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[BobbyLayne]

Vuelta DNF S13

Pablo Castrillo & Ben O’Conner

 

[cheeseypoof]

Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Stage 4 ME (2.Pro)

1. 358 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
2. 263 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
3. 248 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
4. 75 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels
5. 49 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus

Stage Winners

1. BassNBrew
2. BassNBrew
3. BobbyLayne
4. Cheeseypoof

Overall

1. 1060 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
2. 978 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
3. 514 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
4. 462 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
5. 327 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels

Woohoo. Won a stage at something!!!!

 

[Jaysus]

Vuelta DNF S13

Pablo Castrillo & Ben O’Conner

and Archie Ryan from EF who was always a breakaway threat

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Vingegaard 7
Pedersen 7
Jorgenson 4
Gall 4
Ciccone 4
Almeida 4
Træen 3
Kuss 3
Tulett 2
Tiberi 2
Sheffield 2
Philipsen 2
Pellizzari 2
Großschartner 2
Fisher-Black 2
Chaves 2
Bisiaux 2
Bayer 2
Ayuso 2
Vine 1
Vernon 1
V Paret-Peintre 1
Rouland 1
Rodríguez 1
Riccitello 1
O’Connor 1
Martin 1
Lecerf 1
Kung 1
Jungels 1
Hindley 1
Ganna 1
Fortunato 1
Dunbar 1
Craps 1
Campenaerts 1
Bernard 1
Bernal 1
Beloki 1
Bagioli 1
Armirail 1

I bet that 1 for O’Connor is a difference maker.

This aged poorly.

 

[cheeseypoof]

Stage 13

1. Almeida
2. Vingegaard
3. Hindley
4. Kuss
5. Gall
6. Pellizzari
7. Pidcock
8. Riccitello
9. Ciccone
10. Balderstone
11. Tejada
12. Grosschartner
13. Lecerf
14. Træen
15. Martinez
16. Bernal

1-2-4-17 I think. Should be a good score for The Squeaky Wheels.

 

[BobbyLayne]

La Vuelta Ciclista a España Stage 13

1. 896 Spokes `n Tokes Nick Vermeil
2. 832 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
3. 731 AI Overlords Control the Peleton
   ChatGPT Trained by BassNBrew
4. 682 Armstrong’s Needle Da Raiders
5. 681 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
6. 677 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
7. 647 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
8. 566 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels
9. 403 The Spanish Mistake Sand

Stage Winners

1. Chesseypoof
2. Da Raiders
3. Da Raiders (2)
4. ForzaShels
5. Nick Vermeil
6. Jaysus
7. ChatGPT Trained by BassNBrew
8. ForzaShels
9. Da Raiders (3)
10. BobbyLayne
11. Da Raiders (4)
12. Nick Vermeil (2)
13. Nick Vermeil (3)

• Stage 13 Score: 896
• Stage 13 Rank: 416 of 16682

Overall

1. 5451 Spokes `n Tokes Nick Vermeil
2. 5277 Armstrong’s Needle Da Raiders
3. 4913 AI Overlords Control the Peleton
   ChatGPT Trained by BassNBrew
4. 4804 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels
5. 4683 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
6. 4561 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
7. 4331 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
8. 4236 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
9. 4011 The Spanish Mistake Sand

 

[Jaysus]

I've got a 4 pointer in the break! Can he hold off Visma for the stage?

I had a 4 pointer with a top ten

UPDATE: Nevermind, I swapped him out late. I am still cheering for him to do well tho.

 

[BobbyLayne]

I've got a 4 pointer in the break! Can he hold off Visma for the stage?

I had a 4 pointer with a top ten

UPDATE: Nevermind, I swapped him out late. I am still cheering for him to do well tho.

I do that all the time the first week of Grand Tours when I've had 50 iterations.

IN

Gonna try something different and go with my first iteration, no changes before the Gran Partida.

update: THIS strategy is not a good idea

 

[BassNBrew]

Much like arugula, today was kind of meh and over-hyped.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Much like arugula, today was kind of meh and over-hyped.

Rocket is da bomb.

Gonna need the Dr in th night to visit my boys. UAE has a better Dr and is messing with my results. Matteo bonking today hurt me

 

[DA RAIDERS]

That stupid protest non finish is really hurting now.

 

[Sand]

La Vuelta Ciclista a España Stage
Overall

1. 5451 Spokes `n Tokes Nick Vermeil
2. 5277 Armstrong’s Needle Da Raiders
3. 4913 AI Overlords Control the Peleton
   ChatGPT Trained by BassNBrew
4. 4804 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels
5. 4683 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
6. 4561 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
7. 4331 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
8. 4236 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
9. 4011 The Spanish Mistake Sand

You know, since I'm leading the Grand Competition I was worried about winning this and having to keep the prize.

