FSA DS: LAST CALL to Submit Your Women's Team!
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 20, 2012 7:50 PM EST
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[Update] And we're done. Deadline is passed. I hand-submitted a few complete teams but basically everyone except Jimbo seems to have figured it out on their own. Final tally is 242 teams. Nice job all!
Just a friendly reminder, the submission deadline is tomorrow TONIGHT at 9pm Pacific for submitting your women's team. That's in four hours. [It's Friday for your men's team.] The urgency is the Women's Tour of New Zealand, the first event of the FSA DS Calendar, which starts on Wednesday, but because of the time difference that nobody understands, it means we have to have our teams in Tuesday night.
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I did the deed at lunchtime. I feel a tad numb.
3rd last year, disaster this year. I can see it.
It's pronounced "Int-CHOW-stie"
My kids
just got their teams in.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 20, 2012 12:02 PM EST reply actions
Also, a word about signing up family members
The basic rule is one team per player. If other people in your family are actually playing, then yes, by all means, have them sign in and play. My kids watch a lot of cycling, can name a number of riders, and dabble in kids racing (or else no dinner). So they have teams. My wife, on the other hand, gets to sleep in on race days. So she’s not playing.
Use your judgment. We track multiple teams from a single IP address, so you might get an email from me confirming that you have only one team.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 20, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Untempered Schism, Dalek Cav, and I are indeed all different people.
The competition in our household league is bloody, although the rumor that I used to have two children before one picked Kittel last year is absolutely false.
Meuh--Chris Fontecchio
Mine's in, mainly to prevent further futile tinkering.
I did check the TNZ startlist afterwards & was mightily relieved to find I had actually picked one or two riders racing. Unlike last year, when I think my season started in about June.
"Frankly it's a bit depressing that year after year you see teams and riders disappearing. All the while you see the governing body regulating saddle angles and what colour overshoes you're allowed to wear." Emma Pooley on the UCI
Ah
good Q. Superted?
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 20, 2012 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
I have no strong opinion either way
but auto-submit is very easy, like 10 seconds work. Of course, manual submit is even easier, for me.
I'd actually been assuming that it'd get automatically submitted in whatever form it was in...
…as long as it was valid.
Do you actually want me to actively decide that ‘this is good?’ I mean, I can do that, but… bad faith is so much more comforting.
We had a long discussion about it last year and probably the year before as well
but the intended functionality of the website has always been: NO SUBMIT = NO PLAY. Like I said, it’s easy to auto-submit valid but not submitted teams, we just decided an active click was justified to guarantee entry.
After a solid 4th place las year. I've stocked up my team with even more Canadians than last season..
I’ve even changed my team name to reflect that. But, like Albertina, I can’t help but wonder if I can repeat my rookie season. Sophomore Slump or Podium Performance?
It happened to me with the men's.
I was 2nd two years ago and last year I was totally embarrassing!
It's pronounced "Int-CHOW-stie"
by Albertina on Feb 20, 2012 1:15 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Done.
Once again the team is without Boss Vos. Target this year is top 30.
The German Express is in...! No M.V here either...
Rookie season with the girls lets see how I do.
Strava...? We are going for the TOP 10 this year...! Are you going to be part of something great or not?
a rookie won last year's.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Rookie season men and women for me
So I reckon when my teams totally fail I have an excuse. No Vos for me either. I thought that it might be more fun to have more middle rankers and see how they did. As a tactic I’m not sure it’s going to be that successful.
"These are my principles and if you don't like them....well I have others." Groucho Marx
Going Vos-less worked last year
I finished second without Marianne, and I don’t think the winning team had her either.
I’ve taken her this year. Last year was sheer blind luck and I’d rather take the (hopefully) guaranteed points this time round.
Mark
Um
it was the first year of the game. For the women anyway
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 20, 2012 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
I had no idea what I was doing, but thought that by taking part I'd learn a little more
As it stands, many of my team were unfortunately simply based on the odd photo I’ve seen when I’ve thought they were attractive. One or two others I actually have heard of/noticed in a rare women’s race I’ve seen, or were just picked based as much on their nation as anything else.
I was going to pick Liz Hatch too, but I guess she isn’t a pro any more.
As proven by this twitter exchange with Bridie O'Donnell today
LH – Have a wireless SRM system for sale. @ me if interested :)
BOD – @Liz_Hatch surely you need it for la Fondo!!
