hauls in the wins.
Jens Voigt doesn’t know where you live, but he knows exactly where you will die.
Asking VDS advice during sandbagging season is a risky proposition!
Choose riders you enjoy watching and some you’d like to learn more about. Then you win no matter what.
Except when they promptly get injured and sit out most of the season.
Er, not that that ever happens, of course. Go, VDS!
Luxembourg is very close to Belgium--Frank Schleck
I've seen pics of T.Dekker
Being that oiled up he is bound to have a freak accident slipping off a chair or something, breaking his coccyx.
Oh? I can't recall seeing anything of the sort.
And so must now spend the rest of the morning tracking down and carefully scrutinizing said pictures in an effort to ascertain the possible value of your statement.
See you in three or four hours.
Luxembourg is very close to Belgium--Frank Schleck
Lots of people have tried sober
Lots of people have failed. Ask Megabeth about her drunken selection show. That was pretty epic.
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by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 14, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
yes, it was quite a show. the threads are still good fora laugh.
part one: (proving more elusive since the search engine died, and it was a fanpost i believe)
part two: http://www.podiumcafe.com/2009/7/2/936259/pdc-charity-work-megabeth-picks-a
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
ah, found it
part one: http://www.podiumcafe.com/2009/7/2/936198/help-megabeth-pick-her-vds-team
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
classic
thanks!
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by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 14, 2012 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
and, how could i forget her preview post?
http://www.podiumcafe.com/2009/7/2/936020/preview-help-megabeth-pick-her
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
srsly
look over last year’s winners (go to the VDS homepage and change the year to 2011) for a good idea.
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by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 14, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
changing the year
upper right corner
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by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 14, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
Alrighty then
Here’s the game plan: look at last year and who won what and got how many points where (thanks Chris), sip a couple of ounces (or more) of Bowmore and do my provisional picks. Get up the morning after and wonder WTF. Going with Ursula and the advice provided, I am leaning towards the GTs as I have no idea who can do what in the Classics except Spartacus is going to win everything.
I would like to thank everyone for their advice and guidance.
Ah good found this thread again
For the asinine newbie, some questions:
- when does VDS start?
- how long between when its open and when its starts do we get to pick riders?
- how do people know what riders will cost in 2012, is there a list?
Thanks :D
by RollinRollinRolland on Jan 17, 2012 10:25 AM EST reply actions
1. Open: Sat 28 Jan 2012 midnight EST (= Sat 28 Jan 2012 06:00 CET).
2. Close: Sat 25 Feb 2012 midnight EST (= Sat 25 Feb 2012 06:00 CET = just before the start of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad).
3. Will be published at http://www.podiumcafevds.com/riders.php?y=2012 on [see 1].
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
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