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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New to the game here along with my cohort Ben.
1. Andy Schleck
2. Mick Rogers
3. DZ Nuts
4. P. Gilbert
5. Peter Sagen
I will save you from another homoerotic plea as my friend Ben has failed to do. I think Cancellara is truly just making an appearance.
@Dale
HA! Good lord, you two are trouble, I can tell.
Nice picks. I'm starting to think Mick Dundee is the right pick. Christ, this is hard to call, always. What about King Jens? Why has no one pick him?
@ben
Stop it! You're making us blush!
@ben
Ahhhhhh, good to meet another person who understands Spartacus like I do. But in ToC both he and A. Grimpeur were totally smoking like the proverbial hippies motor-bike so I'm betting against my boy Fabian, I might be going to hell for it...actually I am anyway but I'm feeling regretful already but here goes.
1. Tony Martin-a Fabian understudy, strong climber and strong TT'er
2. F. Grimpeur-looses too much time in TT to win
3. Spartacus-even without good form he will wail on some pussies
4. Peter Sagan-just on a hunch
5. Cameron Meyer-fuck it. Insane, yeah.
I've written off all of Lance and his boys. As I will in the TdF. It's over.
@frank
why do you think no-one has picked Jens? Hmmm?
@Jarvis
Why do I suddenly feel like I need to re-check the start list?
@frank
I picked Cancellara more with my heart than with my head. Couldn't justify doing the same for Jens. The fact that he's older than Methuselah doesn't help. I'm hoping he stays healthy, is part of every breakaway in the Tour and then pulls like the Jens of old. His last TdF? Who should I root for then?
Now that all the Velominati heavy weights have their picks out on the table, and won't change them unless they just want to declare to everyone what big pussies they are, let me ask this. Is it not obvious how this race will go? God I'm excited to find out. There will be a GC selection on the last climb of Stage 6. The pace will be fast enough that the gap on everyone else will be decisive. The winner will come from this selection and be the one from this selection who has the best time trial on the last stage? True or False?
After that, there are many variables. But, Kruezinger, Martin, F. Schleck, Gesink, etc., are just not going to beat Armstrong, Leipheimer, Sanchez, Rogers, Kloden on that time trial.
@ david: I sure hope the big boys are within a minute or so by stage 6...then let them bleed out their eyeballs, I can't wait...
I heard someone mention something about a large international competition called the "World Cup". What the fuck is that?
1. Rogers
kreuziger
Frank