League Rules
Team Selection
Prior to the opening of registration, the entered riders will be split into three tiers according to the average of their world ranking in June 2010 and their 2009 Fantasy Tour de France Points Ranking. The top 30 riders will be placed in tier 1, riders ranked 31-70 will be placed in tier 2, with the rest of the riders being placed in tier 3.
Your 9-man team must consist of:
Teams must be submitted by Saturday July 4, 9am UK time, using the entry form on this website. If you do not receive confirmation of your entry prior to the start of the race, please email me at marcwalker5@hotmail.com .
Team Changes
You may make an unlimited number of changes to your team prior to the start of the race on July 3. Once the race has started, each team will be allowed a maximum of 5 changes to their lineup at any time during the race. Use the substitutions form on this site to submit your changes. Once a rider has been dropped, they cannot be re-added to the roster for the remainder of the race. Substitutions must be received by 8am UK time to be active for the next stage.
Points Scoring
Stages
The top 10 finishers in each stage will score points as follows:
| Stage Position | Points |
| 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 |
Bonus Points
Only riders in your lineup at the end of the race are eligible for bonus points. The value of bonus points decreases from the mid-point of the race (stage 10). Managers adding riders before the start of stage 10 will be eligible for 100% of the bonus points scored by that rider. Riders added after stage 10 will receive only 66% of the bonus points scored. This decreases to 40% for riders added after stage 12, 30% after stage 14, 20% after stage 16 and 10% after stage 18. No bonus points will be awarded if the rider has been added to the lineup after stage 19. Bonus points are awarded for yellow, green and polka-dot jersey competitions as outlined below.
Overall Finish - Yellow Jersey
The top 30 riders on the general classification following the final stage will score bonus points as follows:
| Overall Finish | Points | Overall Finish | Points | |
| 1 | 150 | 16 | 20 | |
| 2 | 100 | 17 | 18 | |
| 3 | 90 | 18 | 16 | |
| 4 | 80 | 19 | 14 | |
| 5 | 70 | 20 | 12 | |
| 6 | 65 | 21 | 10 | |
| 7 | 60 | 22 | 9 | |
| 8 | 55 | 23 | 8 | |
| 9 | 50 | 24 | 7 | |
| 10 | 45 | 25 | 6 | |
| 11 | 40 | 26 | 5 | |
| 12 | 36 | 27 | 4 | |
| 13 | 32 | 28 | 3 | |
| 14 | 28 | 29 | 2 | |
| 15 | 24 | 30 | 1 |
Overall Finish - Green Jersey
The top 10 riders in the Green Jersey points competition following the final stage will score bonus points as follows:
| Green Jersey Position | Points |
| 1 | 50 |
| 2 | 40 |
| 3 | 30 |
| 4 | 25 |
| 5 | 20 |
| 6 | 15 |
| 7 | 10 |
| 8 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 1 |
Overall Finish - King of the Mountains
The top 10 riders in the King of the Mountains competition following the final stage will score bonus points as follows:
| KOM Position | Points |
| 1 | 50 |
| 2 | 40 |
| 3 | 30 |
| 4 | 25 |
| 5 | 20 |
| 6 | 15 |
| 7 | 10 |
| 8 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 1 |
Standings and Tie-Breakers
- The standings will be updated on a stage-by-stage basis.
- The winner of the competition will be the team with the highest score after the final stage and the awarding of bonus points.
- In the event of a tie for first place after the final stage, the following tie-break system will be used:
- Most stage winners
- Highest placed rider in the general classification
- Highest points scoring rider
- Total for Tier 1 riders
- Total for Tier 2 riders
- Total for Tier 3 riders
- Bonus points from General Classification (Yellow Jersey competition)
- Bonus points from Green Jersey competition
- Bonus Points from King of the Mountains competition
- Random coin toss