R.B.R. Tour de France Competition
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Hello RBRers,
There is an online TdF fantasy game where you create a team
of 9 riders and get points based on their daily
performances with the possibility of trading riders after
each stage. I played it last year and really enjoyed it. It
made following the tour even more enjoyable. I will play it
again this year.
Although there are tens of thousands of people playing it,
it has the unique feature of allowing you to create your own
private league and inviting other players in to it. That way
you can not only compete against all 35 000 other players,
but also amongst your friends. In addition, there is a
debate forum for each league.
How about a rec.bicycles.racing competition? I could create
a league and all of us know-it-alls could compete for
bragging rights for the year.
Here's the catch- the site is in Danish. I'd be willing to
translate the directions into English and put them on my web
site, if there is enough interest in a RBR league.
Show of hands. Who's in?
p.s. I have already translated the point system page for a
friend. You can find it here http://wontyouspammebaby.free.fr/Tdf-
points.htm
Help from actually Danish speakers would be appreciated
(Henrik, Thomas, et al)
-trg
"trg" <trg@world.REMOVETHIS.std.com> wrote:
>Hello RBRers,
>
>There is an online TdF fantasy game where you create a team
>of 9 riders and get points based on their daily
>performances with the possibility of trading riders after
>each stage. I played it last year and really enjoyed it. It
>made following the tour even more enjoyable. I will play it
>again this year.
>
>Although there are tens of thousands of people playing it,
>it has the unique feature of allowing you to create your
>own private league and inviting other players in to it.
>That way you can not only compete against all 35 000 other
>players, but also amongst your friends. In addition, there
>is a debate forum for each league.
>
>How about a rec.bicycles.racing competition? I could create
>a league and all of us know-it-alls could compete for
>bragging rights for the year.
>
>Here's the catch- the site is in Danish. I'd be willing to
>translate the directions into English and put them on my
>web site, if there is enough interest in a RBR league.
>
>Show of hands. Who's in?
>
>p.s. I have already translated the point system page for a
> friend. You can find it here http://wontyouspammebaby.free.fr/Tdf-
> points.htm
>
>Help from actually Danish speakers would be appreciated
>(Henrik, Thomas, et al)
>
>-trg
I for one would be interested.
Davide Tosi wrote:
> "trg" <trg@world.REMOVETHIS.std.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello RBRers,
>>
>> There is an online TdF fantasy game where you create a
>> team of 9 riders and get points based on their daily
>> performances with the possibility of trading riders after
>> each stage. I played it last year and really enjoyed it.
>> It made following the tour even more enjoyable. I will
>> play it again this year.
>>
>> Although there are tens of thousands of people playing
>> it, it has the unique feature of allowing you to create
>> your own private league and inviting other players in to
>> it. That way you can not only compete against all 35 000
>> other players, but also amongst your friends. In
>> addition, there is a debate forum for each league.
>>
>> How about a rec.bicycles.racing competition? I could
>> create a league and all of us know-it-alls could compete
>> for bragging rights for the year.
>>
>> Here's the catch- the site is in Danish. I'd be willing
>> to translate the directions into English and put them on
>> my web site, if there is enough interest in a RBR league.
>>
>> Show of hands. Who's in?
>>
>> p.s. I have already translated the point system page for
>> a friend. You can find it here http://wontyouspammebaby.free.fr/Tdf-
>> points.htm
>>
>> Help from actually Danish speakers would be appreciated
>> (Henrik, Thomas, et al)
>>
>> -trg
>
> I for one would be interested.
Ok, I put up a quick site with instructions in English.
Instructions are there about how to register, set up a team
and join the RBR league. Give it a try. You're the alpha
tester to see if I forgot anything. I'm sure there are a few
omissions and mistakes. Ask if you have questions. (There's
also a league forum once you've got your team set up and
enrolled in the R.B.R league)
Here's the link-
http://wontyouspammebaby.free.fr/tdfrules.htm
Good luck!
in article 40e097ba$0$25703$636a15ce@news.free.fr, trg at
trg@world.REMOVETHIS.std.com wrote on 6/28/04 3:12 PM:
> Davide Tosi wrote:
>> "trg" <trg@world.REMOVETHIS.std.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello RBRers,
>>>
>>> There is an online TdF fantasy game where you create a
>>> team of 9 riders and get points based on their daily
>>> performances with the possibility of trading riders
>>> after each stage. I played it last year and really
>>> enjoyed it. It made following the tour even more
>>> enjoyable. I will play it again this year.
