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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Wow, what a Tour so far, and we haven't even reached the first rest day.
Overshadowed by Contador's fate today:
How fucking awesome is Tony Martin? He crushes yesterday's stage for the win, and comes right back the next day to bury himself for Kwiatkowski...in the fucking mountains.
Holy Merckx! What a stage. Lots of VSP changes tomorrow I imagine. Tony Martin? Stud - won the stage yesterday then when he swung over today he was pedalling big squares. Nibbles? Stud. Scarponi? Stud. Contador? That frame is being taken to a very secure location to be carefully analyzed. Gallopin? Stud - gave 110% to keep the jersey but did it proud.
Still plenty to be sorted out but I think Proudhomme is looking at the Voges for future editions and maybe some cobbles too. Truly the most exciting first week in years!
Tony Martin made a strong case for the Rule V award this year, holy fuckballs.
Massive bummer about Contador, but Nibbles put on a show and a half.
From the Twitters, Cuntador was trying to pass Van den Broeck on the descent, hit a pothole and went over the handlebars... fractured tibia. And a DS says the bikes on the Tinkoff-Saxo team car got tangled with those on Belkin's team car on the way to the crash site somehow.
CAMPAGNOLO Vince
Gutted for Contador, but new found respect for Scarponi after he cartwheeled over that haybale, dusted himself off, caught back on, then drove the pace for his team leader, Nibali, to set up the attack. That's a V ride!
@unversio
Imagine looking back under your arm and seeing that. I would literally shit my chammy.
@wiscot
He was begging for money for a new iPhone after his last one was confiscated by Prudhomme. I think it may be Ms Cound, yes. They say her modelling career has gone off the rails. We now know why.
@Teocalli
They already do that. All bikes are randomly weighed, including spares. That's why Faustino Muñoz - and by now, I guess, every team leader's mechanic - carried around spreadsheets with the number of links of chain and grams of weight on every one of Contador's bikes.
Screw this. It's just going to come down to the fastest domestique.