The Tour de Suisse can be everyone’s warm-up for the Tour de France, including all you VSP dreamers. The big show seems to be the Critérium de Dauphanié this year, as far as Tour de France contenders go but the Tour de Suisse still has some big guns showing up. Twiggo is here, not for a Tour warm up, unless people are worried about Richie Porte’s lack of form. If Wiggins was drafted, we would have the potential for another Stephen Roche-Roberto Visentini affair. That would be the best but I’m getting ahead of myself.
The Swiss tour is a proper mix of time trialing and climbing but one might lose more time in the climbing than the time trialing. Rui Costa, the defending champion, has the need to win in his new white kit. Twiggo may have a need to win just to make Sky management sleep badly between now and July. Cancellara has won his home tour but he would need some special mojo to win this one. The racing may well be more interesting than the Critérium de Dauphiné as the eventual winner most likely won’t be decided on the very first day.
As always, look to the countdown timer to avoid a Delgado situation. Here is a start list.
Prizes, we remember the prizes don’t we?
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More racing to distract me from the rest of this world.
Looks like a good race
VSP PICKS:
1. Brad Wiggins
2. Rui Costa
3. Roman Kreuziger
4. Thibaut Pinot
5. Pozzovivo
Tough one to call, who is riding for real, who is here to make up the numbers, who is tired from the Giro?
I will say I'm not at all sold on Wiggins after ToC. Who exactly did he beat again? Rohan Dennis took 20 seconds out of him on the queen stage and I'd hardly call Dennis a pure climber. Not sure Wiggo can hold off some of these other guys on those last two mountain top finishes. That said, I'd love him to see him go well and throw the Sky camp into chaos.
VSP PICKS:
1. Roamin Kreuziger
2. Balk Mollema
3. Ruined Costa
4. Tbone Pinot
5. Brad Wiggins
Wiggins seems to be the popular choice and Froome Dog's encounter with the tarmac today should have done his motivation no harm.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sir Wiggins of Kilburn
2. Roman Emperor Kreuziger
3. Rui da king of Costa
4. Michael of Greenedge Albasini
5. Bauke of Belkin Mollema
Wiggins seems to be the popular choice and Froome Dog's encounter with the tarmac today should have done his motivation no harm.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sir Bradley
2. Bauke Mollema
3. Rui Costa
4. Kreuziger
5. Pozzovivo
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggo
2. Costa
3. Kreuziger
4. Mollema
5. Pinot
VSP PICKS:
1. Rui Costa
2. Wiggins
3. Kreuziger
4. Mollema
5. Pinot
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The tea leaves show The Mod Father throwing down to prove a point with Sky. Costa may get a stage, but not the overall. Toss up between Rohan and Frank for 5th.
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggo
2. Costa
3. Mollema
4. Kreuziger
5. Rohan