Velominati Super Prestige: Le Tour de France 2013, Stage 19
Since it appears that the descents are where the action is in this year’s Tour de France, we thought we’d forgo our usual Mountain-Top Finish for the Stage VSP and instead go for what I’m guessing might be a real cracker of a stage into Le Grand Bornand. In 2009, the Schleck Tandem hadn’t yet discovered their collective drag chutes and did a stage-winning riding with Bertie pointlessly attacking to drop his own teammate on the run up the final climb.
This year features a bumpy profile which includes two of what I personally have found to be the hardest climbs in the Alps: the Glandon and the Madeleine. They’re going up the easier side of the Glandon (which shares the road with the Col de la Croix de Fer from this side) and then down to the steep side of the Madeleine. Then its over the camel’s back to the Col de la Croix Fry before diving into the valley for the finish.
In my review of that stage in ’09, I was airing my Dirty Schlecky Love on the laundry line, but there is little risk of that happening again this time around, unless Le Petite Schleck finds his patrones between now and then. And lets not forget that Contador is descending like a witch on a broomstick and putting Froome on the ropes in the process. Not to mention, Nairo’s horrible lines on the way down could mean we see a major shuffle on the GC.
Be that as it may, the stage itself will surely go to a breakaway and that’s what we’re here for. So get your picks in by midnight Friday for a chance to win a pair of Bont shoes; the winner will be assisted in selecting the size and will also be helped through the molding process. VSP Points go towards the overall VSP, not the Le Tour VSP. Finally, as this is a Stage VSP, points only go to getting the places right, no bonus points for getting the right rider in the wrong place. Good luck.
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Wow! You must have posted this almost at the same time I posed my question on the main tdf VSP thread about tomorrow’s stage. What an awesome few days we have ahead!!!
VSP PICKS:
1. J Rodriguez
2. Cuntador
3. Froome
4. Kreuziger
5. Quintana
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Quintana
3. Rodriguez
4. Contador
5. Kreuziger
Predicting carnage mañana..I hear Bertie’s eatin lots of steak in preparation. Maybe little Nairo will time things right!? I am betting el capitan will show him how it’s done. Best show from France in a long while.
VSP PICKS:
1. Bertie Boy Cuntadoor
2. A Balberde
3. Yellow Broomie
4. JRod
5. RFreddie Kreuziger
C’est moi atop the Col de la Madeline, an amazing climb if there ever was one. The dusting of the snow near the top really tied the climb together.
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Contador
3. Quintana
4. Rocky Rodriguez
5. Hesjedal
I’m in the Pyrenees drinking Leffe and there’s a proper goteramedung thunderstorm going on outside – does it get any better?
VSP PICKS:
1. Cuntador
2. Froome Dog
3. Purito
4. Kreutziger
5. Quintana
VSP PICKS:
1. Quintana
2. Froome
3. J Rod
4. Contador
5. Rolland Rat
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Quintana
3. J Rod
4. Froomedog
5. Kreuziger
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Quintana
3. Rolland
4. Roman Kreuziger
5. Froome
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Contador
3. Rodriguez
4. Quintana
5. Kreuziger
VSP PICKS:
1. J-Rod
2. Dirty Bertie
3. Quintana
4. Bedknobs &Froomesticks
5. Kreuziger
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador, A.
2. Valverde, A.
3. Rodriguez, J.
4. Talansky, A.
5. Quintana, N.
Under the heading, History Doesn’t Just Rhyme, It Actually Repeats Itself.
VSP PICKS:
1. Froomestick
2. Contador
3. Rodriguez
4. Kreuziger
5. Valverde
I do need some shoes
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Valverde
3. P Rolland
4. Evans
5. Quintana
Boom!
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Quintana
3. Contador
4. Rodriguez
5. Valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. J Rodriguez
2. C Froome
3. A Contador
4. P Rolland
5. A Talansky
VSP PICKS:
1. froome
2. quintana
3. rodriguez
4. contador
5. Kreuziger
need to be up early tomorrow, get in a ride, then home for the tv coverage for the Alpe kicks off at 1030 ! Ya beauty.
