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.
Made my picks based on Steephill’s provisional start list. Might change before the weekend based on how the start list firms up.
Sthilzy takes it this week, chapeau. Only Sthilzy and CyclingMonk save our blushes this week in showing that we may know something about the sport we love! The end of season can be interesting as some of the major player ease up (or tire?) and newcomers and supporting riders get their chance for some glory.
No change in the overall this week.
Rolling on towards the Vuelta.
Thanks!
I have know idea what I’ve done, but I pick how a rider would feel prior to the race.
Roll on Vuelta!
And a big Chapeau! to Teocalli for keeping the global OTR League vibe alive!
Just need you folk to recruit some more ‘members’. Still a spot prize to play for on La Vuelta.
Not going to see a whole lot of movement in the standings https://www.pezcyclingnews.com/racing/clasica-san-sebastian-2019-classic-remco-evenepoel-win-race-report/
No kidding! I’ll sort out the updates tomorrow (Sunday) evening.
Changed my San Sebastian picks slightly.
Banking on Alaphilippe being tired for San Sebastian………………
Just rolled the dice with my San Sebastian picks.
Me, too. I have a hard time thinking Alaphilippe will be recovered enough to win, but I don’t want to bet against him, either.
Changed my picks. Also, Teuns is out. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/teuns-out-of-san-sebastian-after-freak-gardening-injury/
WTF? Was Teuns drumming for Spinal Tap?
Thanks for the tip, changed my picks.
And changed my picks again!
In the overall Rick sprints into the lead as DanCollins stalls and Teocalli stutters back onto the podium. Just as in the TdF this seems to be going to the wire.
Teocalli: It looks like my previous points and current points should be switched in the standings. Congrats to Rick on the TDF win!
Oops!
Thanks, @dancollins.
What a fantastic TdF! I can’t remember a more exciting edition since LeMond won on the final day by 8 seconds.
Yes. From a racing and spectating perspective, best TdF in ages. Thank god! Now bring on the Vuelta aka Spanish Hillclimb Championships! Definitely the most fun to watch Grand Tour.
Provisional OTRL top 3 will be Rick 21, CyclingMonk 12, Quasar 9. Chapeau gentlemen.
Provisional TdF overall Bernal, Thomas, Kruijswijk, Buchmann, Alaphilippe
I will give a provisional thanks as I post this prior to the official end of the Tour. As this edition of the race has shown-anything can and likely will happen.
Thank you @Teocalli for all the work you put in to make the racing season so much fun. From setting up the site to securing and distribution prizes, setting up and monitoring the OTR competition, I can’t thank you enough!
Many thanks. Great podium speech!
Result above official. Will get the spot prize in the post to Rick this week – likely to take a couple of weeks to get across the pond.
Great speech from Bernal. Kinda sets the standard for being multilingual. The scene with his family was really touching. Also with Alaphilippe, wonder who the gentleman in the wheelchair was.
Not that I was going to anyway, but now I’m clearly not winning TdF OTR. Fuglsang crashed out and abandoned on today’s stage. http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-16/results/
I’d have to put strong odds on Quasar at the moment……………..
Well on the second rest day OTR standings for La Grande Boucle are pretty much the same as the first rest day. One thing seems sure though, things will change this week but collectively we seem down the pan with Adam Yates, Nibali, Quintana, and Bardet. Pretty much anything could happen with the collection still in the top 6 and a blinder stage could extend that to the top 10. Plugging an old theme for our readers from ASO (!) but as it is La Grande Boucle shouldn’t it be just that and we can balance it with Le Grand… Read more »
Chapeau, Monsieur Alaphilippe! Today’s ITT result sets up an interesting chess match in tomorrow’s stage. The finish at the Tourmalet makes it even more compelling. I will assume that Ineos will send Bernal in a break to make DQS chose between chasing him and marking Thomas. The kicker is that Enric Mas of DQS sits in fourth eight seconds ahead of Bernal. Thus, I expect DQS to send Mas in the break with Bernal and then to hope like the devil he can stay with the Colombian. Should they finish together and gain the three minutes to Alaphilippe Mas would… Read more »
Thanks Teocalli for all you do and Thanks to everybody else for making this a blast…
Top spot on the podium for La Course is shared between CyclingMonk, DanCollins, Rick, Teocalli. Chapeau all.
Glad I decided to change up for Vos last night! Sees Teocalli jump a place in the overall over ChuckP.
Still tight in the top 6.
Vos wins La Course http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-course-by-le-tour-de-france-2019/results/
Picks close for La Course in the morning………..I’ll hold them open till circa 10:00 UK time.
DanCollins takes it with a great score on Giro Rosa. Chapeau. Some great scores there from Sthilzy, Rick and Chuckp.
Overall sees some big swings with a trio of DanCollins, Rick and Chuckp teaming up to stream past the tiring Teocalli. Still very tight for the season in the final run in.
Wiscot – I believe you may have DanCollins address already to send him a second set of Bidons for the Giro Rosa spot prize?
