Fantasy Cycling Podcast

If you're new to professional cycling, fantasy games are a great way to get up to speed on the sport! For those that have been around the peloton for a bit, picking teams can make any race fun to follow. In this episode we provide an overview of our favorite app, Cycling Fantasy, and touch on some other options out there. Let us know in the comments what games you are playing! --- Follow us on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cycling Fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/] app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/en/users/anderson] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/en/users/ggardner], and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@listen2fcp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/listen2fcp]. --- (00:00) Intro (03:41) Fantasy Sports Landscape (07:10) Cycling Fantasy App Overview (14:22) CF Scoring (20:40) CF Strategy (32:10) A Note on Velogames (33:50) Outro

We're back with a quick episode to recap our results from the 2024 season and discuss some of our favorite riders that we turned to throughout the season. Let us know in the comments who you relied on most for your fantasy rosters in 2024. --- Follow us on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cycling Fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/] app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/en/users/anderson] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/en/users/ggardner], and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@listen2fcp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/listen2fcp]. --- (00:00) Intro (04:50) Favorite Riders (19:11) Best Picks (21:40) Best Results (23:08) Overall Rankings (27:40) Top Cycling Fantasy Users (29:25) Outro

One the most important races of the year is here, the UCI World Championships Men's Elite Road Race in Zurich, Switzerland. Mathieu van der Poel will be defending his title, but given the hilly course, the favorites are Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel. Evenepoel has the chance to do the double-double, winning gold in the ITT and road race at both the Olympics and the World Championships in the same season. Pogačar will aim to add a rainbow jersey to his burgeoning palmarès. Join us as we break down our fantasy rosters! --- Follow us on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cycling Fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/] app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/en/users/anderson] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/en/users/ggardner], and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@listen2fcp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/listen2fcp]. --- (00:00) Intro (01:20) Course Overview (04:49) National Teams Analysis (21:03) 1200 Credit Riders (22:54) 1000 Credit Riders (24:23) 800 Credit Riders (25:26) 600 Credit Riders (28:24) 400 Credit Riders (31:57) 200 Credit Riders (36:15) Our Teams (41:15) Outro

The Vuelta a España is drawing to a close and we are taking stock of how many riders we have left (the answer is: not many). It has been an intriguing but brutal Grand Tour to cap off the summer. We've also got the Tour of Britain on tap with lots of young British talent showing out in their home race. Once the GC winners are crowned we will start prepping for a busy fall classics campaign that includes the European Championships! --- Follow us on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cycling Fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/] app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/en/users/anderson] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/en/users/ggardner], and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@listen2fcp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/listen2fcp]. --- (00:00) Intro (00:35) What's the Story? (01:40) Tour of Britain (09:16) Vuelta Updates (24:58) Upcoming Races (26:15) Outro

For our final Grand Tour preview of the 2024 season we have a special guest, Jonathan Crain, check out his YouTube channel here [https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanCrain]. Per our usual Grand Tour ritual we go through all the credit categories and discuss our final teams. This week we also make our stage winner picks for the first nine stages of the Escape Collective fantasy game. --- Follow us on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cycling Fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/] app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/en/users/anderson] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://cyclingfantasy.cc/en/users/ggardner], and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@listen2fcp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/listen2fcp]. --- (00:00) Intro (01:44) 1200 Credit Riders (06:10) 1000 Credit Riders (12:30) 800 Credit Riders (16:50) 600 Credit Riders (19:55) 400 Credit Riders (21:44) 200 Credit Riders (25:32) Guest Picker Jonathan Crain (52:07) Our Final Teams (01:00:22) Stage 1-9 Winner Picks (01:06:03) Outro