No worries now!

 

[Sand]

Stage 13
Balderstone

How in the world did I miss this name??

 

[BassNBrew]

Much like arugula, today was kind of meh and over-hyped.

Rocket is da bomb.

Gonna need the Dr in th night to visit my boys. UAE has a better Dr and is messing with my results. Matteo bonking today hurt me

What on earth is wrong with Matteo?

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Much like arugula, today was kind of meh and over-hyped.

Rocket is da bomb.

Gonna need the Dr in th night to visit my boys. UAE has a better Dr and is messing with my results. Matteo bonking today hurt me

What on earth is wrong with Matteo?

Not much. Today’s climb just too steep for him

 

[BobbyLayne]

Much like arugula, today was kind of meh and over-hyped.

Rocket is da bomb.

Gonna need the Dr in th night to visit my boys. UAE has a better Dr and is messing with my results. Matteo bonking today hurt me

What on earth is wrong with Matteo?

Not much. Today’s climb just too steep for him

Yeah he’s not the best on long steep climbs.

Good day for the Durango kid though.

 

[BobbyLayne]

I thought Gall, Pidcock and Pellizzari all did a great job of pacing themselves today. Not only was it super long, some of those gradients on the last climb were 23-25 percent. Didn’t seem like anyone in the top 8 or so ever ever cracked which is pretty impressive when you’re going 20 minutes over your limit.

Big moment for Almeida. The final short descent was a little narrow & chaotic - no good spots for Jonas to attack - but that’s the best climbing I’ve ever seen from him.

 

[Tick]

Much like arugula, today was kind of meh and over-hyped.

Maybe rebrand today as rocket.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Check this guy out:

• Stage 5 Score: 583
• Stage 5 Rank: 14 of 2573

Quite the comeback over the last two days @cheeseypoof!!

Tour of Britain Stage 5

1. 583 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
2. 350 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
3. 349 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
4. 189 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels
5. 181 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne

Stage Winners

1. BassNBrew
2. BassNBrew (2)
3. BobbyLayne
4. Cheeseypoof
5. Cheeseypoof (2)

Overall

1. 1409 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
2. 1159 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
3. 1045 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
4. 864 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
5. 516 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels

 

[BassNBrew]

GP Industria & Artigianato 2025 is open

@Sand @BobbyLayne @cheeseypoof @Jaysus @Nick Vermeil @DA RAIDERS

 

[BobbyLayne]

La Vuelta Stage 14

1. 684 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
2. 673 AI Overlords Control the Peleton ChatGPT Trained by BassNBrew
3. 662 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
4. 565 Armstrong’s Needle Da Raiders
5. 557 Spokes `n Tokes Nick Vermeil
6. 546 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
7. 516 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
8. 468 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels
9. 254 The Spanish Mistake Sand

Stage Winners

1. Chesseypoof
2. Da Raiders
3. Da Raiders (2)
4. ForzaShels
5. Nick Vermeil
6. Jaysus
7. ChatGPT Trained by BassNBrew
8. ForzaShels (2)
9. Da Raiders (3)
10. BobbyLayne
11. Da Raiders (4)
12. Nick Vermeil (2)
13. Nick Vermeil (3)
14. BassNBrew

Overall

1. 6008 Spokes `n Tokes Nick Vermeil
2. 5842 Armstrong’s Needle Da Raiders
3. 5586 AI Overlords Control the Peleton ChatGPT Trained by BassNBrew
4. 5345 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
5. 5272 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels
6. 5245 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
7. 4877 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
8. 4752 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
9. 4265 The Spanish Mistake Sand

 

[BassNBrew]

Finally get a grand tour stage win, first of the year.

 

[cheeseypoof]

Check this guy out:

• Stage 5 Score: 583
• Stage 5 Rank: 14 of 2573

Quite the comeback over the last two days @cheeseypoof!!

Tour of Britain Stage 5

1. 583 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
2. 350 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
3. 349 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
4. 189 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels
5. 181 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne

Stage Winners

1. BassNBrew
2. BassNBrew (2)
3. BobbyLayne
4. Cheeseypoof
5. Cheeseypoof (2)

Overall

1. 1409 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
2. 1159 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
3. 1045 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
4. 864 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
5. 516 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels

Par for the course, doing well in a meaningless contest. Haha

Pretty impressive placement on the stage. Think I barely had 100 points after the first 3 stages.

