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 stage!
And now we have 3 Frenchmen in the Top 6 at the almost 2/3rd point of the tdf. When was the last time that happened?
Just praying for a Malmerde meltdown and then it will be perfect!
If you listen very carefully, you can hear Wiggo chuckling. Plan C for Sky? Everyone knows their alphabet starts and stops at the letter A. Maybe they should just tell Geraint to go fucking crazy. Seems as good a plan as any.
Nibbles? Dominator. Mind you, not too late for him to have un jour sans. I'm wanting Valmerde to have a shit day and old man Horner to pick it up a bit.
@Erik
Who was Phonak's team doctor back in '06?
Porte is French for door, non?
Back door Richie for the Lexicon?
@Harminator
Nice! He certainly seemed to get f&*ked from behind today, no?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf3KG8VAtJg
Oh, one more thing. I can't tell you how happy I am that Nibali has not become the yellow turd. Just the maillot jaune, the rest is standard team kit. That's class right there. Compare it to Quintana in the Giro who became the pink turd to the nth degree. Hopefully this will be an ongoing trend but I see Sagan is the green turd at the moment, notwithstanding his green Cannondale kit.
I know the sponsors and TV probably like the bikes/kits/gear that match the jersey, but things have been going too fa in recent years. Nibbles has restored some semblance of order and decorum.
Nibbles is riding at a level above. Hasn't looked under pressure yet.
Very impressed with young Romain Bardet. Rode like a lion today as did Tejay. Nice to see them work together and a nice gesture of thanks at the finish. In sharp contrast with Malmerde...wouldn't work with Pinot, attacked him after his pull, then jumped him 100 before the line. No shame.
@Buck Rogers Crikey! I think Jim might put doping control into the red zone.
@Teocalli
Well that was short lived but a day in yellow is a day in yellow!
@wiscot
This! Great class and respect being shown. Sagan pisses me right off. He's got so much talent but his ego seems to be getting in the way of him at times. He's in green but he's lost a fair few stages this Tour.
The only thing troubling me is Nibbles' fabulous form and the fact that his team principal is Vino! Don't look behind the curtain.
A Frenchman on the podium? Allez, Allez, Allez.