***Official 2025 Pro Cycling Thread*** - This year a Grand Prize!!! (6 Viewers)

[DA RAIDERS]

Big scores today.

• Trofeo Laigueglia
• 1284 points
  

  Sand`s Saddle Sores​

  Douglas Fisher

• 1251 points
  

  Boerum Hill Big Ringing​

  BobbyLayne

• 1170 points
  

  45 Excuses​

  Sand

• 1125 points
  

  Squeaky Wheels​

  Cheeseypoof

• 993 points
  

  Spokes `n Tokes​

  Nick Vermeil

• 966 points
  

  Armstrong’s Needle​

  Da Raiders

• 858 points
  

  RB Brownwings WGUAFC​

Congrats @BassNBrew​

Copying a lineup from a link Bobby posted is pretty impressive stuff. That said, the reason I did so well was that Valcek wasn't available to pick. That square pedaling bust always suckers me in.

Velogames jumped the shark including events like this. While I did get a live youtube feed, Cyclingnews didn't cover this and most of the betting sites either didn't post odds or had riders available who didn't start.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Transfers for Superclasico are open:

Select your team for the Strade Bianche round, with a deadline of 11:15 CET on Saturday 8th March.

The other contest is not open yet but I imagine it will be in 24 hours or so since Paris-Nice starts on Sunday?

The Velogames Stage Race Championship features all major World Tour stage races that take place during the season. The series commences at Velogames Fantasy Paris-Nice 2025 on Sunday 9th March and Velogames Fantasy Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 on Monday 10th March.

The three Grand Tours will be included in the Stage Race Championship - IIRC last year it was 12 races, I posted the schedule earlier in the thread.

 

[BassNBrew]

Transfers for Superclasico are open:

Select your team for the Strade Bianche round, with a deadline of 11:15 CET on Saturday 8th March.

The other contest is not open yet but I imagine it will be in 24 hours or so since Paris-Nice starts on Sunday?

The Velogames Stage Race Championship features all major World Tour stage races that take place during the season. The series commences at Velogames Fantasy Paris-Nice 2025 on Sunday 9th March and Velogames Fantasy Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 on Monday 10th March.

The three Grand Tours will be included in the Stage Race Championship - IIRC last year it was 12 races, I posted the schedule earlier in the thread.

I hate you. Wouldn't your time be better spent researching Goff stats.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Transfers for Superclasico are open:

Select your team for the Strade Bianche round, with a deadline of 11:15 CET on Saturday 8th March.

The other contest is not open yet but I imagine it will be in 24 hours or so since Paris-Nice starts on Sunday?

The Velogames Stage Race Championship features all major World Tour stage races that take place during the season. The series commences at Velogames Fantasy Paris-Nice 2025 on Sunday 9th March and Velogames Fantasy Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 on Monday 10th March.

The three Grand Tours will be included in the Stage Race Championship - IIRC last year it was 12 races, I posted the schedule earlier in the thread.

What’s this now?

 

[BobbyLayne]

I see the LA legacy still directs how y’all think.

“My whole year is centered around TdF, everything else is preparation for the biggest bike race.”

My strategy is to win by attrition.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I see the LA legacy still directs how y’all think. “My whole year is centered around TdF, everything else is preparation for the biggest bike race.”

My strategy is to win by attrition.

It’s harder to get to the Dr in the night

 

[Sand]

The three Grand Tours will be included in the Stage Race Championship - IIRC last year it was 12 races, I posted the schedule earlier in the thread.

I figured for this thread the 3 Grand Tours are what we'll use - add up the totals and declare a grand prize winner.

 

[BobbyLayne]

The three Grand Tours will be included in the Stage Race Championship - IIRC last year it was 12 races, I posted the schedule earlier in the thread.

I figured for this thread the 3 Grand Tours are what we'll use - add up the totals and declare a grand prize winner.

does the grand prize have wheels?

 

[BobbyLayne]

round 4 cheat code

Patrick knows his stuff. He does a few other podcasts - check out thecyclingdane & thecyclingdane EXTRA podcasts for further "analysis"

Strade Bianche 2025: Top 5 Favourites - Can Anyone CHALLENGE Tadej Pogačar?

