Attention all Velominati. The Tour VSP is going on line and it should be a good one. Sure, between Froomy and Bertie a person could hedge their bets but Moviestar is all in for Valverde, BMC for TeeJay, Astana for the Shark and Garmin is finally committing to a team leader in Talansky. Some other teams (ahem…Trek Factory Racing for one) have resigned themselves to hunting stage wins. The Tour swings through the Yorkshire Dales, everyone but the riders can enjoy some excellent ales. As the Tour continues to Lille, Norther France and Belgium, the quality pints continue. Yes, it’s hot and the VSP generator has beer on its mind.
The route, the sprints, the climbing and even the final time trial should make this a decent Tour. Here is a start list. Everyone will have a vial in their jersey pocket, but don’t worry, it’s legal.
It is still not too late to win the overall 2014 VSP and we have made it worth your while.
Refer to the VSP page for details concerning scoring and rest day swaps. If you want to call yourself Pedro Delgado, you will only have yourself to blame. The VSP banner on the homepage has the countdown clock, refresh your browser and don’t be late. Good luck and good picking.
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the Jensie, post race interview... Awesome!
That dude is the shit! He is my hero!
@Buck Rogers I'm a fan boy of Spartacus and while it seemed he was a bit tentative yesterday it looked to me to be exactly the situation he was quoted on, why work to bring up 3 others to have them use you. It is a very different race 5 days into the Tour vs PR. Also I bet if you were looking at 2 more weeks with the carnage you'd feel differently after the stage than from the day before, he was talking about weedy little mountain guys and the long view.
Having said that I always wonder when individuals complain about a stage that, when it comes down to it the whole peloton has to do, it s not like every one is riding different courses, so STFU and just do it. As Fabs did. Merckxs was such a great alrounder and probably never cared or complained for the weak sisters on his team so of course he would make Faboo look soft but hey the man did get 5th...
P.S. Can you come over to Dutchess Co. in the next few weeks for my epic 10 hills in 80k ride, we will finish on 21%!
@VeloSix ++1
and hes a guy that would be fun to hang with or have at your back, just saying, a rare combination these days.
@Buck Rogers
How many groups did Thomas and Porte jump? Just a shame they didn't go for it one section earlier but they seemed to get through people OK on that last section.
@Ron
This. Absolutely this.
My personal standout performance awards go to Fuglsang, Westra, Thomas, and of course Boom. What a fantastic race within a fantastic race. Sad to see the Spider withdraw how he did. He looked in a world of hurt.
@eightzero
Those are about as good as my picks! and my guys are actually riding!
Another reason to cheer Boom's win: Belkin are pulling out of sponsorship. A fine win on a tough day can't have hindered the new sponsor search one little bit.
@Teocalli
Yeah, Merckx would have torn a few riders a new one on a stage like yesterdays. He wouldn't have bitched, he'd have relished it! But then again, that's what made him the greatest.
My VSP pretty much got in the car with Froome yesterday. I can only console myself with the awesomeness of the stage and the photos coming out of it.
If you aren't already aware of the Grubers check out their tumblr and flickr accounts for gems like this:
Wiggo's son. A clue for next year? Makes some sense if he's got PR aspirations.
@frank I'm with Merckx, he was on the cyclingpodcast yesterday and said the cobbles belong, a GT winner should be able to handle them, along with a little luck of course.