The mighty VSP generator has been switched on once again. The mil-spec hydraulic fluid has been changed since the Giro. A new power take-off belt has also been installed. And the punch card reader has been refurbished.
Broome and Berti are already riding the Critérium du Dauphiné. The top contenders prefer the Dauphiné for the decent recovery allowed between it and the Tour. The Tour de Suisse provides a chance for everyone else to prove they are worthy to make their Tour team or they are lieutenants who actually would like to win this Swiss tour before they have to work for their Tour de France team leader, who will falter and then they will assume the leadership, the understudy, as it were. No, did I say Cadel’s name? I did not.
Fabian Cancellara is in, he is a past winner of the Tour de Suisse, like Francesco Moser is a past winner of the Giro. Two Passitas if there ever were, winning mountainous stage races of their home countries. Vlad Karpets won the Tour de Suisse in 2007! What does this mean? It means picking the winner of this race could put you in a spot of bother is what it means. Some are riding to gain fitness, some are not riding too hard to keep fitness and some are racing to win because they have no chance of winning the Big One just weeks later. Clarity on this issue is only achievable from the correct reading of chicken bones stirred with monkey paw, or a life of purity.
This race begins on Saturday so don’t mess around. The provisional start list is here. This is a stage race but not a grand tour so the winner’s prize is not as grand, but the bragging rights are.
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@strathlubnaig DAMN! How's the bike? Oh yeah, how are you as well?
Is that already a rule? Whenever I crash or one of my cycling friends crash I always think "Shit, how's the bike?" before I check myself over for compound fractures or, in the case of cycling friends, give a shit about their helath. If not, could be a decent rule if scripted correctly (which is beyond me).
@Buck Rogers
Bike might need a new left side lever (that's the rear brake/front ring in these here parts). I am fine. Wifie needs an ear transplant after all my cussing.
@frank Fuck...from zero to hero (well 2 pts) then back down to zero again. I am not sure my heart can take this, I was hyper ventilating today...er...o...actually that was me dragging my fat ass up a hill...but the point still remains...
@strathlubnaig
Insurance?
I'm in the breakaway - can I hold the wheel for the rest of the week and mug @napolinige on the line?
@the Engine No! - I'm sulking!!
@the Engine
I dont insure such things, as far as I know. I can live with it for now. Might chase the wifie for some squigglies though.
@the Engine On the subject of Insurance....is anyone doing a line in VSP insurance....someone might need to sell me some of that shit!
Yessss! 8 points! Nero from zero to hero!
@Buck Rogers I think your rule suggestion is already covered by rule #4 and #5.
@strathlubnaig please no more dirty talk about boing wifies ;)