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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Holy fuckballs, that was AWESOME. Very aptly named @slideorama takes the lead.
Well that should liven things up to be not-a-boring-tour. Shame about Froome but hope Porte has a great run from here. Didn't see there how much he took out of Contador.
That was fucking awesome, it'll be interesting to see what effect a stage like this has on the riders in a week or so. Nibbles showed just how fucking good a bike rider he is, I'm throwing it out now, he'll win a PR in the future if he wants to have a crack.
Massive kudos to every rider who finished today, hardman status achieved!
That was the tits, a bit surprised Fabian did not have it to turn on the afterburners in the last section but Sagan is going so well he would have been giving a free ride...
Kwiatkowski is the sleeper here me thinks?
btw, Boom just got congratulated by Hinault, Merckx & Thevenet as the official party after the podium preso, that's the kind of VIP greeting that carries gravitas.
I think Boom fell as well, right? Feel like I saw him slip out at some point, but maybe I'm wrong. Difficult to remember all those crashes! Nice win for soon-to-not-be Belkin. Hope they can keep that squad of riders together.
Hell yeah, the decision to leave Wiggins off the squad, after how he rode in P-R this year now seems really, really terrible move.
I guess Vino's letter to the Shark worked...
Gotvroomit didn't get to even see Froome's praying mantis mating with a tarantula stylings make it to the pave.
@Ron
P-R in the sunshine vs his track record in the rain............hmmm. Equal chance they could have been down to 7.
Crazy and fantastic. I also loved how, in a post-race interview, Cancellara essentially stated the description for Rule #9 when asked how important confidence is for riding the cobbles, especially in the rain. To paraphrase, he said it starts in the morning, you wake up, look out the window, see the rain, and their you go.
Another amazing show by a GC guy on the Pave'. First Wiggo's Top Ten at P-R and now Nibbles showing today. I understand why they do not ride them every spring but I sure wish they would. Who knew that Nibbles would go so well in such shit conditions on such a hard course.