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Classics Fantasy Game 2026
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-02-2026 09:38
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And here is our draft order, curtosy of random.org:
alexkr's Racoons
Nemolito Croissants
IESE Ice Tulips
UU D
Dane Bramage Rainbow Warriors
Jaxika Hussars
Marcovdw Chumps
seancoll Sliders
Ollfardh Overlords
BBL's Barnacles
Laurens147 Hornets
Imladrik Inspectors
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-02-2026 10:08
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As said before, the calendar is hard this year. This is what I have for now, but I'll leave it up for suggestions, so any feedback is welcome!
Things I'm not happy about are block 2 (almost no races in the first half or march) and block 9 (all Ardennes races together).
| BLOCK 1 | Opening weekend | | | 28/02/2026 | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | WT2 | | 28/02/2026 | Faun-Ardèche Classic | CT1 | | 1/03/2026 | Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne | CT+ | | 1/03/2026 | La Drôme Classic | CT1 | | BLOCK 2 | The Italian Job | | | 1/03/2026 | Dodecanese GP | CT2 | | 3/03/2026 | Le Samyn | CT1 | | 4/03/2026 | Trofeo Laigueglia | CT1 | | 7/03/2026 | Strade Bianchi | WT1 | | BLOCK 3 | The Fast and the Furious | | | 19/03/2025 | Nokere Koerse | CT+ | | 19/03/2025 | Milano - Torino | CT+ | | 20/03/2025 | GP Denain | CT1 | | 21/03/2025 | Bredene Koksijde Classic | CT1 | | BLOCK 4 | La Primavera | | | 21/03/2026 | Milano - San Remo | M | | 21/03/2026 | Terres de l´Ebre | CT2 | | 22/03/2026 | GP Monseré | CT2 | | 25/03/2026 | Brugge - De Panne Classic | WT2 | | BLOCK 5 | Cobbles | | | 27/03/2026 | E3 Harelbeke | WT1 | | 29/03/2026 | Gent - Wevelgem | WT1 | | 29/03/2026 | La Roue Tourangelle | CT2 | | 29/03/2026 | GP Emilia | CT2 | | BLOCK 6 | The Calm before the Storm | | | 31/03/2026 | Paris - Camenbert | CT1 | | 1/04/2026 | Dwars door Vlaanderen | WT2 | | 4/04/2026 | GP Induráin | CT+ | | 4/04/2026 | Volta Limburg Classic | CT1 | | BLOCK 7 | Flanders' Finest | | | 5/04/2026 | Ronde van Vlaanderen | M | | 6/04/2026 | Cholet Agglo Tour | CT2 | | 8/04/2026 | Scheldeprijs | CT+ | | 10/04/2026 | Giro di Reggio Calabria | CT2 | | BLOCK 8 | l'Enfer du Nord | | | 12/04/2026 | Paris - Roubaix | M | | 15/04/2026 | Ronde Van Limburg | CT1 | | 17/04/2026 | Brabantse Pijl | CT+ | | 17/04/2026 | Classic Grand Besançon | CT2 | | BLOCK 9 | Ardennes Offensive | | | 18/04/2026 | Tour du Jura | CT2 | | 19/04/2026 | Amstel Gold Race | WT1 | | 22/04/2026 | Flèche Wallonne | WT1 | | 26/04/2026 | Liège - Bastogne - Liège | M | | BLOCK 10 | Dessert Menu | | | 26/04/2026 | Giro dell'Appennino | CT1 | | 1/05/2026 | Eschborn - Frankfurt | WT2 | | 9/05/2026 | GP du Morbihan | CT+ | | 10/05/2026 | Tro Bro Leon | CT+ |
Edited by Ollfardh on 02-02-2026 16:48
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-02-2026 16:48
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We will start the draft with the first three rounds. Reminder to read the rules so you send in (enough) valid picks! Every odd round with start with the Racoons and ends with the Inspectors. Every even round will start with the Inspectors and end with the Racoons. So for now I need:
R1: A rider who has never won a monument
R2: Any rider with a World Championship medal, any category or discipline
R3: A rider from your home nation
Let's try to send these in by Friday 06/02 08:00 normal europe time. Let me know if there are any problems. Also make sure to check your outbox that the PM is sent, we had problems with this in the past!
