The game has started but players can join all year long and still win. For more details email:
DirSportif is a Cycling Game that simulates the managing of a professional cycling team. It is played with real pro riders who compete in real races.
Basic Idea of the game:
You just got yourself a job as team manager of an average pro cycling team. At this stage, your team consists of seven riders. Your team is more or less on par ranking points with 19 other teams. The team is allowed 15 active riders and 5 inactive riders. You have a budget. You have to make your team the best in the world by the end of the season.
To be successful you have to
• Run your team within a budget
• Have a balanced team that consists of the right number of star riders and domestiques
• Know and research the professional cycling scene to scout the best riders for your team
• Be good in buying and selling riders
• Know which riders will excel in certain races and certain times of the year
Difference to other Fantasy Cycling Games
• It simulates the real cycling world
• Riders have a value and earn wages according to their past performance
• Riders can be released from the team and new riders can be contracted during the season
• There is a real life competition for riders: No rider can be in more than one team
• It includes more than a 100 races including the big stage races and classics and runs all year
• The teams need to have the right amount of star riders and domestiques to be successful
• Teams earn money according to how successful their riders are
• This money can then be used to develop the team further and earn more points for overall
How is it played?
• The game is free and the player only needs an Internet connection and Web-Browser.
• The calculations and tables are calculated by a VBA Excel Application
• The results are updated and presented on Windows Skydrive (No costs).
• The game itself is played in an Internet Group and/or this Forum and is social
How much time does it take to play?
• That depends how serious you play it. The absolute minimum would be to let the initial team run and spend 10 min per week to check results. However, to have more fun, you probably want to spend some more time on it. But you still can go for a holiday without losing the game.
Who might enjoy it?
• People who love and have passion for professional cycling all year long
• People who know or like to research results, teams, riders and races
• People who like to banter and chat with others about cycling
• People who are competitive, like to play and like to win games
• People who think they know more about pro cycling than most
Who runs it?
• My name is Markus (Game Name: Der Terminator) I am originally from Germany but lived in New Zealand for the past 20 years. I am a keen Masters cyclist with the local club. I followed professional cycling for years on several web-pages. I played and organised a number of different cycling fantasy games over the past years and always enjoyed it. I am now re-training to become a VBA Excel Programmer and the best way to learn programming is to do a project. After the TdF 2012 I set myself this goal: “Create the mother of all cycling games.” Five months later and after test playing it with two mates I think it is ready for the full roster of 20 teams. Can’t wait to beat all these cycling experts out there.
How do I join?
• Send me an email to
• I will then send you an invitation to the Games Group
• As soon you accept the invitation you are in the loop
• You then will have access to all the files and information needed
• You can have a look at the rules and samples of teams and result pages
• I accept 20 teams to start with but if there is more demand I might start a parallel game
• Players can join later in the season if a free space becomes available
• Players can stop the game at any time they want
• Players teams can go bankrupt and have to leave the game
• But they can re-join another game and try again
Please note that this is the first time the game is played with 20 teams. Some hick-ups in the software have to be expected but these bugs will be sorted as we go. The rules are also not set in stone and might be adjusted to allow a better game. So it is a bit of a test game. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions here.
