Vfr: Vuelta A Espana 2014

[Kev]

The last Grand tour of the year. Same rules as before but no short bussing will be allowed. Teams of less than 9 riders will be disqualified
No points will be awarded for the first stage (Team Time Trial) but rider selections will be closed before the start. If one of your riders crashes on the first day you will not be allowed to replace him.

Team selection:
Click the "Pick your riders" button above and select the members of your vorb fantasy race team. Next to each riders name you will see the riders ranking. As you select riders you will see your total team size and strength updated below the team rider list. Your team must have 9 riders with a combined strength ranking of 9000 points (or less). The event start list (from procyclingstats) has not been finalised so we recommend you check back as close to the start date as possible to make sure your selections are still valid or if one of your favorite riders has been added to the startlist. As soon as the race starts, team selections will be closed and no further changes will be allowed

To keep things interesting, in addition to selecting a team, you are allowed to choose a new stage winner every day. 25 bonus points will be awarded if you select the winning rider. The rider does not need to be on your team. If you want to keep your stage winner selection for more than 1 day, you do not need to do anything, your existing choice will be used each day until you do change it. There is a text box at the bottom that gets posted along with your daily selection. Please fill that in with a reason why you think your choice will win, or just use it to talk smack.

Scoring:
Points are awarded for the finish, bonus points are awarded for the sprints and king of the mountain competitions.
30 points are awarded to the first finisher down to 1 point for 30th place
Up to 10 riders at the Intermediate sprints will be awarded points. If the stage is classified as a sprint stage bonus points are awarded to the top 10 riders in the finish line sprint
Bonus points are similarly awarded for KoM climbs. They go to the first 10 riders for HC, 7 riders for Cat 1, 5 riders for Cat 2, 3 riders of Cat 3/4 and a single rider for Cat 5

[Kev]

I chose the following riders for my team
Maxime Bouet worth 500 points
Nacer Bouhanni worth 1336 points
David Millar worth 500 points
Ryder Hesjedal worth 500 points
Andrew Talansky worth 855 points
Filippo Pozzato worth 564 points
Nairo Quintana worth 2006 points
Rigoberto Uran worth 909 points
John Degenkolb worth 1811 points

Total team strength = 8981

I picked Nacer Bouhanni to win the next stage

I might swap some riders out before the start but I wanted to make sure I got an entry in before I forgot about it

[slidecontrol]

I chose the following riders for my team
Carlos Betancur worth 624 points
Nacer Bouhanni worth 1336 points
Nairo Quintana worth 2006 points
Mark Cavendish worth 1129 points
Sam Bewley worth 500 points
Christopher Froome worth 1827 points
Ben Swift worth 560 points
Peter Kennaugh worth 500 points
Jesse Sergent worth 500 points

Total team strength = 8982

I picked ____omega Pharma Quick Step 2014 to win the next stage

I didn't quite make it into the lanterne rouge during Le Tour, perhaps this time?

[scatter]

I chose the following riders for my team
Carlos Betancur worth 624 points
Fabio Aru worth 600 points
Daniel Martin 1 worth 738 points
Tom Boonen worth 653 points
Rigoberto Uran worth 909 points
Michael Matthews worth 881 points
John Degenkolb worth 1811 points
Fabian Cancellara worth 1300 points
Gerald Ciolek worth 500 points

Total team strength = 8016

I picked ____orica Greenedge 2014 to win the next stage

[noel_whiteside]

I chose the following riders for my team
Cadel Evans worth 1243 points
George Bennett worth 500 points
Daniel Martin 1 worth 738 points
Daniel Moreno worth 1259 points
Gregory Henderson worth 500 points
Mark Cavendish worth 1129 points
Rigoberto Uran worth 909 points
Michael Matthews worth 881 points
Christopher Froome worth 1827 points

Total team strength = 8986

I picked Peter Sagan to win the next stage

[great uncle bulgaria]

I chose the following riders for my team
Carlos Betancur worth 624 points
Wilco Kelderman worth 1041 points
Laurens Ten Dam worth 500 points
Rohan Dennis worth 500 points
Nacer Bouhanni worth 1336 points
Andrew Talansky worth 855 points
Adam Yates worth 500 points
Christopher Froome worth 1827 points
John Degenkolb worth 1811 points

Total team strength = 8994

I picked Nacer Bouhanni to win the next stage

[Mr_Jolly]

I chose the following riders for my team
Carlos Betancur worth 624 points
Cadel Evans worth 1243 points
Peter Sagan worth 2135 points
Chris Horner worth 858 points
Maxime Monfort worth 500 points
Nairo Quintana worth 2006 points
Tony Martin worth 1458 points

Total team strength = 8824

I picked ____orica Greenedge 2014 to win the next stage

[Farm]

I chose the following riders for my team
Carlos Betancur worth 624 points
Fabio Aru worth 600 points
Samuel Sanchez worth 500 points
Nacer Bouhanni worth 1336 points
Andrew Talansky worth 855 points
Daniel Moreno worth 1259 points
Chris Horner worth 858 points
Nairo Quintana worth 2006 points
Rigoberto Uran worth 909 points

Total team strength = 8947

[Farm]

I picked ____omega Pharma Quick Step 2014 to win the next stage

[great uncle bulgaria]

everything here

http://inrng.com/vuelta/#BigStages

[noel_whiteside]

I picked ____garmin Sharp 2014 to win the next stage

[Derryn Hinch]

I chose the following riders for my team
Tanel Kangert worth 500 points
George Bennett worth 500 points
Jurgen Van Den Broeck worth 500 points
Ivan Santaromita worth 500 points
Warren Barguil worth 500 points
Haimar Zubeldia worth 500 points
Luis Leon Sanchez worth 500 points
Daniel Navarro worth 500 points
Gerald Ciolek worth 500 points

Total team strength = 4500

I picked Gregory Henderson to win the next stage

[vfr]

Couple of quick rule reminders
1) Teams must have 9 riders. Teams with fewer than 9 riders will be disqualified (I'm talking to you Mr Jolly)
2) No points will be awarded for Stage 1. That includes bonus daily winner points. You're welcome to select one of teams as the stage winner, and pat yourself on the back if they win, but you will receive no VFR points

[murphyflair]

I chose the following riders for my team
Fabio Aru worth 600 points
Robert Gesink worth 765 points
Samuel Sanchez worth 500 points
Daniel Martin 1 worth 738 points
Nairo Quintana worth 2006 points
Mark Cavendish worth 1129 points
Rigoberto Uran worth 909 points
Christopher Froome worth 1827 points
Luis Leon Sanchez worth 500 points

Total team strength = 8974

[murphyflair]

I picked Sam Bewley to win the next stage