Wrath of le Tour - Final Results!

The Tour de France has finished and the withdrawal from your favorite announcers, I am sure, has already begun. Weekend (or even weekday) mornings may never feel as productively unproductive for the rest of the year. The last three stages of le Tour offered up some predictable racing, but the suspense was there as Bardet attempted to fall off the podium. The fantasy cycling was about as predictable. 

The big winner of the 11th annual Wrath of le Tour goes to Faire le Pont managed by Jeff Cook-Lundgren.  Jeff took the lead on stage 7 and never looked back. Jeff had an impressive team with an average fantasy ranking of 24th place. Froome, Aru, Kittel and Quintana were his big money riders and all scored their fair share of points. The most impressive picks came in cherry picking his high value low cost riders. Guillaume Martin, Tiesj Benoot, Bauke Mollema and Damiano Caruso were all value picks that scored well above their cost. Congratulations Jeff on your first ever win in the Wrath of le Tour fantasy cycling competition. A decade of hard work has finally paid off!!!

Second place in 2017 goes to Matt Damon managed by Matt Kurke. Matt was one of the three brave souls that did not select Chris Froome. He did have four riders in the top 10 which is an impressive feat. Things were looking up for Matt when Arnaud Demare was one of the top sprinters left in the peloton. His lack of form in the mountains or swapping out his low pick of Gianluca Brambilla might have been enough to make up the 104 point deficit to the top spot on the podium. 

Third place goes to the returning champion For old time sake managed by Kelin Dunfee. Kelin made a late charge for the podium by making some nice overall picks. Kelin's affinity to the stage hunter and sprinters worked out well. However, one can only wonder what might have been if Cavendish would have found his form of old rather than the barriers in 2017.

The lanterne rouge in 2017 goes to first time competitor Lion of Flanders managed by Lee Cox. Lee was hit hard by Porte's abandon. The other riders he selected are have excellent palmarès, however 2017 just wasn't their year for fantasy cycling. Welcome to the big time Lee. We hope to see you back next year!

Thanks to everyone for participating and hope to see you all next year!

Team rosters and scoring
Stage by stage scoring
Rider scores

Stage 19 Podium
1 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 159
2 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 151
3 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 114

Stage 20 Podium
1 - J's Racing  - Vicki J. - 259
2 - The Bikers Must Be Crazy - Alex Hooke - 241
3 - Lion of Flanders - Lee Cox - 191

Stage 21 Podium
1 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 204
2 - RathOfLeTour - Justin Rath - 189
3 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 181

Podium for overall picks
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 3209
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 3172
3 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 2397

***FINAL RESULTS***

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 7425
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 7321
3 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 5745
4 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 5118
5 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 5052
6 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 4902
7 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 4596
8 - J's Racing  - Vicki J. - 4503
9 - Santa Barbara Sandbaggers - Alex Kurt - 4353
10 - El Pistolero's Last Stand - Scott Bromelkamp - 4347
11 - RathOfLeTour - Justin Rath - 4080
12 - The Bikers Must Be Crazy - Alex Hooke - 4022
13 - Team Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 3982
14 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 3763
15 - WADA mean, I'm clean. - Jared Smith - 3659
16 - Lion of Flanders - Lee Cox - 3281

Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
2237 - FROOME Christopher
1617 - URAN Rigoberto
1530 - BARDET Romain
1370 - ARU Fabio
1349 - MARTIN Daniel
1246 - BARGUIL WARREN
1193 - YATES Simon
1129 - LANDA Mikel
1013 - MEINTJES Louis
1006 - MATTHEWS Michael

Most valuable riders (value - cost - points - rider name)
246. - 2 - 493 - MARTIN Guillaume
169. - 3 - 508 - GROENEWEGEN Dylan
138. - 9 - 1246 - BARGUIL WARREN
137. - 4 - 548 - CARUSO Damiano
134. - 12 - 1617 - URAN Rigoberto
124. - 7 - 874 - BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
115. - 3 - 346 - FEILLU Brice
108. - 5 - 544 - BENOOT Tiesj
103. - 13 - 1349 - MARTIN Daniel
102. - 11 - 1129 - LANDA Mikel

Wrath of le Tour - Stage 17 & 18 Results

The Alps have left a lasting shape on the 2017 Tour de France. Fearful leaders have fallen back and quiet contenders have risen to the fore. There are three stages left and the final places are staring to become more and more clear. 

