No event of the year is more likely to provide piles of Rule #9 in the Five and Dime than il Giro di Lombardia. A hilly circuit around Lake Como ensures lots of climbing and that the bunch is blown to bits before the finish. Add to that its position as the last classic of the season, nestled in amongst the falling leaves of mid-October, and you’re nearly certain the weather will be terrible. The fact that it is being moved from October to September is distressing on several levels, not least that I’m certain the weather will be better. Good for the riders, bad for us; the way you hear some of the race organizers and the UCI talk, you’d almost thing they actually put the riders’ well-being before the amusement of the public. That can’t be right.
But most importantly, the Giro di Lombardia represents the final edition of this year’s VSP. The results are all but buttoned up for Nate, although both Marcus and G’Phant are in with a mathematical chance of taking over the win with a perfect score and Nate pulling a Delgado.
VSP G.C.
1. Nate (120 points)
2. Marcus (109 points)
3. G’phant (107 points)
(Antipodal VSP Podium. Interesting.)
You know the drill, get your picks in by 5am Pacific on Saturday. Depending on how things go, we may be late to post the final results as the race organizers and the UCI scheduled the event in conjunction with the Seattle Cogal. Oh, and if you don’t know what time 5am Pacific is and your Google Skills are not sufficient to elucidate that for you, I suggest you simply don’t cut it too close.
Good luck.
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Gotta give it to the crocodile...wanna see him sign off in style.
Also @harminator I love your work but the frogs will cream the dragons, can't wait for us to knock off the sheep botherers though.
VSP PICKS:
1. Philbear
2. Dirty Sammy
3. J-Rod from the Rokkit Sqwad
4. Lil Gerro
5. van Arvemaert
@Mikael Liddy
A-Merckx! Must confess that I failed to get the littlest Steampunk tucked up with her crocodile before Copenhagen; I'll be on the ball tomorrow eve...
@Steampunk
Well it's only fair that there's some sharing, also he does have a nasty Rainbow Turd type tendency when in special jerseys so maybe him avoiding the bands wasn't a bad thing. Cav seems to be wearing them properly...
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Sammie Sanchez
3. Scarponi
4. Cunego
5. Voeckler
Some names I wanted to see podium earlier, wishful thinking.
VSP PICKS:
1. Costa
2. Mollema
3. Casar
4. Van Avermaet
5. Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Giblets
2. Voeckler
3. Van Avermaet
4. Purito
5. Vino!
@harminator
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Will Quickstep work for Phil given his move to BMC, he was complaining at last race that the team did not do enough, still I will tip him for the win. Ballan has done nothing but cost me points this year so best I tip him again.
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Ballan
3. Nibali
4. Mollema
5. Gerrans
@minion
Love this race. Wish I could be there. Buuuut, absolutely salivating over the RWC semi's.
Wallabies all the way.
The Kiwi's play in black because it takes less time to look like their mourning
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbo
2. Gerro
3. Roche
4. Rodriguez
5. Fuglsang
Grimpelder comes out of nowhere, surprising everyone by the fact that he's (probably) not on the start list and winning anyway. What a stud. Blows GIblets guns off.
VSP PICKS:
1. Grimpelder
2. GIblets
3. Cunego
4. Scarponi
5. Dirty Sanchez