Velominati Super Prestige: Giro Rosa 2014
Why are women’s races run concurrently with men’s races? I would get it if it was the women’s Tour de France, but I don’t get it when it is the women’s Giro in July. Since the Tour de Swiss there has been a lack of stage racing (in my TV watching schedule) and seemingly a perfect time to present a women’s stage race. What do I know? Evidently, not enough, but it is here and we should appreciate it, if it is properly covered, which it won’t be, because of the TOUR de FRANCE, FFS.
The 25th Giro Rosa includes 953 km of racing from Caserta to Santuario Madonna del Ghisallo with starts around noon, every stage, how civilized. American Mara Abbott will be defending her 2013 victory. It was gained on her climbing ability, a skill Ms. Vos has but somehow could not match last year. To be racing in Italy in summer; everyone will be lining up their bikes for this stage race. I imagine the women will be enjoying La Dolce Vita more than the men of the Giro in May. My impression is the women race just as hard but have more fun throughout the days of a stage race.
Podium Café always has some good lead-in coverage for women’s racing here. A provisional start list complete with rider’s twitter and instagram accounts is here, the kids. As we all know, points scored for women’s VSP races count equally for the overall 2014 prizes. Prizes you ask?
- First place overall wins a Veloforma Strada iR Velominati Edition frame in addition to the customary VSP winner’s VVorkshop Apron
- Second place overall wins a set of hand built CR Wheelworks Arenberg wheelset in a custom Velominati paint scheme laced to orange Chris King hubs. (CR Wheelworks is Café Roubaix’s new wheel goods brand.)
- Third place overall wins a full Velominati V-Kit with accompanying custom orange Bont Vaypor+ road shoes.
To be clear on the Delgado issue, the time clock on the VSP banner is it, not the actual start in Italy. Refresh your browser to make sure you are still in pre-delgado status.
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VSP PICKS:
1. VOS Marianne
2. JOHANSSON Emma
3. POOLEY Emma
4. STEVENS Evelyn
5. LUPERINI Fabiana
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos, Marianne
2. Elisa Longo Borghini
3. Mara Abbott
4. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
5. Evie Stevie
throwing the dice
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Abbott
3. Stevens
4. Pooley
5. Moolman
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Abbott
3. Stevens
4. Johansson
5. Pooley
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Borghini
3. Abbott
4. Johansson
5. De Vries
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Abbott
3. Longo Borghini
4. Pooley
5. Stevens
VSP PICKS:
1. Abbott
2. Vos
3. Pooley
4. Ferrand Prevot
5. Longo Borghini
VSP PICKS:
1. Abbott
2. Vos
3. Borghini
4. Stevens
5. Pooley
VSP PICKS:
1. Marianne Vos
2. Emma Johansson
3. Emma Pooley
4. Mara Abbott
5. Tiffany Cromwell
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Emma Johansson
3. Borghini
4. Evelyn Stevens
5. Marijn de Vries
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Longo Borghini
3. Johansson
4. Abbott
5. Pooley
Didn’t know if this was gonna be opened in time or not.
VSP PICKS:
1. Mara Abbott
2. Marianne Vos
3. Emma Pooley
4. Emma Johansson
5. Elisa Longo Borghini
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Johansson
3. Abbott
4. Stevens
5. Pooley
Fucked if I know!
