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***Official 2025 Tour de France*** - Come Dope with Us! This Year Prizes!!! (11 Viewers)

DA RAIDERS said:
Rough first day. But I’m stage hunting and definitely picked with the TTs and GC in mind. We shall see
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I struggled between Vauquelin and Girmay. At least on day 1 I made the wrong choice, though I was impressed to see Vauquelin get some points, as he's a GC/climber guy. Really like Girmay and like to cheer for him, so sucks I had to leave him off.

Oh, and I'm stunned that my dog crap sprinting team (in all fairness I knew that I wouldn't have a great sprinting team) that didn't even have Milan up challenging for the day finished third today. Got a smattering of points from a bunch of folks. 6/9 of mine scored, which seems good to me.
 
Sand said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Rough first day. But I’m stage hunting and definitely picked with the TTs and GC in mind. We shall see
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I struggled between Vauquelin and Girmay. At least on day 1 I made the wrong choice, though I was impressed to see Vauquelin get some points, as he's a GC/climber guy. Really like Girmay and like to cheer for him, so sucks I had to leave him off.

Oh, and I'm stunned that my dog crap sprinting team (in all fairness I knew that I wouldn't have a great sprinting team) that didn't even have Milan up challenging for the day finished third today. Got a smattering of points from a bunch of folks. 6/9 of mine scored, which seems good to me.
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Can confirm that’s better than 2/9
 
Sand said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Rough first day. But I’m stage hunting and definitely picked with the TTs and GC in mind. We shall see
Click to expand...
I struggled between Vauquelin and Girmay. At least on day 1 I made the wrong choice, though I was impressed to see Vauquelin get some points, as he's a GC/climber guy. Really like Girmay and like to cheer for him, so sucks I had to leave him off.

Oh, and I'm stunned that my dog crap sprinting team (in all fairness I knew that I wouldn't have a great sprinting team) that didn't even have Milan up challenging for the day finished third today. Got a smattering of points from a bunch of folks. 6/9 of mine scored, which seems good to me.
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I like bini too. But he’s on my no fly list. He utterly screwed me the last 2 years. I was an early adopter but then dropped him before the tdf last year.

Mas is another one. No mas!
 
DA RAIDERS said:
Sand said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Rough first day. But I’m stage hunting and definitely picked with the TTs and GC in mind. We shall see
Click to expand...
I struggled between Vauquelin and Girmay. At least on day 1 I made the wrong choice, though I was impressed to see Vauquelin get some points, as he's a GC/climber guy. Really like Girmay and like to cheer for him, so sucks I had to leave him off.

Oh, and I'm stunned that my dog crap sprinting team (in all fairness I knew that I wouldn't have a great sprinting team) that didn't even have Milan up challenging for the day finished third today. Got a smattering of points from a bunch of folks. 6/9 of mine scored, which seems good to me.
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I like bini too. But he’s on my no fly list. He utterly screwed me the last 2 years. I was an early adopter but then dropped him before the tdf last year.

Mas is another one. No mas!
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I only pick them in their off rotation tours. I'm really good at that.
 
BobbyLayne said:
Sand said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Rough first day. But I’m stage hunting and definitely picked with the TTs and GC in mind. We shall see
Click to expand...
I struggled between Vauquelin and Girmay. At least on day 1 I made the wrong choice, though I was impressed to see Vauquelin get some points, as he's a GC/climber guy. Really like Girmay and like to cheer for him, so sucks I had to leave him off.

Oh, and I'm stunned that my dog crap sprinting team (in all fairness I knew that I wouldn't have a great sprinting team) that didn't even have Milan up challenging for the day finished third today. Got a smattering of points from a bunch of folks. 6/9 of mine scored, which seems good to me.
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Can confirm that’s better than 2/9
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I you had selected that dog turd Alliphippe you would have had a 3rd score.
 
BassNBrew said:
BobbyLayne said:
Sand said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Rough first day. But I’m stage hunting and definitely picked with the TTs and GC in mind. We shall see
Click to expand...
I struggled between Vauquelin and Girmay. At least on day 1 I made the wrong choice, though I was impressed to see Vauquelin get some points, as he's a GC/climber guy. Really like Girmay and like to cheer for him, so sucks I had to leave him off.

