Which bold rider has this stage circled in their tour bible? Wednesday July 18th, Stage 16, 197 km. The day after a the final rest day. A climbing day with two HC climbs followed by two Category 1 climbs and a serious descent toward the finish. The Aubisque, Tourmalet, Aspin and Peyresourde: you better be a fearless climber and a good descender, but a better climber. This is not a stage for Sagan or Fränkie Schleck (sorry Frank). If Wiggo was going to have a bad day, this would be a special one to have it on. And this follows a rest day? Could the weather finally make a difference? Will the mad tacker return? Will climbers just try to survive this stage to perform on the fearsome Stage 17? More questions than answers in the Velominati Super-Bunker.
All VSP bettors better give an extra shake of the monkey bones before casting them down. Study them well. There is much at stake: Fizik R3s for the winner, 2 pair of DeFeet socks for first loser. The rules are the same as for the first single stage VSP. Points are awarded for correct place only. Delgado might have enjoyed this stage but don’t be like him.
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@Mikael Liddy Oh fuck - now I;m not merely agreeing with him but complimenting him?!!! Damn you, Unnamed Versio, damn you and your Marcus-baiting.
@G'phant
It is this: I stand on the brink of finding myself agreeing with Marcus.
Should I take that final step into the abyss, I fear I shall never forgive you.
Ahh, quit your fucking whinging and get in the water's fine. You won't even remember what life was like on the other side.
@G'phant
This deserves the weekly V-jersey and a frowny emoticon...
Can anyone introduce Versio to Karolinka?
@Steampunk What's the opposite of nipple lube? Chain grime? Axle grit?
@HarMinator
I'm not convinced they're not the same person...scary thing is she found me on twitter about 6 months ago (insert scared emoticon here)
@minion
Assembly paste?
@minion
Versio.
I have to admit I am happy to hear that no one else comprehends @versio, I was beginning to wonder if I was the problem not the incoherent posts. I scan over them to see how long into the sentence he stops making sense.
And the new @unamed screen name, almost a stroke of genius. Is there some kind of saying. 'one cog short of a full cassette?' Surely someone can do better than that.
@DerHoggz
@minion
@Buck Rogers
The palate has been cleansed. Thank you gentlemen.