OTR League
The On The Rivet League is open to registered members. Â It is a fantasy league of World Tour events (Men and Women). Â The OTR League will start with the Spring Classics and end with the Tour of the Falling Leaves (Giro de Lombardia).
Events will be scored 12, 9, 6, 4, 3 for correct picks in the first 5 places. Â A pick in the first 5 but not in the right place will score 1. Â No substitutions will be allowed once an event starts.
To change your picks simply submit a new set and we will pick up your latest set. Â Pick close at 00:00 UK time on the day of the event start.
End of season prizes pictured on the right – they may change if I find anything more fun on my travels through the season. Â There will also be a few spot prizes.
Chapeau to Chuckp and CyclingMonk who pulled Bernal for the win. For the rest we didn’t do much in not picking any other rider who successfully finished in the top 5.
In the overall the chasing group is definitely bunching for the hard pull through the summer.
Still all to play for and spot prizes to come for the Giro Femminile, TdP and Vuelta.
YIKES! It is indeed getting tight at the top. Thanks to Teocalli for the wee Giro poster, it arrived today. Going up soon!
A fantastic ride and win by Carthy yesterday: http://www.steephill.tv/players/youtube3/?title=Official+Stage+9+Highlights&dashboard=tour-de-suisse&id=cpewAGLTNkk&yr=2019
So where do we all stand after Tour de Suisse???
I’ll do it this evening. Was out all yesterday riding an Imperial and had some errands to sort today.
Nice to see Jumbo Visma giving Kittel a chance. I suspect it’s more mental than physical and maybe he can rekindle his form in a less hi-pressure environment. It’s nice to see that mental health among athletes is being given more attention and compassion these days. All too often in the past it was “you’re paid loads of money to do what you love, shut up and get on with it.” Being a pro athlete is being in a surreal world most of the time and exerts stresses and pressures few regular folks can/will ever understand.
I am three for three every time I pick a rider to win they go to hospital
@Teocalli – I think a few of us need our points for OVO revisited. This was the top five GC:
1 Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo Women
2 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM
3 Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
4 Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
5 Demi Vollering (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
@MangoDave had Pieters third and Niewiadoma NITRO, so should have 7 points intstead of 6.
@sthilzy had Niewiadoma and Deignan NITRO, so should have 2 points instead of 1.
I had Niewiadoma and Pieters NITRO, so should have 2 points instead of 1.
Also, @dancollins had Niewiadoma third so should be NITRO and only a point.
I’ll check, likely I have a typo in the calc spreadsheet……………..
OK fixed (I hope!) – missed a few of your typos (there seem to be a lot of i’s in Niewiadoma) plus a couple of spaces had got into the calc sheet somehow so a couple of the picks did not map correctly.
Oh and DanCollins also got Majerus correctly placed hence the 5 points.
I missed that. That’s why you’re in charge!
By the by – I’ve stayed in the ParkHotel Valkenburg when riding Eroica Limburg.
Quasar pulls out the stops to take the solo win in the OVA women tour while Cycling Monk, ChuckP and Rick share the spoils for Criterium Dauphine. Chapeau to all.
Some shuffling in the leading group with Wiscot and Rick jumping past DanCollins. Somehow I seem to be hanging on in the lead but Rick’s steady progress up the board is looking ominous.
Hopefully I fixed all your typos in my calc sheet……….
Thanks @Teocalli. The work that you do hear makes the cycling season much more fun for us all. It is greatly appreciated. Also, yesterday was one of the rare occasions when I get caught in the rain while riding. While standing under an overpass viewing the dark clouds overhead I remembered that I had a cool set of lights in my jersey pocket. I snapped on the front and rear lights that were part of my OTR winnings last year and was off when it stopped pouring. The blinking red and white lights made me much more visible to traffic… Read more »
Glad the lights are of use. Thanks for the thanks, feedback is always great and positive feedback is especially welcome!
