The Tour de France Pool

Well, it’s finally here, OUR time of year, the time of year, where for three delicious weeks, a group of normally(well, there really is nothing very normal about us) active people suddenly become couch potatoes, at least after our daily ride , to watch the greatest show on earth, the Tour de France. Well, they do it for the NCAA B’Ball Tourney and the World Series, so a group of us at last weeks Solstice Ride Post Party (under the influence of some local IPA) thought it might be fun to have a le Tour Pool. Guess the podium and you get some swag. Now don’t get excited, it’s not much, and the bragging rights will be worth more, but it should be worth your while and a lot of fun. So here is how it all goes down. You will send me an email with your top three podium picks in their order of finish. I will keep your picks secret until the deadline for sending in your picks closes ( 6pm Friday). After that time, I will publish everybody’s picks. A tiebreaker will be decided based on whoever picks the closest time between the Yellow Jersey and 2nd place. I think that is pretty simple. So, what do you get if you win? Well I consulted with Eric and Danny and they agreed that the winner receive one of those new CBRC caps that actually fit your head a pair of the new CBRC socks and a 2010 T-shirt.  2nd place wins a cap and T-shirt, and 3rd place gets socks and T-shirt. (yeah, I know, generous aren’t they ☺).  Anyway, no matter the prize, it should be fun.

So, after giving it your best thought and a glance or two at the Velonews TDF Special Edition, send me your name and the top three podium positions(in order) and the time difference between 1st and second to : tmleonard@roadrunner.com

Oh, please keep a copy of your email for verification in case the cycling judge messes up the finish, sorta like having the camera at the finish line.

Remember, deadline is Friday, July 2, 6pm eastern time.

Tim Leonard