The Fantasy Cycling Podcast

Grant Gardner and John Anderson
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The Fantasy Cycling Podcast

The Fantasy Cycling Podcast is hosted by Grant Gardner and John Anderson. We're obsessed with professional cycling and believe fantasy games are one of the best ways to grow the cycling community. There's a lot of podcasts out there that talk about racing and results, but we're interested in what makes the best fantasy team. Whether you're a seasoned fan or new to the cycling world, we offer a lively discussion of the sport—and try and win a few fantasy competitions in the process. Throughout the season we’ll break down race strategies, rider performances, and help you build a winning team.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    #29 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2025 Preview

    Australian racing continues with the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race this weekend. Will we see another young talent emerge like Laurence Pithie did last year? Or will a veteran like Bryan Coquard get another win this season? Listen in as we chat through our picks! --- Follow us on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cycling Fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on X (Twitter) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@listen2fcp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠@listen2fcp⁠. --- (00:00) Intro (01:57) Tour Down Under Conclusions (08:42) Other Races Going On (12:33) Cadel Evans Race (22:15) Outro

    25 min

  2. JAN 24

    #28 Tour Down Under 2025 Update

    We are back with a quick update of how the Tour Down Under is progressing. And we've got big news! Next time you log into the Cycling Fantasy app, check out the News section at the bottom; you'll find our podcast listed under Media Partners. This season we will be hosting a Media League within the app. Here's how to join: Click the trophy icon at the bottom of the app Select "+ Join league" in the left side menu Enter CODE: FANTASYPOD and PASSWORD: 5932 Our season will start with Strade Bianche! --- Follow us on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cycling Fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on X (Twitter) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@listen2fcp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram @listen2fcp. --- (00:00) Intro (00:36) Join Our League! (05:15) Race Updates (13:20) Our Observations (20:30) Caleb Ewan's Destiny (23:52) Outro

    25 min

  3. JAN 17

    #27 Tour Down Under 2025 Preview

    The first UCI WorldTour race of the season is here! You can go ahead and assemble your roster in the Cycling Fantasy app. The men's Tour Down Under will depart from Prospect, Adelaide on Tuesday (or Monday depending on your time zone). Join us as we chat through the route and finalize our teams! --- Follow us on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cycling Fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@listen2fcp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- (00:00) Intro (04:08) 2025 TDU Route (05:16) Willunga Hill, Mate! (09:00) Startlist (19:30) Previous Editions (25:00) Our Picks (32:35) Outro

    35 min

  4. JAN 10

    #26 Closing Out the Silly Season

    We're closing out the offseason with a little cycling news banter. The turn of the calendar brought new kits and faces across the peloton and we dive into some of our favorite silly season storylines. --- Follow us on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cycling Fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@listen2fcp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Instagram, @listen2fcp. --- (00:00) Intro (03:10) Changes Coming to the WorldTour? (10:05) Looking for Caleb Ewan (13:10) Future of INEOS (16:30) Cyclocross Beef (18:50) Australian National Champs and TDU Prep (24:00) New Kits (27:42) Looking Ahead to 2025 Season (32:45) Outro

    33 min

  5. 11/28/2024

    #25 Introduction to Fantasy Cycling

    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 app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@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

    35 min

  6. 11/03/2024

    #24 Fantasy Cycling Season Recap 2024

    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 app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@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

    30 min

  7. 09/27/2024

    #23 World Championships Men's Elite Road Race

    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 app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@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

    42 min

  8. 09/06/2024

    #22 Tour of Britain and Vuelta Updates

    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 app, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anderson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ggardner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on X (Twitter), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@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

    27 min
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The Fantasy Cycling Podcast is hosted by Grant Gardner and John Anderson. We're obsessed with professional cycling and believe fantasy games are one of the best ways to grow the cycling community. There's a lot of podcasts out there that talk about racing and results, but we're interested in what makes the best fantasy team. Whether you're a seasoned fan or new to the cycling world, we offer a lively discussion of the sport—and try and win a few fantasy competitions in the process. Throughout the season we’ll break down race strategies, rider performances, and help you build a winning team.

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  • Creator
    Grant Gardner and John Anderson
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Grant Gardner and John Anderson
  • Show Website
    The Fantasy Cycling Podcast

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