Strade Bianche 2025 Preview Show - How Can Anyone Stop Tadej Pogačar

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Paris-Nice stage race starts Sunday.

***NEW CONTEST***

Stage Race Championship 2025

12 stage race contests make up the (men's cycling) Velogames Stage Race Championship for the 2025 season. Round 6 Round 9 Round 12 are the 3 Grand Tours.

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Paris Nice 2025 Top 5 Favorites - Jonas Vingegaard Vs Joao Almeida

 

[BassNBrew]

round 4 cheat code

Patrick knows his stuff. He does a few other podcasts - check out thecyclingdane & thecyclingdane EXTRA podcasts for further "analysis"

Strade Bianche 2025: Top 5 Favourites - Can Anyone CHALLENGE Tadej Pogačar?

Strade Bianche 2025 Preview Show - How Can Anyone Stop Tadej Pogačar

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Paris-Nice stage race starts Sunday.

***NEW CONTEST***

Stage Race Championship 2025

12 stage race contests make up the (men's cycling) Velogames Stage Race Championship for the 2025 season. Round 6 Round 9 Round 12 are the 3 Grand Tours.

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Paris Nice 2025 Top 5 Favorites - Jonas Vingegaard Vs Joao Almeida

LOL...had his team except for the two cheapies. Just switched to them.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Paris-Nice & the Stage Race Championships

League Name: FBGs League Code: 37515764

We have 3 so if no one else joins I feel pretty good about my odds of getting a podium

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Paris-Nice & the Stage Race Championships

League Name: FBGs League Code: 37515764

We have 3 so if no one else joins I feel pretty good about my odds of getting a podium

If there are 2 separate leagues, this number goes to the current one. Or I don’t know how to use the inner tubes

 

[BobbyLayne]

Paris-Nice & the Stage Race Championships

League Name: FBGs League Code: 37515764

We have 3 so if no one else joins I feel pretty good about my odds of getting a podium

If there are 2 separate leagues, this number goes to the current one. Or I don’t know how to use the inner tubes

You have to be on the Stage Race page to get the Stage league.

You have to be on the Superclasico page to get to the Superclasico league

Same code for both

source: I did the same thing as you

ETA: after you pick your team, add it to the FBGs league. Superclasico teams have 6 riders. Stage races have 9 riders.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

If I can figure it out, y’all can too. Let’s go people! Cycling overload!

 

[cheeseypoof]

Paris-Nice & the Stage Race Championships

League Name: FBGs League Code: 37515764

We have 3 so if no one else joins I feel pretty good about my odds of getting a podium

If there are 2 separate leagues, this number goes to the current one. Or I don’t know how to use the inner tubes

You have to be on the Stage Race page to get the Stage league.

You have to be on the Superclasico page to get to the Superclasico league

Same code for both

source: I did the same thing as you

ETA: after you pick your team, add it to the FBGs league. Superclasico teams have 6 riders. Stage races have 9 riders.

I think it automatically places you in the FBGs league if you were in on any of the other contests. At least that's how it worked for me. I didn't have to specifically join the FBGs league for the stage race contest.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I’m ungood at the inner tubes apparently. I’m in the new league. But can’t find the old league

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Found it. But it’s a giant PIA to navigate between the two. Is there a way to have both leagues one page so I can toggle between them?

 

[cheeseypoof]

Found it. But it’s a giant PIA to navigate between the two. Is there a way to have both leagues one page so I can toggle between them?

Multiple tabs open in your browser (at least on a computer) is how I do it. On a phone, no way that I know of. It is a bit clunky regardless.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Found it. But it’s a giant PIA to navigate between the two. Is there a way to have both leagues one page so I can toggle between them?

Not that I’m aware

AFAIK the guy running Velogames is a 1-man gang

Super clunky but hey its free

 

[Nick Vermeil]

When are lineups due for the two new contests? I haven't even updated for tomorrow's race yet.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

When are lineups due for the two new contests? I haven't even updated for tomorrow's race yet.

2!!?.?.

 

[cheeseypoof]

When are lineups due for the two new contests? I haven't even updated for tomorrow's race yet.