LH _ @Bridie_OD Hell no! This is for enjoyment, not numbers. ;)
BOD – @Liz_Hatch shiiiiiit. Fun while riding? Now we know you’re retired! :)
Vos isn't bad-looking ;\
Though these girls have obviously all got great figures. I can only think of one cyclist off the top of my head I would actively consider _un_attractive, and she’s a serious horseface (name withheld to protect the innocent).
I don't care what price you put on Evie... she was going to be on my team.
Lululemonheads will hit the road (and possibly the candy stores) soon.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
Incidentally, the Unicorns are now prepared to help you with any last-minute changes to your women's team.
Meuh--Chris Fontecchio
201 teams submitted so far, 30 in progress!
More than twice as many as last year.
Meuh--Chris Fontecchio
Seriously impressive that doubling of numbers.
"Frankly it's a bit depressing that year after year you see teams and riders disappearing. All the while you see the governing body regulating saddle angles and what colour overshoes you're allowed to wear." Emma Pooley on the UCI
Impressive increase but not quite double
I’m afraid majope left the math up to the Black Unicorn. We had 134 players last year and as of right now there are 215 submitted teams .Still super.
Superted >> giant spreadsheet
No offense Jens.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 21, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
Another reason perhaps: I was completely ignorant about women's cycling last year. This year I am only mostly ignorant...
That massive improvement caused me to sign up this year and give WFSADS a shot.
By 2020, I will kick ass!
by JustJoshinYa on Feb 21, 2012 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
+1
I’m sure the lack of giant spreadsheet has a lot to do with it (even if it makes it harder to tinker with your team under cover of pretending to “work”) but I also think the huge increase in coverage of women’s racing last year has been really helpful.
The more I know, however, the worse my teams seem to get.
"Frankly it's a bit depressing that year after year you see teams and riders disappearing. All the while you see the governing body regulating saddle angles and what colour overshoes you're allowed to wear." Emma Pooley on the UCI
225 and counting
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 21, 2012 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
It was very easy to spot.... ;-)
"Frankly it's a bit depressing that year after year you see teams and riders disappearing. All the while you see the governing body regulating saddle angles and what colour overshoes you're allowed to wear." Emma Pooley on the UCI
that must mean she was priced right.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
What, the flags?
It’s on the “My Team” page if you haven’t submitted yet. There a text box with code that you need to copy there and paste here. Easy :)
You must have Evie this year then.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
Hello Kittel
Another rookie signing up for the ride on the no-Vos bandwagon.
I'm done! Tried for a miz of nationalities and riders I dont know anything about
So Long Marianne
by RollinRollinRolland on Feb 21, 2012 10:48 PM EST reply actions
Ha!
I’m all in for Vos.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 21, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
Oh she's in my side
Its more or less what the peloton will be singing when she goes up the road and brings the points home for my team! :D
by RollinRollinRolland on Feb 21, 2012 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
Lionesses of Flanders
I decided to pick the best riders from Belgium and will use this team to learn more about international women’s cycling. My apologies to the other team with the Lionesses name. I thought I was so original….
by emailcone on Feb 21, 2012 11:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Wow
Of all the teams listed as ‘similar’ to mine, only one has the same top rider (Johansson). Uhhhh….did I miss a memo or something? Because only about half of the others have Vos. I thought for sure it’d be one-or-the-other for nearly every team.
I'm just worried that I have only 2 of the same riders as Pigeons
That’s a bad sign, because she knows more about women’s cycling than I ever will.
Seems strawdog has a similar side to me
A man of good taste :D
by RollinRollinRolland on Feb 22, 2012 1:14 AM EST up reply actions
My deeply researched strategy this year was to pick well funded teams...
Vos + teammates (resulting in PFP falling into my team entirely by accident)
Stevens + teammates (resulting in Emilia F falling into my team entirely by accident)
Kupfernagel + 3 mysterious Russians who got a lot of points last year
...Aaaaand
we’re out. 242 teams.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 22, 2012 1:20 AM EST reply actions
WILL!
Thanks to something unclear that happened far away in a land inhabited by Hobbits, your Spotty Cows have taken a 10-point lead over my Bliss girls!
Enjoy it—it’s obviously the last time they’ll be in the lead. Off to consult a unicorn or two…
Meuh--Chris Fontecchio
The sideeffect of racing in the southern hemisphere
All results are reversed compared to normal northern hemisphere results
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