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Welcome to the Tour de France Fantasy League brought to you by Ultimate Dream Teams and Bicycling.
Manage your own virtual team in the 2011 Tour de France. Select your
fantasy team of riders and teams and score points based on the real life performance of the players in your team.
Please read below for a full summary of how the game works.
Team Selection
Once you have registered you will need to select your Tour de France Fantasy Team. All team management decisions such as team transfers and choosing your riders and teams (e.g. Liquigas, Cofidis, etc.) occur in the Manage My Team page (not available immediately after a round locks out). On the Manage My Team page, follow the simple on-screen instructions to select your team.
You can freely modify your team right up until the competition starts.
Your fantasy team will need to be made up of the following:
9 x riders (e.g. Alberto Contador, Thomas Voeckler)
2 x teams (e.g. Saxo Bank, Cofidis)
You can make a maximum of 3 selections from any one team. (For example, you can select 3 riders from Team Rabobank, or 2 Rabobank riders and Rabobank itself as one of your 2 teams.)
You must select a full team of 9 riders and 2 teams before you can save your team.
Scoring Points
Your fantasy team is awarded points based on the actual performance of the riders and teams you selected. Scores are updated at the end of each stage.
Rider Stage Points
The top 30 riders at the end every stage are awarded points.
| Position |
Stage Finishing Points |
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1
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30
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2
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29
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3
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28
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4
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27
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5
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26
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6
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25
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7
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24
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8
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23
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9
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22
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10
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21
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11
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20
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12
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19
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13
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18
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14
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17
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15
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16
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16
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15
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17
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14
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18
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13
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19
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12
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20
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11
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21
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10
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22
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9
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23
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8
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24
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7
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25
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6
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26
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5
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27
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4
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28
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3
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29
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2
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30
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1
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For example:
One of your selected riders finishes 3rd in the stage and another of your riders finishes 10th. You would earn 28 points and 21 points for the two riders respectively, making a total of 49 points.
Riders' Bonus Points
For each stage one of your riders is awarded one of the three main jerseys, you'll earn bonus points. There are also bonus points available for the one rider in each stage who earns the Combative award.
| Jersey |
Details |
Points |
| Yellow |
For each stage one of your riders is awarded the Yellow Jersey (overall classification)
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25
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Green
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For each stage one of your riders is awarded the Green Jersey (sprint points)
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20
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White
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For each stage one of your riders is awarded the White Jersey (best young rider)
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20
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Polka Dot
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For each stage one of your riders is awarded the Polka Dot Jersey (king of the mountains classification)
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20
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Combative
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Awarded to the rider who shows the most drive and aggression on a stage. Selected by a panel at the Tour.
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20
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For example:
You have a rider who wears the Green Jersey over two stages. You would earn 20 points for each stage.
Team Stage Points
For every stage, the times of the top three riders of each team in the Tour de France are combined and points are awarded as shown.
| Position |
Stage Finishing Points |
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1
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20
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2
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18
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3
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16
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4
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14
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5
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12
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6
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10
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7
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8
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8
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6
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9
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4
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10
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2
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For example:
Your two selected teams are Astana and Liquigas. In a stage, Astana are 1st and Liquigas are 4th. You would earn 20 points and 14 points for the two teams respectively, making a total of 34 points.
Rider Points for Overall Classifications
In addition to your Fantasy Team scoring points in each stage, there are points available for the placement of your riders in the overall main classifications at the end of the Tour.
| Overall Position |
Yellow Jersey
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Green Jersey |
White Jersey |
Polka Dot Jersey |
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1
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50
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50
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50
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50
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2
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45
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45
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45
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45
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3
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40
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40
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40
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40
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4
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35
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35
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35
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35
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5
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35
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35
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35
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35
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6
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30
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30
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30
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30
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7
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30
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30
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30
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30
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8
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25
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25
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25
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25
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9
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25
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25
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25
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25
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10
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20
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20
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20
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20
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11
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20
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20
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20
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20
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12
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15
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15
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15
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15
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13
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15
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15
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15
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15
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14
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10
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10
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10
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10
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15
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10
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10
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10
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10
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For example:
At the end of the Tour, one of your selected riders finishes 2nd in the Yellow Jersey classification and another of your riders finishes 3rd in the Green Jersey classification. You would earn 45 points and 40 points for the two riders respectively, making a total of 85 points.
Team Points for Overall Classification
Points are available for the placement of your selected teams in the overall time classification at the end of the Tour.
| Overall Position |
Points |
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1
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60
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2
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50
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3
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45
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4
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40
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5
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35
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6
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30
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7
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25
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8
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20
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9
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15
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10
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10
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For example:
Your two selected teams are Cofidis and Quick Step. At the end of the Tour, Cofidis are 3rd and Quick Step are 5th. You would earn 45 points and 35 points for the two teams respectively, making a total of 80 points.
Notes
Team Time Trial - For the team time trial in Stage 2, stage finishing points will be awarded for the teams only.
Any rider disqualified from the race will incur a 30 point penalty.
The judges' decision on scoring is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Transfers
Player transfers occur on the Manage My Team page. You can make unlimited transfers before the tournament starts.
- The Tour de France Fantasy League is divided into 7 rounds.
- Once the tournament starts, you are restricted to a maximum of 20 transfers for the whole tournament.
- There is no limit to the number of transfers you can make in any given round.
However, note that every time you swap riders and teams in and out and press the Save Changes button your total transfer allocation will be reduced.
Be sure to choose carefully before saving your team as all changes are final and cannot be reversed.
Note:
The Manage My Team page is temporarily unavailable while a round is in progress.
It will only open at the end of a round once the scores have been updated. You can then make changes to your team for the next round.
The Transfer Window will remain open up until the start of the next round. A countdown clock indicates the time remaining until Lockout.
Leagues
Playing in a league allows you to monitor your performance against everybody else participating in the game. There are two types of public leagues known as the Global League and Round League. You can also set up one or many Private Leagues in either game format where you challenge your friends and family to play against you. Here’s how it works:
Global Fantasy League
All Fantasy managers are automatically registered in this league which displays the Top 500 players in the competition.
Fantasy Round League
Displays the Top 500 Fantasy managers from the current round and allows you to monitor your round by round performance.
Private Leagues
You can create your own Private League and invite people to compete with you. The option to set up or join a Private League can be accessed from the My Leagues page once you have logged in. You can choose to send an automatic email to your friends by entering their email addresses online, or alternatively you can forward your Private League code to them. You can also upload your own logo for your league. An additional feature in the Leagues area is a message board which you can use to communicate with other team managers in your League by posting comments. The League Administrator has the functionality to delete uninvited teams or inappropriate comments.
Rounds
There are 7 rounds in total during the Tour de France Fantasy League competition.
Each round locks out for team selections and transfers before the start of the first stage of the round.
Please refer to the Rounds page for the full schedule and remember that the Transfer Window closes 1 hour before the start of each new round.
Prizes
Win over R8,000 worth of prizes! See more info here.
Prize Terms and Conditions
- In the event of a tie in points for a prize position, the winning manager will be decided
according to whoever has the lower number of transfers to date. If there is still a tie at this stage then a random draw will be conducted.
- Standard terms and conditions apply.
- League is open for play to everyone.
- Prizes will be delivered only to addresses in South Africa.
- The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- Prizes are not transferable and can't be exchanged for cash.
- Winners will be notified telephonically or via email and must be over 18.
Support
You can contact us at cyclingsupport@ultimatedreamteams.com if you have any further questions and
feedback. For all support-related queries, please provide us with your registered email address and password in
order for us to assist you fully.
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