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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VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Contador
3. Valverde
4. Van den Broeck
5. Nibali
Delgado'd the women ... Damn
VSP PICKS:
1. contador
2. Rodriguez
3. froome
4. nibali
5. valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Valverde
3. Nibali
4. Froome
5. Talansky
New found respect for sprinters.....I thought I had an inkling of what when on as the lead out trains formed but in fact I had absolutely no idea! I will approach watching stage one with a new found appreciation of how large the cahunas of these riders are!
Firsttimer here, Let see where it will get me. Hoping for Mollema to ride the tour of his life!
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Contador
3. Mollema
4. Valverde
5. Nibali
...and a stage win for Heinrich!
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Contador
3. Van den Broek
4. Nibali
5. Talansky
Really looking forward to the start tomorrow. riding over to watch them climb The Buttertubs Pass.
I hope the rain clears or it could all get a bit messy on the descent and run-in to Harrogate. Forecast suggests not raining by race-time, but North Yorkshire tends to do it's own thing!
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Costa
3. Van Garderen
4. Contador
5. Frank
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador, Alberto
2. Talansky, Andrew
3. Van Der Broeck, Jurgen
4. Mollema, Bauke
5. Bardet, Romain
I think Froome will win, especially with that penultimate-day TT, but it would give me no pleasure to be proved right so I'm going with Contador.
I do think AC has a better chance than it appears on paper. Sky have never been tactically clever in my view and if Contador and Riis can be close enough to put pressure on them it might all go pear shaped for Sky.
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Nibali
4. Valverde
5. Talansky