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.

[vsp_results id=”30275″/]

Gianni

Gianni has left the building.

Next Riding Tempo »

Previous « Velominati Super Prestige: Giro Rosa 2014

View Comments

the Engine says:

Jul 21 2014 at 2:23 am

My arithmetic suggests that I should continue to play with the cards I have
Geraint says:

Jul 21 2014 at 3:27 am

VSP PICKS (2nd Rest Day Swaps):

1. NIBALI Vincenzo
2. BARDET Romain
3. PINOT Thibaut
4. MOLLEMA Bauke
5. VAN GARDEREN Tejay
Ron says:

Jul 21 2014 at 3:58 am

Normally I'm happy for any stage winner. But Kristoff, I don't know, I just don't feel much love for him. Is it because he wins without looking like he's trying? Normally seated, doesn't really rock or throw his bike. Is it the big ugly helmet? The 27-going-on-45 mug? I don't know.

Would have been nice to see the break stick. A shame when a guy misses out on what might have been his one big win.

I don't know what to think about Haussler either. He made a comment that there are no shit cyclists anymore, not like 5-6 years ago. Okay, this is insulting to PROs from 5-6 years ago, to say nothing of say the shitsters that must have existed in the peloton, oh, twenty-five years ago. So he insults a lot of dudes. Also makes an excuse for why he didn't win. But at the same time, if there was so much shit in the peloton just recently, why wasn't he moping up?

I understand winning at that level is insanely hard. I know he was likely pissed at 2nd and just off the bike, but he also gave an interview earlier in the year, a long 0ff-bike one and he just seems like he's accepted being just below the top tier. Man, if I was getting on in years and that close, as I think he is, I wouldn't waste a breath on excuses. I'm sure it must be frustrating to be that good and that close, but you gotta just work your ass off and stay motivated. Years of sports here, with not all that much natural talent (or size!) so it kind of bugs me that he's so good, but seems to have an attitude that isn't helping.

But hey, maybe he's just being very honest.

Rest day! Get off the cycling sites and go get some Monday work done, ya bastards!
razmaspaz says:

Jul 21 2014 at 5:48 am

VSP PICKS (2nd Rest Day Swaps):

1. Nibali
2. Bardet
3. Valverde
4. Talansky
5. Porte
ped says:

Jul 21 2014 at 5:54 am

VSP PICKS (2nd Rest Day Swaps):

1. nibali
2. valverde
3. froome
4. nibali
5. rodriguez
Teocalli says:

Jul 21 2014 at 6:13 am

@Ron

Rest day! Get off the cycling sites and go get some Monday work done, ya bastards!

err......like you are clearly doing?
el gato says:

Jul 21 2014 at 6:22 am

what a disaster. some swaps to salvage a few points

VSP PICKS (2nd Rest Day Swaps):

1. Nibali, Vincenzo
2. Froome, Christopher
3. Talansky, Andrew
4. Valverde, Alejandro
5. Nibali, Vincenzo
el gato says:

Jul 21 2014 at 6:27 am

VSP PICKS (2nd Rest Day Swaps):

1. Nibali, Vincenzo
2. Froome, Christopher
3. Talansky, Andrew
4. Valverde, Alejandro
5. Van Garderen, Tejay
V-olcano says:

Jul 21 2014 at 6:49 am

Did I miss the start?

VSP PICKS (2nd Rest Day Swaps):

1. Nibali
2. Valverde
3. no pick
4. no pick
5. no pick
freddy says:

Jul 21 2014 at 7:49 am

@Ron

I understand winning at that level is insanely hard. I know he was likely pissed at 2nd and just off the bike, but he also gave an interview earlier in the year, a long 0ff-bike one and he just seems like he's accepted being just below the top tier.

Sagan would also like a stage win, however, meanwhile he's very successful with consistent top-5 finishes.