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  • phytogurl
    phytogurl Posts: 671 Member
    I'm in too please, if there's room.

    TBY Edit - #326, Confirmed
  • Coltsman4ever
    Coltsman4ever Posts: 602 Member
    I'm in. Is 311 still available? I'll take it!

    TBY Edit - Just been taken 3-4 posts above, but I reckon team 4 would be grateful for the km's... #335 - plus that way all the vacancies are now on team #2 so it's simple to just fill the gaps.

    CONFIRMED!
  • JediCounsil
    JediCounsil Posts: 49 Member
    Can you please sign me up if there is a spot?

    Warning: once again I have a very big ride scheduled for the first day, weather permitting.



    TBY Edit - #322, Confirmed
  • vb4evr
    vb4evr Posts: 615 Member
    I'd love to join if there is room.
    Couple questions:
    1) Does total distance in a day count (ie commuting to and from work) or is it a single ride?
    2) Can I use the rest days to make up for days I know I will miss as I am leaving for vacation on the 12th.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    I'd love to join if there is room.
    Couple questions:
    1) Does total distance in a day count (ie commuting to and from work) or is it a single ride?
    2) Can I use the rest days to make up for days I know I will miss as I am leaving for vacation on the 12th.

    1) it's total distance for the day. One entry posted a day, you aggregate your km's, time and ascent metres, and post links to the supporting rides.

    2) no. Only distance ridden on "official stage days" counts.


    if you're still interested get back to me... you've currently got first refusal on the last spot #328 :-)
  • traceytwink
    traceytwink Posts: 538 Member
    Hi if there's still places left please count me in ????


    TBY Edit - #327 Confirmed
  • vb4evr
    vb4evr Posts: 615 Member
    Well as I know I'm going to be missing 3 days of the entire course I think I will decline and allow someone else if they want the spot but leave my name as an alternate if there is a free spot as I don't want to willingly put a team at a disadvantage.
  • Jakess1971
    Jakess1971 Posts: 1,208 Member
    Well as I know I'm going to be missing 3 days of the entire course I think I will decline and allow someone else if they want the spot but leave my name as an alternate if there is a free spot as I don't want to willingly put a team at a disadvantage.

    Don't let that stop you, you don't have to ride everyday, I have a three day stag weekend, only a couple of people tend to do every day during one of these Grand Tours.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    ^^^ what he said - theres actually only one nutter* that's ridden every stage of the previous 2 challenges - most people ride maybe 15 out of the 21...









    *don't worry, I'm only insulting myself :laugh:
  • vb4evr
    vb4evr Posts: 615 Member
    Ok, as long as you don't think I'll be hindering.
    Sign me up coach... I'm ready to go!


    TBY Edit - Confirmed on #324, our final spot - please PM me your Strava Athlete name and URL when you get a moment
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    And that's a full rosta for all 4 teams...

    Anyone who enquires from here on in can go on the "Reserves List" to fill any gaps that may occur from now until the Roll-Out in Jerez on the 23rd. After that point no substitutions allowed - just like the real thing.
  • CentralCaliCycling
    CentralCaliCycling Posts: 453 Member
    MrsCentralCaliCycling and I would like to participate but we will likely have at least one off week since we will be moving in the middle of the Vuelta. Is there still room?

    That's not a problem David, though I think as we discussed via PM, it may be fairer if we put the two of you on 2 separate teams, just so that on your "move week" a single team isn't down by 2 riders. If that's OK with you, I'll pencil you in on 324 and Rosie on 314...

    Sounds good


    TBY Edit - I'll consider your two places Confirmed in that case :smile:
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Race Number Time Folks...