On the fantasy side of things, Matt Damon managed by Matt Kurke are starting to flex their muscles. They have been in the top two of the past three stages and cut Faire le Pont managed by Jeff Cook-Lundgren' lead to a meager 125 points. The final podium spot is also coming up for grabs as For old time sake managed by  Kelin Dunfee, Rule #5 managed by Ian Hill, Les Têtards managed by Charlie Sawyer and JIOs managed by Jess Braun are all within 500 points of third place. Team Undertow managed by Ryan Buus has a fading Aru as their top rider. Each of the other challengers has Froome to complete the charge to Paris.

The final weekend should be good!!!

Stage 18 Podium
1 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 288
2 - El Pistolero's Last Stand - Scott Bromelkamp - 273
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 230

Stage 17 Podium
1 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 337
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 300
3 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 230

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 3837
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 3712
3 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 3165
4 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 2880
5 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 2823
6 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 2725
7 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 2643
8 - El Pistolero's Last Stand - Scott Bromelkamp - 2266
9 - J's Racing  - Vicki J. - 2219
10 - RathOfLeTour - Justin Rath - 2180
11 - Santa Barbara Sandbaggers - Alex Kurt - 2159
12 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 2045
13 - The Bikers Must Be Crazy - Alex Hooke - 1975
14 - Team Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 1966
15 - WADA mean, I'm clean. - Jared Smith - 1819
16 - Lion of Flanders - Lee Cox - 1741

Wrath of le Tour - Stage 15 & 16 Results

The tour is really hotting up now! Transition stages are tough fights. Riders are dropping due to illness very likely secondary to fatigue. This week is where heroes are made and dreams are truly crushed. 

The fantasy racing had another first time podium placer in The Bikers Must Be Crazy managed by Alex Hooke. His sleeper pick of Bauke Mollema was key with the stage win on 15. Unfortunately he has both Sagan and Porte who are no longer in the race.

Faire le Pont managed by Jeff Cook-Lundgren is still holding down the top spot. He has to be a bit nervous though because Matt Damon managed by Matt Kurke is only 334 point behind. Jeff has 1, 2, 9 and 10th place riders while Matt has 3, 4, 6, 7, and 10th place riders. In the overall scores it will be tight!

Stage 16 Podium
1 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 225
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 174
3 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 169

Stage 15 Podium
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 306
2 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 264
3 - The Bikers Must Be Crazy - Alex Hooke - 204

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 3458
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 3124
3 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 2830
4 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 2543
5 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 2522
6 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 2218
7 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 2158
8 - RathOfLeTour - Justin Rath - 1978
9 - J's Racing  - Vicki J. - 1887
10 - Santa Barbara Sandbaggers - Alex Kurt - 1866
11 - El Pistolero's Last Stand - Scott Bromelkamp - 1771
12 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 1757
13 - The Bikers Must Be Crazy - Alex Hooke - 1744
14 - Team Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 1702
15 - WADA mean, I'm clean. - Jared Smith - 1575
16 - Lion of Flanders - Lee Cox - 1487

Wondering who you shoulder have picked?!?!?

Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
905 - KITTEL Marcel
894 - FROOME Christopher
769 - MATTHEWS Michael
735 - ARU Fabio
663 - MARTIN Daniel
539 - BARDET Romain
533 - BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
526 - URAN Rigoberto
187 - SAGAN Peter
466 - YATES Simon

Most valuable riders (value - cost - points - rider name)
104. - 3 - 314 - GROENEWEGEN Dylan
86.5 - 2 - 173 - MARTIN Guillaume
77.3 - 6 - 464 - DEMARE Arnaud
77.0 - 3 - 231 - KÜNG Stefan
76.1 - 7 - 533 - BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
69.6 - 13 - 905 - KITTEL Marcel
60.4 - 5 - 302 - CALMEJANE Lilian
59.1 - 13 - 769 - MATTHEWS Michael
51.0 - 13 - 663 - MARTIN Daniel
50.0 - 2 - 100 - SELIG Rüdiger

Team scores
Rider scores
Stage scores

Wrath of le Tour - Stage 14 Results

No rider is safe to sit in the bunch if they are looking for yellow. Today's stage underscored the urgency and nervousness the GC riders go though. Team Sky capitalizes on every mistake. Fabio Aru looks like a one man team. If the "team" aspect of this sport is confusing for you, take a look at the last 20-30k from stage 14. Froome has riders to help him to the front and Aru looks like toast trying to find a welcoming wheel to sit on.

