There's still time to join the Fantasy La Vuelta Game - create your teams now and win some amazing prizes! You can enter new teams until Stage 4 begins (10:00 UTC/GMT+2 Tuesday, September 4).
Choosing your Mountains and Sprints Riders
In what's set to be an interesting race following the events of this summer picking your team of 15 riders couldn't be more challenging. If you are relatively new to the Grande Tours it can be a daunting prospect choosing your 15 riders from Saturday's start list of over 200 riders. You need to choose your riders carefully for all four elements of the game. The new ranking system can tell you some of the answers you need to know based on last year's results. Here's some direct links to real life riders that scored well in the 2006 Vuelta Fantasy Game:
Top 2006 Mountains Riders
Top 2006 Sprinters
Top 2006 Finishers
Top 2006 Game Stage Points Riders
Rider list updated
The official La Vuelta rider list has been uploaded today with the latest additions so you can begin selecting your winning teams. You can see this list in full on the Top Riders page or download this list in Excel Spreadsheet format.
Fantasy Upgraded
We've added some great improvements to the game this year:
1 new ranking and results service, offering new depths of rider statistics on races over the last four years.
2 see your friends exact selections in the this year's game as it happens.
3 look up the winning managers team selections for last year to improve your selection this year.
4 follow the progress of the key fantasy managers whilst also tracking your friends' progress in the new "Watch Teams" tool.
5 build your own Mini-Leagues.
6 try out the Forum/Chat area, which provides new ways to communicate with your fellow players from around the world in real time as the races unfold.
7 new stage selection system to make sure you never miss a stage pick again.
Prizes
We will shortly be announcing the major prizes in this year's game. So far we have announced some great prizes from from Speedplay, Giro, Udderly SMOOth, Maxxis, and 21 daily prizes from BBB. Keep an eye on the site in the next few days for the announcement of the Grande Prize, and the major runners-up prizes. Find out more here.
What is Fantasy Vuelta all about?
The online game allows you to assume the role of a professional team manager for the 2007 Vuelta and create your own dream team from any of the real life riders in this year's Vuelta. Based on the live racing action, you will take up the challenge of using your knowledge and tactical skill as a race team manager to compete with other virtual managers from around the world. Follow the races live and use your skill and knowledge to win some great prizes. Remember you can still enter teams until Stage 4 begins. You can re-edit and re-enter teams for Stages 1-3 of the Vuelta 2007 competition up until Stage 4 begins. Unlike most Fantasy games, this gives you the chance to try out the game for free and experiment with different strategies without having to pay for mistakes. If you join the Vuelta after the start date you can still take part with just as good a chance of winning as a manager who joined before stage 1. Try out a team today!
Play for free
Remember you can play for free for the first four stages. Try your teams out and see which rider combinations work out best. We hope you enjoy this year's game and look forward to seeing your winning team online soon.
Good luck!
