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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Damn it. I forgot to calculate that Armstrong is going to pull up like a big pussy whenever there's even a remote chance of danger. Oh well.
@Jarvis - Faboo straight carvin' on dudes last year:
Smart
@ben
That is some awesome Spartacus porn right there. But, make sure you keep you're speakers off; that music is NSFL (Not Suitable For Listening).
Sigh: VDV, Sagan, Rogers, and Kirchen already more or less out of the running.
@ben: great video
@all: now that is how you TT! When you curb hop a TT rig to straighten up the lines, thats like thumbing your nose at the course layout people and tellin them to go screw off.
He is riding like he stole something, is there a loaf of bread under his arm??
@ frank: NSFL-I thought it was not safe for listening, it has a zen like homoerotica tone to it but I must say, great video
Cancellara deserves some Melvins or something like that, maybe to the tune of Blood Witch or Dog Island or better yet..Sacrifice!
MY picks aren't looking too good at the moment. The interesting point to be taken from today's stage is nothing to do with the Super Prestige, but is all about the battle for the green jersey at the Tour de France. Cavendish put some serious time into Boonen and Hushovd today.
@Jarvis
As a brit I'm totally conflicted with cavendish. On one hand, he's the best sprinter we've ever produced and will keep winning for the next ten years, smash the number of stages won records in all the grand tours and have so many points jerseys he needs a separate house just to store them in and I totally love him for it. On the other hand, he's an completely arrogant wanker who will rapidly end up with no friends in the peloton and I hate him for it.
Why couldn't he be nice and fast?
@andyI never found pure sprinters as a group to be nice. Egos, lack of care for anybody else, and maniacal drive to dominate do not make for warm and cuddly.
But strangely, I sort of like the Cav, not sure why but he has a twinkle in his eye even when he's being a prick.