Please make your list in the following format, this will make my job a lot easier:
MERCKX Eddy
INDURAIN Miguel
HINAULT Bernard
ANQUETIL Jacques
Also, the next rounds are:
Spoiler R4: A rider born 01/01/2003 or later
R5: A rider with a GT Stage win
R6: A rider from a country bordering your home nation (pick only one country for your list)
As you can see the draft remains unchanged this year. I just didn't have the time to prepare new categories, but will promise to try harder next year. Also, regarding the Pogacar/Mathieu dominance, the last two winners did not have either of them in their team, so I think we can do without.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| knockout |
Posted on 02-02-2026 20:30
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Ollfardh wrote:
And here is our draft order, curtosy of random.org:
alexkr's Racoons
Nemolito Croissants
IESE Ice Tulips
UU D
Dane Bramage Rainbow Warriors
Jaxika Hussars
Marcovdw Chumps
seancoll Sliders
Ollfardh Overlords
BBL's Barnacles
Laurens147 Hornets
Imladrik Inspectors
Note: Ollfardh ignored his own stupid rules. For that he loses his first round draft pick. Sorry not sorry.
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters!
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Posted on 06-02-2026 21:56
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-02-2026 20:50
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knockout wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
And here is our draft order, curtosy of random.org:
alexkr's Racoons
Nemolito Croissants
IESE Ice Tulips
UU D
Dane Bramage Rainbow Warriors
Jaxika Hussars
Marcovdw Chumps
seancoll Sliders
Ollfardh Overlords
BBL's Barnacles
Laurens147 Hornets
Imladrik Inspectors
Note: Ollfardh ignored his own stupid rules. For that he loses his first round draft pick. Sorry not sorry.
Fair is fair!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 04-02-2026 10:15
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I got a few PM's already, keep them coming!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 05-02-2026 07:23
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24 hours till the first deadline!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 05-02-2026 13:26
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I had just spent an hour composing a message. Press send. Got logged out. Starting again...
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 05-02-2026 14:26
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Dane Bramage wrote:
I had just spent an hour composing a message. Press send. Got logged out. Starting again...
Always write your lists in notepad
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 05-02-2026 14:27
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I use Word, but the message is the same: Don't trust the forum!
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 05-02-2026 14:50
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Yeah, unfortunately I have to agree with that. Also make sure the message is in your outbox, if it's not there I probably didn't receive it!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 05-02-2026 18:33
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12 hours before the first deadline!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 05-02-2026 19:59
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I am fully aware, that I am an idiot
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 05-02-2026 20:33
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I have sent a new list.
I know nothing about cycling, apparently
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 06-02-2026 09:32
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I'm still missing some PM's, so with my apologies to those who did send it in time, I'm extending the deadline tot 14:00 europe time, 3,5 hours from this post.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 06-02-2026 14:01
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Draft rounds 1-3
The first draft is done, with two players missing the deadline unfortunately. They can just post their 3 picks here and I'll add them on a first come first serve basis.
| Racoons | Croissants | Ice Tulips | D | Rainbow Warriors | Hussars | Chumps | Sliders | Overlords | Barnacles | Hornets | Inspectors | | R1 | LAPORTE Christophe | PIDCOCK Tom | GIRMAY Biniam | | PEDERSEN Mads | | DE LIE Arnaud | HEALY Ben | BENOOT Tiesj | POWLESS Neilson | VAN GILS Maxim | MERLIER Tim | | R2 | CHRISTEN Jan | DEL GROSSO Tibor | GANNA Filippo | | MATTHEWS Michael | | BRENNAN Matthew | EVENEPOEL Remco | STUYVEN Jasper | VAN AERT Wout | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | POGACAR Tadej | | R3 | VAN BAARLE Dylan | LAPEIRA Paul | EEKHOFF Nils | | HIRSCHI Marc | | MAGNIER Paul | TRENTIN Matteo | PHILIPSEN Jasper | VERMEERSCH Florian | WELLENS Tim | DEGENKOLB John |
Let me know if there is a mistake and we'll fix things. For the next round, due monday 09/02 at 14:00 again, I will need:
R4: A rider born 01/01/2003 or later
R5: A rider with a GT Stage win
R6: A rider from a country bordering your home nation (pick only one country for your list)
Edited by Ollfardh on 06-02-2026 14:16
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| jaxika |
Posted on 06-02-2026 14:21
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SKJELMOSE Mattias
GRÉGOIRE Romain
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 06-02-2026 17:41
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So upset about Pedersen's crash, I forgot about Pidcock.
Sucks to see Del Grosso and Brennan snatched.
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 06-02-2026 18:09
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alexkr00 wrote:
So upset about Pedersen's crash, I forgot about Pidcock.
Sucks to see Del Grosso and Brennan snatched.
I gambled on Pedersen, hoping that he will return in great form for some of the later blocks. Might be a stupid decision
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