The third and last transfer period of the season opens tomorrow 8/2 at 8 am and closes on Sunday 8/5 at 8 am. The Eneco Tour kicks off the final stretch of the season which includes big point races like the Vuelta Espana, Il Lombardia and the Worlds.
As before simply leave a comment to make a transfer.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
From the Commish: Transfer #3
Vino and the Trifecta
Bill continues to pile on the points with gold in the road race and a sweep of the podium in the TT. 630 points in 5 days!
Monday, July 23, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
Tour Panache
Opening a comments thread. Still waiting for updates from our Tour corespondent, Patrick. I'll try a recap on the rest day.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Le Tour Beer Challenge
Prolouge - Greg: Cancellera, Luke: T. Martin - Greg +1
Stage 1 - Luke: Sagan, Greg: Gilbert - Even.
Stage 2 - Greg: Cav, Luke: Greipel - Greg +1
Stage 3 - Luke: Sagan, Greg: Gilbert - Even
Stage 4 - Greg: Cav, Luke: Greipel - Luke +1
Stage 5 - Luke: Greipel, Greg: Cav - Luke +2
Stage 6 - Greg: Greipel, Luke: Goss - Luke 2
Stage 7 - Luke: Valverde, Greg: Costa - Luke +2
Stage 8 - Greg: Chavanel, Luke: Valverde - Luke +2
Stage 9 - Luke: Cancellera, Greg: Wiggins - Luke +1
Stage 10 - Greg: Nibbles, Luke: Evans - Luke +1
Stage 11 - Luke: Evans, Greg: Zubeldia - Luke +1
Stage 12 - Greg: Boassen Hagen, Luke: Valverde - Luke +1
Stage 13 - Luke: Greips, Greg: Chavanel - Luke +2
Stage 14 - Greg: Voekler, Luke: Sagan - Luke +2
Stage 15- L: Greipel, G: Cav - Luke+2
Stage 16- G: Nibali, L: Evans - Luke +2
Stage 17 - L: Nibali, G: Wiggins - Luke +2
Stage 18 - G: Cavendish, L: Greipel - Luke +1
Stage 19 - L: Wiggo, G: Froome - Luke +2
Stage 20 - G: Cav, L: Greipel - Luke +1
Luke wins 1 beer!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tour Talk
Let's get some chatter going about the Tour.
I am interested in hearing people's picks for the top ten. Post a list.
Also, would anyone be interested in separate competition just for Le Tour. Maybe a pick the stage winner thing like they do on TV? Anywho.
I am interested in hearing people's picks for the top ten. Post a list.
Also, would anyone be interested in separate competition just for Le Tour. Maybe a pick the stage winner thing like they do on TV? Anywho.
The Broom Wagon
Blog posts have dramatically slowed with the beginning of summer break. Normally just a diversion at work, summer blogs require a little more concerted effort. Well, we'll keep'em coming as long as people keep reading them.
The last few weeks saw the completion of the two big Tour tune up races. Great race's in there own right, the Dauphine and the Tour de Suisse provided lots of high def action for our viewing pleasure. Let's recap how our Wiskota team riders did.
Dauphine
Bill the neo pro's strategy of drafting GC riders is really starting to pay dividends. At the time I thought his pick of Wiggins may have been a bit high. i could not have been more wrong. Wiggo won another stage race racking up 111 points for Bill. If this form keeps up we may not be able to refer to Bill as the neo-pro for much longer. Froom scored points as a high GC finisher and Tony Martin added a few with a high TT finish. In the end Bill racked up 176 points. The clear winner at the Dauphine.
Nipping at his heels was Team Volpe and namely, Cadel Evans who animated the race all week. 82 points from a high GC and an exciting stage win, yet the discussion was about his less than stellar TT. Will he improve for the Tour. Van den Broeck added points with his GC performance and Bo Haug (Bo Dogg?) even snatched a stage win. 140 points for Volpe.
Team Wiskota Dynamic saw the premier of there two new riders, Menchov and Brajkovic. Menchov was silent without the assassin. Brajkovic stayed in contention with a solid TT and good climbing earning the team all of their 30 points.
The Dauphine was a disapointment for both Gregario Forza and Miguelito Indurain. Sammy Sanchez crashed early on but managed to finish the week out. However, no points here. Forza brought 5 riders to the race and not one managed to earn any points. Biggest disappointment? Probably, Nibbles. This was a forgettable race for these teams.
Suisse
Miguelito Indurain scored some much needed points at the tour de Suisse. Frank Schleck continues to prove that he is the better Schleck attacking in the mountains and securing a 2nd place overall. Gesink keeps improving his TT skills and his high GC finish has many, including myself, marking him as a Tour contender. 147 points for Mikey.
Gregario's recent pickup has finally started scoring points this season. Lil Levi Leipheimer wheel sucked his way to a podium placement. If his TT can get back to where it was he may be able to wheel suck his was back to a Tour podium.
It took three riders to for Dynamic to try to make up for the loss of Levi. Sagan keeps kicking ass and scoring double digit points in every race he enters. Tommy D scored a top ten finish and had a chance for a better result but apparently Frank doesn't like to work with anyone but his brother. Valverde sacrificed a higher finish for his teammate Rui Costa's overall victory, this should be repaid at Le Tour.
Volpe welcomed new race Roche with a tenth place finish. Unfortunatly, that is only worth 4 little points. Cancellera came in 2nd in the TT to a suprisingly fast Peter Sagan. 12 points overall for Volpe. Not gonna catch Dynamic with finishes like that.
A child is screaming at the library and my wife, rightly, wants to go so I will wrap up quickly. Bill the neo-pro scored 40 with Kreuziger who was dropped on the biggest climb and then allowed to get back into the main group because riders like Levi wouldn't pull.
