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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VSP PICKS:
1. Nibbles
2. Cuddles
3. Van Den Broeck
4. Twiggo
5. Froomedog
Sky will have been preparing for this stage for ages.
no change to GC.
VSP PICKS:
1. froome
2. nibbles
3. wiggins
4. tj van g
5. evans
VSP PICKS:
1. Rolland
2. Evans
3. Nibali
4. Pinot
5. Froome
Voeckler snags early KOM points, but gets gobbled up by the top climbers on the descent. Wiggins plays it safe while Froome goes on the attack *ahemdefence*.
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibbles
2. Cuddles
3. Froome
4. Rolland
5. Voeckler
Fuck picking the easy ones. It's a GC procession from here to Paris. Or not...
VSP PICKS:
1. Rui da Costa
2. Dan Martin
3. Pinot
4. Pineau
5. Feillu
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibali
2. Froome
3. Costa
4. Van Garderen
5. Van Den Broeck
@Steampunk
Er, Scaler, you got a view on that?
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibbly Shark
2. Tacky Cuddles
3. Van Done Broke
4. Bandersnatch
5. Kruiiiijjjjwwsich
VSP PICKS:
1. Cadel
2. Nibbles
3. Van Den Broek
4. Wiggo
5. Froome
VSP PICKS:
1. Evans
2. Nibali
3. Froome
4. Pinot
5. Schleck
@scaler911 There's a gap in your bar tape.
This might be one for the leaders to take wing (man, I miss W sometimes).
VSP PICKS:
1. wiggins
2. froome
3. nibali
4. cadel
5. tejay