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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I can't believe this! This will blow the VSP up for sure: http://www.theonion.com/video/breaking-tour-de-france-on-hold-as-cyclists-ride-o,36474/
Spare a thought for Gino Bartali tomorrow - a true giant - on and off the bike. The last paragraph is a gem: "When I asked my father why I couldn't tell anyone, he said: 'You must do good, but you must not talk about it. If you talk about it you're taking advantage of others' misfortunes for your own gain," Andrea Bartali told the BBC earlier this year.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/italy-remembers-gino-bartali-cycling-hero-save-jews-nazis
Samara Sheppard-22km with a broken arse! Giro Rosa 2014.
strange only seems to want to post to one small portion of the photo...
@piwakawaka ever since the server issues this week the site doesn't seem to be shrinking photos to fit the comment column width.
After today 3 of 5 have now abandoned... Things are looking bleak.
Just cause I think it's a great picture, Reza is doing an awesome job, he's French, and his presence makes the peloton richer.
@piwakawaka
Yeah. Guess you have to play around with the size and do some cropping in Picture Manager.
That worked out well. Carry on!
@Steampunk
Given the way Nibbles rode Stage 5, and then the way he climbed past Rodriguez up Belles Filles, I think it wouldn't matter if Froome and Contador were still in it. Sure, there would have been fireworks, but Nibali stamped his name down as the man to beat and ripped time (2+mins) into anyone who mattered when the race was on. No asterisk from me :) I feel like I should have trusted Nibali's press conference "I'll be ready at the Tour" instead of relying on my impression of his race results.