Cleaning up after the weekend's events.
Another exciting weekend of racing for the Wiskota Fantasy League. Those of us that watched the Strade Bianchi live know why this is quickly becoming one of the most popular early season events. I am very happy that we included it amonst our extra non-world tour events. However, no one is more happy about it than Patrick and his rider Fabian Cancellara. Spartacus put on a dominant display of power, riding away from his rivals with what seemed like relative ease. As I alluded to in "On the Rivet" the steep finish didn't matter because by the time Cancellera got to the foot of Sienna the race was all but over. A few other Wiskota riders put in some work. Nibali made the break, but failed to hang on. Kreuziger looked like he had a chance for a podium, but he died at the bottom of the hill. In the end, two things were made clear; Fabulous Fab is back in a major way and the Strade Bianchi is an awesome race.
Paris-Nice kicked off with a 9 k timetrial on Sunday. The big disapointment of the day has to be for Bill the neo pro's rider Tony Martin. As the rain started to soak the road towards the end of the day the big German failed to show his potential finishing in the middle of the pack 30 seconds off the leader. This might have opened the door for my rider Levi Leipheimer, who came in third, as he may now become the team leader. Bill shouldn't be too bummed as his GC favorite Bradley Wiggins was the only other Wiskota rider to top Levi, coming in second taking 2 seconds out of his rival. More on this race to come shortly, for it has just begun.
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