Wrath of le Tour 2015 - done and dusted

The Tour de France is done and dusted and Chris Froome reigned supreme. The final margin of victory was less than expected, due mainly to the fighting spirit of Nairo Quintana. The fact that he already has finished 2nd at le tour may have made the race all the better. 

The fantasy cycling competition is the closest I can remember... (I don't remember the scores of the rest) Drugs over talent managed by Matt Kurke made a late surge in points to take the win over Team Rush-more managed by Ryan Buus with Les Têtards managed by Charlie Sawyer very close to the second spot. 

Podium for the overall competition:
1 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 6426
2 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 6322
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 6305

It is odd to see Matt Kurke at the top for a change - cough, cough, SPANDEX tour, cough, cough. 

The biggest mover on the last day of racing due to their excellent overall pick is Dufresne, Party of Nine managed by Alex Kurt. He came to within 218 points of the win, but may have been just one stage short.  

MOTO MAN lead by Justin Rath was the lanterne rouge this year. There was a bit of doubt but as soon as the roads turned up luck was not on his side. I have a feeling this won't diminish the fire that burns inside him for fantasy cycling cycling competitions.

Here are all kinds of results for you. More pointless analysis in the future if time allows. In the meantime start studying up to pick your riders for a fantasy Vuelta a España competition at the end of August! http://www.steephill.tv/vuelta-a-espana/

Stage 21 Podium
1 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 196
2 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 186
3 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 185

Stage F Podium
1 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 2824
2 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 2712
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 2607

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 6426
2 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 6322
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 6305
4 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 6208
5 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 5569
6 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 5406
7 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 5391
8 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 5157
9 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 5092
10 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 4684
11 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 4037
12 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 3722

Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
2362 - Christopher FROOME
1903 - Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS
1660 - Peter SAGAN
1442 - Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
1305 - Romain BARDET
1069 - Vincenzo NIBALI
1036 - Thibaut PINOT
981 - Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO
967 - André GREIPEL
909 - Robert GESINK

Most valuable riders 
(value - cost - points - rider name)
193. - 3 - 581 - Serge PAUWELS
160. - 4 - 642 - Mathias FRANK
125. - 1 - 125 - Emanuel BUCHMANN
120. - 8 - 967 - André GREIPEL
111. - 3 - 333 - Mikael CHEREL
110. - 15 - 1660 - Peter SAGAN
107. - 3 - 322 - Ruben PLAZA MOLINA
102. - 3 - 307 - Jonathan CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS
100. - 4 - 402 - Jarlinson PANTANO
94.4 - 25 - 2362 - Christopher FROOME
93.0 - 8 - 744 - Geraint THOMAS
87.0 - 6 - 522 - Greg VAN AVERMAET
85.5 - 10 - 855 - Warren BARGUIL
84.8 - 17 - 1442 - Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
83.1 - 8 - 665 - John DEGENKOLB
79.2 - 24 - 1903 - Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS
78.0 - 5 - 390 - Jan BAKELANTS
77.8 - 6 - 467 - Tony GALLOPIN
75.7 - 12 - 909 - Robert GESINK
72.5 - 18 - 1305 - Romain BARDET

Riders with bad luck or who didn't perform well for their fantasy managers 
(value - cost - points - rider name)
0.00 - 15 - 0 - Rui Alberto FARIA DA COSTA
0.00 - 12 - 0 - Laurens TEN DAM
0.00 - 11 - 0 - Leopold KONIG
0.92 - 13 - 12 - Jean-Christophe PERAUD
7.00 - 12 - 84 - Michael MATTHEWS
8.07 - 14 - 113 - Wilco KELDERMAN
13.6 - 16 - 219 - Richie PORTE
19.4 - 15 - 292 - Alexander KRISTOFF
21.7 - 14 - 304 - Rigoberto URAN URAN
22.6 - 13 - 294 - Daniel MARTIN
24.9 - 16 - 399 - Rafal MAJKA
27.2 - 19 - 517 - Tejay VAN GARDEREN
32.3 - 20 - 646 - Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER
32.7 - 15 - 491 - Jakob FUGLSANG

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

Fireworks on the Alp - Stage 20 results

That was an excellent stage. Drugs over talent managed by Matt Kurke along with Les Têtards managed by Charlie Sawyer laid down a the challenge for the overall win. All kinds of results below!

