March 26/09 13:20 pm - Only One Day Left for Spring Classics Fantasy Tour - Sponsored by Specialized

Posted by Editor on 03/26/09
 

There are just over 24 hours left to register for the Spring Classics Fantasy Tour, so don't put off picking your team.

A couple of riders were inadvertently left off the Quick Step rider list (which came from the Quick Step site): Sylvain Chavanel and Allan Davis. If you wish to enter a new team with either of these riders, they are now in the rider pool.

Over $4300 in prizes will be awarded, with the Grand Prize a Specialized Tarmac Elite or Roubaix Elite bike worth $2,399!

Intermediate prizes will be awarded after the first four and first six races to the top three players in the Pool, and overall prizes at the end of the nine races that make up our Spring Classics. You can enter up until 5:00 pm EDT Friday, March 27th. Multiple entries are allowed. So far, three events have taken place, and the first intermediate prizes will be awarded after the next event ... but you must have your entry in before then!

Here is a list of the prizes that Specialized and Ryeka Sports have generously donated:

OVERALL PRIZES 1. Specialized Tarmac Elite Bicycle or Roubaix Elite Bicycle ($2399) 2. A package of Specialized products consisting of: Pro Road Men's or Women's Shoes ($389.99) Speedzone Comp Wireless Computer ($69.99) 1 Year Specialized Riders Club premium membership (Excluding Jersey) ($29.99) Air Tool Road Frame Pump ($24.99) 3. A package of Specialized products consisting of: S-Works Helmet ($249.99) Speedzone Comp Wireless Computer ($69.99) 1 Year Specialized Riders Club premium membership (Excluding Jersey) ($29.99) Air Tool Road Frame Pump ($24.99) 4. A package of Specialized products consisting of: Arc II or Roulette Optics ($199.99) Speedzone Comp Wireless Computer ($69.99) 1 Year Specialized Riders Club premium membership (Excluding Jersey) ($29.99) Air Tool Road Frame Pump ($24.99) 5. A package of Specialized products consisting of: Set of Roubaix Pro Tires ($129.99) Speedzone Comp Wireless Computer ($69.99) 1 Year Specialized Riders Club premium membership (Excluding Jersey) ($29.99) Air Tool Road Frame Pump ($24.99) INTERMEDIATE PRIZES (after 4 events) 1. DeFeet Kit (Armskin & Slip Stream) ($53.00) 2. Lizard Skins DSP Handle Bar Tape ($39.99) 3. Olympic Gold Medalist Lori-Ann Muenzer's book: 'One Gear, No Breaks' ($29.95) INTERMEDIATE PRIZES (after 6 events) 1. GoPro Wide Angle Digital Helmet Hero ($249.99) 2. Road to Roubaix (DVD) ($34.99) 3. Olympic Gold Medalist Lori-Ann Muenzer's book: 'One Gear, No Breaks' ($29.95)

The 2009 Canadian Cyclist Spring Classics Fantasy Tour Sponsored by Specialized consists of the following events:

1. February 28 - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

2. March 1 - Kuurne-Brussells-Kuurne

3. March 21 - Milan-San Remo

4. April 5 - Tour of Flanders

5. April 8 - Gent-Wevelgem

6. April 12 - Paris-Roubaix

7. April 19 - Amstel Gold

8. April 22 - Fleche Wallonne

9. April 26 - Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Rules

• You can register or revise your team up to and including March 27th at 5:00 pm EDT. Registration and team changes will be cut off at that time. Please note that rider selection consists of riders listed as members of ProTour and Professional Continental squads (815 riders and 37 teams in total).
• Register or update your team by clicking on the link below. You can pick your own username. You must supply your real name (it will not be published) and a contact e-mail (if you do not supply an e-mail we cannot contact you if you are one of our prize winners). Please review our Privacy Policy.) If the username you pick has been previously chosen, then we will use the alternate username you provided. Please remember your user name.....
• While everyone is welcome to participate in the Canadian Cyclist Fantasy Tour, due to shipping costs and varying contest regulations around the world, prizes will only be awarded to North American players.
• Each participant must pick 9 riders and one team. Read the points scales before making your picks!
• In the event that two participants pick identical riders and teams, the entry that was submitted earliest will receive first selection in the event of a prize.
• Participants will be awarded points based on the performance of their riders and team in each race.
• For the Team Points, 5 points will be awarded after each event to the team which has most riders finishing in the top-20. In the event of a tie on number of riders, points will go to the team which has the highest individually placed rider.
• SPECIALIZED RULE: a Specialized rider win (ie, Team Saxo Bank or Quickstep) scores double points.
• LANDIS RULE: any rider who receives a positive doping result at any time up to one week following the final event (Liege-Bastogne-Liege) will be docked all points from the date of the positive onward, plus a penalty of 20 points.
• The winner of the Canadian Cyclist Spring Classics Fantasy Tour is the participant who scores the most points.
• In the event of a tie on points (but not the same riders and team, as above), the number of event wins, number of second places etc. will be the tie-breaker.
• In the event of a dispute, Canadian Cyclist will make a final ruling.

Points Scale

Points will be awarded after each stage, according to the following scales:

Event Result

Events 3, 4, 6 and 8 offer a 50% incease in points (15-12-8-6-4).

Enter the Canadian Cyclist Spring Classics Fantasy Tour - Sponsored by Specialized