Paris-Nice 2015 Stage One

Paris Nice 2015

Stage One

With 50 km yet to achieve 

Who has something up their sleeve?

In the break brave Tommy V

And Delaplace, Anthony 

The skies seem a little grey

Ditto the mood--

CIRC report out today

The peloton has put on the breaks

All they need are tea and cakes

I don't mind the sleepy pace

A quick cuppa joe wouldn't be out of place

A big bunch sprint is the plan

So many chiefs

So few Indians

A slow, slow day through tomorrow through the Loire

Tom Boonen crashes 

Nice now a place too far

Tommy and Tony start to compete

It's possible they may complete

Unlikely, but the bunch has been asleep

Right now the lead is theirs' to keep

Lotto has Greipel under their wing

He's chafing to do his thing

Wiggins is trying to push the group

All the sprinters are in the soup

A brilliant ride by the two Tees

They're caught but certainly not with ease

Kristoff wins in a blaze

Bouhanni took two

Just one of those days 

Katusha didn't give much support

He won anyway--it's that kind of sport

We wait for the fate of Tom, Boon

Etixx-Quick-Step steeped in gloom 

Prologue Paris--Nice 2015

Quite arbitrarily

Today the season starts for me

(As well as Aru, Matthews, and Talansky)

Stage One Paris -Nice

Is a TT

Watching Gilbert is still a thrill

Some things don't change 

And never will

Degenkolb does nicely

And Gerraint Thomas

Gilbert in good form

He keeps us honest

Talansky comes behind Porte

by seconds ten

And interesting measure between two men

Kwaitkowski eclipses Rohan D

Mr Dennis can not be happy

Also Martin, T

A stellar ride for Kwaitkowski!

Sir Brad takes his turn

But does not top ten earn

Ditto Garderen, T

Kwaitkowski wins

So close Dennis Rohan

T. Martin is three

Bradley also ran

World ITT 2014

World ITT 2014

The World's ITT went to Wiggo

His post race face showed this was biggo

After couch-sulking at home through July

He's happy to be the winning guy

For British sport he's been such a booster

We'd be fine if he crowed like a rooster

Der Panzerwagen came in second

T. Martin's ride is still to be reckoned

He's been first three years in a row

But this years' laurels rest on Wiggo

HOUR RECORD JENS VOIGT

A German Virgo

Forty three

He 's got this licked mathmatically

With heavy metal playlist booming

Jens Voigt plans an hours' zooming !

He claims this is his final circuit

Retirement-- Jensie works it!!

The Velodrome packed to the rafters 

He says goodby for ever after 

The Hour Record his to grab

His silver shoes are super bad

He's in the zone striving for control

Here we go!  Let's rock and roll! 

He must practice holding back

Which is not for Jens a natural act

Oh, Jens! Oh, Jens!  

it churlish to wonder

How you would ride this if you were younger ?

Your form is great 

Your fitness fab

But what about this feels a bit sad?

After seventeen seasons as cycling sage

It's tough to withdraw because of age

For one for whom suffering is a religion

It 's hard to retire on television

You know what? He's having fun

The crowd just loves to see him run!

At eight minutes to go

He puts on a show

A picture perfect ride is Jens'

I know he would like to do it again

The Hour Record holds his name

Jens quits at the top of his game!!!

Fresh as a daisy he takes his crown

Jens, we will miss having you around!

Vuelta a España 2014 Stage 5

Astoundingly 'Berto is calling the shots

Pushing Tinkoff to strut what they've got

Raising the pace in heat so torrid

Some in the bunch saying they're horrid

In the end Degenkolb was victorious

eclipsing Philippe who's effort was glorious

Bouhanni came two and Hofland third

But it's Tinkoff's noise most loudly heard

Alberto is making a great recovery

His miracle healing up for discovery

What he'll do next is everyone's riddle

He's riding as if he were fit as a fiddle!

USA Pro Challenge Stage 5

Rain and cold plague stage five

The escape is looking likely 

The helicopters cannot fly

So we are all un-sightly

Breckenridge awaits the break

Acevedo the stage will take 

But no, await the hands of fate

With whom Laurent Didier has a date

A 30 year old from Luxembourg 

A sterling win from what we've heard

Jens Voigt is worried about gaining weight

I'm sure his fans won't mind

If after 17 years as a pro

he leaves his form behind

A super man amongst the pack

We 're sad that he 's not coming back

Well read and highly reflective 

He wants his end date self selective

Auf Wiedersehen Herr Jens V

You've made cycling history

TeJay rode hard and took some time

As the pack implodes on the climb

Rain and cold take their toll

But Trek and Didier make their goal

Tejay looks chill as local lad

Yellow suits him not half bad 

For a record time trial eyes has he

He's poised for GC victory

USA Pro Challenge Stage 3

BMC leader Tejay Van G

Takes Pro Challenge Stage Three

After yesterdays' neutralization

this ride seemed like a summer vacation

Rafal Majka--the sprightly Pol

shows he's more than Tinkoff's troll

Tvetcov came three for Jelly Bell

Ben Hermans, a Belge, also did well

But the race belonged to Aspen's Tejay

At Monarch crowned King for a Day

We'll see more from him as the days roll 

Overall race win is his goal

Cannondale and Garmin Sharp 

Are headed for the altar

What a powerhouse they

A  Rock of Gibralter