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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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