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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@Mikael Liddy
Dude! Principle of Silence applies here. Just hold your line. (Hmm: I can see how the Rules almost implicitly endorse Omerta...)
4 in a row for Bronzini.
Wow. Too bad she doesn't TT well or she would be like Vos.
@xyxax
Yeah, I saw this morning that she had broken her hand or a finger. And was my first thought full of concern for her? Nope, it was "Dammit, there goes my VSP!" I'm a mean girl.
@Sauterelle
Yes you are - and there's not even any fabulous prizes at stake! If it's any consolation, I felt the same way when some of my Tour picks fell short. No "Gosh, I'm sorry they had a bad day/crashed/whatever, but dammit - they're busting my VSP!"
@Sauterelle
@wiscot
I ain't no better. And there are whispers in the peleton that VSP-pressure is leading to a new era of doping. Or finishing grand tours on a broken pelvis.
My thoughts are with Ashleigh's digit.
@xyxax
You can't correct for injuries, but surely I'm not the only one who's been sending over bags of frozen "ketchup" just to pad my chances?
@Steampunk
So that was you?!
And in tomorrow's news, WADA will announce the launching of Operation Curly Fries, reportedly linking top pros to an hirsute Professor of Toxicity at a major Canadian university. Details, as well as the professor, remain sketchy.
The Woman with the Hammer, Georgia Bronzini, takes her fifth stage in a row.
No change in the overall.
@xyxax
Wow. Just wow.
Wtf kinds of stage race has a time trial and 5 sprint stages. Please tell me there is some climbing tomorrow.