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.
[vsp_results id=”30275″/]
I know as well as any of you that I've been checked out lately, kind…
Peter Sagan has undergone quite the transformation over the years; starting as a brash and…
The Women's road race has to be my favorite one-day road race after Paris-Roubaix and…
Holy fuckballs. I've never been this late ever on a VSP. I mean, I've missed…
This week we are currently in is the most boring week of the year. After…
I have memories of my life before Cycling, but as the years wear slowly on…
View Comments
@Harminator Strong, strong work. Great write up. It takes me straight back.
Great photo, too. Selfie?
@Harminator You are a star. Excellent report on the stones.
@Al__S Nice work too. You guys make Trek's resin and carbon fiber? Spot on, squire.
@Chris Another fantastic report. Your daughter should have given Brailsford an earful about something. I bet she was more impressed with Bernie.
Bit of viseo from Saturday and Sunday
You'll have to forgive the lack of editing, I'm still trying to work out why my phone doesn't need to be plugged into the wall.
@wiscot
that's an old story from Jens himself about a stage on Alpe D'Huez, he wrote about it on his Bicycling.com blog a couple of years ago.
@Chris is that a Rule #51 violation I spy in the photo of you giving it the berries on the watt bike?
Really ups the excitement to see the routes, riders, and Followers at the first few stages. Thanks for all the photos, ride reports, and tales!!
Kittel is showing himself to be pretty damn fast and Giant is showing they know how to lead a fucker out.
Renshaw...damn, third?! Shows he ain't just a diesel leadout. But, we all knew that.
And who the hell is Brian Coquard? At first I thought, "That fuck shouldn't have been wheel to wheel with Gerrans in a sprint." But damn, he seems like he's a fast dude for sure. I'd never known of him until Stage 1.
@LeoTea
Indeed. It's ridiculous. Stand around for hours waiting for the race to come by and the most important thing is selfie or a blurry shot? I get it, if and only if, the person is at least a serious photog hobbyist... And the camera is not an iPhone.
I was already excited for the cobbled stage and after reading that I can barely wait for Tuesday. Thanks for the report.
@Ron
Did you see the intermediate sprint today in Epping Forest? Look for it somewhere. Coquard was smoking hot, quick and fast. Definitely has a big future.
@Minnesota Expat
Meh, if he was that quick he wouldn't be going for intermediate sprints.
He knows he is doing well to be top 5 at the finish so he has to pick up other points where he can and hope to compete for the green jersey against Sagan the way Hushovd did to Cavendish a few years back.