Monday, July 22, 2013

Fantasy Tour Stage 21 & Overall: Kappers Come Out On Top

Mark Cavendish wasn't just beaten by a German in the Paris finale, he was beaten by two Germans. Still, it was pretty close and although Marcel Kittel now seems to be the fastest fast-man, I don't think we've seen the last of Cav.




So after 3 weeks of fun, our podium looked like this.




And these guys won some jerseys........... well Talansky didn't, he was just keeping the white Jersey warm for Quintanna.



Now we've got that out of the way, let's see how the Fantasy scores stacked-up. The Charmers did best for stage 21, but the Kloefekappers did best with those end-of-tour points. Which means that the Kloeffekappers are official Tour de Pance champions for 2013, as they overhaul the Chanbots at the last minute.




























KLOEFEKAPPERSJAN VAN BELLEGHEM6642
Evil Chan BotsEvil Dr Chan6467
ENRICO 666ENRICO 6666460
Bile BeansVestan Pance6445
The CharmersCraigatron6295
TEAM ITV4andrew danson5853
Mungo CyclingMungo5729
Temple of FROOMETom5174
FULGASVincent Lavallee5115
It`s time to froomeDenspeck5084
Rouleurstdm9115011
Haxby Group PharmacyIsabel Harrison4996
Market Weighton PharmacyWolds Wonders4832
Miffy`s MarvelsHelen4805
Team LampreysEdgar van Pimple4792
Huntington PharmacyRichard Harrison4751
Tight white lycra just aint rightWACA4392
Return of ReflexKarlos4149
The Atomic SupermenToby Hodges4104
SmugblokesMark Philo4055
Anyone for tennis?Andrew Windrum3666
Dudes Openly Performance Enhancingblinddrew3666
The HopalongsDave Robertson3592
Holy ToledoAndrew Ramos2433



I'd just like to point out that I would have totally won had I been able to pick my team during the first rest day. But no one likes a bad loser, so congratulations everyone. Even if your team totally sucked and came last (Andrew), I hope you still had fun. See you at the Fanatsy Vuelta? If not I hope to see you for the 101st Tour, where I hope to be blogging from the Grand Depart in lovely Yorkshire next year. Let's hope it doesn't rain.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Fantasy Tour Stage 20: Colombian First Over White Line

Seeing as how today's stage doesn't start till late, I've got time to knock one out (a blog that is) in the morning. Yesterday was the last chance for the climbers to make a difference. And who should make a difference  by getting his first Tour win, slipping into the Polka Dot Jersey and moving up to second overall, than that little Colombian mountain goat, Nairo Quintanna. Of course, he'd already earned the Best Young Rider Jersey.


The kid has had a great race, but there was no shifting the Froome Dog from the lead group, so he'll be riding into Paris in yellow.

The race for the prestigious Tour de Pance title is also nearly over. Score of the day went to ITV4. Chanbots still leading, but I'm going to tip Kloefekappers to take the overall.

Evil Chan BotsEvil Dr Chan5083
KLOEFEKAPPERSJAN VAN BELLEGHEM5007
ENRICO 666ENRICO 6664967
The CharmersCraigatron4931
Bile BeansVestan Pance4927
Mungo CyclingMungo4417
TEAM ITV4andrew danson4357
Temple of FROOMETom3958
FULGASVincent Lavallee3955
Haxby Group PharmacyIsabel Harrison3861
It`s time to froomeDenspeck3819
Market Weighton PharmacyWolds Wonders3763
Team LampreysEdgar van Pimple3730
Rouleurstdm9113727
Miffy`s MarvelsHelen3702
Huntington PharmacyRichard Harrison3657
Tight white lycra just aint rightWACA3500
Return of ReflexKarlos3147
SmugblokesMark Philo3082
The Atomic SupermenToby Hodges2987
Dudes Openly Performance Enhancingblinddrew2739
Anyone for tennis?Andrew Windrum2690
The HopalongsDave Robertson2648
Holy ToledoAndrew Ramos1994
Not much point in posting the map for today. The stage is pretty much the same as every year, only this time it will be a bit darker. Can Cav make it 5 wins in a row in Paris? Or will he get beaten by a German?