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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It looks like Salvador Dali laced C-Diddy's wheel!
@brett
What actually troubles me about this crash is that C-Diddy's wheel seemed to buckle BEFORE he got tagged by Hein-Haus. Am I right? If so, it doesn't say much for those deep dish carbon rims that they buckle just because, what, you turn a bit sharpish and get a bit over to one side...
@Geof
and then in the 'after' shots, Cavendouche's wheel seems to have straightened back into a half normal shape?!? What kind of a wet noodle is that?
@Marcus
ah the beauty of carbon - unidirectional flex
PS Cav is a muppet who loves to 'squeeze' the sprinters line. IMO bloody dangerous
@Geof
nah - no way - he leans to drive his right leg, in doing so angles his deep dishes under HH's wheel at the very moment he is leaning opposite direction, as they both then swing through the vertical axis with power on opposing, leg HH's wheel 'rides over' the muppet's. This motion is assisted by the rotational direction of each others tyres (much same way that open wheel race cars 'launch' the behind car if they get a wheel clash)
@crossy
Thanks. Very reassuring. Maybe Brett will be able to sell me those Zipps one day after all ...
@Geof Another confidence builder for you. Lucky for the dog though. Aluminum wheels would have hurt him badly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLNTuxFdvvg
@david
Yeah, seen that before. Love the way the dog just wonders off as if to say "What? Me?" Brett - those Zipps may have to gather a bit more dust ...
@david
That Steegemans sprint is the coolest thing ever. I love that they switched to that side-view camera. You can see the power in his stroke so clearly.
He was obviously peaking.