Thursday, July 9, 2015

2015 Tour de France Stage 6

Heavy is the head who wears the crown!
Are expectations wearing Markey down?
He needs a win to justify his paycheck
And retain his status as le grand mec
Ditto Peter S. and his boss Tinkoff
For whom anything but winning is a loss
Star Power comes with a heavy price
And to whom can they turn for good advice?
Your mom would tell you just to do your best
But here the top lads live with deep unrest
All eyes rest on Cavendish, Mark
Let’s hope we don’t observe a broken heart
More cheerfully,  Quintana’s looking strong
And Teklehaimanot shows he does belong
Eritreans all are there to cheer him
Hoping to see him as the KOM
He takes the single sprint point—
Good on him!  
At this time we’re all Eritrean!!!
Le Harve is 55 miles away
Pissing proves dangereuse 
for A. Valverde
St Léonard is a non-contested sprint
The break remains intact as it was meant
Daniel Teklehaimanot takes the dots!!!!!
 First African to do so—means a lot!!
I imagine the whole Continent erupts
MTM-Qhubeka team members will go nuts
Daniel’s smile of relief tells the story
Reflecting all the joy of Le Tour glory
 The finish is tricky and uphill
A bad crash but they don’t lose time
Tony Martin down but Stybar wins
Etixx finishes with wounded Martin
We wonder if tomorrow he’ll be startin’







Wednesday, July 8, 2015

2015 Tour de France Stage 5


Today is cold and damp
The winds are cross
Bouhanni crashes early
Ambulance takes him off
Talansky got banged up
Also Jack Bauer
Garmin and Cofidis
have lost some power
Sunday’s Team Time Trial
Seems so far away
Depleted rosters
of men left to play
As the pack enters the Somme
It is somber and grey
Coquard falls for the second time today!
Andre Greipel gets sprint points seventeen
Echelons form and remain to be seen
Jack Bauer abandons
Sad to say
Cross winds put  pack into
disarray
43 Miles left to go
Cav has flat
momentum slowed
But Etixx QuickStep likes their position
as  a sprint finish is their ambition
A massive crash 15 miles out
Slick roads chaos causes another rout
13 Miles to go
Tensions are soaring
You have to admit
This Tour isn’t boring
A second group is way way back
Tactics in front delay attack
Tony Martin leads in Yellow
But Andre Greipel wins straight up
Lotto drinks the winner’s cup
Sagan comes two
Cav came three
Not a spot where he’s happy


Tuesday, July 7, 2015

2015 Tour de France Stage 4

2015 Tour de France Stage 4

Purito having won the day
Had something critical to say:
He felt the Mur de Huy excessive
On this point quite expressive
The talking heads did disagree
About the climb of Mur de Huy
Tony Martin thrice denied
seeks Yellow to fulfill his pride
For now the Jersey’s worn by Chris
Tony would like to alter this!
8 Miles of pavé greet the lads
I hope the stones won’t hurt too bad
Ricke Porte supports Chris Froome
John Degenkolb would like some room
Changing bikes for the cobbles
hoping to smooth bumps to wobbles
Light rains come before pavé
Nervousness rules the day
Horrible dust on section six
The favorites lead the way through this
Helping Contador is Sagan
Nibali is Lars Boom’s man
Chris Froome takes pavé expertly 
Leadership for all to see
He has impressed these last few days
showing strength and winning ways
Cav breaks his butt for Martin, Tony
shows respect for Etixx homie
Astana executes their plan
Nibali their champion
Saint-Python sector three
is mother’s milk for Nibali
Quintana holds his own in front
All four faves take dust and bump
T. Pinot loses his cool
Nibali shows how to rule
Geraint Thomas shows his class
Tony Martin moves his ass!!!
He seems to be jet propelled
as he ascends from cycling hell!!!
He wins!!!  A fairytale comes true
Tony—we’re so pleased for you!!!
Degenkolb two
Sagan three
But the day belongs to Martin, T.!!!!!!!