Stage 20 Podium
1 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 395
2 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 284
3 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 276

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 3649
2 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 3563
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 3540
4 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 3285
5 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 3270
6 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 3199
7 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 2843
8 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 2795
9 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 2760
10 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 2743
11 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 2294
12 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 1870

Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
1415 - Peter SAGAN
1340 - Christopher FROOME
932 - Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS
707 - André GREIPEL
667 - Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
631 - Romain BARDET
534 - John DEGENKOLB
522 - Greg VAN AVERMAET
517 - Tejay VAN GARDEREN
482 - Thibaut PINOT

Most valuable riders (value - cost - points - rider name)
98 - 1 - 98 - Emanuel BUCHMANN
94.3 - 15 - 1415 - Peter SAGAN
88.3 - 8 - 707 - André GREIPEL
87 - 6 - 522 - Greg VAN AVERMAET
76.1 - 6 - 457 - Tony GALLOPIN
67.5 - 7 - 473 - Tony MARTIN
66.7 - 8 - 534 - John DEGENKOLB
61 - 1 - 61 - Jos VAN EMDEN
59 - 3 - 177 - Ruben PLAZA MOLINA
57.6 - 3 - 173 - Serge PAUWELS
53.6 - 25 - 1340 - Christopher FROOME
52.5 - 4 - 210 - Simon GESCHKE
50.3 - 3 - 151 - Stephen CUMMINGS
48.6 - 8 - 389 - Geraint THOMAS
44 - 1 - 44 - Pierre-Luc PERICHON
43.2 - 4 - 173 - Mathias FRANK
39.6 - 10 - 396 - Warren BARGUIL
39.5 - 2 - 79 - Davide CIMOLAI
39.2 - 17 - 667 - Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
38.8 - 24 - 932 - Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

Building Excitement... Stage 18 and 19 results

The last two days of racing have been excellent. Riders are flying down mountains. A full fledged "stem vs. chain watching" discussion going on regarding Nibali's attack today. The week three folks have come into form. Early favorites are lighting the racing up! Personally I enjoy Quintana's attacking words and riding. This could have just been a Froome lead tour through the Alps. Instead there is whining, complaining, and excellent racing.

Fantasy cycling is as hot as ever too! Stage 19 specifically might be telling of what might come when the final results are tallied. Les Têtards, managed by Charlie Sawyer, picked the podium today. With 110k of riding of which 42k will be going up hill, tomorrow could be classic Tour de France racing.

Stage 18 Podium
1 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 286
2 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 273
3 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 185

Stage 19 Podium
1 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 436
2 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 344
3 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 327

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 3383
2 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 3256
3 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 3168
4 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 3110
5 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 3035
6 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 2923
7 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 2606
8 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 2577
9 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 2568
10 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 2542
11 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 2170
12 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 1761

Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
1395 - Peter SAGAN
1247 - Christopher FROOME
783 - Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS
697 - André GREIPEL
598 - Romain BARDET
582 - Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
525 - John DEGENKOLB
522 - Greg VAN AVERMAET
517 - Tejay VAN GARDEREN
473 - Tony MARTIN

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

Stage 17

Stage 17 Podium
1 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 217
2 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 183
3 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 167

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 2944
2 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 2682
3 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 2679
4 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 2676
5 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 2639
6 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 2425
7 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 2219
8 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 2194
9 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 2038
10 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 1995
11 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 1812
12 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 1325

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

Just results - Stages 11-16

Stage 11 Podium
1 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 226
2 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 222
3 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 175

Stage 12 Podium
1 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 284
2 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 239
3 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 234

Stage 13 Podium
1 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 231
2 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 228
3 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 205

Stage 14 Podium
1 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 243
2 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 179
3 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 172

Stage 15 Podium
1 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 222
2 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 211
3 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 197

Stage 16 Podium
1 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 245
2 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 237
3 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 131

GC Standings
1 - Christopher FROOME
2 - Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS
3 - Tejay VAN GARDEREN
4 - Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE
5 - Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO
6 - Geraint THOMAS
7 - Robert GESINK
8 - Vincenzo NIBALI
9 - Bauke MOLLEMA
10 - Warren BARGUIL

Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
1334 - Peter SAGAN
1007 - Christopher FROOME
667 - André GREIPEL
542 - Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS
522 - Greg VAN AVERMAET
517 - Tejay VAN GARDEREN
498 - John DEGENKOLB
473 - Tony MARTIN
449 - Tony GALLOPIN
445 - Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

The beginning of the end? Stage 10 results

It was a great day to be Alex. Mr. Kurt and Mr. Hooke both have Froome and Quintana on their rosters to storm the podium. Dufresne, Party of Nine managed by Alex Kurt had three of the top four finishers today. Even more impressively Mr. Kurt has four riders in the top ten overall. He is currently the team to beat after the first mountain stage. 