Paris-Nice starts Sunday 3/9

Tirreno-Adriatico starts Monday 3/10

Entries for both are open.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

When are lineups due for the two new contests? I haven't even updated for tomorrow's race yet.

Paris-Nice starts Sunday 3/9

Tirreno-Adriatico starts Monday 3/10

Entries for both are open.

Are we doing strade bianchi?

 

[cheeseypoof]

I entered a squad. I believe a few others may have.

 

[BobbyLayne]

• Strade Bianche - 7 entrants in the contest, not 100% sure if everyone updated their lineup after Trofeo Laigueglia but guess we'll find out tomorrow
• Paris-Nice - 5 entrants, starts Sunday
• Tirreno-Adriatico - me & @cheeseypoof, starts Monday

 

[BobbyLayne]

Scaroni crashed about 8:40 am EDT

Scaroni & Ulissi abandoned

 

[BobbyLayne]

Neiland crashed & abandoned around 90 km in

 

[BobbyLayne]

David Gaudu abandoned after the early peloton crash

 

[BobbyLayne]

popular pick Matej Mohorič did not appear at the start

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last year Pogi launched from 80 km

this year it came at 68 km left, with Pidcock, joined later by Connor Swift

Pogacar has won 18 of 20 breakaways vs Pidcock

 

[BassNBrew]

popular pick Matej Mohorič did not appear at the start

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last year Pogi launched from 80 km

this year it came at 68 km left, with Pidcock, joined later by Connor Swift

Pogacar has won 18 of 20 breakaways vs Pidcock

Kind of silly to be having this race today with two stage race staring in the next couple of weeks. Leads to an abandon fest.

 

[BobbyLayne]

FMTT

Pogi goes down with 50km left, Pidcock takes the lead

slid out in a corner

 

[BobbyLayne]

Pogi about to overtake Swift

Pidcock 30 seconds up

 

[BobbyLayne]

under 20 seconds

 

[BobbyLayne]

what a boss

 

[cheeseypoof]

what a boss

Awesome sportsmanship by Pidcock there. I assume that's generally the respect shown for the reigning world champion/rider in the leaders jersey in these races.

 

[BobbyLayne]

wins with ease

at least 4 of us had 1-2

 

[cheeseypoof]

wins with ease

at least 4 of us had 1-2

Not me. My team was terrible, outside of Pogacar. Haha

 

[BobbyLayne]

what a boss

Awesome sportsmanship by Pidcock there. I assume that's generally the respect shown for the reigning world champion/rider in the leaders jersey in these races.

yeah nobody is waiting for Connor Swift if he’d gone down

it’s the right way to race

Welllens 3rd

Ben Healy 4th

 

[BobbyLayne]

wins with ease

at least 4 of us had 1-2

Not me. My team was terrible, outside of Pogacar. Haha

Kwiatkowski DNF so I imagine I’ll be pretty far down

 

[BobbyLayne]

1	POGAČAR TadejUAE Team Emirates - XRG	400	225
2	PIDCOCK ThomasQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team	320	150
3	WELLENS TimUAE Team Emirates - XRG	260	110
4	HEALY BenEF Education - EasyPost	220	90
5	BILBAO PelloBahrain - Victorious	180	80
6	CORT MagnusUno-X Mobility	140	70
7	VERMEERSCH GianniAlpecin - Deceuninck	120	60
8	VALGREN MichaelEF Education - EasyPost	100	50
9	VAN EETVELT LennertLotto	80	46
10	ADRIÀ RogerRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	68	42
DNF	NEILANDS KristsIsrael - Premier Tech
DNF	KWIATKOWSKI MichałINEOS Grenadiers
DNF	SEVILLA Diego PabloTeam Polti VisitMalta
DNF	SERRANO JavierTeam Polti VisitMalta
DNF	RACCAGNI GabrieleTeam Polti VisitMalta
DNF	MARTÍN AlexTeam Polti VisitMalta
DNF	VERSTRYNGE EmielAlpecin - Deceuninck
DNF	MEURISSE XandroAlpecin - Deceuninck
DNF	SCARONI ChristianXDS Astana Team
DNF	ULISSI DiegoXDS Astana Team
DNF	GAUDU DavidGroupama - FDJ
DNS	MOHORIČ MatejBahrain - Victorious