    14933766166_22cf260375.jpgDossard_301 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14956771725_d12a4bc143.jpgDossard_302 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14956772195_8453a112c6.jpgDossard_303 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14956772405_34e1943932.jpgDossard_304 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14956427382_8b4b73a06e.jpgDossard_305 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770165948_7c6fcddcbc.jpgDossard_306 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770224387_54a31f9251.jpgDossard_307 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770224687_3b8818b61d.jpgDossard_308 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14956428782_2f897aff83.jpgDossard_309 by The Big Yin, on Flickr
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    14770092139_89ac4294da.jpgDossard_311 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14933769446_15459b12b7.jpgDossard_312 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14933769606_bacc2a9d7e.jpgDossard_313 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770226197_a7396bfa1e.jpgDossard_314 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770093229_6bf1752d71.jpgDossard_315 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14953668741_fb1e97c803.jpgDossard_316 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14953668941_2bc1c56681.jpgDossard_317 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14956776275_f711b8e5cc.jpgDossard_318 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14953669431_968616590f.jpgDossard_319 by The Big Yin, on Flickr
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    14956604652_41ccdbde15.jpgDossard_321 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770399017_f0a95bff4a.jpgDossard_322 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770343148_fd1b3c421c.jpgDossard_323 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14933946596_d8868800e7.jpgDossard_324 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14956948165_5c2b5b908b.jpgDossard_325 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14956606252_8038aa61a2.jpgDossard_326 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770344168_c60cfd44d9.jpgDossard_327 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14953843851_40baf1da84.jpgDossard_328 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14953844211_920bc23ba1.jpgDossard_329 by The Big Yin, on Flickr
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    14957042935_b44a68a986.jpgDossard_331 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14956698842_2f1f5159ab.jpgDossard_332 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770359019_9909113957.jpgDossard_333 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770359219_3dde7e841c.jpgDossard_334 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14934041156_d20c862047.jpgDossard_335 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770366820_bdd0607d3c.jpgDossard_336 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770367020_9ba2f3d5ac.jpgDossard_337 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14770367260_29c00c2ca5.jpgDossard_338 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    14956700632_acbf3ca5f4.jpgDossard_339 by The Big Yin, on Flickr
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    For any of the newcomers - the flags etc. were taken from your location details in Strava - if anyone needs a re-jig of the racenumber, give me a PM.
  • eaglelakebill
    eaglelakebill Posts: 120 Member
    I thought I was 337?
    My nick isn't silly enough already that you
    changed it to Kaktus Jaque!
    lol
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    I thought I was 337?
    My nick isn't silly enough already that you
    changed it to Kaktus Jaque!
    lol

    Oops! I was getting a bit groggy by the 34th number I'd done, and forgot to switch the names...
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Thanks for the Dossard Mark. :wink: :wink: Love the Sufferlandria flag. :smile:
  • veloman21
    veloman21 Posts: 418 Member
    As always Mark, thanks for all the time and effort you put in to challenges. All the details like the dossards, the spreadsheet etc. make the challenge so much more enjoyable and intimate. It really adds tremendously to the enjoyment of the challenge. Kudos!!
  • eaglelakebill
    eaglelakebill Posts: 120 Member
    Thanks TBY.
    Appreciate all the time you put into these events!
    :)
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Thanks for the Dossard Mark. :wink: :wink: Love the Sufferlandria flag. :smile:

    No worries - it's a shame really, I haven't managed to work in any extra "easter eggs" in the Dossards this tour... I've kept all the "custom" jobs from prior tours, as it's easier to re-purpose the last tour dossard than roll a new one from scratch.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Thanks TBY.
    Appreciate all the time you put into these events!
    :)

    Got it right Second Time - that's not bad for me...
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    As always Mark, thanks for all the time and effort you put in to challenges. All the details like the dossards, the spreadsheet etc. make the challenge so much more enjoyable and intimate. It really adds tremendously to the enjoyment of the challenge. Kudos!!

    The Dossards are partly a "bonus" for everyone riding, and partly a cunning plan on my part,

    a) to publicise the whole event (as in "WTF have you got as your profile picture", "Oh, its for a really cool cycling challenge some crazy english dude is running...")

    and

    b) to make it easier for me (or one of the minions helping out with the data entry) to tell at a glance who is who in the entries thread - it's WAY easier to see a BIG avatar with the number showing, than looking for the "Rider: 3xx" bit in the template...
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Okay - I've been out for a walk this afternoon - 3 hours of aimless wandering gives a fella time to dream up some extra stuff...

    We have a RULE CHANGE for challenges going forward.

    For any days stage where the pro's are riding a Team Time-Trial, for the days distance to be considered "complete", not only does the distance need to be done (which, is usually not much of a challenge - for instance it's 12.6km in the 2014 Vuelta.) BUT also FIVE OR MORE riders need to complete the distance individually. This ties in nicely with the actual TTT where the time is actually taken on the 5th man across the line.
  • vb4evr
    vb4evr Posts: 615 Member
    Have always appreciated all the hard work you put into these. Even if it is my first time in one.

    Also.(And it is not really that big of a deal) I'm actually from Canada not the US. If its a big thing to update for the dossard no worries. I'll just be an honorary American.(If they will have me of course.)
    lol
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Have always appreciated all the hard work you put into these. Even if it is my first time in one.

    Also.(And it is not really that big of a deal) I'm actually from Canada not the US. If its a big thing to update for the dossard no worries. I'll just be an honorary American.(If they will have me of course.)
    lol

    Done.

    I actually have the files in Photoshop, with all the flags on different "layers", and I'd actually dropped a maple-leaf layer in there for your dossard, then forgot to switch the 'merkin flag off, which neatly covered yours...

    Anyhooo, sorted now, eh...
  • vb4evr
    vb4evr Posts: 615 Member
    Woohoo. =)
    Thanks TBY
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Have always appreciated all the hard work you put into these. Even if it is my first time in one.

    Also.(And it is not really that big of a deal) I'm actually from Canada not the US. If its a big thing to update for the dossard no worries. I'll just be an honorary American.(If they will have me of course.)
    lol

    It would be an honor to have you. You're welcome anytime. Honorary, visiting or otherwise. :smile: :smile:

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