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