 

[BobbyLayne]

Tadej Pogačar wins by season:

• 2019 8
• 2020 9
• 2021 13
• 2022 16
• 2023 17
• 2024 25
• 2025 4

92 wins

26 years 8 months

 

[BobbyLayne]

@Jaysus crushed it

Stage 4 - Strade Bianche

• 1. 960 points
  

  RB Brownwings WGUAFC​

  Jaysus
• 2. 879 points
  

  Sand`s Saddle Sores​

  BassNBrew
• 3. 837 points
  

  Boerum Hill Big Ringing​

  BobbyLayne
• 4. 795 points
  

  Spokes `n Tokes​

  Nick Vermeil
• 5. 738 points
  

  45 Excuses​

  Sand
• 6. 441 points
  

  Squeaky Wheels​

  Cheeseypoof
• 7. 411 points
  

  Armstrong’s Needle​

  Da Raiders

 

[BobbyLayne]

@cheeseypoof takes over the basement. Spent a lot of time cleaning up during the first 3 stages, please keep it tidy.

• OVERALL CONTEST
• 1. 3596 points
  

  Sand`s Saddle Sores​

  BassNBrew
• 2. 3380 points
  

  45 Excuses​

  Sand
• 3. 3367 points
  

  Spokes `n Tokes​

  Nick Vermeil
• 4. 3025 points
  

  RB Brownwings WGUAFC​

  Jaysus
• 5. 2975 points
  

  Armstrong’s Needle​

  Da Raiders
• 6. 2828 points
  

  Boerum Hill Big Ringing​

  BobbyLayne
• 7. 2711 points
  

  Squeaky Wheels​

  Cheeseypoof

 

[BobbyLayne]

In Stage 3, @BassNBrew finished 198th overall

In Stage 4, @Jaysus finished 172nd 193rd overall

(3709 contestants)

Congrats - think that’s our only finishes in the Top 200

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Too much research. I swapped out guys that finished top 10 after I listened to others.

 

[cheeseypoof]

@cheeseypoof takes over the basement. Spent a lot of time cleaning up during the first 3 stages, please keep it tidy.

• OVERALL CONTEST
• 1. 3596 points
  

  Sand`s Saddle Sores​

  BassNBrew
• 2. 3380 points
  

  45 Excuses​

  Sand
• 3. 3367 points
  

  Spokes `n Tokes​

  Nick Vermeil
• 4. 3025 points
  

  RB Brownwings WGUAFC​

  Jaysus
• 5. 2975 points
  

  Armstrong’s Needle​

  Da Raiders
• 6. 2828 points
  

  Boerum Hill Big Ringing​

  BobbyLayne
• 7. 2711 points
  

  Squeaky Wheels​

  Cheeseypoof

Arrière du peloton!!! Haha

My squad today was stellar: 1, 75, 52, DNF, 58, 25.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Too much research. I swapped out guys that finished top 10 after I listened to others.

Went through a few iterations, pretty sure I had or was strongly considering everyone who finished 3rd through 7th.

One day races are always going to be tough to get consistent results.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Are we in 2 or 3 contests? I’m in the one with 739 races. And I’ve joined Paris-nice. Am I fully vested?

 

[cheeseypoof]

Seems like it!!!! Welcome to the club!!!!


There was one contest (Warm Up Championships) that is over where 3 of us entered (Cheeseypoof, Da Raiders, & BobbyLayne) for a single race (UAE Tour). We did 1 of 11 races in this contest.

There is the Superclassico Fantasy Sixes that 7 of us are in (the 3 above plus Sand, BassNBrew, Nick Vermeil, & Jaysus). We are 4 races of 45, but I don't think we'll do all of the races (I probably will enter teams cause I'm nuts). This contest is active.

Final, there is the Stage Race Championships that start tomorrow. There are 12 races in this series, included the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, & and the Vuelta a Espana). I suspect we'll do the 3 Grand Tours, not sure how many other we'll do.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Just remember all of this could have been avoided if Jaysus checked in on the weekends.

When the didn’t start a league for UAE Tour, that got me to digging around the website.