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Goal of the game
Tour Manager 2011 is all about managing your own cycling team for the Tour de France race! After joining the game it is up to you to create or modify your ultimate dream team in advance before the game starts on Saturday 02-07-2011 at 12:00 CET. Your are free to select as many riders per cycling team as prefered. The way it works is easy; the better your players perform in the real-time Tour stages, the more points they score for your team in the game.
In short; create an ultimate dream team, collect as many points as possible and win great prizes! But remember, this game is not just about winning the top rewards: it's a great game to play with friends, family and colleagues, so why not invite them all to join your own Subleague?
You will find more information about the game in the following paragraphs.
General
Please read the following rules throughly. These rules will guide you through all elements of the game and how it should be played. In order to have a valid team, your team must meet the following requirements:
The riders get their possible awarded points after every stage of Tour Manager 2011. The first stage is not included in the game. The game starts 02-07-2011 at 12:00 CET. The riders selected in your team will score points based on the end position in the Tour de France, with every stage (except stage 2), and with their position in the general ranking (yellow jersey), points classification (green jersey) and the mountains classification (polka dots jersey).
Please pay attention; Stage 2 on Sunday 03-07-2011 (team time trial) will not count for Tour Manager 2011. No scores will be processed after this stage.
As long as the riders are active in the Tour de France, they're able to score points for you. Riders who exit the Tour de France during the tournament will not be able to score points for your team. All points will be published the latest on the day after the stage on 12.00. Click to get an overview of the points.
The points scored by riders dropped out the Tour (for whatever reason) will count for your team. Adjustments that are made in the final ranking after 24-07-2011 will not be listed in Tour Manager 2011. The scores of all riders on 24-07-2011 are final and will not be adjusted.
Team line-up
To start, every manager must select 15 riders chosen from the cycling teams competing in the Tour de France 2011. Use the search options to find a rider by entering his name. By using the team filter you'll be able to select riders per cycling team. Attention: Make sure that your riders are active in the Tour de France! All teams and riders are in the game. It's up to you to choose the best active riders for your team!
On your team page you can change your team as much as you want until the database closes.
Select a rider by clicking on his name. Automatically the selected rider will appear in your team. To remove a rider from your team just press the red button on the right next to the name. After you selected your 15 riders you must select a captain. The captains scored points are doubled! Press the dot on the left side of the rider you would like to select as captain of your team. The name of your chosen captain will appear in yellow.
Cyclists in the game
The current cyclists in the game are not all going to start the Tour de France, this because of last minute changes to the team selections. Make sure to check all your chosen cyclists.
Game Explanation
Registration
The game starts with your registration. In order to play Tour Manager 2011 you need to register first. You can use your old login combination if you have played one of our games before.If you have not registered yet, please do so using the registration form. Choose a password in combination with your email address. Make sure you enter correct and true information. After you have completed your registration you will receive a confirmation email with a confirmation link and instructions complete registration. Entering dishonest information may result in disqualification. Once you have registered for Tour Manager 2011 you can create your ultimate team. After your registration you can always login to the game using your login combination you previously set up.
Registration is possible during the entire season; however, modifications to your team are only possible when the database is open. Make sure you know when the database is open and your team is ready.
My Overview
After following the registration instructions you will be able to log in to your overview page. On this page you will find the combination of your overall score, your place in the general ranking and in the subleagues in which you participate. By clicking in this overview on your position (the number), you will access the section of the general ranking in which your team is positioned.It is also possible from this page to join an existing subleague or to organize your own subleague (see subleagues). From this overview page you have direct access to your team page featuring your selection of players.
Subleagues
It is possible to participate and compete with family, friends, colleagues etc. in a subleague. In this subleague you play together, but above all, you can play against each other in a separate ranking. Every subleague has a message board on which messages can be left for the other members.Each participant in the game can organize his/her own subleague by clicking on "Organise subleague" on his/her personal overview page. The organizer of this subleague creates a login name as well as a password and will be able to control the participation through the selective distribution of these codes. It is possible for all participants to organize a subleague, however it is advisable to first mutually determine who will act as the administrator. The administrator is responsible for the formation of the community in the subleague and he/she determines who gets to participate in the subleague.
The other participants can, upon invitation by the administrator, register themselves for the subleague by clicking on "Join subleague". All that is needed is the combination of log in and password for the specific subleague. The subleagues and accompanying bulletin boards fall outside the responsibility the organisation of Tour Manager 2011.
Rankings
Every team always participates in the overall ranking as well as in the ranking per round. Besides these general rankings for individual teams there is also a ranking for subleagues. To be included in the general ranking of subleagues a subleague needs to have at least two participants. In the formation of the subleagues ranking the decisive factor is the average of all scores of each subleague member.Prizes
Keep an eye on this page! We will soon post information of the great prizes you can win!