Oh, and I'm stunned that my dog crap sprinting team (in all fairness I knew that I wouldn't have a great sprinting team) that didn't even have Milan up challenging for the day finished third today. Got a smattering of points from a bunch of folks. 6/9 of mine scored, which seems good to me.
Click to expand...

Can confirm that’s better than 2/9
Click to expand...
I you had selected that dog turd Alliphippe you would have had a 3rd score.
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:wolf: HOWL!!!!! :wolf:
 
BassNBrew said:
BobbyLayne said:
Sand said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Rough first day. But I’m stage hunting and definitely picked with the TTs and GC in mind. We shall see
Click to expand...
I struggled between Vauquelin and Girmay. At least on day 1 I made the wrong choice, though I was impressed to see Vauquelin get some points, as he's a GC/climber guy. Really like Girmay and like to cheer for him, so sucks I had to leave him off.

Oh, and I'm stunned that my dog crap sprinting team (in all fairness I knew that I wouldn't have a great sprinting team) that didn't even have Milan up challenging for the day finished third today. Got a smattering of points from a bunch of folks. 6/9 of mine scored, which seems good to me.
Click to expand...

Can confirm that’s better than 2/9
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I you had selected that dog turd Alliphippe you would have had a 3rd score.
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There were 18 individual riders who outscored my entire team
 
rain, cross winds, classic hills on the end to weed out the sprinters - should be an awesome day of chaos, carnage & anarchy
 
Points per team up to this date compared to previous season, ordered by highest increase.

# Team This season Previous season +/-

1 XDS Astana Team 6804 2593 ▲4211
2 Tudor Pro Cycling Team 3445 2529 ▲916
3 Lidl - Trek 7322 6420 ▲902
4 Team TotalEnergies 2691 1869 ▲822
5 Uno-X Mobility 4130 3649 ▲481
6 Cofidis 3697 3290 ▲407
7 Team Visma | Lease a Bike 6111 5770 ▲341
8 Bahrain - Victorious 4310 4039 ▲271
9 Movistar Team 4229 4153 ▲76
10 UAE Team Emirates - XRG 11637 11657 ▼20
11 Team Picnic PostNL 3565 3606 ▼41
12 Soudal Quick-Step 5261 5589 ▼328
13 EF Education - EasyPost 3772 4145 ▼373
14 Israel - Premier Tech 3935 4438 ▼503
15 Groupama - FDJ 3878 4415 ▼537
16 Team Jayco AlUla 3297 3992 ▼695
17 Intermarché - Wanty 3029 3870 ▼841
18 Alpecin - Deceuninck 4246 5135 ▼889
19 Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 5023 5922 ▼899
20 Arkéa - B&B Hotels 3278 4193 ▼915
21 INEOS Grenadiers 4945 5976 ▼1031
22 Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team 4658 6868 ▼2210
23 Lotto 2203 4700 ▼2497
 
Attack kilometers this season for riders in group 1.

# Rider Attack KM
  1. ARMIRAIL Bruno 1090
  2. LEKNESSUND Andreas 880
  3. VAN MOER Brent 345
  4. FEDOROV Yevgeniy 8
 
DA RAIDERS said:
BassNBrew said:
BobbyLayne said:
Sand said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Rough first day. But I’m stage hunting and definitely picked with the TTs and GC in mind. We shall see
Click to expand...
I struggled between Vauquelin and Girmay. At least on day 1 I made the wrong choice, though I was impressed to see Vauquelin get some points, as he's a GC/climber guy. Really like Girmay and like to cheer for him, so sucks I had to leave him off.

Oh, and I'm stunned that my dog crap sprinting team (in all fairness I knew that I wouldn't have a great sprinting team) that didn't even have Milan up challenging for the day finished third today. Got a smattering of points from a bunch of folks. 6/9 of mine scored, which seems good to me.
Click to expand...

