Velogames Get Cross!

Hello again, it's been a while. But here I am again, with a fancy new layout, that I don't really understand.

Since I last posted there's been a few things going on in the world of Professional Bike Racing. There's been the usual end-of-season round of new contracts and team-moves for a number of riders. Cadel's BMC team seems to have been particularly busy, signing Hushovd and Gilbert, so they must have some deep pockets. And Team Sky finally confirmed the signing of Mark Cavendish from the now deceased HTC team. Oh and Cav became World Road Race Champion too. Nice one!

In case you didn't know, it's now Cyclocross Season! I don't know about you, but I'm partial to a bit of Cross. Maybe it's because, the only time I can remember getting to stand on the top step of an imaginary podium, happened at a cross race last year.

Here in Georgia, Cross is the highlight of many a rider's season, and it seems to get bigger every year. It's getting so popular, that even fixed-gear-hipsters are now taking an interest.

And interesting stuff Cross is. There's all the thrills and spills of a road race, but packed into a smaller, usually muddier package. Where else but a cross race could you see a display of technical riding such as this?

Although I may know a thing or two about road racing, and we've established that I've done a bit of cross racing, I've no idea who to pick for the first Velogames Fantasy Cyclocross season. I think I'm going to have to do some research over at CyclingNews and Cyclocross Magazine before I commit to a line-up for the Bile Beans.

Then again I might just pick Sven Nys and some other random guys. Even if you do pick a team of stinkers to start off with, or one of your boys leaves the race in an ambulance, you'll have some chances for rider transfers throughout the season. As usual, all the details are on the Velogames site, entries close at 12:00 CET on October 23rd, so get those teams in by then.

And finally, here's the mini-league details:

League Name: Tour De Pance

League Code: 20143610