>>>
>>> Although there are tens of thousands of people playing
>>> it, it has the unique feature of allowing you to create
>>> your own private league and inviting other players in to
>>> it. That way you can not only compete against all 35 000
>>> other players, but also amongst your friends. In
>>> addition, there is a debate forum for each league.
>>>
>>> How about a rec.bicycles.racing competition? I could
>>> create a league and all of us know-it-alls could compete
>>> for bragging rights for the year.
>>>
>>> Here's the catch- the site is in Danish. I'd be willing
>>> to translate the directions into English and put them on
>>> my web site, if there is enough interest in a RBR
>>> league.
>>>
>>> Show of hands. Who's in?
>>>
>>> p.s. I have already translated the point system page for
>>> a friend. You can find it here http://wontyouspammebaby.free.fr/Tdf-
>>> points.htm
>>>
>>> Help from actually Danish speakers would be appreciated
>>> (Henrik, Thomas, et al)
>>>
>>> -trg
>>
>> I for one would be interested.
>
> Ok, I put up a quick site with instructions in English.
> Instructions are there about how to register, set up a
> team and join the RBR league. Give it a try. You're the
> alpha tester to see if I forgot anything. I'm sure there
> are a few omissions and mistakes. Ask if you have
> questions. (There's also a league forum once you've got
> your team set up and enrolled in the R.B.R league)
>
> Here's the link-
>
> http://wontyouspammebaby.free.fr/tdfrules.htm
>
> Good luck!
I signed up. My team (subject to exclusions/replacements):
Michele Scarponi (Domina Vacanze) Bradley McGee (FDJeux.com)
Lance Armstrong (US Postal) Oscar Sevilla (Phonak Hearing
Systems) Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Davitamon) Stuart O'Grady
(Cofidis) Mark Scanlon (AG2R-Prévoyance) Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel-
Euskadi) Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
I designated Zubeldia as team captain... I ultimately had
$4.6 million left over.
-Sonarrat.
I'm registered, but the directions said the league name was Rec.Bicycling.Racing...That didn't work. The correct name, I belive is Rec.Bicycles.Racing as that league exists.
lazysegall wrote:
> I'm registered, but the directions said the league name
> was Rec.Bicycling.Racing...That didn't work. The
> correct name, I belive is Rec.Bicycles.Racing as that
> league exists.
You are correct. It was a typo and is fixed.
Sonarrat wrote:
> I signed up. My team (subject to exclusions/replacements):
>
> Michele Scarponi (Domina Vacanze) Bradley McGee
> (FDJeux.com) Lance Armstrong (US Postal) Oscar Sevilla
> (Phonak Hearing Systems) Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
> Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis) Mark Scanlon (AG2R-Prévoyance)
> Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel-Euskadi) Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-
> Euskadi)
>
> I designated Zubeldia as team captain... I ultimately had
> $4.6 million left over.
>
> -Sonarrat.
Don't forget to join the league!
"trg" <trg@world.REMOVETHIS.std.com> wrote:
>Ok, I put up a quick site with instructions in English.
>Instructions are there about how to register, set up a team
>and join the RBR league. Give it a try. You're the alpha
>tester to see if I forgot anything. I'm sure there are a
>few omissions and mistakes. Ask if you have questions.
>(There's also a league forum once you've got your team set
>up and enrolled in the R.B.R league)
>
>Here's the link-
>
>http://wontyouspammebaby.free.fr/tdfrules.htm
Thanks for the job.
I noticed that on the registration page, one is asked about
some private data, like phone number, home address and such.
Are these compulsory info? Is there a way to register
without giving away these?
Davide Tosi wrote:
> "trg" <trg@world.REMOVETHIS.std.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Ok, I put up a quick site with instructions in English.