Monday, July 6, 2015

2015 Tour de France Stage 3




Christian Prudhomme— the man of the hour
Does he have super-natural powers?
Yesterday’s weather was as scripted
Stormy moments but by the end
They lifted
Huge crowds in Belgium
For the Mur du Huy climb
Monsieur Prudhomme is a man for this time
The fans want an exciting first week
Christian P uses mad skills
That promise to keep
Nibble and Quintano are on the back foot
Froome and Alberto like how things look
Spartacus in yellow is a happy fellow
 Win 29 adding gloss to his record book
He sprinted faster than Andre or Mark
A brilliant rider with a lion’s heart
The laws of physics are being tested
Everyone to the front end
No one wants to be bested
I have friends on the route 
They’re having fun and looking cute
Cyclists crash like bowling pins
Cancellara goes down
Gravity wins
The race is stopped!
Christian takes the reins
Who will be able to ride again?
Dumoulin and Gerrans have to abandon
Cancellara concussed? Bonnet is down
Prudhomme plays bad cop
The race has come to a total stop
The loss of momentum as they start the climbs
will have an effect we will see over time
The first hill is neutralized
The rest will be brutalized
The race is changed forever
I didn’t know bad winds could blow
In perfectly wonderful weather
Sky shows there strength
Chris Froome holds his spot
But Joaquin Rodriguez wins day
Froome two, now on top
Tony Martin a bridesmaid once more
And TJ is three
In the GC
Spartacus finishes the race
Saving face
So Rodriguez wins the stage
Team Sky comes of age
And TJ continues to rage!!!
Prudhomme took the decision
for safety and humanity
And stopped the descent of this stage

to insanity 

Sunday, July 5, 2015

The Face of Victory!


2015 Tour de France Stage 2

2015 Tour de France Stage 2


Today in Utrecht, Netherlands
2 in 14 have come as fans
So, old and young
Prepped for fun
Out to cheer the race
The other 13 
scramble for place
In front of TV or café
Tour is the only thing
On today
The Dutch love of cycling is profound
From Utrecht to Zelande hallowed ground
The weather implodes
with 40 miles to go
Crosswinds and rain
Create a scary scenario
Jens Debusschere, Wilco K, and Adam Hansen
have hit the dirt
They ride on in a world of hurt
Quintano and Peraud are behind in group three
Nibali is in group two and quite unhappy
Then he flats
Contador and TJ are in front
With ten miles to go
They like it like that
Blue Skies unfold
The sprinters get bold
Sagan struggles to stay relevant
The roundabouts in the room an elephant
Right at the front is the only place to be
There as predicted is Mark, C
Also Chris Froome and Garderen, TJ
Cancellara has eyes
For today’s prize
Kwiatkowski most aggressive 
Griepel wins big
Sagan Two
Cancellara third 
He’s in Yellow!!!  Whoo Hooo!
Nibali/Quintana lose 1:27
Chris Froome does well
Netherlands are in Heaven






Saturday, July 4, 2015

2015 Tour de France Stage One--Prologue

Stage One—Prologue

While researching current events
It turns out Quintana is quite the mench
A Columbian feminist and general good fellow
He definitely could be wearing Yellow
 Utrecht has never been so hot
The Tour de France is boiling the pot
Quintana the crowd seems to enjoy
He has transitioned from the new boy
A sizzling Time Trial starts this year’s race 
Three weeks in blissful cycling embrace
Rohan Dennis does a great turn
55.446km/hr a Tour record he earns
Tom Dumoulin for Giant- Alpecin
A Dutchman cycling his native land
8 seconds off Dennis he does his best
Tony Martin is now put to the test
Sagan on the road with the rest
Cancellara the only threat
Leaps out the start house
Raises a sweat
No one can best Dennis, Rohan
Today he is the winning man
Record high temps 
and a record high pace
A worthy start to this year’s race