Yesterday was my first Imperial Ton of the year – first 3 hours straight into a song headwind and rain. No sheltering under bridges! I have to say though that the correct/best gear was a huge benefit. First time I’ve been out in more than a shower with a Castelli Perfetto and it was top notch. Highly recommended.
Wow! I’m quite impressed with myself – not a single point from the Dauphine! One crash, one abandon and three that didn’t show up. Lots to play for in the rest of the season. I’ll echo Rick’s comments re Teocalli’s work: thanks for everything. This really makes things fun. After suffering from all kinds of foot discomfort/pain, particularly in my right foot, I gave the Bontrager/Superfeet insoles a try. $40 but you can return them if they don’t work. Here goes nothing I thought. 36 miles on Saturday, felt good. 72 on Sunday, felt great. No hotspots, numbness or discomfort.… Read more »
I got one point – better watch out, I’m gaining on you. Oh, wait… Delgadoed Tour de Suisse so you’re safe.
I have the same insoles (lowest arch model – I have pretty flat feet) in my Lake CX402. I started experiencing intermittent discomfort right under my arch with the OEM insoles. All good since replacing them.
Good for you. As I said, two rides in and they feel great. Litmus test on Sunday. The great thing about them is that if they don’t work you can return them. Makes the purchase less of a gamble.
That’s why I was willing to give them a try.
I’ll catch up on the latest results in the morning. First Imperial Ton of he year today – first 3 hrs into a strong headwind and rain. Knackered but pleased with progress on my recovery and getting back to fitness. Doing the first stage of the TdF in a couple of weeks so this was very much a tester for that.
Congrats to Lizzie Deignan on winning the Women’s OVA Tour. She is the first cyclist to win the event twice.
Deignan, finished in the pack as Amy Pieters won the final stage from Carmarthen to Pembrey Country Park.
Deignan won the event by just two seconds from Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma.
It is her first title since giving birth nine months ago. Chapeau, I should have had more faith to pick her for the win vs third!
Tour de Suisse picks ?
Cripes – and I was just thinking I’d better check the next dates as I booted my ‘puter. Nearly an event Delgado! I’ll get the picks up and leave it open till end of Sunday…….
Might thin a few out next year!
So everyone picked Froome somewhere in their top 5 for the Dauphine. SOL.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-froome-set-to-miss-tour-de-france-with-broken-leg/
And all but two picked Vos somewhere in their top 5 for OVO. Again, SOL.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ovo-energy-womens-tour-2019/stage-3/results/
Wishing both of them a speedy recovery.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/marianne-vos-abandons-ovo-energy-womens-tour-after-crash/
Picks for OVA Women’s Tour will stay open till tomorrow as I was late putting them up.
Bugger! missed the Dauphine! Yay Ash Barty!
OVA Women’s Tour picks are open – I will hold them open till around midday UK Time tomorrow to give everyone a chance to enter picks.
Sorry for the late update but last week was a bit busy as it was my Mum’s 95th Birthday so I was doing a bit of running around till this PM.
Teocalli: Are you aware that the women’s OVO Energy stage race starts on 6/10 rather than 6/12? I see the start list is online now.
Yup. I’ve been travelling over the weekend but back now, will get it up later today.
Are we going to do OVA? No entry form up yet and the race starts tomorrow.
Yes just doing it…………
Well, tickle me pink! I even had Bernal in there and he didn’t ride!
Overall a decent Giro. Pity Yates wasn’t on form. I think Carapaz surprised a lot of people. Delighted that Nippo got a stage win – one of the best actually. Trek did well after what has been a shit season for them. Decuninck were a non-factor. Fab win for Haga in the final TT! Would a fit Dumoulin have changed things? I’m not sure. Hopefully Tour fans will take note and behave themselves. That spectator deserved what he got.
Well Wiscot takes it with a pick of Nibali for second and Roglic NITRO. Chapeau Wiscot, I’ll get your poster in the post. Sthilzy and Philplumb59 save the rest of us from total embarrassment as the rest trail in in the Autobus.
