Switzerland's Gotthard Pass
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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@piwakawaka
A sign of a cleaner peloton, that top GC riders get sick or have bad days? Could be, could be. Hadn't considered that possibility. I like that. I certainly wouldn't think that Tejay (in spite of training with Armstrong) or Talansky (in spite of being on the same team as Danielson) are dirty.
Still, there are riders that seem more resilient, for example; Froome, Quintana, Contadore, Nibali and others. And in spite of the Contador hate on this site, I have a hard time believing any of those four are dirty either.
@Minnesota Expat
more that the Colombians from the high altitudes are going so well, does this mean the other climbers without this advantage are cleaner these days and therefore find it harder to compete against the likes of Chavez, Lopez and Henao?
I've always been mindful of the body weight/sickness paradox, the lower you go the 'sicker' you can get. Good reason not to give up beer!
@piwakawaka
Probably, it makes a lot of sense. But from what I read, this Colombian resurgence in world tour level racing is deeper and broader than 20-30 years ago. It's all good for cycling. Imagine the face of the peloton when the east Africans get fully engaged. But also an argument for continued vigilance.
@piwakawaka
Right. Just eat less food! Cheers!
This quote from Lopez is probably translated rather poorly to English, but is so good;
“I knew all my opponents would try to attack me, so then I decided to attack myself,” López said. “It worked out well.”
You are a brilliant madman Lopez!
@GoldenGorilla
I believe that is referred to as panache, and I love it!