Right, the moment we have all been waiting for. The start of a new season of the Talossan Cycling Association Tour!
Team registrations are now open. Here teamleaders can find instructions on how to register their team.
Deadline
The deadline for entries to be submitted is 13:45 CEST (Cézembre Summer Time) / 6:45 TST (Talossan Standard Time) on Saturday 6th May 2023.
How to register
Step 1: Create a velogames account
If you already have a velogames you can proceed with step 2.
You can create a velogames account by going to velogames.com -> log in -> click here to register
Step 2: Register your team
While logged in to Velogames go to the following page: https://www.velogames.com/italy/2023/entryform.php Here you can submit your team. After submitting your team you can still make changes to your team up until the deadline! On your team page, which you can find by clicking visit team you can also change your team name and jersey.
Step 3: Join the Talossan Cycling Association Tour
After you set up your team you can go to your team page (visit team) and under team management there should be a button called join league. There you can join the Talossan Cycling Association Tour by entering the following league code: 997643133
Team information
Each team needs to consist of 9 riders, with a combined total cost of 100 credits. These need to include 2 all rounders, 2 climbers, 1 sprinter, 3 unclassified riders, and 1 wildcard (which can be any category).
It is possible to use less than 100 credits, but this is not advisable unless you really know what you are doing!!
Generally, the credits assigned to the riders are pretty close to the consensus expection of how these riders will perform. This means it is possible to do well without much research, though of course if you do want to research your team there are many resources online.
A full list of participating riders, categories and credits can be found here: https://www.velogames.com/italy/2023/riders.php
The rules for the competition can be found here: https://www.velogames.com/italy/2023/rules.php. (Note that we are only focused on the classic competition: 1 team that stays the same throughout the race. You can of course also participate in the additional stage hunter competition if you want to, but we will not be reporting this on witt as part of the Talossan Cycling association tour)
The scoring system can be found here: https://www.velogames.com/italy/2023/scores.php
(Points can be won for stage results, intermediate sprints/king of the mountain points, participating in breakaways, daily classification standings, final classification standings and team assist points.)
Registered Teams
- Banqeu da Cézembre Pterodactyls (BDC, Cézembre)
- Dead Last (DED, Vuode)
- els Averatxeirs (ATX, Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
- Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS, Benito)
- Maritiimi-Maxhestic Els Gagnheirs (GNH, Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
- Cyclohexane (CHX, Benito)
- Velociposse Florencia (VFL, Florencia)
- The Maricopa Cabana Boys (MCB, Maricopa)
- Port Maxhestic AC (PTM, Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
- Cézembre Fieschă (CFA, Cézembre)
- Kinetic Racing (KIN, Fiôvâ)
Some more links:
Giro d'Italia website (inc stages, results): https://www.giroditalia.it/en/
TCAT podcast with Lüc and myself: https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=2388.msg19788#new
Season overview thread: https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=2337.0
Team Dead Last has been submitted
Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on May 01, 2023, 05:16:14 PMTeam Dead Last has been submitted
I see you are going for the opposite name approach as Baron AD :p
Els Averatxeirs tiennent arivat.
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
Registered!
The Maricopa Cabana Boys have entered the ring!
I've never heard of any of these people in my life.
Maybe I'll watch it this year, if I have a streaming service that airs it.
Nine teams already! That's amazing.
And of course we are still waiting for the legendary Kinetic Racing, the overall strongest team last season.
What do we do about the two as of yet unrepresented provinces?
Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on May 04, 2023, 08:54:23 AMWhat do we do about the two as of yet unrepresented provinces?
Good question. Still more than 1,5 day left of course
With regards to Fiôvâ, well we wouldn't be complete without Kinetic Racing. Audrada did say Kinetic would be participating again, so I'm hoping that's still her intention.
Getting a team from Atatürk might be difficult. Perhaps
@Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir would be interested in fielding a team?
tbf, senators should run and be elected on a platform of running a TCAT team in representation of their province. that would be good bipartisan policy i think.
Team 'CÉZEMBRE FIESCHĂ' is joining ! (I hope that TCAT league is open to prospective citizens)
Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on May 04, 2023, 04:46:40 PM(I hope that TCAT league is open to prospective citizens)
Of course! You're very welcome to participate!
Quote from: Sir Lüc on May 04, 2023, 02:11:52 PMtbf, senators should run and be elected on a platform of running a TCAT team in representation of their province. that would be good bipartisan policy i think.
I thought about including my province name in my team name but I was afraid I would be put on trial for bringing disrepute to my province LOL
24 hours left to register!
NB:
Foss, Gesink and Mäder are not starting and have been replaced. There could still be other last minute changes to the start list as well. If you did pick a rider who doesn't start, velogames will automatically pick a replacement for you, but it might be worth considering manually replacing them with someone you selected.
24 hours left to make any changes to your team!
Hey there! What's happening so far!! The people demand to know how much my team is leading the competition!!!
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 06, 2023, 04:21:58 PMHey there! What's happening so far!! The people demand to know how much my team is leading the competition!!!
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Hahaha look upon my works and despair! Your blood will spice my wine!
Congrats to the first 10 contestants in our league ! (I'd better rename my team "els escarzuaes da Cezembre")
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Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 06, 2023, 04:21:58 PMHey there! What's happening so far!! The people demand to know how much my team is leading the competition!!!
We've actually just discussed your winning effort in the second episode of Centraseira we recorded.
Of course I will also do a witt update today, but it got delayed a bit because of the recording.
Another episode!? That's so fast! Great work and I can't wait to listen!
@Glüc da Dhi S.H. and
@Sir Lüc Is it possible for me to share these episodes on Fora Talossa?
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on May 06, 2023, 05:09:15 PM@Glüc da Dhi S.H. and @Sir Lüc
Is it possible for me to share these episodes on Fora Talossa?
I'm not sure what this would accomplish; advertising the episodes on Witt and social media seems to reach our intended audience well enough already.
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 06, 2023, 04:21:58 PMHey there! What's happening so far!! The people demand to know how much my team is leading the competition!!!
Here you go: https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=2398.msg19928#new
Quote from: Sir Lüc on May 06, 2023, 05:44:15 PMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on May 06, 2023, 05:09:15 PM@Glüc da Dhi S.H. and @Sir Lüc
Is it possible for me to share these episodes on Fora Talossa?
I'm not sure what this would accomplish; advertising the episodes on Witt and social media seems to reach our intended audience well enough already.
Ok.
Wait!!! I demand a recount!!! I am not in last place as I expected!
Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on May 06, 2023, 09:00:58 PMWait!!! I demand a recount!!! I am not in last place as I expected!
Still plenty of time left to achieve that objective.
Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on May 07, 2023, 02:06:23 AMQuote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on May 06, 2023, 09:00:58 PMWait!!! I demand a recount!!! I am not in last place as I expected!
Still plenty of time left to achieve that objective.
More luck next time Tric'hard ! I stand firmly at this 11th position (& close to all-leagues worst score with a 100-points team, possibly a new target for me)
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Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on May 07, 2023, 12:54:11 PMQuote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on May 07, 2023, 02:06:23 AMQuote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on May 06, 2023, 09:00:58 PMWait!!! I demand a recount!!! I am not in last place as I expected!
Still plenty of time left to achieve that objective.
More luck next time Tric'hard ! I stand firmly at this 11th position (& close to all-leagues worst score with a 100-points team, possibly a new target for me)
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I'm only two spots ahead of you in the standings as of today!