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FSA DS: One To Go! One To Go!


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Been stalling on making your team? Well don't delay much longer:

  • Deadline for women's teams is next Wednesday Tuesday, 9pm Pacific time.
  • Deadline for men's teams is next Friday, 9pm Pacific.

These deadlines reflect the fact that the first event on the respective calendars is the next day. For the women, that would be the Tour of New Zealand, followed by the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday. Basically, all of the stars of women's cycling will be in one place or the other by the end of next week! For the dudes, our traditional opener is always (and will be forever more) the Omloop. Picture your guys in a four-man breakaway, steaming for Gent, with nobody to chase them down. Or maybe that sounds a bit too much like Rabobank for comfort. Anyway, it'll be fun.

So don't miss out. Once the deadline passes entries are closed until next year! Want to learn more? Start with the Intro Post and go from there. Or really, if you are already a registered member of the Podium Cafe, just head straight to the FSA DS game site and start playing! Or click on FSA Directeur Sportif in the sections box below the site logo for oodles of strategy chats. Really, there are a million ways to win, and someone here will explain pretty much each one. Good luck!

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OnetogoOnetogoOneToGoONETOGOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

You have to get the emphasis right.

I NEED MOAR MUD

by Douglas Ansel on Feb 17, 2012 11:53 AM EST reply actions  

EDIT: Women's deadline is TUESDAY 9pm Pacific!

which means it will already be Wednesday in New Zealand, where the first race of the FSA-DS season is on that day.

Check the exact deadline: http://www.podiumcafevds.com/deadline.php?mw=0&y=2012

by tedvdw on Feb 17, 2012 12:20 PM EST reply actions  

I don't want to miss the deadline

but I’m too gunshy to submit my teams now. I just know that if I submit now, someone’s gonna have a bad training crash, or get popped for EPO, or get fired for being Matt Lloyd or something. Must stay the course!

by Aly Edge on Feb 17, 2012 3:45 PM EST reply actions  

My FSA DS is doing great!

Problem is it doesn’t count. I have Sagan, Greipel and EBH. Settle down lads, save it for when it counts.

by pintahead on Feb 17, 2012 6:15 PM EST up reply actions  

I'll try this year too

despite knowing very little on women’s cycling. I hope not to finish last. :-)

by ceccovb on Feb 18, 2012 6:32 AM EST reply actions  

First time!

Never played this game before, but what the hell, it should be fun. I don’t know all the riders as well as some here, but I went for ones that seem to have some upside over last year — either younger ones coming up or veterans that underperformed.

by wannabe_scattista on Feb 18, 2012 7:38 AM EST reply actions  

Same

I don’t know more than a few riders at all but I am really looking forward to following the entire season.

All I've had today is, like, six gummy bears and some scotch.

by Drew Davis on Feb 18, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions  

Deadline Day Decision Looming!

It’s about the French/Algerian rider at AG2R. For some reason I have it in my head he’s a good climber but I can’t remember, or find an article on the internet as to why I think that. Anyone know anything about him and if I’m just insane or he is actually a climber (dont answer that first part)?

by RollinRollinRolland on Feb 19, 2012 12:51 AM EST reply actions  

Can I get a redo on Longo?

I’ll change my sig line to “I choose Longo”, if that helps.

"If Peyton Manning crashed onto a barbed-wire fence and returned to a game, you’d never hear the end of it for the rest of your life." Jason Gay

by ELVISGOAT on Feb 19, 2012 2:33 PM EST reply actions  

That's a good one.

"If Peyton Manning crashed onto a barbed-wire fence and returned to a game, you’d never hear the end of it for the rest of your life." Jason Gay

by ELVISGOAT on Feb 20, 2012 6:26 PM EST up reply actions  

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