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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@all
REMINDER: If you have a rider who dropped out for any reason (Mick Rogers comes to mind) make sure you post your substitution ASAP.
Please strike Mick Rogers from mine and replace w/Tony Martin
1. Cancellara will defend even though he says 'not'
2. Younger Brother Grimpeur ready's for july
3.
Mick Rogers is onTony Martin4. Levi-Eggtimer gets a final payback before july
5. LL 'cool J' Sanchez....well, just because
1. Armstrong
2. L.L. Sanchez
3. Leipheimer
4. A. Schleck
5.
RogersTony MartinI've been hearing a lot of noise about this international football competition. So, I checked into it. Stage 1 for the USA was on the 12th. They then get five rest days until Stage 2 on the 18th!?! What kind of sport is that? And, I can't find the general classification standings. I've been looking all over. Can someone tell me where I can find them?
Dayaam. Surely I'm not peaking too early again? Or maybe just not recovered from the Giro. Go Martin. Great ride from the mini-Grimp too.
Pharmstrong more than a dark horse here. I think he might try and turn it on.
@Roberto Marques
Why didn't that occur to me at 10pm last night? Somehow a former winner seems a wiser replacement than Simon Gerrans...Doh!
@frank
Yes, you are correct, it is >87% genius. It's Faboooo!
cav managed to wipe out a decent handful of his green jersey rivals today. I can't get any live pictures currently but it looks like a bad one. Hope they are all alright like
@andy
Didn't look good. The most terrifying part of the photographs of the crash is seeing Cav down and Boonen closing in on him. The sheer size of the Belgian's shoulders is intimidating...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-upt/stage-4/photos/125966
@andy, @Steampunk
Awful sounding. It's bad when they go down right at the front like that.
@all
Anyone see it or have a video feed? I feel bad for Haussler and Boonen if they are injured; both are just barely recovered from their injuries caused in earlier crashes.
Sounds like it might have been Cavendouche at fault for the crash. If that's the case, he might have to be dubbed Cavencrash.
@Steampunk
This one, where Tommeke is just starting to come off after riding square into cav's neck, knowing that he'll still be at about 30-40kmh at this point, makes me cringe
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-upt/stage-4/photos/125972