There is no discussion possible about the rules, but you can send an e-mail to cobblestone@depontieu.net in case you have any questions or constructive remarks.
 
1. Prizes
You can not win any prizes except for rule 2. This Fantasy Game is just for fun.
 
2. Eternal Fame
Every stage winner gets a picture of his shaved, or unshaved (for the amateurs among us) legs (send it by e-mail after you join) posted on the site. If you don't have such a picture, any other picture will do :-)
 
3. Who ?
Everybody with an e-mail address can enter the game.
 
4. More who ?
A team is linked to an e-mail address. So if you want to have more than one team, you'll need more than one e-mail address. Logic itself.
 
5. Riders
The list of riders is obtained from www.cqranking.com and date from november 2009. (Thank you Filip Mas & the CQ Ranking Team)
 
6. Important !!
 There is no rule six. Bruce, I repeat, No rule SIX.
 
7. Competition
The game consists of seven competitions and a total result. Each competition has a different symbol.
  •   Classics (Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix)
  •   Stage-Races (Paris-Nice, Volta a Catalunya, ...)
  •   Giro
  •   Tour de France
  •   Vuelta
  •   Semi-Classics (Gent-Wevelgem, ...)
  •   Small stage Races (Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, ...)
  •   All races
 
8. More riders
Each team consists of 11 riders:
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 1 to 5
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 6 to 15
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 16 to 30
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 31 to 50
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 51 to 80
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 81 to 120
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 121 to 160
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 161 to 200
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 201 to 250
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 251 to 300
  • 1 rider from the CQ Ranking positions 301 to 999 (Bonus rider with doubled points)
 
9. Bonus
If the rider out of the TOP-300 wins ANY points, these points are doubled.
 
10. Problem
If a rider of your team doesn't start the race, then that's your problem. You can call him a lazy …
 
11. Points
Points are awarded after every race or stage.
  • 1_X : Wereldkampioenschap - Monument Klassiekers / World Championships - Monument Classics
  • 1_SC : Klassiekers / Classics
  • 1_HC : Semi-Klassieker / Semi-Classic
Pos. 1_X 1_SC 1_HC
1 400 240 175
2 240 150 110
3 200 120 90
4 180 108 78
5 160 96 70
6 144 84 61
7 128 72 52
8 112 60 44
9 96 53 38
10 80 48 34
  • GT : Grote Ronde Eindklassement / Major Tour Final Standings
  • GT_E : Grote Ronde Etappe / Major Tour Stage
  • GT_ED : Grote Ronde Dagklassement / Major Tour Daily Class.
Pos. GT GT_E GT_ED
1 500 70 20
2 375 50 10
3 300 35 5
4 275 20
5 250 15
6 225 10
7 200 5
8 175 3
9 150 2
10 125 1
  • 2_X : Pro-Tour Ronde Eindklassement / Pro-Tour - Tour Final Standings
  • 2_X_E : Pro-Tour Ronde Etappe/ Pro-Tour - Tour Stage
  • 2_X_ED : Pro-Tour Dagklassement / Pro-Tour - Tour Daily Class.
Pos. 2_X 2_X_E 2_X_ED
1 220 35 10
2 165 25
3 132 15
4 121 10
5 110 5
6 99 3
7 88
8 77
9 66
10 55
  • 2_HC : Ronde Buiten Cat. Eindklassement / Small Tour Final Standings
  • 2_HC_E : Ronde Buiten Cat. Etappe / Small Tour Stage
  • 2_HC_ED : Ronde Buiten Cat. Dagklassement / Small Tour Daily Class.
Pos. 2_HC 2_HC_E 2_HC_ED
1 160 25 8
2 120 15
3 96 10
4 88 5
5 80
6 72
7 64
8 56
9 48
10 40
 
12. Joining
You can enter the game at any time. Of course your points will start counting from the day after you joined, not for races in the past.
 
13. Exceptions
Team Time Trials in a big tour (like Vuelta or Giro) are not a part of the game.
 
14. Another problem
If a race is won by a rider NOT selected by any team, no points are rewarded for that position.
 
15. Harelbeke
Since Harelbeke is my adopted hometown, you can earn double points for the E3-Prijs in Harelbeke.
 
16. Sacking riders
You will have a chance to change your team during the season but your changed team becomes active on the following dates :
  • 19-Jan-2010
  • 27-Feb-2010
  • 07-Mar-2010
  • 20-Mar-2010
  • 27-Mar-2010
  • 28-Mar-2010
  • 04-Apr-2010
  • 18-Apr-2010
  • 27-Apr-2010
  • 08-May-2010
  • 02-Jun-2010
  • 03-Jul-2010
  • 31-Jul-2010
  • 13-Aug-2010
  • 28-Aug-2010
  • 29-Aug-2010
  • 30-Sep-2010
  • 03-Oct-2010
  • 09-Oct-2010
e.g. Changing your team during the period before the Tour de France will come effect in the day the Tour starts
So you have more time to prepare your team for the next part of the competition.
 
17. Warning
On the teamswitch days you can NOT, I repeat NOT, make changes to your team.
The teamswitch day starts at 00:00 (midnight) and ends at 24:00 (midnight), Belgian time. So Americans keep an eye on the clock and the calendar. (Aussies have an advantage here)
 
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