Fanstasy Giro
05-02-13 | 12:38 PM
#8
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 912
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From: Golden, CO
"There was real competition to win this particular jersey. Especially noted are the struggles between Sante Carollo and Luigi Malabrocca, to see who could waste the most time. Each tried to lose more time than the other by hiding in bars, barns, and behind hedges, or even by puncturing their own wheels."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglia_nera
05-02-13 | 03:24 PM
#10
These Guys Eat Oreos
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 3,432
Likes: 0
From: Superior, CO
Bikes: Yes
Made some changes to my team today. The 2 climber slots and 2 of the unclassified slots I'm not too sure about, but sacrificing them for good choices in the others. Hope it pays off.
Looks like we'll have a good amount of peeps.
Looks like we'll have a good amount of peeps.
05-02-13 | 03:49 PM
#11
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 912
Likes: 0
From: Golden, CO
Whatever the 3rd and 4th slots are, the options there kind of suck...
05-02-13 | 06:40 PM
#12
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 692
Likes: 0
From: Pittsburgh, PA
Bikes: 2011 Scott Addict R3 and Redline Conquest with Campy Veloce
05-02-13 | 08:07 PM
#13
velo-dilettante
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 9,013
Likes: 4,024
From: insane diego, california
Bikes: 85 pinarello treviso steel, 95 battaglin steel, 95 look kg 131 carbon, 11 trek madone 5.2 carbon
I knew of the Lantern Rouge, but not the Maglia Nera. I just had a good laugh reading this:
"There was real competition to win this particular jersey. Especially noted are the struggles between Sante Carollo and Luigi Malabrocca, to see who could waste the most time. Each tried to lose more time than the other by hiding in bars, barns, and behind hedges, or even by puncturing their own wheels."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglia_nera
"There was real competition to win this particular jersey. Especially noted are the struggles between Sante Carollo and Luigi Malabrocca, to see who could waste the most time. Each tried to lose more time than the other by hiding in bars, barns, and behind hedges, or even by puncturing their own wheels."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglia_nera
how about letting them ride at the head of the field during the neutralized "roll-out" at the beginning of stages? i think the tifosi would get a big kick
out of it. would love to see a jersey awarded for it daily too. it would be interesting to see what companies sponsored it. bail-bondsmen? i don't see the
french or spanish being down with it with their respective national tours but the italians...just maybe.
05-03-13 | 06:51 PM
#16
Upgrading my engine
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,218
Likes: 0
From: Alamogordo
Believe it or not, I'm the defending champion of the BF Fantasy Giro. I'm back again as team Scansorial.
I really hate the "climbers" category again. I don't know why they screw this up every single year.
I really hate the "climbers" category again. I don't know why they screw this up every single year.
05-03-13 | 06:59 PM
#17
Upgrading my engine
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,218
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From: Alamogordo
BTW, here's the nrtoone link if you want to pick anybody you want: https://www.nrtoone.com/fantasy/cycli....php?page=home
05-04-13 | 12:14 PM
#18
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 912
Likes: 0
From: Golden, CO
Climber category, indeed, sucks. Anybody know who went down in the crash on stage one?
Some good lookin' teams here! I will be tailing until we hit the mountains.
Some good lookin' teams here! I will be tailing until we hit the mountains.
Last edited by Kind of Blued; 05-04-13 at 07:07 PM.
05-05-13 | 05:06 PM
#19
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 210
Likes: 3
From: Erie, CO
Bikes: '86 Centurion Elite RS '17 Trek Domane SLR6 Disc '16 Trek Boone 5 '15 Trek Fuel EX 9 '20 Trek Checkpoint SL6
My namesake (Puccio) took the pink today! I had to have him on my team, didn't expect any points from him!
05-07-13 | 03:26 AM
#21
Giftless Amateur
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,337
Likes: 852
From: MD / metro DC
Bikes: Cross-Check/Nexus commuter. Several others for various forms of play.
So we're up to 24 in the mini league already.
I'm just going to go all sneaky quiet Hesjedal 2012 on you for now but will back to talk some trash in the 2nd or 3rd week (I hope).
I'm just going to go all sneaky quiet Hesjedal 2012 on you for now but will back to talk some trash in the 2nd or 3rd week (I hope).
05-09-13 | 07:03 PM
#25
Giftless Amateur
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,337
Likes: 852
From: MD / metro DC
Bikes: Cross-Check/Nexus commuter. Several others for various forms of play.