Can confirm that’s better than 2/9
Click to expand...
I you had selected that dog turd Alliphippe you would have had a 3rd score.
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:wolf: HOWL!!!!! :wolf:
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5th! :lmao:
 

 
🇫🇷 2025 Tour de France - Stage 2 🇫🇷


Round 9 - FBGs Stage Race Championship​



 
Velogames Rider Standings
  1. 319 points Jasper Philipsen Alpecin - Deceuninck
  2. 276 points Mathieu Van Der Poel Alpecin - Deceuninck
  3. 238 points Biniam Girmay Intermarché - Wanty
  4. 234 points Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  5. 203 points Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  6. 183 points Søren Wærenskjold Uno-X Mobility
  7. 176 points Anthony Turgis Team TotalEnergies
  8. 152 points Romain Grégoire Groupama - FDJ
  9. 144 points Matteo Trentin Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  10. 137 points Clément Russo Groupama - FDJ
  11. 129 points Paul Penhoët Groupama - FDJ
  12. 129 points Matteo Jorgenson Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  13. 128 points Julian Alaphilippe Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  14. 125 points Kévin Vauquelin Arkéa - B&B Hotels
  15. 115 points Oscar Onley Team Picnic PostNL
  16. 104 points Aurélien Paret-Peintre Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  17. 90 points Marius Mayrhofer Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  18. 71 points Samuel Watson INEOS Grenadiers
  19. 70 points Simone Velasco XDS Astana Team
  20. 60 points Mike Teunissen XDS Astana Team
  21. 60 points Jenno Berckmoes Lotto
  22. 55 points Enric Mas Movistar Team
  23. 50 points Alexandre Delettre Team TotalEnergies
  24. 49 points Iván García Cortina Movistar Team
  25. 43 points Niklas Märkl Team Picnic PostNL
  26. 41 points João Almeida UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  27. 41 points Andreas Leknessund Uno-X Mobility
  28. 40 points Yevgeniy Fedorov XDS Astana Team
  29. 39 points Santiago Buitrago Bahrain - Victorious
  30. 38 points Benjamin Thomas Cofidis
  31. 38 points Marc Hirschi Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  32. 37 points Harry Sweeny EF Education - EasyPost
  33. 36 points Xandro Meurisse Alpecin - Deceuninck
  34. 36 points Jonas Rickaert Alpecin - Deceuninck
  35. 36 points Gianni Vermeersch Alpecin - Deceuninck
  36. Ff SC 36 points Emiel Verstrynge Alpecin - Deceuninck
  37. 33 points Guillaume Martin Groupama - FDJ
  38. 32 points Brent Van Moer Lotto
  39. 31 points Krists Neilands Israel - Premier Tech
  40. 30 points Jonathan Milan Lidl - Trek
  41. 28 points Bruno Armirail Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  42. 20 points Damien Touzé Cofidis
  43. 20 points Mattéo Vercher Team TotalEnergies
  44. 19 points Remco Evenepoel Soudal Quick-Step
  45. 18 points Neilson Powless EF Education - EasyPost
  46. 17 points Bryan Coquard Cofidis
  47. 16 points Tim Wellens UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  48. 16 points Tobias Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility
  49. 13 points Joseph Blackmore Israel - Premier Tech
  50. 12 points Lewis Askey Groupama - FDJ
  51. 12 points Cyril Barthe Groupama - FDJ
  52. 12 points Valentin Madouas Groupama - FDJ
  53. 12 points Quentin Pacher Groupama - FDJ
  54. 11 points Emanuel Buchmann Cofidis
  55. 11 points Ben O'Connor Team Jayco AlUla
  56. 10 points Pascal Ackermann Israel - Premier Tech
  57. 8 points Louis Barré Intermarché - Wanty
  58. 8 points Vito Braet Intermarché - Wanty
  59. 8 points Hugo Page Intermarché - Wanty
  60. 8 points Laurenz Rex Intermarché - Wanty
  61. 8 points Jonas Rutsch Intermarché - Wanty
  62. 8 points Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk Intermarché - Wanty
  63. 8 points Georg Zimmermann Intermarché - Wanty
  64. 8 points Edoardo Affini Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  65. 8 points Tiesj Benoot Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  66. 8 points Victor Campenaerts Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  67. 8 points Sepp Kuss Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  68. 8 points Wout Van Aert Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  69. 8 points Simon Yates Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  70. 8 points Jhonatan Narváez UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  71. 8 points Nils Politt UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  72. 8 points Pavel Sivakov UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  73. 8 points Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  74. 8 points Adam Yates UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  75. 8 points Alberto Dainese Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  76. 8 points Marco Haller Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  77. 8 points Fabian Lienhard Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  78. 8 points Michael Storer Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  79. 6 points Mattias Skjelmose Lidl - Trek
  80. 5 points Jordi Meeus Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
  81. 5 points Tim Merlier Soudal Quick-Step
  82. 4 points Jonas Abrahamsen Uno-X Mobility
  83. 4 points Magnus Cort Uno-X Mobility
  84. 4 points Stian Fredheim Uno-X Mobility
  85. 4 points Markus Hoelgaard Uno-X Mobility
  86. 4 points Anders Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility
  87. 3 points Tobias Lund Andresen Team Picnic PostNL
  88. 2 points Felix Gall Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  89. 2 points Simone Consonni Lidl - Trek
  90. 1 points Mattia Cattaneo Soudal Quick-Step
 