Six total teams have Froome on their rosters, but four made excellent second picks to set them above the rest. With a single rider in the driver's seat this could either open things up or lead to a tour of the mountains with Froome as our guide. Let's hope things open up and attacks start flying from all directions over the next two weeks.

Here are results. How did your team manage going up hill?

Stage 10 Podium
1 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 396
2 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 355
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 315
4 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 311
5 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 222
6 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 212
7 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 199
8 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 198
9 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 187
10 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 176
11 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 96
12 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 48

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 1574
2 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 1513
3 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 1460
4 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 1439
5 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 1430
6 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 1368
7 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 1347
8 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 1213
9 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 1123
10 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 1015
11 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 955
12 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 687

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

Stage 9 results

Short and sweet today. First time on the podium for Dufresne, Party of Nine lead by Alex Kurt (@apkurt) and Johnston Racing Group lead by Vicki Johnston. Nice work you two.

Here are the stage results:

Stage 9 Podium
1 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 181
2 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 157
3 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 109

The Rochester crew is running the show thus far by holding the top four spots in the overall competition. The mountains are coming though...

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 1334
2 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 1291
3 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 1219
4 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 1149
5 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 1148
6 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 1124
7 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 1015
8 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 972
9 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 936
10 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 803
11 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 779
12 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 639

Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
876 - Peter SAGAN
473 - Tony MARTIN
467 - André GREIPEL
454 - Christopher FROOME
358 - Greg VAN AVERMAET
326 - Mark CAVENDISH
299 - Tony GALLOPIN
286 - John DEGENKOLB
266 - Tejay VAN GARDEREN
252 - Zdenek STYBAR

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

The roads tilt up - Stage 8 results

A bum knee won't keep her down! Nibali Me This, lead by Bethany Buus, had riders 2, 3 and 4 on the finish today to take the stage win and overall lead. Also with a great pick for the day, Drugs over talent, lead by Matt Kurke, picked the winner for the stage.

Tomorrow should bring changes to the overall classification. The team time trial is difficult. Team Sky should do well to keep Froome in the lead, but they had a poor showing at the Critérium du Dauphiné in a similar time trial.

My pick for yellow after tomorrow is Tejay Van Garderen. BMC has looked strong and has a knack for the TTT discipline. He might be the first American in yellow since 2006 (that wasn't caught for cheating...)

Here are the stage and overall results:

Stage 8 Podium
1 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 298
2 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 238
3 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 201

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 1253
2 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 1197
3 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 1110
4 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 1058
5 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 1056
6 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 1039
7 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 946
8 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 888
9 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 791
10 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 711
11 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 646
12 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 593

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

Last sprint for a while. Stage 7 results

Those with some "Cav in their Dish" like days like today. The sprint king from the recent years is back on a stage that didn't perfectly suit him. Now the big question is if the teams that did well today have their riders hang on for the whole tour. Should be interesting. 

More shake ups at the top. Five teams are within 100 points of the lead. What happens with the hillier and mountainous route will be determined in the near future. Those who picked Froome are sitting in pole position while others will be chasing points. 

My prediction for stage 8 is the Valverde/D.Martin/Sagan/J.Rod type. My super outsider picks are Bakelants/Fuglsang/Costa. It will be a great finish nonetheless. 

Here are results from today. 

Stage 7 Podium
1 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 237
2 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 214
3 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 191

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 996
2 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 980
3 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 973
4 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 955
5 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 948
6 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 852
7 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 818
8 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 806
9 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 671
10 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 654
11 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 540
12 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 520

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See the rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

2015 Wrath of le Tour Stage 6 Results

Another day and another big name hits the deck.

The last 800m of today's stage was an unfortunately special moment. I am reminded these guys are tougher than the rest of us with each race I watch. The crashes over the last few stages have been tough to watch. 

Last km from stage 6 from steephill.tv via nbcsports
Stage 6 Yellow jersey presentation from steephill.tv via nbcsports

The fantasy cycling has been something special too this year - just not as tough... Without clear cut favorites, the fantasy cyclists are all neck and neck. Here are results from today:  

Stage 6 Podium
1 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 177
2 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 161
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 109

There must be something in the water in the Buus household. Here is a hint of where the results are coming from: 

Overall results after stage 6
GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 858
2 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 833
3 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 811
4 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 766
5 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 736
6 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 713
7 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 705
8 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 661
9 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 561
10 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 560
11 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 475
12 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 362

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See the rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

Results overload.

