Which bold rider has this stage circled in their tour bible? Wednesday July 18th, Stage 16, 197 km. The day after a the final rest day. A climbing day with two HC climbs followed by two Category 1 climbs and a serious descent toward the finish. The Aubisque, Tourmalet, Aspin and Peyresourde: you better be a fearless climber and a good descender, but a better climber. This is not a stage for Sagan or Fränkie Schleck (sorry Frank). If Wiggo was going to have a bad day, this would be a special one to have it on. And this follows a rest day? Could the weather finally make a difference? Will the mad tacker return? Will climbers just try to survive this stage to perform on the fearsome Stage 17? More questions than answers in the Velominati Super-Bunker.
All VSP bettors better give an extra shake of the monkey bones before casting them down. Study them well. There is much at stake: Fizik R3s for the winner, 2 pair of DeFeet socks for first loser. The rules are the same as for the first single stage VSP. Points are awarded for correct place only. Delgado might have enjoyed this stage but don’t be like him.
I know as well as any of you that I've been checked out lately, kind…
Peter Sagan has undergone quite the transformation over the years; starting as a brash and…
The Women's road race has to be my favorite one-day road race after Paris-Roubaix and…
Holy fuckballs. I've never been this late ever on a VSP. I mean, I've missed…
This week we are currently in is the most boring week of the year. After…
I have memories of my life before Cycling, but as the years wear slowly on…
View Comments
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibbles
2. Froomles
3. Wiggles
4. Cuddles
5. Rollandles
FTW!
VSP PICKS:
1. Evans
2. Nibali
3. Froome
4. Wiggins
5. Pinot
I was too dumb to realize that there was an earlier stage pick(s)...
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibali
2. Froome
3. Rolland
4. Van Garderen
5. Zubeldia
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibali
2. Froome
3. Evans
4. VDB
5. TJ Van
Forgot TJ.... he was the missing link
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibbles
2. VdB
3. Froome
4. TJvanG
5. Kessiakoffoffoff
VSP PICKS:
1. Rolland
2. LL Sanchez
3. Froome
4. Nibali
5. Evans
@RedRanger
None other - waiting in the wings for the leading lady to break her Leg so she can enter the limelight.
@frank I could have sworn that you made the earlier reference to Rolland (Rolland, Rolland, git them doggies Rolland, Rawhide!). And I'm not sure how you ended up with van den Broeck for a pick ending with "van Garderen". Maybe we need to warn those spelling Tejay as TJ to be clearer too...
But somehow I get the feeling I'll have better luck sticking with "Unknown Rider".
i should just let my dog pick from now on.
VSP PICKS:
1. Vincenzo Nabili
2. Cadel Evans
3. Thomas Voeckler
4. Bradley Wiggins
5. Christopher Froome
Big stage. Big stakes. A big lot of nothing to happen.
Royal Mail will neutralize this like Xipamide neutralizes the ability to ride a bike well.
If fuckin Rogers and Porte are on the front up the Peyresourde, then the Tour as we know it is dead. Again.
VSP PICKS:
1. Valvs
2. Cuds
3. Nibs
4. Froos
5. Wigs
@MJ Moquin
Yes, I'm thinking of a random hat-pull of names would probably lead to a higher probability of winning than manually choosing picks.