Once again the metal grate is rolling up in front of the VSP lotto window. It’s bettin’ time. The Route de France is an eight day women’s stage race consisting of a prologue and seven road stages. The route stays away from any serious mountains so daily victories could go to sprinters or those willing to drive a breakaway. To make it interesting, Marianne Vos is not racing. Last year’s winner was @eightzero’s favorite Evelyn Stevens (a serious Rule #27 violator), an all around power house, neither a pure sprinter or pure climber, a Phyllis Gilbert, if you will.
Women are fighting for better wages everywhere and cycling is no different. But at least they seem to be having more fun and racing their brains out too. I don’t believe they have podium boys, but they should. In this race they have their own singer (!?). Here is the start list. We at Velominati are interested in promoting women’s racing in our own half-assed way so we offer up this petition to promote a women’s Tour de France.
This race begins on Saturday so do your research and don’t Delgado. These women’s race points are worth just as much as the men’s points in the quest for overall VSP general classification victory.
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@xyxax
you idiot. Had Guderzo fourth. And no one cares anyway.
Did not see that coming. Uber solo break.
@erik
Fuck i had johansson and stevens the wrong way round!
@xyxax
Is this the final GC?
@Buck Rogers
Yes.
@Steampunk
Nice! Just back from a week of leave at the in-laws without Internet. At least I got one place right and another in the top 5! I'll take it.
@Buck Rogers
Does not compute. But I guess "at the in-laws" is the closest I've ever been to a war zone...
Congrats to Canuck Karol-ann Canuel who came in an impressive 5th today and 15th in the GC! Steamy was rooting for her.
Bugger! I should have backed the Kiwi! Still I had the first 4 but only Guderzo in the right place.
Final classification - Congrats to Denti for taking a clean win.