The sprint was something new too! The extra long celebration from a rider with the nick-name of "Bling" wasn't too surprising. 

Slow day on the fantasy circuit, but we have a new name to the podium. Santa Barbara Sandbaggers managed by Alex Kurt have been close a couple of times, but finally made that last step up to third on a stage. Mr. Kurt also gets the community outreach award for bringing the most friends to the party! To my knowledge Ian Hill, Jared Smith and Lee Cox have all come to the league via Alex. I can only imagine the water cooler talk in their office. I am jealous (seriously).

Results below:

Stage 14 Podium
1 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 220
2 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 217
3 - Santa Barbara Sandbaggers - Alex Kurt - 216

Wrath of le Tour - Stage 13 Results

Another great stage in the books. The dynamics between the breakaway and the yellow jersey worn by Fabio Aru were something else today. Some riders were frustrated that other were let back into the race. Those who worked their way back into the race are feeling good. 

Link to video summary from letour.com via dailymotion

It was another good outing by our top two fantasy riders. They are steadily pulling away from the field with Team Undertow managed by Ryan Buus now over 400 points back in third place. There is one week left in the race and any thing could happen. The riders have been quite aggressive so the racing has been exciting!

Stage 13 Podium
1 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 314
2 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 274
3 - El Pistolero's Last Stand - Scott Bromelkamp - 209

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 2817
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 2656
3 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 2242
4 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 2177
5 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 2031
6 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 1799
7 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 1775
8 - RathOfLeTour - Justin Rath - 1742
9 - J's Racing  - Vicki J. - 1588
10 - Santa Barbara Sandbaggers - Alex Kurt - 1479
11 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 1464
12 - El Pistolero's Last Stand - Scott Bromelkamp - 1422
13 - The Bikers Must Be Crazy - Alex Hooke - 1332
14 - WADA mean, I'm clean. - Jared Smith - 1298
15 - Team Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 1291
16 - Lion of Flanders - Lee Cox - 1258

GC Standings
1 - ARU FABIO
2 - FROOME CHRISTOPHER
3 - BARDET ROMAIN
4 - URAN RIGOBERTO
5 - LANDA MIKEL
6 - MARTIN DANIEL
7 - YATES SIMON
8 - QUINTANA NAIRO
9 - MEINTJES LOUIS
10 - CONTADOR ALBERTO

Wrath of le Tour - Stage 12 Results

That was a stage. Lots of good drama with riders striking out to take the yellow. With 9 stages to go, this could be one of the tightest tours in recent history. There are many riders that could still challenge for the the podium but the top step seems to be between five riders. 

On the fantasy cycling circuit, Matt Damon managed by Matt Kurke has laid down the gauntlet by posting a massive score. He has five of the top 11 from today. This could be the beginning of the end for the rest of us...

Stage highlights from letour.com

Stage 12 Podium
1 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 407
2 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 259
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 235

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 2543
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 2342
3 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 2087
4 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 2039
5 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 1897
6 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 1687
7 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 1670
8 - RathOfLeTour - Justin Rath - 1605
9 - J's Racing  - Vicki J. - 1464
10 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 1345
11 - Santa Barbara Sandbaggers - Alex Kurt - 1290
12 - The Bikers Must Be Crazy - Alex Hooke - 1250
13 - WADA mean, I'm clean. - Jared Smith - 1232
14 - Team Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 1221
15 - El Pistolero's Last Stand - Scott Bromelkamp - 1213
16 - Lion of Flanders - Lee Cox - 1193

Rider scores
Overall standings

Wrath of le Tour - Stage 10-11 Results

Two stages and two very similar fantasy cycling results.  Stages like today and yesterday are good for watching the finish. There were a few crashes along the way that made it a bit like NASCAR - end of the race and wrecks are notable events. Contador hit the deck again and Fuglsang now has two small fractures - scaphoid (wrist) and radius (forearm/elbow). Fuglsang is riding on as a testament to how tough these guys are.  

