PG - Tour de France 2023 Is Ready To Roll... (Nearly)

Can all the short people point to Paris please

It's that time of year again folks. A chance to prove our combined lack of knowledge and also blame others for jinxing our best VDS hopes.

The first stage post is up to get you in the mood but with less than half a startlist, there's no spreadsheet as yet. All in good time mes amis.

If you're new to the game, it's very simple. Just select four riders for each stage and any that finish in the top 10 will score points. The only factor being that the more people who take a rider, the smaller percentage of the total available points for that particular top 10 place will they score. See below for the rules and a handy scoring table.

See you in the stage one post.

The Rules

In this game, only the race results matter. You're not committed to keeping the same riders throughout the series, you make fresh picks before every race. Our overall competition is just the sum of individual race scores. You're eligible for the overall even if you miss some races.

Pick 4 riders for the upcoming race. The order of your picks doesn't matter. All of your riders can score.

Riders score points down to 10th place. Less popular riders score more points than heavily-picked favourites. See below for scoring details.

The strict entry deadline is the official start time of the race, the neutralized roll-out or Départ Fictif. Be warned - if your post is timestamped one minute late your entry won't count! So do remember that there's no disadvantage to getting an entry in early, even the day before, because you may always change your picks up until the deadline. Feel free to rethink your picks when it emerges which riders are more or less popular with other players. If you make changes, post your revised 4 picks in a reply to your original post.

The Scoring