Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de Suisse 2016

We are opening the rolling metal door to the VSP generator and warming it up for this weekend’s start of the Tour de Suisse. As usual, the big hitters of the Tour are riding the Dauphine; I should be more excited about that race but, yawn, not so much. The Swiss tour is longer, more climbing, generally a more awesome race and with any luck they will climb the Passo San Gottardo. The Swiss don’t fool around with their roads, tunnels or cows. Here is your start list.

OK, everyone knows the drill here. Delgado-ing is right out, this starts on Saturday, you have been warned. Prizes, rules, go to the VSP pages for the specifics.

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  • I forgot to mention Alex Howes. Great blog. I don't even mind Rigoberto Uran. Lot's of personality. Although he's another one that has trouble with a three-week stage race.

  • @Minnesota Expat

    @Rick

    I keep waiting for Talansky to have a break out year. I am hoping this is the one!

    You know, I’d never pick either one for a top ten (let alone top five) finish in a Giro/TdF/Vuelta. They both have trouble finishing three weeks, albeit Talansky’s 2014 TdF abandon was epic (2 crashes, lot’s of pain, but finished the stage) and Van Garderen’s 2015 TdF abandon was sad (he had a migraine).

    I do prefer watching Cannondale versus BMC. Obviously Cannondale is not as strong as BMC, but there’s lots of exciting great young talent on that team, BMC just feels like a second or third place. I mean, what’s not to like about Joe Dombrowski, Formolo, Brown, Moser, Navardauskus, et al?

    I have a feeling that BMC management agrees with your assessment. I expect Tejay to be working for Porte next month.

    I will be rooting like crazy for Talansky tomorrow!

  • @wiscot

    Never seen it worn like that. But he's wearing a Buff. It's a neck gaiter...normally in cold weather you pull it up over the back of your head but under your helmet. Keeps you warm in cold weather.

  • Wow Lopez, seventh last year winner at 22 this year, is this the beginning of a great era for Columbian cycling?

    Nice to see TJVG riding better, especially downhill in the rain and snow!!

    I'm turning into a JoDomBro fan boy, excellent week for him.

    Is GT worried about his place at TDF, Landa Henao and Poels all looked a lot better than Sky's protected man in Switzerland?

  • @piwakawaka

    Nice to see TJVG riding better, especially downhill in the rain and snow!!

    I’m turning into a JoDomBro fan boy, excellent week for him.

    Two real good days for Tejay. But darn it, he always has one bad day, whether a three-week or one-week race, and it's all for naught. Same as Talansky. But I'm with you on Dombrowski. After his Giro and now the TdS. Wow. Steady, consistent, day after day, and no bad days. Hope he races the Vuelta. Nice kid too. Vaughters better get out the checkbook next year, that boy has GC written all over him.

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    @Rick

    I expect Tejay to be working for Porte next month. I will be rooting like crazy for Talansky tomorrow!

    Well, that didn't turn out so good. Good race, short, but competitive and fun to watch. And Talansky and Tejay finished off the podium. Gawd, how can you not maintain a second place with a rider like Dombrowski pulling your butt over the mountains? Go figure.

    Porte is showing some form and Tejay would be the elite of the elite domistique, but I have no confidence that Porte will podium. Let alone a top five VSP finish. He's going to get sick, have a bad day and pfffft. I'm looking at the Columbians.

  • @Minnesota Expat

    @Rick

    I expect Tejay to be working for Porte next month. I will be rooting like crazy for Talansky tomorrow!

    Well, that didn’t turn out so good. Good race, short, but competitive and fun to watch. And Talansky and Tejay finished off the podium. Gawd, how can you not maintain a second place with a rider like Dombrowski pulling your butt over the mountains? Go figure.

    Porte is showing some form and Tejay would be the elite of the elite domistique, but I have no confidence that Porte will podium. Let alone a top five VSP finish. He’s going to get sick, have a bad day and pfffft. I’m looking at the Columbians.

    TDF is not as high as Swiss, Dauphine or Giro, I wonder whether this will negate some of the natural advantage guy's like Quintana get in the high mountains and is it a sign of a cleaner peloton that these guy's seem to have this?

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