 

[BobbyLayne]

September Superclasico Fantasy Sixes

Round 29 now open (thanks @BassNBrew)

29	2025-09-07 11:15:00	GP Industria & Artigianato	Cat 3
30	2025-09-11 10:00:00	Coppa Sabatini	Cat 3
31	2025-09-12 10:00:00	Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec	Cat 2
32	2025-09-14 10:00:00	Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal	Cat 2
33	2025-09-17 10:00:00	Grand Prix de Wallonie	Cat 3
34	2025-09-20 10:00:00	SUPER 8 Classic	Cat 3
35	2025-09-28 10:00:00	Worlds Elite Road Race	Cat 1

 

[BassNBrew]

Kooij with the win today in Britain.

1, 11, 13, and 15th for me today which i expect to be mid pack.

1, 4, 10, 12 on GC. @cheeseypoof will crush end tour GC points

 

[BassNBrew]

1	del Toro Isaac	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	200	125
2	Scaroni Christian	XDS Astana Team	150	85
3	Piganzoli Davide	Team Polti VisitMalta	125	60
4	Engelhardt Felix	Team Jayco AlUla	100	50
5	Delettre Alexandre	Team TotalEnergies	85	45
6	Barré Louis	Intermarché - Wanty	70	40
7	Hirschi Marc	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	60	35
8	Kulset Johannes	Uno-X Mobility	50	30
9	Velasco Simone	XDS Astana Team	40	26
10	Magli Filippo	VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè	35	22

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[BassNBrew]

I think all of us had Del Toro.

 

[BobbyLayne]

1-5-7 in Superclasico

Had 1-2-5-7-9 but decided I should tweak it some more

When you see a good move, find a better one just remember it’s never too late to blunder

 

[Tick]

Cycling scorebugs are so weird. The only thing that matters right now is the gap from the lead group to the pursuing group, and they're just refusing to show us that info.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Vuelta Stage 15

1. 507 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
2. 470 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels
3. 425 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
4. 391 Armstrong’s Needle Da Raiders
5. 386 Spokes `n Tokes Nick Vermeil
6. 377 AI Overlords Control the PeletonChatGPT Trained by BassNBrew
7. 375 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
8. 220 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
9. 205 The Spanish Mistake Sand

Stage Winners

1. Chesseypoof
2. Da Raiders
3. Da Raiders (2)
4. ForzaShels
5. Nick Vermeil
6. Jaysus
7. ChatGPT Trained by BassNBrew
8. ForzaShels (2)
9. Da Raiders (3)
10. BobbyLayne
11. Da Raiders (4)
12. Nick Vermeil (2)
13. Nick Vermeil (3)
14. BassNBrew
15. BobbyLayne (2)

Overall

1. 6394 Spokes `n Tokes Nick Vermeil
2. 6233 Armstrong’s Needle Da Raiders
3. 5963 AI Overlords Control the Peleton
   ChatGPT Trained by BassNBrew
4. 5742 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels
5. 5620 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
6. 5565 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
7. 5384 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
8. 5177 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
9. 4470 The Spanish Mistake Sand

 

[BobbyLayne]

Tour of Britain Stage 6

1. 364 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
2. 294 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
3. 244 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
4. 226 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
5. 105 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels

Stage Winners

1. BassNBrew
2. BassNBrew (2)
3. BobbyLayne
4. Cheeseypoof
5. Cheeseypoof (2)
6. BobbyLayne (2)

End of Tour Points

1. 1060 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
2. 855 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
3. 730 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
4. 595 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
5. 475 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels

Tour of Britain - Overall

1. 2558 Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
2. 2349 Squeaky Wheels Cheeseypoof
3. 2253 Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
4. 1685 RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
5. 1096 Forcats de la Route ForzaShels

 

[BobbyLayne]

Superclasico Fantasy Sixesl Round 29 GP Industria & Artigianato

1. 930 points Sand`s Saddle Sores BassNBrew
2. 696 points Boerum Hill Big Ringing BobbyLayne
3. 675 points 45 Excuses Sand
4. 669 points Squeaky Wheeled Knucklehead Cheeseypoof
5. 561 points Spokes `n Tokes Nick Vermeil
6. 561 points Armstrong’s Needle Da Raiders
7. 450 points RB Brownwings WGUAFC Jaysus
8. 0 points sammy`s gruppetto sammy3469
9. 0 points Late to the Party BrettDJ

 

[BobbyLayne]

Updated Tour of Britain - think my initial Overall scores reflected Stage 6 but not End of Tour.

Congrats @cheeseypoof - that was hilarious how you were DFL 2x then came roaring back in the last 3. Almost caught the cyborg.