All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy

segamethod
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9/12/2024 9:58am Edited Date/Time 9/12/2024 9:58am
It looks like arek is the only one to have won multiple pieces of SRAM hardware. So considering we don't know what season standings prizes are yet, perhaps they are still the biggest winner here?
 
In other news, it appears that my moneyball strats are good enough for dregs, but not much more. Winning requires boldness.
LePigPen
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9/12/2024 11:19am

im also a bit confused by points payout event to event. I guess at the end of the day everyone has the same opportunity. If the riders run as they are sorted points wise, I assume its hard to get higher points out. Whereas if more top riders effectively crash out and lower riders out perform, that total points, like best possible score, is much higher. as in, Les Gets was ~1800 while VDS was ~1400 (best possible, not winning team)

so far the number one thing i think that matters is spreading out those picks, not just cost wise but being open minded towards every category. les gets had 8 juniors riders in best possible. VDS had 7. also les gets best possible has TWENTY THREE riders picked... and VDS had 19 i think. how many of us are really even getting close to those numbers both in total picks as well as juniors picked? probly a small minority. and keep in mind best possible still picked both elite winners in VDS, while les gets best possible avoided elite male winner.

ultimately once you spread out ~20 picks through out all categories (maybe not evenly in 5s) it then just comes down to luck, especially this year with conditions. still fun tho Smile  

beeeom
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9/12/2024 1:04pm

Here are some nerd stats. The battle for 4 & 5th is epic!

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LePigPen
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9/12/2024 1:59pm

Steve really popped off at champs but Arek clapped back at a normal round already so... They effectively split normal rounds.

Also do we think MSA is gonna be absolutely wet in early October... Or has it been unusually dry in fall around there?

9/12/2024 8:46pm

I would like it if my points buffer to arek was larger. They really did a great job in the Loudonville round. I am hoping that I can hold on in MSA but in any case it has been a fun competition. A lot more thinking and educated guesswork than pure luck. 

mattygbikes
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9/30/2024 5:55pm
I would like it if my points buffer to arek was larger. They really did a great job in the Loudonville round. I am hoping that...

I would like it if my points buffer to arek was larger. They really did a great job in the Loudonville round. I am hoping that I can hold on in MSA but in any case it has been a fun competition. A lot more thinking and educated guesswork than pure luck. 

Watch out, a feel a 2000 point week brewing from 4th place, going to be wild. 

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LePigPen
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10/2/2024 12:51pm Edited Date/Time 10/2/2024 12:56pm
segamethod wrote:

So... No season prizes?

wheres this assumption from? still says it on the how to play page. 5 overall winners receive prizes tho i have no idea wut the prize packages are like for winning anything. potentially the same as every round considering the top 5 may very well have not been a winner of any individual round.

(i stand quite corrected. Arek the legend has won TWO rounds outright, thread has a 3rd, Whiskey has a 3rd, Steve has a 5th) but still obviously a lot of non-OA contenders in the top 5 each round

LePigPen
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10/3/2024 12:23pm

another slightly above average performance incoming LFG boiz!!!

(but seriously id love to crack top 100 for last event but kinda doubt it)

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dolface
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610th
10/4/2024 3:48pm

Eff it, I'm going all-in on emotion for this one!

10/5/2024 3:18am

I don't really have any chance of being top 10 overall after the last few rounds where I took unrewarding risks. Playing it safe(-er)  for this one to try and get me another Vital tshirt at least

mattygbikes
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10/5/2024 3:52am

Would appreciate it if the top few blokes could tank. Bike would look so good with some fresh sram hardware. 

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Ally1
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10th
10/5/2024 4:09am

Looking forward to seeing if anyone pulls off a hail mary, or whether the tried and tested strategies prevail

sspomer
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10/6/2024 5:49pm

results are live (MSA killed me HAHA)

MSA - https://www.vitalmtb.com/fantasy/standings?league=3481&season=All&round…

Overall - https://www.vitalmtb.com/fantasy/standings?league=3481&season=All&round=All&keywords=

I'll be in touch with winners this week for both MSA and overall. thanks for an epic season! had a blast and hope you all did too. look for bigger, better next year!

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LePigPen
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10/6/2024 5:56pm

HO-LEE Arek almost did it. Would be very hard to make up 100 points but he closed the gap on that last round with a solid finish. CONGRATS Steve!

As is tradition I finished with my slightly above average performance. As usual. I almost don't want to play again after watching all my favorite picks go down this season Sad  

beeeom
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10/6/2024 6:04pm

Faaaaack! One place off the top 5!

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mattygbikes
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10/6/2024 6:57pm

Was real scared after three of my juniors vanished for the last round. Cheers for the awesome comp vital! What are the season prizes is it the list on the how to play page?

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Eoin
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10/6/2024 9:58pm Edited Date/Time 10/6/2024 10:57pm

Oh hell yeah! 3rd in the last round!

 

The secret to my success: forgetting there was a semi final and basing my team around qualifier results 😂

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10/6/2024 10:11pm

Oh wow. I fully expected that I had thrown it all away in that last round. In fact I was sure of it. 

Well done all on a good competition. Certainly made the season more interesting and helped to learn all the riders. Many thanks to Vital for thinking it up and putting it on.

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cantstop
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10/6/2024 10:42pm Edited Date/Time 10/6/2024 10:44pm

Thanks vital!! Really enjoyed the competition, such a great format 👍

Also congrats to the winners! Almost there but that’s couch racing for you.

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Jblack89
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clutton GB
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10/6/2024 11:22pm

Somehow managed to get into 5th overall on the last day! Way better approach than pb’s fantasy. Their pricing of riders is stupid and good way to be interested in all of the races. 

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LePigPen
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10/6/2024 11:42pm
Jblack89 wrote:
Somehow managed to get into 5th overall on the last day! Way better approach than pb’s fantasy. Their pricing of riders is stupid and good way...

Somehow managed to get into 5th overall on the last day! Way better approach than pb’s fantasy. Their pricing of riders is stupid and good way to be interested in all of the races. 

most clutch performance of the season. stand out clicker award!

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Ally1
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10/7/2024 5:43am

Thanks vital team! Really enjoyed this and has only increased my engagement with the racing this year 

Congrats to Steve and the rest of the winners, well played!

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jsray
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826th
10/7/2024 5:46am

I had fun sucking at this, thanks!

Eoin
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10/29/2024 5:36am Edited Date/Time 10/29/2024 5:38am

Big thanks to Vital and FSA for the prize, even got a free hat thrown in!

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