I know this is SUPER late (and I apologise) but who do I need to send the Roubaix trophy to?
Spot prizes are one offs to keep!
I fully expect to get beat down in the standings when the dust settles after TdF.
Teocalli: Our OTR schedule shows the Women’s La Course Race being on July 23. Everything I have seen shows that it is this Friday, July 19. You might want to check that. It looks like all the big names are on the startlist. Dan
Ta!
Picks now open for La Course.
I’m pretty sure I put in entries for the Giro Rosa, but I don’t seem to be in the results sheet.
Ooops – Indeed you did, updating. The overall will be correct though.
Ahh – we had moved on to La Course but I missed updating the title in the results table!
Thanks!
That was over quickly. I ‘ve been traveling the last few days so another Delgado for me. On the bright side, I’m traveling with my bike and getting in some good rides in very hilly terrain. It sure beats the 115 degree weather I escaped from. Somehow the hills got much steeper than when I was here a few years ago. Me getting older has nothing to do with it.
Yeah sorry, I was travelling too and nearly Delgado’d the whole event but there was 2.5 days of open.
Wow, an extremely boring stage became very exciting with 40k to go. Crosswinds always seem to cause mass panic. The GC guys that got caught out are now going to be forced to do some attacking in the mountain stages. Should make for some interesting alliances between teams.
TdF over. Geraint Thomas wins again.
As Yogi Berra once said, it ain’t over ’til it’s over. But it’s certainly not looking so good for many of the pre-race favorites/challengers … including a good many of my TdF OTR picks.
In all seriousness, yeah there is a long way to go but Porte, Quintana, Pinot etc are going to have to be on overdrive for the next couple of weeks just to get back level with G.
I’m most curious to see how long Alaphillipe can hang on up there.
Richie Porte is Richie Porte so I never seriously considered him a real contender. Not even for a podium place. Quintana made the split and I see him possibly quietly sneaking his way onto podium.
Quintana is still a minute behind G and Bernal. I’d fancy him, and Pinot, perhaps sneaking 5 or 10 seconds here or there, but to take that amount of time back with a flattish TT to come is too big of an ask I think. I think the podium will be G, Bernal and Yates.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-internazionale-femminile-2019/stage-10/results/
Giro Rosa final GC:
1 Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women 25:01:41
2 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:03:45
3 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women 0:06:55
4 Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv 0:07:54
5 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM 0:07:57
I think dancollins will take top honors as he got the top 3 right plus Niewiadoma NITRO. Might see some shifts in the overall OTR standings.
I’ve been away for a few days, back now. Will get the results updated this morning.
Thomas de Gendt. Stud. That is all.
Yup. You can add Alaphillipe and Pinot to the list too. And G for getting back into the bunch!
Great stage yesterday.
Regards yesterday’s stage (Planche des Belles Filles) – I am (as usual) baffled by Movistar’s tactics and also by the fact they seem to think it went brilliantly. Racing for the team award again?
Frankly? They’re dumb. Three leaders? Valverde, Quintana and Landa. Doesn’t work.
Great showing by Thomas though. Just enough to remind everyone not to get too excited about Bernal. GT has a LOT of experience and is biding his time. Accidents notwithstanding, I fully expect GT to podium. Bardet is disappointing. Alaphilippe maybe top 10. Sagan for Green jersey (again, barring accidents.) Spotty jersey up for grabs. Trek will be very happy with a few days in yellow as they have no GC hope.
Ok, I don’t know how much it cost Lefevre to keep Alaphilippe at DQS, but right now he’s thinking “damn, that was money well spent!” What a ride! On a stage designed for sprinters (that was likely to be a bit boring) for JA to ride off and win was something special. Chapeau, chapeau, chapeau.
Totally. He’s our kind of guy, I think. I saw that he’d won the stage prior to watching the highlights, but I didn’t see how. I’d assumed he’d nipped out of the bunch up the last climb and pipped the other puncheurs to the line – I didn’t think he’d ride away with 15kms to go.
Jensie reported that locals had told him that Alaphilippe had done extensive recon on the last 30k of yesterday’s stage. I love it when a plan comes together and research is rewarded. It was just an electrifying ride-Chapeau Monsieur Alaphilippe!
Fantastic ride, so fun to watch!
I love this cartoonist. He is the official artist of the TDF. If you are on Twitter I suggext you follow him @RoisDeLaPedale or @davidbuonomo for some great insights and humor.
http://www.steephill.tv/players/youtube3/?title=Highlights:+Stage+3+-+Giro+Rosa&dashboard=&id=2jobR9Uk7PU&yr=2019
It ain’t over until you cross the line first! BTW, what the hell was I thinking leaving the divine Ms Vos out of my picks? D’oh!
Fuglsang down and taken to the hospital post finish. Hope he is ok.
He’ll hopefully be OK, but I doubt he’ll now be a real threat to GC. https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/jakob-fuglsang-taken-hospital-crash-opening-stage-tour-de-france-2019-429829