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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now if I'd only remembered to put a few quid on Schleck senior...
I can't wait for the Tour to start, i've got my Flanders and Basque flags out in anticipation!
@andy
Nice picks for Switzerland! I'll be withholding my TdF picks until I've seen yours...
Hey is anybody double checking Franks scores? I am going to my bookie with his picks for the TdF.
Best reaction I've had to mine so far: "Are you a cop?" ("Piss off - I'm a Rule Holist" didn't seem like a helpful answer, so I just said "Er, no".)
Well, I was crap!
On another topic. Not sure if any of you lot caught up with this TdF Fantasy game last year http://sbs.com.au/tdf/fantasy
I have set up a mini-league, happy for all and sundry to join.
Go to the game http://sbs.com.au/tdf/fantasy ,pick your team then use the 'mini-league admin' option to join my mini-league.
The details you need are:
League Name: Super Domestique
League password: jens01
It doesn't cost anything - plus there are some great prizes to win!
Wait, you're going to spend some amount of your time constructing a fantasy team for the TdF? And, you're going to invest yourself, psychologically, in this "team" scoring point for you? Are you unemployed, on the dole? If you are, you should be ridding 6-8 hours per day and should not concern yourself with such nonsense. Jesus Christ. Harden the fuck up.
@david
cool
@Rob
You guys totally SHOULD double-check my scores. I did my best, but who knows. Plus, Marko was over and Marko, my Velomihottie, and I were undergoing a bout of savage drinking at the time, so anything is possible.
@frank Its not about your math, no matter how drunk you were - its about where you are getting your info and if you have an inside track to team politics and the deals being cut in the peloton? Your score is so far out front that we have to question your sources... I mean your wasting the likes of Brett, John, Geof and they are students of the pro game. You have led the results by wide margins in 4 out of 6 races and in the other 2 you have not been last. I'm just saying....
I think there should be an inquiry and a grand jury convened to make sure this Competition is not rigged!! Mind I am not complaining I still have the awesome world champ jersey by the skin of my teeth and the fact that you are not subject to our plebian level.
On another subject do we get a report (and images) on the gathering of the inner circle of the Velominati?