Chapeau Carapaz for the maglia rosa! And Chad Haga FTW in the final TT beating Campanaerts! Looks like the OTR “winner” is sthilzy who picked Roglic third and gets another point for Nibs NITRO. philplumb59 second with Roglic third. I think the rest of us get at most two points NITRO.
I’ll update the tables this evening.
Well on the second rest day those (2) of us that picked Roglic second are sitting in a breakaway – but you’ve got to suspect it is doomed and the chasing group will come storming through in the third week. Though is Roglic totally secure? We shall see…….
After today, Roglic will do well to stay on the podium. The only thing that can be said with any certainty is that none of us picked the winner of this year’s Giro.
It seems that every year the Giro is the most exciting Grand Tour. Brilliant tactics by Carapaz and Movistar to take control of the race while Roglic marked Nibali.
….and possible signs of weakness from Roglic. Stands to be a riveting third week (ooh – pun there was not intended!)
It may come down to the time trial. If that happens, Roglic has a big advantage. He beat Caropaz by 47 seconds in the 8 km ITT and 1.57 in the 34 km ITT. Did you hear that Roglic’s team car stopped to take a piss with 20 km to go? His bike broke while they were stopped, so they weren’t there to change bikes for him. He had to wait for a teammate who was in the group behind him to give him his bike, which didn’t really fit Roglic. That bike may have contributed to his crash on… Read more »
Well, rest day standings don’t necessarily reflect the final outcome – particularly on the first rest day – and probably more so on this Giro than usual. However we have a close packed peloton with a small breakaway of Quasar and Teocalli. Only thing that we can be certain of is that it will change over the next two weeks. Next Friday will doubtless start the real shakedown.
Sadly, my NBC Sports subscription isn’t showing the Giro this year. Il only be able to search for highlights on steephill or wherever.
In USA, you need either Fubo (expensive) or Flo Bikes (reasonable) to live stream the Giro.
Yeah, I’ll be switching to Flo Bikes after my currant NBC Gold expires. Wayyy more races on Flo…Kinda triple the price, but triple the races….
Also can’t spell ‘current’ and drink Riesling at the same time…
You will still want/need NBC Sports Gold to watch all the ASO races, i.e., TdF, etc. Flo + NBC costs ~$200 a year, but you get to watch just about everything and then some.
Thanks…
Yeah, I went ahead and just got Flobikes. Giro is looking good. Was reading live feeds while at work, but I’m gonna have to see this last week coming up….while at work..lol
It always used to amuse me on the other site that there were more updates during work time vs out of work.
Teocalli- I have updated my picks. I am now picking Roglic to win and Dumoulin second. All else remains the same with my picks from earlier this week. Thanks
OK – I just delete the old ones from the table when I pick it up so no probs.
Thank you and to those of you who picked Dumoulin to win: you are welcome! I am sure that I just guaranteed the Dutchman will emerge victorious.
You copied me! Bastard! How am I supposed to make up ground on you we have the same picks? FFS!
PEZ picks for the Giro https://www.pezcyclingnews.com/racing/giro-ditalia-2019-the-pez-rider-preview-whos-hot-dumoulin-nibali-yates-lopez-roglic/
I really can’t see a basis for picking Dumoulin as favourite. If he is, then he has been playing a blinder at staying under the radar this season. I wanted to pick him in my top 5 but in the end just don’t think he has the form to contend this year. That said, watch him go and win now!
I think he’s a fairly solid top 5 favorite and I guess you have to rate him as one of the favorites to win. But not THE favorite. Right now, that has to be Roglic. And as a friend and I were discussing the other day: How exactly does ski jumping translate into becoming a world class bike racer???
Both require strong legs and the perfect amount of dumb…
You need to be wafer thin and light as a feather for ski jumping too and with strong legs.
Jungels as dark horse top five pic for Giro? https://www.velonews.com/2019/05/giro-ditalia/jungels-believes-giro-will-be-more-aggressive-than-tour_493408