Tour de France Stage 19 2013

Tour de France Stage 19 2013

Right out of the gate

is Hesjedal, Ryder

and also Izaguirre

'tho mighty peaks await them

which must engender fear

It's three AM in Cali

and I am on the case

my inner alarm clock

has adjusted to this race

All eyes are on the yellow 

Is Chris a tired fellow?

Five brutal climbs ahead

Does he wish he'd stayed in bed?

Rain ramps up the dread

Skies overhead are lead

The Col de Madeline

Humbling to all men

Looms like a giant 

stunning but malevolent

Bob Dole says he's never seen

a race so hard by increment

Ryder and Rolland take the peak

with mutual compliment 

Team Sky has unzipped their kit

Yumminess you must admit

30 KM of descent

Challenges with no relent

Sieberg faces abandonment

A flat for Rolland, Pierre

with chase group on his derrière

Ryder is left in his dust

Has his brave ride become a bust?

Rolland tops le Col de Tamie

He looks like a winner today

11 minutes on the peloton

Hesjedal remains long gone ;0(

Chasers are gaining on Pierre

It's tough to be a solitaire

Saxo-Tinkoff leads the main group

hoping to give Sky the boot

and help their chances of Best Team

as they climb the Col de l'Epine

Rolland gets closer to mountain king

Wonder what he must be thinking?

Storm clouds gather with thunder

Will rain decide the race,

I wonder?

The final climb Col de la Croix Fry

Is known for being grizzly

Navarro attacks 

Nieve as well

Costa is there

Rolland's in hell

The rain pours down 

A total bummer

Bad luck for these Lads of

Summer

Rui Costa rides alone

I'm chilled to the bone

watching them struggle home

Rodriguez attacks

Froome fights back

Costa wins the stage

Kloden two despite his age

Bakelants is third

Radio-Shacks' bright bird

All tour leaders finish as One

Stage 19 was too much fun!