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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The French riders were amazing again today as were all the other top finishers. Awesome stage! Peraud gained 49 secs on Valverde--who held is own--even gaining 5 secs on Pinot and Bardet at the line.
@freddy well...his teammates held his hand moreso. The one time he had his nose in the wind he went backwards very quickly, it was only once he had 2 teammates come back to him that he started reeling in Pinot & TJ's group.
@Mikael Liddy Yeah, I noticed that later when watching the longer rai vid. With Visconti, Izaguirre, Herrada and Gadret all up there plus the others, Valverde has the benefit of a strong and intact team. What's your prediction for tomorrow?
@Ron
You're pretty much describing this entire interwebs thing...
@freddy I reckon Bardet's attack was more to try & draw out the chasers to let Peraud counter. Valverde looks the weakest individually but has a super strong team around him, unfortunately for him, it's an ITT on the weekend...
Nibs just has to keep it rubber side down & it's his, Pinot will have to attack cos he doesn't rate his chances against the clock.
Just caught the finale, we are watching something quite special here, I know, a lot of big names have gone home, a few more who should are still here, but damn there's some real talent coming through, the future looks better than the past.
@piwakawaka
This +1
Oh what might have been. Watching the finale of the past three stages got me wondering just how huge a battle Bertie and Nibbles would have been having if AC had still been riding. It seems that Nibbles is too strong for his team to support him whereas Tinkoff Saxo Sungard CSC 60% or whatever they are calling themselves this year have turned their climbing domestiques in to final week stars.
My trouble is, I can't quite figure out why I think a winking Rafal Majka is cool and a breath of fresh air while I also think that a winking Peter Sagan is just an egotistical tw@.
Gonna watch live tonight, sleep's over-rated, can't fuckin' wait, all two hours....
@Mike_P
Majka doesn't pull wheelies over the finish line? Or have fucking ridiculous hair. Or pinch lasses asses on stage
I kinda like him though...