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.
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@versio
starting? He has been kicking ass for a while.
@Cyclops
Just cannot warm up to the guy. He's such a bitch for the camera, playing it up all the time. Not knocking his results, but he just exudes melodrama to me.
Donut-tastic! Looks like the only prediction I got right was Nibbles blowing up in spectacular fashion.
@Buck Rogers
I'm with you. He's the new Virenque with the showboating. But you gotta like the san-radio, v-meter approach today.
@Fausto
Donut you mean Cuddles?
Which, by the way, makes me quite sad. And my VSP is blown to itsy bitsy teeny weeny little bits.
@RedRanger
You are addressing Cyclops.
Would have loved for Bobke to play Judas Priest "You Got Another Thing Coming" during today's stage -- "Oh so hot, no time to take a rest, yea."
@Buck Rogers
Watching him decompensate last yr losing the yellow jersey, he was not the image of a leader and a true winner. I have similar but perhaps slightly different reasons that I just don't dig him. A shame too, since he seems to be quite capable.
@frank
curious what the stage vsp results woulda been if place wasn't required to get some points. I only had one dog in the fight of five ultimately.
Tommy V was wicked fast on the last descent. Magnificent, knee out form into one of the little villes towards the bottom. Grands couilles indeedy.