>> Instructions are there about how to register, set up a
>> team and join the RBR league. Give it a try. You're the
>> alpha tester to see if I forgot anything. I'm sure there
>> are a few omissions and mistakes. Ask if you have
>> questions. (There's also a league forum once you've got
>> your team set up and enrolled in the R.B.R league)
>>
>> Here's the link-
>>
>> http://wontyouspammebaby.free.fr/tdfrules.htm
>
> Thanks for the job.
>
> I noticed that on the registration page, one is asked
> about some private data, like phone number, home address
> and such. Are these compulsory info? Is there a way to
> register without giving away these?
They're not checked. Just fake it. Just your email address
must be factual.
"trg" <trg@world.REMOVE.THIS.std.com> wrote:
>Davide Tosi wrote:
>> "trg" <trg@world.REMOVETHIS.std.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Ok, I put up a quick site with instructions in English.
>>> Instructions are there about how to register, set up a
>>> team and join the RBR league. Give it a try. You're the
>>> alpha tester to see if I forgot anything. I'm sure there
>>> are a few omissions and mistakes. Ask if you have
>>> questions. (There's also a league forum once you've got
>>> your team set up and enrolled in the R.B.R league)
>>>
>>> Here's the link-
>>>
>>> http://wontyouspammebaby.free.fr/tdfrules.htm
>>
>> Thanks for the job.
>>
>> I noticed that on the registration page, one is asked
>> about some private data, like phone number, home address
>> and such. Are these compulsory info? Is there a way to
>> register without giving away these?
>
>They're not checked. Just fake it. Just your email address
>must be factual.
OK. I did it, but when, after having logged in, I try to
build my team, I receive teh following message:
Tour de France Manager
Det er desværre ikke længere muligt at tilmelde sig Tour de
France Manager, da alle 51.500 pladser i spillet er optaget.
What does this mean?
Davide Tosi wrote:
> "trg" <trg@world.REMOVE.THIS.std.com> wrote:
>
>> Davide Tosi wrote:
>>> "trg" <trg@world.REMOVETHIS.std.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ok, I put up a quick site with instructions in English.
>>>> Instructions are there about how to register, set up a
>>>> team and join the RBR league. Give it a try. You're the
>>>> alpha tester to see if I forgot anything. I'm sure
>>>> there are a few omissions and mistakes. Ask if you have
>>>> questions. (There's also a league forum once you've got
>>>> your team set up and enrolled in the R.B.R league)
>>>>
>>>> Here's the link-
>>>>
>>>> http://wontyouspammebaby.free.fr/tdfrules.htm
>>>
>>> Thanks for the job.
>>>
>>> I noticed that on the registration page, one is asked
>>> about some private data, like phone number, home address
>>> and such. Are these compulsory info? Is there a way to
>>> register without giving away these?
>>
>> They're not checked. Just fake it. Just your email
>> address must be factual.
>
> OK. I did it, but when, after having logged in, I try to
> build my team, I receive teh following message:
>
> Tour de France Manager
>
> Det er desværre ikke længere muligt at tilmelde sig Tour
> de France Manager, da alle 51.500 pladser i spillet er
> optaget.
>
> What does this mean?
Oh, bad news. Apparently they've limited the number of teams
in the Tour de France Manager game to 51,500, and all of
them are taken. Maybe it's a question of computing
resources, or bandwidth?
Their European Cup game has 75000 teams. If I see that
they increase the number of participants, I'll post a
message here.
Sorry :(
trg wrote:
> Davide Tosi wrote:
>>
>> OK. I did it, but when, after having logged in, I try to
>> build my team, I receive teh following message:
>>
>> Tour de France Manager
>>
>> Det er desværre ikke længere muligt at tilmelde sig Tour
>> de France Manager, da alle 51.500 pladser i spillet er
>> optaget.
>>
>> What does this mean?
>
> Oh, bad news. Apparently they've limited the number of
> teams in the Tour de France Manager game to 51,500, and
> all of them are taken. Maybe it's a question of computing
> resources, or bandwidth?
>
> Their European Cup game has 75000 teams. If I see that
> they increase the number of participants, I'll post a
> message here.
>
> Sorry :(
OK they've increased the number of participants to 65,000.
There are "only" 53250 right now, so you can go ahead and
create your team.
FYI, last year there were a total of 35000 people playing
the game. Seems to be much more popular this year.
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