TDS Stage 2 - Soler Back on Top

Before we start on the Tour de Suisse, lets have a look slightly to the West, to the land of France, where the Criteruim de Dauphiné finished today. The Tour de France hopefuls who aren't at the TDS, have been using the Dauphine to fine-tune their form. And who should've won, but that Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky, ahead of Evo and Vino.

It's Bradley's first big stage-race win, and should go some way to shutting up his critics, who allege he only got 4th at the Tour in 2009 by being lucky/on drugs. And they'll tell you he's not really any good at riding a bike 'cause he looks like Paul Weller and anyone get can get a load of Olympic gold medals on the track as it's easy. Well screw them - well done Mr. Wiggy.

I was thinking of sharing my thoughts on who was hot and who was not at the Dauphiné. But on reflection, I reckon I'll keep those tips to myself, as I'm crazy paranoid about people stealing my favorite riders for the big one in July.

So, let us be off to the Land of Chocolate, (Switzerland that is) for the Tour de Suisse. Those of you old enough to remember the Tour de France way back in 2007, will remember that Mauricio Soler was The Man in the mountains, and took home the Polka Dot Jersey for his efforts. Not only was he a steal at 2 Velocredits in the Fantasy Tour that year, but he is also one of the few TDF mountains jersey winners in recent memory not to be busted for drugs. Since then things haven't been so great for Mauricio, mostly due to him falling off a lot. He seems to have been staying upright a lot more recently though, and has been climbing like his old self again. He certainly seemed to be The Man on Stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse and he took the race lead too.

Onto the scores then, and my 'get big points in the prologue and hope you can hold on' strategy is so far paying off, but I'm a bit worried about those Asparagus Tips.

More mountains tomorrow. Can Soler consolidate his lead?