Two guys have Kittel. Can you guess who? A third guy has Groenewegen. 

Stage 11 Podium
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 253
2 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 211
3 - RathOfLeTour - Justin Rath - 189

Stage 10 Podium
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 246
2 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 211
3 - RathOfLeTour - Justin Rath - 162

Team scores
Stage scores
Rider scores

Wrath of le Tour - Stage 9 results

Uff-da. That was a stage. Way too many broken bones, cuts and abrasions for my liking. The final was pretty intense too! Here is a stage summary from letour.com via dailymotion: Stage 9 summary

Matt Damon managed by Matt Kurke has moved into 2nd spot with a massive win on the stage today. As it sits now, he has the 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8th riders on GC! Quite the feat given all the wrecks. Maybe the brilliance was in the ability to pull the trigger on Rigoberto Uran!

In the race for the lanterne rouge is no slouch either!  Flo Ridas managed by Lizzy Sander had the spot from the 2nd - 8th stages. The mountains have come and she had thought better of it though! It is now occupied by El Pistolero's Last Stand managed by Scott Bromelkamp. Given the namesake of the team stated he needs to "rethink the race," the bell may have tolled for El Pistolero's Last Stand

Links to:
Rider scores
Team scores

Stage 9 Podium
1 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 343
2 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 273
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 215

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 1785
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 1694
3 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 1624
4 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 1493
5 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 1492
6 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 1285
7 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 1261
8 - J's Racing  - Vicki J. - 1112
9 - RathOfLeTour - Justin Rath - 1097
10 - The Bikers Must Be Crazy - Alex Hooke - 1092
11 - WADA mean, I'm clean. - Jared Smith - 1067
12 - Lion of Flanders - Lee Cox - 1043
13 - Team Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 1034
14 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 1012
15 - Santa Barbara Sandbaggers - Alex Kurt - 1010
16 - El Pistolero's Last Stand - Scott Bromelkamp - 987

Wrath of le Tour - Stage 7 & 8 Results

The sprinting has been fast and the mountains have been fierce. The pace of racing today was frantic. The breakaway riders were as brave as they come. The French are probably licking their chops with a 24 yo winner and another 24 yo in third place on the stage.

In the fantasy cycling realm, Faire le Pont managed by  Jeff Cook-Lundgren has won the last four stages and now moved into first place in the overall lead. He has six riders in the top 30. He also has three of the last four stage winners which will make any team climb the rankings! 

The top five overall teams are separated by 229 points and all have multiple riders in the top 10. Tomorrow's big stage in the high mountains will truly determine which cyclists and fantasy cyclists are up for the big challenge of le Tour.

Stage scores

Team scores

Rider scores

Stage 8 Podium

1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 236

2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 228

3 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 195

Stage 7 Podium

1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 244

2 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 212

3 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 160

Wrath of le Tour - Stage 6 Results

Today provided a sprint stage without the major drama. Everyone got to the finish in one piece and fast men were able to compare watts all the way to the line. Teams that do not have Sagan or Cavendish have risen to the top. Each of our podium teams from today features either Demare or Kittel as their top billed sprinter. Given the high number of available sprint stages, this "risky" move has paid off for the four teams that did not select Sagan. 

Stage 6 Podium
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 242
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 219
3 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 210

Links:
Scoring Chart
Team scores
Rider scores

Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
432 - DEMARE Arnaud
400 - THOMAS Geraint
380 - KITTEL Marcel
322 - FROOME Christopher
281 - MATTHEWS Michael
265 - MARTIN Daniel
262 - GREIPEL André
225 - KÜNG Stefan
204 - ARU Fabio
187 - SAGAN Peter

The best bang for the fantasy buck thus far: 
Most valuable riders (value - cost - points - rider name)
75 - 3 - 225 - KÜNG Stefan
72 - 6 - 432 - DEMARE Arnaud
36.3 - 11 - 400 - THOMAS Geraint
33.7 - 4 - 135 - KIRYIENKA Vasili
31.6 - 3 - 95 - TRENTIN Matteo
31.0 - 2 - 62 - LUTSENKO Alexey
29.2 - 13 - 380 - KITTEL Marcel
25.5 - 2 - 51 - ARNDT Nikias
25.0 - 2 - 50 - BETTIOL Alberto
25.0 - 2 - 50 - PETIT Adrien

Wrath of le Tour Stages 1-5 Results!!!