The Tour de France is off to an excellent start. The stages have been exciting and the racing very fast. The fantasy cyclist competition has been just the same. There have been four different stage winners and 9 of 12 teams on the podium at least once already.  Only 396 points separate first from last so don't be down if you are lower than you hoped after five stages. 

Checkout steephill.tv for more updates than your head can handle. Fantasy results and rider scores below!

It is going to be a great ride!

Stage 1 Podium
1 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 105
2 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 102
3 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 93

Stage 2 Podium
1 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 211
2 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 165
3 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 161

Stage 3 Podium
1 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 276
2 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 251
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 218

Stage 4 Podium
1 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 213
2 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 177
3 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 170

Stage 5 Podium
1 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 204
2 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 181
3 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 162

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 724
2 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 684
3 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 681
4 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 664
5 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 659
6 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 650
7 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 597
8 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 553
9 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 484
10 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 461
11 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 426

12 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 328

Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
453 - Peter SAGAN
432 - Tony MARTIN
317 - André GREIPEL
274 - Christopher FROOME
229 - Fabian CANCELLARA
197 - Rohan DENNIS
180 - Greg VAN AVERMAET
167 - Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER
166 - Mark CAVENDISH
158 - Tom DUMOULIN

Most valuable riders (value - cost - points - rider name)
61.7 - 7 - 432 - Tony MARTIN
61 - 1 - 61 - Jos VAN EMDEN
39.6 - 8 - 317 - André GREIPEL
30.2 - 15 - 453 - Peter SAGAN
30 - 6 - 180 - Greg VAN AVERMAET
28.6 - 8 - 229 - Fabian CANCELLARA
28.1 - 7 - 197 - Rohan DENNIS
25 - 1 - 25 - Jacopo GUARNIERI
23.8 - 6 - 143 - Tony GALLOPIN
22.5 - 7 - 158 - Tom DUMOULIN

GC Standings
1 - Tony MARTIN
2 - Christopher FROOME
3 - Tejay VAN GARDEREN
4 - Peter SAGAN
5 - Tony GALLOPIN
6 - Greg VAN AVERMAET
7 - Rigoberto URAN URAN
8 - Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO
9 - Geraint THOMAS
10 - Zdenek STYBAR

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See the rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results

The reigning champ is back at it

The teams are starting to roll in!

One of the first three entrants for the 2015 edition is last year's champion Lizzy Sander (@lizzysander). She lead from start to finish and is eager to repeat the feat. If my memory serves, there has never been a back to back champion in the Rath or Wrath of le tour cycling competition. She took her knocks early as a fantasy cyclist, but has since risen to the pinnacle of the league. 

Check out last years coverage to see what you'll be missing if you don't get your team in!! 2014 Wrath of le Tour final results.

Here is the inspirational video for the day:

Team selection sheet is here
Scoring grid is here
Rules are here

2015 Wrath of le Tour

Get your teams in for the best free fantasy cycling event of the year hosted by @fantasycyclist.

The tour is coming. Get excited folks. While everyone in the U S of A will be relaxing with family and friends, France and the city of Utrecht have other plans. So did this guy: 
Le Tour Utrecht - BON VOYAGE!

Team selection sheet is here
Scoring grid is here
Rules are here

The best cyclist in the world are starting their trip to Paris on Saturday. Submit your teams as soon as possible. If you are traveling or have some other great reason not to be able to get your team in that is OK. The competition does not have a hard deadline, but cheating is not looked upon very kindly. 

See you on the fantasy cycling circuit.

BON VOYAGE

Fantasy Giro?!?

Get excited. Spring is here and so is the Giro!!!!!

I'm swamped so won't be spending the amount of time needed to rank riders and organize a super awesome fantasy Giro this year. I will score a free-for-all picks league though. 

Pick your favorite 9 riders for the overall, stage wins and the sprints. The goal is to score lots of points. 

Scoring grid can be found here: Wrath of the Giro daily and overall scoring

Find your riders here: ProCyclingStats
We are not going to score the Stage 1 TTT to make things easier. 

Submit your team here: Wrath of the Giro 2015 team submission

The Giro starts today (in Italy) so giddy up! Have your picks in ASAP. We will use the honor system to weed out any cheaters. Winners get respect and bragging rights unless someone awesome donates a prize to the league. 

May the maglia rosa be on your side!