Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de Suisse 2014
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?
- 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.
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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
need more cowbell from nicemusicltd on Vimeo.
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Kreuziger
3. Costa
4. Pinot
5. Mollema
VSP PICKS:
1. wiggins
2. pozzitive vibes
3. costa coffee
4. kreuzinger
5. cancellara
@unversio
Is that a cowbell in the main pic or a new helmet from Giro? Hard to tell . . .
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Pozzovivo
3. Costa
4. Mollema
5. Kreuziger
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Pozzovivo
3. Rui Costa
4. Mollema
5. Kreuziger
VSP PICKS:
1. Costa
2. Mollema
3. Kreuziger
4. Pinot
5. Frank
Is there such a thing as 3G on the IoW? 5th try…
VSP PICKS:
1. WIGGINS Bradley
2. FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto
3. MOLLEMA Bauke
4. KREUZIGER Roman
5. SCHLECK Frank
VSP PICKS:
1. Rui Costa
2. Wiggins
3. Mollema
4. Schleck
5. Kreuziger
VSP PICKS:
1. Roman Kreuziger
2. Bauke Mollema
3. Thibaut Pinot
4. Rui Costa
5. Mathias Frank
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggo
2. Mollema
3. Kreuzinger
4. Pozzovivo
5. Costa
Heyrrl yeaahr… if’n I g’me jes one spot… ulreedy g’me 206 poonts… (burp)!
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Rui Costa
3. Mollema
4. Kreuzinger
5. Thibaut Pinot
VSP PICKS:
1. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa
2. roman kreuziger
3. baulke mollema
4. domiencio pozzovivo
5. javier acevedo
VSP PICKS:
1. wiggo
2. Pozzovivo
3. Kreuziger
4. Mollema
5. Izaguirre
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Mollema
3. Costa
4. Kreuzinger
5. Rohan Dennis
VSP PICKS:
1. B. Wiggins
2. B. Mollema
3. R. Kreuziger
4. R. Costa
5. F. Schleck
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Costa
3. Mollema
4. Kreuziger
5. Pozzovivo
Disputing spelling
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Rui Costa
3. Mollema
4. Kreuziger
5. Pozzovivo
Note to all: entering ‘Costa’ only may not give you the Costa you seek….
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggo
2. Rui Costa
3. Kreuziger
4. Mollema
5. Pinot
Ok. Some mods
VSP PICKS:
1. Bradley Wiggins
2. Rui Costa
3. Roman Kreuziger
4. Mollema
5. Frank
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Kreuziger
3. Mollema
4. Dennis
5. Rui Costa
What they say about riding with the leader’s jersey is true: I feel a whole new level of pressure.
I hope I didn’t take it too soon. Perhaps I should willingly let it go to give my team a break. They need to be fresh for France and Spain.
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Kreuziger
3. Mollema
4. Dennis
5. Costa
RUI Costa
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Kreuziger
3. Mollema
4. Rohan Dennis
5. Rui Costa
@il muro di manayunk
We’ll need you to pee in a bag and mail it to Dutch Monkey Labs — attn Frank.
If my picks have been posted 18 times, sorry. The damn computer keeps acting up. (I think Woody Allen was right: inanimate objects can plot against us)
VSP PICKS:
1. Brad Wiggins
2. Bauke Mollema
3. Roman Kreuziger
4. Rohan Dennis
5. Rui Costa
Pinot was 4th last year and is on form – I’d love Brudley to win but he won’t and like the Giro last he’ll lose interest and go home to sign for Oleg. Or possibly not. Who knows?
By the way should I worry that the Giro scores haven’t been added to the overall results?
VSP PICKS:
1. Thibaut Pinot
2. Jon Izaqirre
3. Bauke Mollema
4. Roman Kreiziger
5. Mathias Frank
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Rui Costa
3. Krueziger
4. Baulke Mollema
5. Denis Rohan
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Rui Costa
3. Kreuziger
4. Mollema
5. Rohan Dennis
I am being refused entry to your fine establishment. Is there a dress code?
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Rui Costa
3. Kreuziger
4. Baulke Mollema
5. Rohan Dennis
@xyxax
It’s a hobbit-sized door. That might be your problem. Picks so good you posted them thrice. People should say thrice more.
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggo
2. Kreuziger
3. Costa
4. Denis
5. Betancur
I say this every year and Ill say it again, This is one of my favorite races of the year.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sir Brad
2. Rui Costa
3. Frank Schleck
4. Rohan Dennis
5. Insausti
VSP PICKS:
1. Brad Wiggins
2. Rui Costa
3. Roman Kreuziger
4. Bauke Mollema
5. Mathais Frank
@RedRanger
Shhhhhh… Everyone will want one.
VSP PICKS:
1. Bradley Wiggins
2. Roman Kreuziger
3. Rui Costa
4. Buake Mollema
5. Tony Martin
VSP PICKS:
1. Brad Wiggins
2. Roman Kreuziger
3. Rui Costa
4. Bauke Mollema
5. Matthias Frank
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins, Bradley
2. Pinot, Thibaut
3. Mollema, Bauke
4. Kreuziger, Roman
5. Izaguirre, Jon
I have won here once before, perhaps lightning can strike a second time…
VSP PICKS:
1. Rui Costa
2. Bradley Wiggins
3. Mollema
4. Kreuziger
5. Laurens Ten Dam