Fantasy Vuelta Overall: Old Dogs Learn New Tricks

Well done Chris Horner.  He won the Vuelta yesterday after an exciting three weeks of racing.

While Frenchie Kenny Elissonde won the stage up the fearsome and foggy Angliru, the real action was going on behind.  Nibali was only 3 seconds off the Red Jersey and tried again and again to shake Horner on the steep climb.  But as they got nearer the top it was Horner who did the dropping and made it clear who was the strongest GC man in the race.

So yesterday's stage was the old photo-opp and sprint format as seen on the last day of the TDF.  Young Australian Michael Matthews took his second sprint win of the race.

So that mean Horner becomes the first American Grand-Tour winner since this guy.

This guy.

This guy.

Yesterday's win had raised some eyebrows.  How can someone who, quite frankly is getting on a bit, win so convincingly against younger competition?  Someone who has never really shown any form in a three week race suddenly crushes the established names?  I say innocent until proven guilty, so until I hear otherwise Drew's win stands.  

	Dudes Riding Using Good Stuff	Drew Stephenson	5706
	ENRICO 666	ENRICO 666	4973
	Charmers	Craigatron	4919
	Scibstiques	Paul Scibilia	4571
	KLOEFEKAPPERS	Jan Van Belleghem	4299
	Rouleurs	tdm911	4271
	Red Devils	Warwick Anderson	4132
	Bile Beans	Vestan Pance	3415
	MungoCyclic	Mungo	3170
	Team Chanbots	Evil Dr Chan	3044

Besides, Drew (and the rest of us) were still a little behind the overall Velogames Vuelta winner.

Pocem kamdeš

Ali

9166

Well that's about it for the 2013 Fantasy Season.  I hope to see you all again in 2014, where I imagine we'll be kicking things off with the Fantasy Classics.