The inaugural Velominati Super Prestige makes an unscheduled stop this week at the Tour de Suisse. Originally left off the VSP roster, it was decided among the Keepers that the ‘fourth Grand Tour’ is indeed worthy of inclusion in our humble tipping competition. As one of the final hit-outs for many Tour de France contenders, the Swiss race shows who might be ready to step up in July, who’s needing to pull their finger out, and who might be targeting this race as a worthy addition to their palmares. With a couple of TT’s, stages that could go to the sprinters or a daring breakaway, and some of the most picturesque mountain passes in Europe, it has something for everyone, and anyone could win.
Can Motorcus find an ‘extra gear’ and back up his 09 victory? Will the EgoTesticle show signs of his old self on the bike, or just behave like his old self off it? And are the Brothers Grimpeur finally going to do something, anything?
Let us know your thoughts, and make your picks to pick up a sweet Obey The Rules bumper sticker, in the posts section on this page. For a full rundown on the competition scoring etc, visit our VSP Schedule, Rules and Results page.
Good luck!
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@Rob
Naming both Frankie-boy and Gaysink in the top five in their respective places was blind luck. I pretty much just voted with my heart and tempered it with a light (very light) touch of reality which is the only reason I didn't put those two lads in 1-2.
We have a full account of the madness coming shortly; including pictures and video. Stand by.
My goodness, does John ever have a magnificent stroke. You trained him well.
Clairvoyantical doping?
@Geof
No point investigating: Frank's already paid the UCI off.
@Steampunk
It was just a donation. Pat has the receipt. Nothing to see here, folks. Move along ...
@Geof
True enough. Besides: he's never tested positive. Now, only if he had a bitter and ostracized former friend...
@Steampunk
"I was once required to deliver a ouja board to Frank".
"Frank showed me how to conduct a micro-sceances and autologous spirit transfusions."
"I had to look after Frank's tarot cards while he was on holiday."
Now that WOULD be a story...
Can't wait and I can take no credit for johns wicked stroke he is all self trained. In fact with his awesome physique it is a fucking miracle that he looks as brilliant on a bike as he does! I'd give credit to Velominati and the rules but he was the man who wrote Rule #5 and I think he became awesome when he moved up from the champagne Peugeot to the Merlin... and that was years ago. I think he is on something else now?
I just got Velonews' Tour de France Official Guide. I'm so bewildered by the TdF VSP picks, I was looking for some help. Paid freakin' nine bucks for it. I can't find anything good in it that I have not gotten by reading Velonews or Cyclingnews daily, except for an article on Wiggins. It's got interview extracts I have not seen yet. Waste.
Wiggins, though, is really talking smack. In fact, I nominate him for Pre-Tour COTHO.
"Looking back now, Wiggins believes he could have even challenged for the victory in 2009. . . . "I felt at the time I could have gone with Contador when he attacked at Andorra. But I was like, 'No, no, no. Don't be stupid.' . . . . 'The first two weeks, . . . I never pushed it, even when I was really good at the Tour. I just stayed on the safe side of caution. I stayed on the defensive."
Hmm. But in the third week, when you could have attacked the old man to get on the podium, you were what???
Wiggins: "Well, it was just for third place at that point. Third, fourth, what's the difference."
No, I just made that up.
Actual quote.
"I think JV [Jonathan Vaughters] really understood why I had to leave," Wiggins said. "There were certain things that he couldn't do for me. There were certain things he wanted me to do that I was never going to be willing to do."
The prediction about the TdF I'm most confident in is that Wiggins and Sky are going to crash and burn.
@david
Don't always agree with someone who regards Rule Holism as "the dark side", but I just can't get on the Twiggo train. Ever since he bailed from JV after JV had seemingly rescued him from what was rapidly turning into another "failed to make the transition from the track" story. I don't blame him for wanting to follow the money. But it's poor form to follow it prematurely.