The inaugural Velominati Super Prestige makes an unscheduled stop this week at the Tour de Suisse. Originally left off the VSP roster, it was decided among the Keepers that the ‘fourth Grand Tour’ is indeed worthy of inclusion in our humble tipping competition. As one of the final hit-outs for many Tour de France contenders, the Swiss race shows who might be ready to step up in July, who’s needing to pull their finger out, and who might be targeting this race as a worthy addition to their palmares. With a couple of TT’s, stages that could go to the sprinters or a daring breakaway, and some of the most picturesque mountain passes in Europe, it has something for everyone, and anyone could win.
Can Motorcus find an ‘extra gear’ and back up his 09 victory? Will the EgoTesticle show signs of his old self on the bike, or just behave like his old self off it? And are the Brothers Grimpeur finally going to do something, anything?
Let us know your thoughts, and make your picks to pick up a sweet Obey The Rules bumper sticker, in the posts section on this page. For a full rundown on the competition scoring etc, visit our VSP Schedule, Rules and Results page.
Good luck!
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@Steampunk The real interesting question is A. Schleck. He did not look impressive in CA. He did not look impressive today. Is he really a Contador contender? Can he train himself into TdF form? Did he do so last year? I don't recall.
@david
I can only imagine he's just sitting in and working himself into form, but today was a little untidy, wasn't it? Goodness knows he's too good and too young to be losing the thread like this. I'd feel better about this, though, if Saxo Bank already had a sponsor lined up. Hope it's not riding on the Tour. My instinct is that he's okay, or else we might have heard something at some point already. He had a rough winter/spring, but he seems to be coming along.
@steampunk: we hope so....
I will give him this, he may be holding his cards close to his chest which does a few things
-it takes pressure off his team/teammates and himself...ok fair enough
-however, it also can be a distraction in that no mention of a 'good' effort was made in preparation of the prom and the 'quietness' of spring can be distacting, in that the domestiques want to KNOW they are riding for the man who will win
or he may indeed be sucking hind tit here and bluffing
Side Note... just went on the TdS website, and this article jumped out at me. http://www.tds.ch/tourdesuisse/generated/article/radsport/2010/06/17/12239600000.html
Rivella, I love that stuff!
Oh and right now, I think I have zero points. Great :(
@Guy congrats for being at Letape this year...last year when I was in Champs Elysses on the final day of the Tour I really thought about participating on this year Letape...but I kind of gave up after I saw the profile of the stage and how many Euros I was going to spend...even with my wife "allowing" me to go Rule #11 (in fact she was focusing on shopping in Paris)...
Regarding this TdS looks like it can be the first VSP without a winner!
@frank
Cool - many thanks - guess it helps if I read the rules, right?!
@ben
23 minutes - thats some bonk!
I am liking Rodriguez' chances In these last few stages. He beat Gesink at Pais Vasco in a hilly 22km TT by 33'... And I also think Armstrong might make a showing, what with all this rage (and Rage Against the Machine) he's been all a-twittering as of late. But know who I'm really rooting for? Morabito. Swiss dude, Swiss bike, swiss race. You know he's all out.
Meanwhile, Faboo could give a hoot. Dude got his druthers in the spring, and I respect that. I assume he'll be focusing on the Worlds double he missed out on...
@Ben
Dammit, I was going to put J-Rod in my original selection, and again when Dodger pulled out. I had doubts about Martin hanging in the mountains, should've gone with my instincts there. It's a tough game, this VSP!