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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Delgado for the rest day. Valverde better stay in second!
Nice win for Rogers. My man Thibaut fucking stuck it to Bardet today. Just need Nibbles to have a REALLY bad day with Valverde, then Porte to find his legs and I should be home and dry.
Nurse! Time for my meds...
Did Mick really take a fucking bow?
Nice ride though, and fireworks on the last climb!
I'm starting to think Pinot is a strong candidate for the Rule #5 Award; doesn't seem so terrified on the descents anymore!
Here are the standings updated after the rest day swaps and today's fireworks. A few of you tried a cheeky little move by leaving Nibbles in a lower position and also putting him into a higher position. You can't score a rider in two places so if you're moving a rider up or down that means double penalties because you're changing the position where the rider was as well as the one where you're putting him.
Very much a Piti Principle violation, but don't worry, I took the liberty of updating your picks with a N/A and awarding you your penalty anyway.
Three Frenchies in the top 5 with less than a week to go. How many Velominati were born when that last happened?
@frank
He stole it from Phinney's win at the ToC this year.
@KW
Both a couple of Twats on a Bike in my opinion (which no one really gives a shit about but that's cool).
Buck - I care, man. I care.
I want to know how Greg Van Avermaet rode to a 6th place finish today. The guy can win on almost any parcours, in any weather, at any time of year. (or at least be really, really fucking close to winning). He's amazing.
Also, second to last...Hmm, was Luca making some more phone calls today while tailgunnin'?
Mtns. classification, young rider, and ordering of the Frenchmen in the top 5 seems like it going to get real fuckin' exciting before Sunday.
@Ron Mtns. classification, young rider, and ordering of the Frenchmen in the top 5 seems like it going to get real fuckin' exciting before Sunday.
You got that right. Forget Froome and Contador, we're going to see some ace racing before Sunday. Three Frenchies with a shot at the podium and a douche like Malmerde blocking the way. Allez les Bleus!
@KW
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.