Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de France 2014

Marcel’s tan lines are crisp

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.

First place overall wins a Veloforma Strada iR Velominati Edition frame in addition to the customary VSP winner’s VVorkshop Apron
Second place overall wins a set of hand built CR Wheelworks Arenberg wheelset in a custom Velominati paint scheme laced to orange Chris King hubs. (CR Wheelworks is Café Roubaix’s new wheel goods brand.)
Third place overall wins a full Velominati V-Kit with accompanying custom orange Bont Vaypor+ road shoes.

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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VeloJello says:

Jul 23 2014 at 1:12 am

@Gianni Ha ha, Tommy is a legend. Apparently the translation is along the lines of "watch out for the bike!" as some dick was selfie-ing at the side of the road.
Deakus says:

Jul 23 2014 at 1:37 am

@piwakawaka

@Deakus

@dyalander

Best episode of 24 I've ever seen.

But there was the usual moment of looking at each other a couple of kms out and ultimately that is what cost them the stage. As has already been said...that is racing though....they could have won and bathed in shared glory, but ultimately they dicked it.

Tony Martin for president...still...and The V moment of the year!

They could not have won, there can be only one winner.

Good point...
Deakus says:

Jul 23 2014 at 1:42 am

I just need TJtheDJ to find his perfect day in the Pyrenees, dick the whole bunch by 6 minutes and hold out in the time trial and I am home and dry....

and if Mollema and Kwiatkowski could find a return to early tour form it would be much appreciated....

O is that a pig flying overhead?
Fausto Crapiz says:

Jul 23 2014 at 3:53 am

@Deakus The only place where the Dj has a chance of gaining time is probably in the TT
Ron says:

Jul 23 2014 at 4:42 am

Damn, Gianni. That is pretty amazing. After getting harassed playing college sports (one no one used to fucking care about) by drunk frat dudes during a spring party weekend I realized how shitty hecklers are. The worst. I can't imagine saying anything critical to someone infinitely more talented, dedicated, and focussed.

Sure, I might not like their shoe or hat choices, but I'd never legitimately criticize some fucking stud/studette who can smash a mountain to bits, shoot a puck into a corner from mid ice, or race down a mountain and hold an insane line.

I don't know if the desire to heckle is born of insecurity or just plain ol' prickishness. It's fucking weird. And it seems to only be worse in "popular" sports. For me, I'm generally happy to just see a good bike race and cheer on the winner.

"Can you do this?"

"I didn't think so. Get fucked."
wiscot says:

Jul 23 2014 at 5:20 am

@Gianni

I hope this was not posted already. My boy T (not riding for GC) Voeckler actually stopping to abuse some Dutch Monkey on the side of the road. Chapeau Tommy-boy.

As they say in Glasgow "that's you telt." Good for Tommy.
Teocalli says:

Jul 23 2014 at 5:25 am

@wiscot

As they say in Glasgow "that's you telt." Good for Tommy.

I guess adding a Glasgow Kiss would have been a bit OTT.
wiscot says:

Jul 23 2014 at 5:56 am

@KW

@wiscot

@KW

@frank

Did Mick really take a fucking bow?

He stole it from Phinney's win at the ToC this year.

It's still better than Contador's "pistolero" gesture. Oh, and while I'm at it, what was the deal with Nibbles when he won stage 10 and did the thumb sucking thing? It was in the Cuddles realm of weird/minimalist salutes.

I heard that the gesture was a tribute to his baby girl. Nice, but it was a bit odd.

Thanks for clarifying! At least he didn't put a pacifier in his mouth like some clown did a few years back . . .
Teocalli says:

Jul 23 2014 at 7:27 am

Hollenstein DNS today after apparently puncturing a lung early on yesterday and still finished the stage?!
razmaspaz says:

Jul 23 2014 at 9:27 am

For a moment I was possessed by Phil Ligget as I couldn't keep Bardet and Peraud straight on the road today. As the man I thought was Bardet followed Nibali on the attack I thought I was going to steal the VSP. Ugh.