Great result for Rui Costa. If I had a picture of me holding his TdF stage win trophy I would put it in now.
The last few weeks saw the completion of the two big Tour tune up races. Great race's in there own right, the Dauphine and the Tour de Suisse provided lots of high def action for our viewing pleasure. Let's recap how our Wiskota team riders did.
Dauphine
Bill the neo pro's strategy of drafting GC riders is really starting to pay dividends. At the time I thought his pick of Wiggins may have been a bit high. i could not have been more wrong. Wiggo won another stage race racking up 111 points for Bill. If this form keeps up we may not be able to refer to Bill as the neo-pro for much longer. Froom scored points as a high GC finisher and Tony Martin added a few with a high TT finish. In the end Bill racked up 176 points. The clear winner at the Dauphine.
Nipping at his heels was Team Volpe and namely, Cadel Evans who animated the race all week. 82 points from a high GC and an exciting stage win, yet the discussion was about his less than stellar TT. Will he improve for the Tour. Van den Broeck added points with his GC performance and Bo Haug (Bo Dogg?) even snatched a stage win. 140 points for Volpe.
Team Wiskota Dynamic saw the premier of there two new riders, Menchov and Brajkovic. Menchov was silent without the assassin. Brajkovic stayed in contention with a solid TT and good climbing earning the team all of their 30 points.
The Dauphine was a disapointment for both Gregario Forza and Miguelito Indurain. Sammy Sanchez crashed early on but managed to finish the week out. However, no points here. Forza brought 5 riders to the race and not one managed to earn any points. Biggest disappointment? Probably, Nibbles. This was a forgettable race for these teams.
Suisse
Miguelito Indurain scored some much needed points at the tour de Suisse. Frank Schleck continues to prove that he is the better Schleck attacking in the mountains and securing a 2nd place overall. Gesink keeps improving his TT skills and his high GC finish has many, including myself, marking him as a Tour contender. 147 points for Mikey.
Gregario's recent pickup has finally started scoring points this season. Lil Levi Leipheimer wheel sucked his way to a podium placement. If his TT can get back to where it was he may be able to wheel suck his was back to a Tour podium.
It took three riders to for Dynamic to try to make up for the loss of Levi. Sagan keeps kicking ass and scoring double digit points in every race he enters. Tommy D scored a top ten finish and had a chance for a better result but apparently Frank doesn't like to work with anyone but his brother. Valverde sacrificed a higher finish for his teammate Rui Costa's overall victory, this should be repaid at Le Tour.
Volpe welcomed new race Roche with a tenth place finish. Unfortunatly, that is only worth 4 little points. Cancellera came in 2nd in the TT to a suprisingly fast Peter Sagan. 12 points overall for Volpe. Not gonna catch Dynamic with finishes like that.
A child is screaming at the library and my wife, rightly, wants to go so I will wrap up quickly. Bill the neo-pro scored 40 with Kreuziger who was dropped on the biggest climb and then allowed to get back into the main group because riders like Levi wouldn't pull.
Great result for Rui Costa. If I had a picture of me holding his TdF stage win trophy I would put it in now.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Exclusive NVGP Coverage
This is a great time of year for the Wiskota Fantasy Cycling League as the Nature Valley Grand Prix rolls into town for a week of exciting, fan friendly racing. Many top notch American cyclists will be returning to the Twin Cities area again this year. However, the Palmares of one rider far outshines his competitors, one Fast Freddy Rodriguez. He has donned the stars and stripes three times as US road champion, won a stage at the Giro d’Italia, rode in all three Grand Tours and won the points jersey at the Tour de Suisse. He has recently made a comeback with Team Exergy and has shown some of that world class form in races such as this year’s Tour of California.
Fast Freddy came out guns a blazin’ this morning at the opening TT coming in a respectable 17th only losing 31 seconds to the overall winner. After the race Wiskota Fantasy Cycling caught up with him via cruiser bike for an exclusive 30 second interview.
Wiskota Fantasy Cycling: Nice ride Freddy.
Freddy Rodriguez: Yeah…it got wet. That turn-around was tricky.
WFC: Got any stages in mind to win this week?
FR: The road races.
WFC: Cannon Falls?
FR: Yeah
WFC: You’ve had a pretty good season so far, actually.
FR: Yeah, been pretty good.
At that point a member of his team crew rode up.
FR: Do we have to go later for the drug testing?
Dude: No, not till tonight.
I pedaled ahead and began documenting this historic interview onto my phone when he caught back up.
WFC: Good luck, man.
FR: Thanks
There you have it, exclusive Wiskota Fantasy Cycling coverage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Look for Fast Freddy to win in Cannon Falls and for drug testing to take place after the St. Paul Crit.
Monday, June 4, 2012
On the Rivet
Wiskota fantasy lineups:
Dauphine
Dauphine
Gregario Forza: Gilbert, TVG, Nibali, Voekler
Volpe: Evans: D. Martin, Van den Broeck, Boassen Hagen,
Wiskota Dynamic: Menchov
Bill the Neo Pro: Tony Martin, Andy, Froome, Wiggins,
Miguelito Indurain: Sammy Sanchez,
Tour De Suisse
Tour De Suisse
Gregario Forza: Leipheimer, Mollema, Horner
Volpe: Boonen, Cancellera
Wiskota Dynamic: Danielson, Cunego, Sagan, Valverde,
Bill the Neo Pro: Kloden
Miguelito Indurain: Gesink, Frank, Fuglsang
Friday, June 1, 2012
From the Commish
Transfer period 2 is now close. Bring on Le Tour!
Updated rosters are found at the bottom of the page.
This has nothing to do with the Wiskota Fantasy League, but its awesome.
Updated rosters are found at the bottom of the page.
This has nothing to do with the Wiskota Fantasy League, but its awesome.
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