Sand said:
All right. 35 mile ride done including the local HC monster (Bham style) and now home watching these guys slog through cold rain. I think I got the better deal with the 92F sun.
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Where are you riding in Birmingham? I despise traffic so I typically ride out at Oak Mountain.
 
Corporation said:
Sand said:
All right. 35 mile ride done including the local HC monster (Bham style) and now home watching these guys slog through cold rain. I think I got the better deal with the 92F sun.
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Where are you riding in Birmingham? I despise traffic so I typically ride out at Oak Mountain.
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Today's ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/15029806930

Mostly on Lakeshore trail, then Smyer (which is very low traffic), back roads around Shades Crest, etc. Luckily the gate was still up at the base of Smyer from the Firefighter World games. Otherwise have to go up through the hospital. Oak Mountain is good if you're on that side of town.

Now that the Lakeshore trail has been extended we got 9.5 miles out and back if we went to the end of the shopping center (which is pretty much deserted).
 
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Sand said:
Corporation said:
Sand said:
All right. 35 mile ride done including the local HC monster (Bham style) and now home watching these guys slog through cold rain. I think I got the better deal with the 92F sun.
Click to expand...
Where are you riding in Birmingham? I despise traffic so I typically ride out at Oak Mountain.
Click to expand...
Today's ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/15029806930

Mostly on Lakeshore trail, then Smyer (which is very low traffic), back roads around Shades Crest, etc. Luckily the gate was still up at the base of Smyer from the Firefighter World games. Otherwise have to go up through the hospital. Oak Mountain is good if you're on that side of town.

Now that the Lakeshore trail has been extended we got 9.5 miles out and back if we went to the end of the shopping center (which is pretty much deserted).
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We live off South Shades Crest so not far away at all. I have not been on the Lakeshore trail since they re-worked it, and didn't think about riding to Brookwood. Great ride!
 
Corporation said:
Sand said:
Corporation said:
Sand said:
All right. 35 mile ride done including the local HC monster (Bham style) and now home watching these guys slog through cold rain. I think I got the better deal with the 92F sun.
Click to expand...
Where are you riding in Birmingham? I despise traffic so I typically ride out at Oak Mountain.
Click to expand...
Today's ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/15029806930

Mostly on Lakeshore trail, then Smyer (which is very low traffic), back roads around Shades Crest, etc. Luckily the gate was still up at the base of Smyer from the Firefighter World games. Otherwise have to go up through the hospital. Oak Mountain is good if you're on that side of town.

Now that the Lakeshore trail has been extended we got 9.5 miles out and back if we went to the end of the shopping center (which is pretty much deserted).
Click to expand...
We live off South Shades Crest so not far away at all. I have not been on the Lakeshore trail since they re-worked it, and didn't think about riding to Brookwood. Great ride!
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Speaking of South Shades Crest a guy I work with sold the house recently that was just the site of that massive raid for bombs/whatever else that dude was hiding away. He moved right across the street (to another house he owns) from that nutball.
 
