Fantasy TdF 2026

[LM240]

It’s that time year again for The Tour and fantasy competition. Waste away far too much time thinking of who to pick throughout the three weeks!

Think I’ve settled on my starting order.

If you fancy joining a couple of pistonheads leagues, here’s a joining link.

Join me in the league now no.60544 : Pistonlegs
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[Discendo Discimus]

Not going well, it won't translate from French and I can't find translations of England, British, UK etc in the dropdown

[oddball1313]

did my team yesterday, didn't have any issues using Firefox with the language

[tt601]

Both links offered me a drop down link language in the right end of the white bar at the top of the page. Safari.

[johnpsanderson]

I’m in; I don’t follow pro cycling closely enough to know who the best picks might be, but the Tour always throws up surprises in some form - so I guess even the best informed might have their plans derailed at some point!

[LM240]

johnpsanderson said:

I m in; I don t follow pro cycling closely enough to know who the best picks might be, but the Tour always throws up surprises in some form - so I guess even the best informed might have their plans derailed at some point!

Absolutely. So many variables. But some riders will make more sense than others.

You can study the form from 2026 races, look at stage profiles, team dynamics etc etc, but things still have to fall your way. And riders can drop out which will hit credits hard.

Don’t rush in too fast to make changes from the first couple of stages. You’ll quickly run out of credits. I try to evaluate any changes each rest day or around a run of specific stage profiles. Look how the points are allocated in the rules also as this will help with selections toward the end.

It can soak up a lot of thought process to make selections and changes!

[HughG]

I’m in! No password for the second one and it won’t let me select it so not sure I’ve done it properly/what the difference is.

[lauda]

I’ve just done my team. I’ve spent quite a lot of credits on the heavy hitters and then had very slim pickings at the arse end of the table to fill out the team!

[LM240]

lauda said:

I ve just done my team. I ve spent quite a lot of credits on the heavy hitters and then had very slim pickings at the arse end of the table to fill out the team!

Last few years I ve always had two 5 pointers to enable a stronger selection of 6 riders. Same this year, and nearly went with three of them. They may feature in a breakaway and if they drop out they’ll never be replaced.

Usual issue of needing just one more spending credit to get the perfect options.

Bit of a last minute change. Going bold for the first stage and then a possible defence of yellow jersey for first 2-3 stages. Roll the dice for a strong start.

I just don t want to burn too many credits swapping out people for when different types of days come around. Always a balance when there a few sprint days but a GC day or two mixed in with them.

Got an idea in my head, see how it goes. Hoping for another strong year!

Edited by LM240 on Saturday 4th July 11:15

Edited by LM240 on Saturday 4th July 12:20

[LM240]

HughG said:

I m in! No password for the second one and it won t let me select it so not sure I ve done it properly/what the difference is.

I’m guessing team name is ‘Hugh’?

You’re showing in both leagues.

PHUK was original league then Pistonlegs was created one year. One was invite only and other is open league to join. Just how it was done whoever set them up.

Pretty much same people in each. Looks like majority are in PHUK league.

[LM240]

Stage 1 turned out okay. Pretty close between everyone and scoring points in different ways.

I gambled on a really strong Ineos, thinking they’d put Vauquelin into yellow. Then defend it for a few days. But it didn’t quite pan out like that.

Stuck with selection rather than knee jerk change. I’ve done it before where I’ve burnt credits way too quickly.