Results are finally in after a great stage in the mountains. Putting some sane thoughts together after the fourth stage specifically might have been a bit difficult. Unfortunately 11 of 15 teams had Sagan on their team. The dynamics of the race will change and the battle for the green jersey has become wide open. 

The fantasy cycling has been competitive over the first few stages. Team Undertow managed Ryan Buus is currently in the lead with four team within 200 points of the lead. 

Links for:
Team scores
Stage results

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 965
2 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 885
3 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 807
4 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 790
5 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 780
6 - The Bikers Must Be Crazy - Alex Hooke - 709
7 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 694
7 - Lion of Flanders - Lee Cox - 694
9 - J's Racing  - Vicki J. - 683
10 - WADA mean, I'm clean. - Jared Smith - 676
11 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 670
12 - Team Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 649
13 - Santa Barbara Sandbaggers - Alex Kurt - 632
14 - El Pistolero's Last Stand - Scott Bromelkamp - 608
15 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 531

Stage 5 Podium
1 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 343
2 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 335
3 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 298

Stage 4 Podium
1 - Matt Damon - Matt Kurke - 169
2 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 124
3 - JIOs - Jess Braun - 119

Stage 3 Podium
1 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 369
2 - J's Racing  - Vicki J. - 267
3 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 260

Stage 2 Podium
1 - Rule #5 - Ian Hill - 207
2 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 186
3 - For old time sake - Kelin Dunfee - 175

Stage 1 Podium
1 - Team Undertow - Ryan Buus - 166
2 - Lion of Flanders - Lee Cox - 158
3 - J's Racing  - Vicki J. - 116

Results are coming...

The 4th of July travels have cut into my fantasy cycling time. Team selections can be found here. Scores will be done tomorrow evening due to internet restrictions. Way too many story lines for this early in the tour.

2017 Wrath of le Tour is here!!!!

Registration is officially open for the 2017 Wrath of le Tour! (Team Selection Sheet)

The grand depart this year is from Düsseldorf, Germany on Saturday July 1. The Germans will be out in force to support and seem to be pretty excited: 

Submit your teams to fantasycyclist@gmail.com or share via google drive. Pass this along to anyone you feel may be interested in following le Tour. Small rivalry over fantasy cycling makes good conversation throughout the month of July! 

@fantasycyclist will be posting all updates for the league. You can also follow at fantasycyclist.blogspot.com

If you are not able to get your team in immediately that is OK. The competition does not have a hard deadline. Just remember that cheating is not cool. 

Links:

Team Selection Sheet

Scoring Grid

Wrath of Fantasy Cycling Rules

See you on the fantasy cycling circuit!

GIDDY UP!!!

P.S. Here is a pump up video. As if you needed it! 

P.P.S. Many more Tour de France preview videos here.

Wrath of the Giro - 2017 Overdue results

The 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia did not disappoint. The final week was as entertaining as it gets! There were scandals, attacks and stalemates to keep everyone on the edge of their seats. 

On the fantasy cyclist side of the competition there was not much of a challenge. 

First place goes to badbeef managed by Andrew Stevens. He took an early lead and never looked back. badbeef stormed out of the gates winning five of the first seven stages. He was on the podium on 18 of the 21 stages and increased his lead on 16 stages. Impressive work from badbeef.

Second goes to Ullrich's Posse managed by Jeff Cook-Lundgren. A solid all around team, Ullrich's Posse only won two stages. He placed second in the final and brought nine riders all the way to Milan. 

The final podium spot goes to pink parade managed by Ryan Buus. pink parade had the GC podium and the maglia ciclamino but the rest of the team was a bust. This was enough to sneak onto the podium.

The other end of the competition favors a good looking team that just didn't pan out. The maglia nera goes to But I'm Le Tired managed by Beth Geissler. Maybe But I'm Le Tired will get some rest for le Tour in July!