Just finished the stage. Totally entertaining. Great last 10 miles. And evidently we're all in the upside down if I'm in front. :lmao:

Right now my guys are 1-2-4-5-6 on GC. That's hysterical.

Pipped Cheesy for the win today. Gotta get my digs in when I can here. :clyde:
 
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i think i can back into this if my guys can check their Physiological Conditioning and improve the Power-to-Weight Ratio (W/kg)
• Key for mountain stages and overall climbing efficiency.
• Elite GC (General Classification) contenders maintain:
• 5.8–6.2 W/kg at threshold (~60 minutes) during critical climbs.
• >6.5 W/kg over 20-minute climbs during attacks.
• Must optimize:
• Functional Threshold Power (FTP)
• VO₂max (>85 mL/kg/min in elite riders)
• Lactate clearance rate

b. Energy System Development
• Aerobic endurance: Mitochondrial density, capillarization.
• Anaerobic reserve: Short-term efforts (for breakaways or catching).
• Fat oxidation capacity: To spare glycogen stores in long stages.

⸻

2. Aerodynamic and Mechanical Efficiency

a. Aerodynamics
• Drag coefficient (CdA) < 0.21 m² for time trials.
• Position optimization via wind tunnel and CFD (computational fluid dynamics).
• Equipment selection:
• Deep-section wheels
• Aero helmets
• Skinsuits with boundary-layer manipulation

b. Bike Setup and Mechanics
• Weight limit: UCI minimum 6.8 kg, optimized with carbon layups.
• Gear ratios adapted to course profile.
• Constant power meter telemetry for pacing strategy.
• Tire rolling resistance: ~10–12W savings with optimal tubeless systems at tuned PSI.

⸻

3. Nutritional Periodization and In-Race Fueling

a. Glycogen Repletion
• Supercompensation strategies pre-race.
• CHO intake >90g/hour during stages (glucose + fructose ratio of 2:1).

b. Hydration and Electrolyte Balance
• Real-time sodium and fluid loss monitoring via sweat analysis.
• On-bike intake tailored via predictive models of sweat rate and ambient conditions.
 
Chemical X said:
i think i can back into this if my guys can check their Physiological Conditioning and improve the Power-to-Weight Ratio (W/kg)
• Key for mountain stages and overall climbing efficiency.
• Elite GC (General Classification) contenders maintain:
• 5.8–6.2 W/kg at threshold (~60 minutes) during critical climbs.
• >6.5 W/kg over 20-minute climbs during attacks.
• Must optimize:
• Functional Threshold Power (FTP)
• VO₂max (>85 mL/kg/min in elite riders)
• Lactate clearance rate

b. Energy System Development
• Aerobic endurance: Mitochondrial density, capillarization.
• Anaerobic reserve: Short-term efforts (for breakaways or catching).
• Fat oxidation capacity: To spare glycogen stores in long stages.

⸻

2. Aerodynamic and Mechanical Efficiency

a. Aerodynamics
• Drag coefficient (CdA) < 0.21 m² for time trials.
• Position optimization via wind tunnel and CFD (computational fluid dynamics).
• Equipment selection:
• Deep-section wheels
• Aero helmets
• Skinsuits with boundary-layer manipulation

b. Bike Setup and Mechanics
• Weight limit: UCI minimum 6.8 kg, optimized with carbon layups.
• Gear ratios adapted to course profile.
• Constant power meter telemetry for pacing strategy.
• Tire rolling resistance: ~10–12W savings with optimal tubeless systems at tuned PSI.

⸻

3. Nutritional Periodization and In-Race Fueling

a. Glycogen Repletion
• Supercompensation strategies pre-race.
• CHO intake >90g/hour during stages (glucose + fructose ratio of 2:1).

b. Hydration and Electrolyte Balance
• Real-time sodium and fluid loss monitoring via sweat analysis.
• On-bike intake tailored via predictive models of sweat rate and ambient conditions.
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I may need to take notes, I just tell me guys to pedal faster and tell their legs to shut up.
 
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