I keep seeing hits on my blog for previous year's Tour de France picks, so here are this year's picks sorted by value (see below):
| Team | Rider | Cost | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMC | Cadel EVANS | $9 | AUS |
| AST | Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO | $13 | ESP |
| SKY | Bradley WIGGINS | $3 | GBR |
| LIQ | Ivan BASSO | $6 | ITA |
| TRS | Lance ARMSTRONG | $7 | USA |
| GSS | Tyler FARRAR | $5 | USA |
| SAX | Frank SCHLECK | $5 | LUX |
| TRS | Janez BRAJKOVIC | $1 | SLO |
| COF | Rein TAARAMAE | $1 | EST |
My unscientific method actually had some rhyme and reason to it. I took the UCI world rankings and cost of each rider and devised a formula to compute value in regard to their ranking. Then I tried work within the spending limit of $50 to build the team. I made some adjustments to get a few of the favorites in there and finally I needed some domestiques to finish out the team. If it's like years past, I am sure I will get some "your team sucks" comments, but heck just seeing how it pans out is half the fun. If you are going to leave me a derogatory comment, post your team roster so I can comment back.
I am playing this year at NR Toone's Fantasy site (http://www.nrtoone.com/fantasy/cycling/index.php?page=home). Here is the spreadsheet I used. Sort by one of the first few columns (A-K) and place a '1' in the My Team column to build your team. Columns L-O at row 1 show your progress at building your team. Good luck.