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 9621
2 - Ullrich's Posse - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 8424
3 - pink parade - Ryan Buus - 8382
4 -  - Scott Bromelkamp - 8263
5 - i girini - Charlie Sawyer - 7848
6 - I know what KRUIJSWIJK did last summer. - Matt Kurke - 6596
7 - But I'm Le Tired - Beth Geissler - 4101



Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
1942 - Tom DUMOULIN
1832 - Nairo QUINTANA
1583 - Thibaut PINOT
1516 - Vincenzo NIBALI
1501 - Bob JUNGELS
1337 - Ilnur ZAKARIN
1179 - Adam YATES
1161 - Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON
1130 - Domenico POZZOVIVO
999 - Bauke MOLLEMA

Link to teams 
Link to rider scores

Wrath of the Giro - Stage 7-8

Today's stage was the thriller we have been waiting for! The beautiful roads of Italy provided some much needed excitement in the last bit of the race. This may just set the stage for road to turn up tomorrow as the riders climb Blockhaus. See a nice teaser here. So treat your favorite mother to a nice Italian cappuccino and a cannoli, put your feet up, and watch the second big test for all the GC riders. (Best bet for live streaming is over at http://www.steephill.tv/giro-d-italia/#live)

Results are here:

Stage 8 Podium
1 - i girini - Charlie Sawyer - 311
2 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 283
3 - Ullrich's Posse - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 272

Stage 7 Podium
1 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 403
2 - Ullrich's Posse - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 321
3 - pink parade - Ryan Buus - 277

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 2240
2 - Ullrich's Posse - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 1791
3 - pink parade - Ryan Buus - 1618
4 -  - Scott Bromelkamp - 1597
5 - i girini - Charlie Sawyer - 1558
6 - I know what KRUIJSWIJK did last summer. - Matt Kurke - 1285
7 - But I'm Le Tired - Beth Geissler - 619

Top Scoring Riders (points - rider)
566 - Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON
498 - André GREIPEL
416 - Caleb EWAN
409 - Lukas PÖSTLBERGER
364 - Bob JUNGELS
360 - Jasper STUYVEN
335 - Geraint THOMAS
294 - Adam YATES
210 - Jan POLANC
208 - Vincenzo NIBALI

Link to teams here

Wrath of the Giro - Stage 1-6 results!

Andrew Steven, manager of badbeef, is on a TEAR. He has been on the podium in every stage and has a commanding 356 point lead heading into the seventh stage. To accomplish this he has amazingly selected the current 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th (J. Stuyven, C. Ewan, B. Jungels, G. Thomas and A. Yates) best fantasy cyclists that are available! No other team in the competition has more than 3 of the current top 10 fantasy cyclists selected at this point. Major respect has been handed out to badbeef and manager Andrew Steven for displaying uncanny fantasy cycling acumen. I believe this is even his rookie competition! 

Results are here:

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 1554
2 - Ullrich's Posse - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 1198
3 -  - Scott Bromelkamp - 1128
4 - pink parade - Ryan Buus - 1091
5 - i girini - Charlie Sawyer - 1062
6 - I know what KRUIJSWIJK did last summer. - Matt Kurke - 942
7 - But I'm Le Tired - Beth Geissler - 412



Stage 1 Podium
1 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 211
2 - i girini - Charlie Sawyer - 113
2 -  - Scott Bromelkamp - 113

Stage 2 Podium
1 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 233
2 - i girini - Charlie Sawyer - 225
2 -  - Scott Bromelkamp - 225

Stage 3 Podium
1 - pink parade - Ryan Buus - 262
2 - Ullrich's Posse - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 259
3 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 145

Stage 4 Podium
1 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 365
2 - i girini - Charlie Sawyer - 323
3 -  - Scott Bromelkamp - 320

Stage 5 Podium
1 - Ullrich's Posse - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 348
2 - pink parade - Ryan Buus - 262
3 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 214

Stage 6 Podium
1 - badbeef - Andrew Stevens - 386
2 - Ullrich's Posse - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 228
3 -  - Scott Bromelkamp - 219

Link to the nerdy backbone of the competition: here All the team selections, rider scoring and much more can be viewed.