Tour de France Stage 6 2013

The mistral winds of

Montpellier showed

The heart of Quick Step today.

Mark fell but they helped

him back in the pack

The winds whipping wickedly at their back

Average speeds more than

35 mph

Extremely hard to navigate 

Cav made it to the front

But in the finish took his lumps

The stage belongs to Belisol

Andre Griepel took it all

A perfect lead out they displayed

Lotto can well claim the  day!

Sagan soldiers on with

Cannondale 

They did not win but

Did not fail

Praises to all 

You survived danger severe

Wicked winds for the

Hundredth year!

Tour de France Stage 5 2013

Wake up

At five

Ted King

Is still alive

But not still

In the race

Tragedy is

on his face

He was dropped

In the TTT

A cycling calamity

Jens Voigt calls for humanity

Ted's ouster a controversy

Today's breakaway 

Is hardy

They want 

To spoil the party

The sprinters are hot

With a six minute gap

Will they pull the break back?

De Ghent Et Al are hanging in

Do they have a chance to win?

13 miles left and the pack 

Is still 2:30 back

A crash!  Drat

No one was expecting that

Into view comes Marseilles

Will there be a sprint today?

OPQS moves up

Marky wins

Leaving carnage

Behind him

Sagan takes Green

after Boss Hagen

He wants  a big win

so now feels downtrodden

Tour de France Stage 4 Haiku

Having Created Chaos
At Le Tour Stage One
Oriva-GreenEdge Rules

Tour de France 2013 Stage 3

Tour de France 2013 Stage 3

Geraint Thomas

On the Col de San Martino

Shows the spirit of Le Tour One-Oh-Oh

An injured hip

But he won't quit

So many days to go

A tiny broken pelvis bone

Is not enough to send him home

He wants to stay and help Team Sky

Win the Yellow-- what a guy!

A world of hurt in every stroke

He soldiers on--what a bloke!

Simon Gerrans of Orica-GreenEdge

Wins the race after many climbs

The sprinters couldn't make the grades

So they were left behind

Peter Sagan makes it two

Very close, it'll have to do

And he  takes  Green

Cav has bronchitis 

On his team he leans

And OH! The isle of Corsica

One of earth's  treasures

Sightseeing for three days

Has been a constant pleasure 

Tour de France 2013 Stage 2

Tony Martin

Is a hard guy

And now we 

Know the reason why

Here I quote from his own lips:

"I'm German; I'll start"

That's how it is!

Badly battered in stage one

He returns for more fun

Bandaged like Egyptian mummy

He thinks his injuries are funny

Pierre Roland takes flight

On the descent into Ajaccio

At this early stage

He's so relax-io

OPQS  is way in arrears

The steep climb costing

pain and tears

Peter Sagan is still

In play

Canondale hopes it's his day

Sky is keeping their man cosseted 

In the front he is deposited

The final climb is short but steep

Froome and Cadel keep it sweet

But in the end it's Bakelants, Jan

Radio-Shacks's winning man

Tony Martin made it through

I really am amazed by you

Teutonic mench of such 

endurance 

OPQS best insurance 

Tour de France 2013 Stage 1

Stage 1

Eye of Khaos by Bijou X (pka DevaLuna)

Lobato, Juan Jose

Wins KOM today

Boom beats out

Fletch on sprint intermediate

What you want isn't always

What you get

Cav earns one more point 

than Pete

It IS Sagan he needs to beat

The GC wants to remain safe

The sprinters want to win this race

At the finish

A bus is stuck

The driver wailing

What the f**k????

The finish has shifted

A cock up unique 

A terrible crash 

The end of the day

for Cav and Pete

Griepel is also left 

on the street 

Everyone thinking 

On their feet

Argos Shimano's

Marcel Kittel

Drags victory from chaos

What a story he'll tell

All others will say it thus:

I could have won

I was foiled by a BUS! 

Tony Martin is out for the 

count

Casualties begin to mount

Race edition one zero zero

The finish line banner

an anti-hero

Le Grand Dėpart

Le Grand Dėpart

100 years of Tours de France

We can hardly keep it in our pants

Through war and shady circumstance

Le Tour expands it's audience

A spectacle of huff and puff

We love it 'cause it is so tough

You have to be quite mad to try it

When all uncertainties run riot

Form and fortune

Even the weather

Can undo one altogether

Let alone a team nine strong

How can they all get along?

Strategy and over-training

little rest and too much raining

rough terrain and mountains steep

Lots of thoughts to ruin sleep

I'd call it delirium world wide

From Le Tour you cannot hide

Famous for it's elite pain

Destroying guys who try again

Wanting to beat their own game

and bring their team success and fame

and sometimes only bringing shame

 Many to cheer and some to blame

A tolerance for ambiguity

Permeates pro-cyc' community

These men have brawn, and brains, and heart

Let's praise the hundredth 'Le Tour' start

And Thanks to hostess France--La Belle

Let's hope this race goes VERY well.