Well done, mate.

Favorite detail is the fact that I put Nigel Tunfnel’s chin on there.

That’s genius-level shit, that is.

@Joe

Congrats, mate.

I was all set to do a new post this arvo, but a couple of bottles of Epic Mayhem and the fact that I’m going to see a little band called the Pixies kinda got in the way…

Could take a couple of days to recover, bear with me… Gouge Away!

Love Drac’s comment at the end ‘my head wanted the victory but my legs couldn’t respond…’

Weird squeaky voice? check, crazy white hair? check, refers to self in the 3rd person? bingo….Someone needs to photoshop him into a big leather armchair with one of those wrinkly, bald, cats. He’s a Bond villain isn’t he? Splendid.

Three of her would be a great way to die!

And the tundra comment… sorry, I was thinking of Marko. Which is a surefire way to quell any downstairs movements that Julie or Laura may initiate.

I always support Laura in that she looks like she is a whole lotta woman who could lay down some serious Rule #5 apres podium! And being invited back to the Tour has gotta count for something?

I have no problemo with Omar’s picks – just that I wouldn’t call them the greatest of all time. Mme Blanc may come close though.

You’ve been living on the tundra too long! That Laura is waaaaaaaaaaay over-rated. Omar’s picks are way hotter.

Julie Blanc is pretty tidy…

Think you are taking it a bit far to say they are the best ever – quite nice looking girls but a long way from La Grande Dame of the TdF, Ms Laura Antoine.

Sorry Sammy, Luis wins this one.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/07/news/luis-leon-sanchez-wins-clasica-san-sebastian_132142/attachment/classicabam

Those are, by far, the two hottest podium girls I have EVER seen.

@Joe
Banana milk? Getting married? is this some sort of code? euphemisms? Cunting rain I understand. You can’t really be getting married as no man has proceeded his marriage with a ride/banana milk/Howling Wolf/champagne…that would be too pleasurable and wise. If it’s true, you have added to your already massive legend. Is Guy shooting it? Did Guy survive? Poor Guy.

Given that there are no obvious contenders like there are at the spring classics – choosing a Spanish rider is obvious, not clever – that’s a massive number of riders to chose from. Yet our selections although very different, were similar enough to suggest that we felt there were key favourites. Of there fourteen of us, only @marko managed not to pick any riders who made the selection. Even those slightly left-field choices hit the mark.

But then again, this is the Velominati, we should be getting these things right.

Good race though

is getting married your usual post-ride cooldown? Congratulations!

As me record in the VSP is appalling, anyone with the same picks as me might want a last minute re-think

1.Drac – he’s going to shred this. The man is immune to pain.
2.Pozzato – he’s got a LOT to make up for ‘that’ advert.
3.Gilbert – will go at the end, then blow.
4.Barredo
5.Kolobnev – I’ve never picked him, dude needs some love.

I’m feeling good about this. Just had a good ride in the absolutely cunting rain (in fact had to stop only because I couldn’t see anything) and am now drinking banana milk, listening to Howlin’Wolf. Quick glass of champagne after that, and I’m off to get married. Ciao regazzi!

1. Veino – he’s got the dope right this year, he is all on, and you can’t dope for the way he dishes out the Rule #5. He’s back on the A-List here, folks.
2. Hesjedal – Could win it, but when you have a descent before the finale, you know the Vodka Rocket is catching up.
3. Dirty Sanchez – Dropped on the climb, catches on during the descent, but cramps and can’t hold ‘er to the line.
4. J-Rod – Also on good drugs, but a little too small to keep it together on the descent.
5. Gilbert – goes for a flier at 1km to go, but gets caught by The Count.

1. Navarro
2. Barredo
3. Cunego
4. Hesjedal
5. Veino

Kiwis picking Aussies. Aussies picking Kiwis. Whatever next? Lance 4.0 … ?

Here, this is Armstrong 4.0:

How about Nibali then #2
Its just that I like him, he deserves it and now will probabaly be down the hatch, but after the Giro, I just like him.

1. Weight of a Nation
2. Baredo
3. J-Rod
4. Flecha
5. Can’thego

Chavenel isn’t starting due to an infected toe

1.J-Rod. (Could’ve almost as easily been Kolobnev or Pippo, and at a pinch Ivanov. But I agree – J-Rod is on fire at present and climbs like I don’t.)
2. Can-he-go. (He’s been there and thereabouts a few times already this year, and I think he’s got another performance or two left in him.)
3. Barrrrrrrrreeeeedo. (Spanish and peaking.)
4. Navarro. (Ditto.)
5. Richie Porte. (Yeah, I know, fat fucking chance. Except I love an outsider (even, on occasion, an Australian one), and there’s the Broken-Hearted Bjarne (unless he snags Bertie) factor …)

Always bet on the Spaniards in Spain, and throw in an Italian to keep it oiled.

Marko :
4. Kolobnez (not a typo, he goes by Kolobnez en espana). Want to put him first because the ground-to-air missile team is blowing shit apart like Pashtuns shooting down Russian helicopters. Maybe we should nickname that team Charlie Wilson?

According to Wikileaks, you can probably update that metaphor to The Taliban shooting down American choppers…

Imma drop some knowledge later in the evening, after I catch up on Kanye’s tweets…