Attention all Velominati. The Tour VSP is going on line and it should be a good one. Sure, between Froomy and Bertie a person could hedge their bets but Moviestar is all in for Valverde, BMC for TeeJay, Astana for the Shark and Garmin is finally committing to a team leader in Talansky. Some other teams (ahem…Trek Factory Racing for one) have resigned themselves to hunting stage wins. The Tour swings through the Yorkshire Dales, everyone but the riders can enjoy some excellent ales. As the Tour continues to Lille, Norther France and Belgium, the quality pints continue. Yes, it’s hot and the VSP generator has beer on its mind.
The route, the sprints, the climbing and even the final time trial should make this a decent Tour. Here is a start list. Everyone will have a vial in their jersey pocket, but don’t worry, it’s legal.
It is still not too late to win the overall 2014 VSP and we have made it worth your while.
Refer to the VSP page for details concerning scoring and rest day swaps. If you want to call yourself Pedro Delgado, you will only have yourself to blame. The VSP banner on the homepage has the countdown clock, refresh your browser and don’t be late. Good luck and good picking.
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Gerrans and Cavendish would have sorted that out! Fucking Coquard clipped Gerrans on the left and caused the crash! But is anyone going to blame the French guy?
What was Cav trying to do? He was on Kittel's wheel and still had time to make his move. There was no need to go headbutting Gerrans out of the way.
I wonder if a more confident Cav of years past wouldn't have been so desperate. Shame, I would have loved for him to win today.
@andrew
grrrrrrr, me too. Got home at 9:20 last night and remembered, doh! Oh well.
Nothing broken on Cav according to Lefevere. What time does 'Merica get to watch the replays. I feel like it would be noice to stay in "non-spoiler" mode until Uncle Sam has his starbucks...
@Kevin
I thought the Coq did well not to let himself be pushed around when Gerrans got shoved by Cavendish, who looked to be going for something that wasn't there for him. Coq held his line, dodged the crash and went on to finish in the front group. Has anyone heard how Gerrans is after the crash?
From the UK BBC News......
Mark Cavendish dislocated his right shoulder and suffered ligament damage after crashing near the end of the Tour de France's opening stage in Yorkshire.
The Briton collided with Simon Gerrans during the sprint finish in Harrogate, which was won by Marcel Kittel.
Cavendish was due to have an MRI scan with a decision on whether he will continue racing made on Sunday morning.
"It was my fault, I'll apologise to Simon. I tried to find a gap that was not there, I wanted to win," he said.
"I felt really strong and was in a great position to contest the sprint thanks to the unbelievable efforts of my team. Sorry to all the fans that came out to support - it was truly incredible."
@Teocalli
Well said 'Douche, got to feel for Gerrans tho'... looked a lot like self sabotage to me, be surprised if he carries on.
Simon is fine, bruising and road rash but says he will be up for a fight tomorrow. He didn't seem to keen on blaming anyone.
Cavendish out.
Nice job by Navardauskas, slapping camera phones out of silly spectators' hands.....