Division 1: The fight against relegation

[Bear]

Robys dream comes true... Matthew is sold and I am going down to D2. I hope I will be back soon...

[Lizard]

Whow, now because of that sale I might just stay in Div 1

[Luna]

You could urge the monkey now to sell 2 of his top riders

[Lizard]

You could urge the monkey now to sell 2 of his top riders

Then he has only -1 top riders left.

[Bear]

The problem is that he has no top riders.

Edit: Grr, Lizard too fast. But too easy to make a joke out of this.

[Robyklebt]

Full of top riders!!!! Petit Singe, a top rider producing machine!

And back in the fight. Last month turned out to be eeeasy. Much easier than expected, shockingly easy. Lots of rider sales I think, even without maybe I manage to do it, Jura, Pavé gave points, but with the sales. Not even a fight. This month? No Andes, no Southland, no Sahara, no Bolivia, no Kerala, maybe Gaelic... brr, will be hard. Ok, no sale planned, but not sure how many of my concurrents this month plan sales either. Even with sales will stay hard, many of those guys ride the Andes.... unless they sell the Andes points of course... good idea!

[Robyklebt]

Almost half time and looks ok. Not really good, but possible to save the apes.

Liberty sold a rider! We love Libby! Good, so now the ape is in front by 300 points, was always a bit back, but almost at the same level. Now almost 300 points ahead, which of course is excellent for me. But the danger obvioiusly still there. 300 points, can be lost fast. But, not that fast in November, where simply there aren't that many points around. Tours the points, GC, but Libby is not the big GC team right now, probably won't get that many points in the remaining tours. Doable. Then Franconia, He on the other hand, a bad Bayer, I feel it, he'll want to score big in Ireland. PFUI! Next is Radler, and he'll overtake me for sure after the Andes. Damn Coulieu. My hope, he doesn't ride much after that... The rest seems down, unless they buy riders. Only exception Australia, but with 1000 points back, he needs to score in the Andes, which he will, although the win looks difficult and then. Ahead? The obvious target is Adler. Who with only 6 races this month isn't doing much. If he'll continue like that? D2. Next Wookie, the only guy next to Adler who has been in D1 the whole 2010 so far, he seems safe right now. Like all the others. Unless they do the right thing: sell riders

so:

Adler
Singe
Libby
Franconia
RAdler
Australia

4 down, 2 stay up. Go monkeys! (bah, the stupid thing of course is that if the monkeys are saved they will go to D2 in december probably... latest in January, grrr)

[olmania]

I sold a rider, but I'm still not in the red zone ! Go libby ! Monkey in D2 !

[Buhmann]

Won the Anden-Tour but i´m still fighting. Unbelievable. Div 1 is really hard.

[Robyklebt]

It's because I'm really strong Buh... I'm just too good for you.

[Lizard]

You're 500 points above the relegation rankings... don't think you'll be caught Buhboy ; )

[Robyklebt]

I'm really good! Already only 71 point behind place nr 20! The superape would save himself once if he wouldn't go on holiday, almost sure! But well, wrong priorities, visiting Mama and Papa instead of playing RSF... so byebye D1! Unless... yes, unless many people decide to sell many points! A novel idea I know, but it should happen, all makes sense: Coulieu wants to stop winning, leave Radler! Chatelain wants to start winning, leave ZL! Azizi wants a life, leave NoLife! Terranova feels old and weak, retire! Lozano and Lelievre want some support riders, leave OL!

[Rockstar Inc]

The superape would save himself once if he wouldn't go on holiday, almost sure! But well, wrong priorities, visiting Mama and Papa instead of playing RSF... so byebye D1!

i'm shocked...the mighty ape goes on holiday? okay, mr. klebt wasn't such a fanatic...but the mighty ape?

[Strohhutbande]

I´m out of the D1

[Robyklebt]

Completely unpredictable here... Nr 19 to 21: 4354, 4354, 4351... But not only these 3. Nr 15 has 4555 points, nr 12 4778, nr 8 4976. I'm nr 7, 5237, hope to be safe for once. Anyway, 600 points between 8 and 21, and some of the guys further down still have chances too. Elb 4051, but riding Ruta del Sol, Kaju 3600 and riding Ruta del Sol too, both should win it actually.

[Robyklebt]

Waaa, this month starts like last month ended.

BIG fight against relegation. Nr 8, ByZickl has less than 1300 points more than nr 30, L RSV. Nr 21 600 more than L RSV and a bit under 700 less than ByZickl. Basically 23 teams fighting against relegation, with Allagen due to the age of some of his strongest performers that might join the fight to and become nr 24. Basically only 6 teams that I would bet that they won't be relegated this month, the top 5 plus Vuvu.

[team fl]

FL joins the fight agains relegation! Wohooo!!!

Will depend on the time for racing... But I guess I will enjoy my first season in Div 1 and then say goodbye soon

[Elaska]

I won't fight

[Lizard]

Sign me in for April.

[Vuvuzela]

... Basically only 6 teams that I would bet that they won't be relegated this month, the top 5 plus Vuvu.

Thank you but I think it will also be hard for me to stay in DIV1. It could be an interesting month, because it's very close at the moment.

[NoPikouze]

This fight is almost unwinnable for me
Wanted to stay in D1 the whole year! grr

[Luna]

If you reach your goal of winning a classic you'll be back in contention immediately..

[Robyklebt]

French crisis!!!

5 french in D1, 4 of them right now in the relegation zone! OL with only 5 races this month so far, if he can find more time he should manage to stay up, only a few points behind the last safe place. Socca team the escape artist 500 points back, already harder. Elaska and NoPik further back, 1000 and 1200 points. Won't be easy.

The fifth french then is Lesossies, on the last safe place, few poins ahead of OL. Really a crisis! What's the excuse? Cyclisme a 2 vitesses?
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[NoPikouze]

Exactly. When some immoral managers don't hesitate to recruit riders convinced of doping or some doubtful kazakhs, we french have to struggle with the relegation zone which is of course highly unfair. I wouldn't be surprised if the top 15 teams of the first division had an internally organised doping system. Their riders are simply too efficient and always in a good shape.
By the way, some people start to whisper that the big bosses don't want to see us on the top. Everytime I'm about to win a race, something weird happens: an opponent who makes tempo for example. Unbelievable!
But we will never give up. Never! Going to make a parallel championship where only french teams are ranked. Ha! Everybody can participate but only one of us can win!
Oh wait, there is already one like this...

Anyway, I'll be back...

[team fl]

Liechtenstein crisis!!!

1 Liechtenstein team in D1, 1 of them right now in the relegation zone! FL with only 3 races this month so far, if he can find more time he should manage to stay up (?!), but lots of points behind the last safe place. Another unrelevant team for this topic, the escape artist, 500 points back, already harder. The chaos insulter (why is he in this post?) and NoPik (!!!) further back, 1000 and 1200 points. Won't be easy.

There is no other Liechtenstein team on the last safe place, few poins ahead of somebody else. Really a crisis! What's the excuse? Cyclisme a 2 vitesses?