VSP PICKS:
1. Froomestrong
2. Bertie
3. Quintana
4. J Rod
5. Moreno
Again, I know nothing. As usual.
VSP PICKS:
1. Quintana
2. Froome
3. Contador
4. JRod
5. Kreutziger
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Phillipe Gilbert
3. Thomas Voeckler
4. Rui Costa
5. Michael Albasini
VSP PICKS:
1. Quintana
2. Rodriguez
3. Valve red
4. Contador
5. Froome
I’m really hoping that Rolland’s doomed bursts so far have just been interval training…Voeckler to finally get off his lazy derriere, tow his team mate over d’Huez # 1, then set him free to win d’Huez #2.
I think Fuglsang has done a great job so far, considering that his team mates appear to not care. And the Dutchies are now toast.
VSP PICKS:
1. Rolland
2. Fuglsang
3. Froome
4. Quintana
5. Contador
VSP PICKS:
1. quintana
2. contador
3. froome
4. porte
5. Kwiatkowski
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Quintana
3. Contador
4. Rodriguez
5. Kreuziger
VSP PICKS:
1. Rodriguez
2. Quintana
3. Contador
4. Froome
5. Kreuziger
I don’t really need any shoes so I’ll go with two of my favorite downhill maniacs.
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Damiano Cunego
3. Clenbutador
4. Andrew Talansky
5. Purito
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Rolland
3. JRod
4. Hoogerland
5. Andy Schleck
i cant imagine skybots letting bertie run loose. and gerrans i’d like to see him make the break just because
VSP PICKS:
1. froome
2. ccontador
3. jrod
4. quintana
5. gerrans
@Sauterelle
A woman who doesnt want shoes? I never heard of such a thing!
@TBONE
Nice bike setup, apart from that pile of stack. Like the blue bars with white saddle. Very Pantani.
@paolo
You SEXIST BASTARDOOOOO!
sorry, couldn’t resist.
VSP PICKS:
1. gerrans
2. gilbert
3. contador
4. porte
5. vroome
apologies my mind always wanders to Dutch department stores when writing froome
VSP PICKS:
1. gerrans
2. gilbert
3. contador
4. porte
5. froome
Haystack, meet the needle
VSP PICKS:
1. Dan Martin
2. Tommy V
3. Chava
4. Quintana
5. Purito
@paolo
Haha, I’m kinda strange that way. And partial to my Sidis.
Fingers crossed…
VSP PICKS:
1. froome
2. quintana
3. contador
4. rodriguez
5. krieuziger
@Buck Rogers
Never apologize for telling the truth!
VSP PICKS:
1. C. Evans
2. S. Chavanel
3. A. Contador
4. J. Fuglsang
5. J. Rodriguez
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Quintana
3. Froome
4. Kruetzinger
5. J Rodriguez
J Rod and A Valve go for it fuelled by Irn Bru. Froomdug allows Porte the honour of running over A Conts heid this time. Here’s hoping for some more apocalyptic rain to see who has cojones and who doesn’t
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Rodriguez
3. Contador
4. Porte
5. Froome
VSP PICKS:
1. Quintana
2. Froome
3. Contador
4. Kreuziger
5. Valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Contador
3. Quintana
4. Rodriguez
5. Evans
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Martin
3. Contador
4. Froome
5. Rodriguez
No idea. Hope Froome descends like Wiggo in the Giro.
VSP PICKS:
1. contador
2. J rod
3. Quintana
4. fugslang
5. vockler
VSP PICKS:
1. A Contador
2. R Krieuziger
3. P Sagan
4. S Chavanel
5. N Quintana
Froome to Wiggo in his pants
VSP PICKS:
1. J. Rod
2. N. Quintana
3. R. Porte
4. C. Froome
5. A. Contador
VSP PICKS:
1. Froomage
2. Quintana
3. Contidor
4. Costa
5. Purito
VSP PICKS:
1. Alberto Contador
2. Christopher Froome
3. Dan Martin
4. Nairo Quintana
5. Ryder Hesjedal
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Kreuziger
4. Purito
5. Quintana
VSP PICKS:
1. Vroom
2. Cuntador
3. Quintana
4. J Rod
5. Valverde