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Longo Borghini
3. Mara Abbot
4. E Stevens
5. Pooley
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Longo Borghini
3. Abbot
4. Emma Johansson
5. Stevens
VSP PICKS:
1. Abbott
2. Longo Borghini
3. Vos
4. Guarnier
5. Ferrand-Prevot
VSP PICKS:
1. Abbott
2. Johansson
3. Vos
4. Claudia Lichtenberg
5. Guderzo
VSP PICKS:
1. Abbott
2. Vos
3. Pooley
4. Johansson
5. Longoria Borghini
VSP PICKS:
1. Marianne Vos
2. Mara Abbott
3. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
4. Evelyn Stevens
5. Tiffany Cromwell
VSP PICKS:
1. Abbott
2. Vos
3. Pooley
4. Johansson
5. Longo Bhorgini
thank you PCS
VSP PICKS:
1. Johannson
2. Vos
3. Van Dijk
4. Bronzini
5. Stevens
VSP PICKS:
1. Mara Abbott
2. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
3. Emma Johansson
4. Marianne Vos
5. Emma Pooley
VSP PICKS:
1. Tatiana Guderzo
2. Mara Abbot
3. Marianne Vos
4. Emma Pooley
5. Emma Johannson
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos, Marianne
2. Abbott, Mara
3. Johansson, Emma
4. Longo Borghini, Elisa
5. Stevens, Evelyn
VSP PICKS:
1. Mara Abott
2. Marianne Vos
3. Alena Amialiusik
4. Emma Johansson
5. Emma Pooley
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Tatiana Guderzo
3. Mara Abbott
4. Emma Johansson
5. Elisa Borghini
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos the boss
2. Emma pooley
3. Emma Johansson
4. Mara Abbott
5. Valentina Bastianelli
“take me doooowwwn in a blaze of gloorrraaaaayyyy…”
VSP PICKS:
1. ferrand prevot
2. gillow
3. claudia lichtenberg
4. pooley
5. vos
“take me doooowwwn in a blaze of gloorrraaaaayyyy…”
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Johansson
3. Abbott
4. Pooley
5. Borghini
VSP PICKS:
1. Abbott
2. Ferrand-Prevot
3. Johansson
4. Vos
5. Lichtenburg
Vos mentioned after the recent Emakumeen Euskal Bira that she kinda struggles on the longer climbs, but she now has some team mates that she can domestique for in those situations…there’s a lesson in that for Sky-bots perhaps.
VSP PICKS:
1. Ferrand-Prevot
2. Abbott
3. Moolman
4. Vos
5. Guarnier
VSP PICKS:
1. Emma Johansson
2. Marian Vos
3. Emma Pooley
4. Giorgia Bronzini
5. Evelyn Stevens
go ladies go!
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Pooley
3. Johansson
4. Abbott
5. Stevens
My graphite ball reveals nothing… but at least there is no Delgado, and I like the name Emma.
VSP PICKS:
1. Mara Abbott
2. Marianne Vos
3. Emma Pooley
4. Emma Johansson
5. Elisa Longo Borghini
VSP PICKS:
1. Marianne Vos
2. Evelyn Stevens
3. Claudia Lichtenberg
4. Liz Armistead
5. Tiffany Cromwell
VSP PICKS:
1. Marianne Vos
2. Mara Abbott
3. Claudia Lichtenberg
4. Liz Armistead
5. Tiffany Cromwell
VSP PICKS:
1. Emma Johansson
2. Marianne Vos
3. Mara Abbott
4. Emma Pooley
5. Tiffany Cromwell
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Cromwell
3. Armistead
4. Pooley
5. Longo Borghini
VSP PICKS:
1. Johansson
2. Pooley
3. Vos the boss
4. Cromwell
5. Armistead
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Abbott
3. Johansson
4. Lichtenberg
5. Pooley
VSP PICKS:
1. Ferrand Prevot, Pauline
2. Abbott, Mara
3. Vos, Marianne
4. Johansson, Emma
5. Pooley, Emma
VSP PICKS:
1. Johansson, Emma
2. Abbott, Mara
3. Vos, Marianne
4. Stevens, Evelyn
5. Ferrand-Prevot, Pauline
Could be more than one Rabo Liv rider in the top 5, but it’s hard to leave out a rested Pooley who is starting show some reasonable form.
VSP PICKS:
1. M. Voss
2. M. Abbott
3. E. Johansson
4. T. Guderzo
5. E. Pooley
VSP PICKS:
1. Le Cannibelle (Vos)
2. Heeeeeyyy Aaaaabbot!!!
3. E.L. Borghini
4. Evie would go.
5. Gooderzo
VSP PICKS:
1. Ferrand Prevot
2. Abbott
3. Vos
4. Pooley
5. Johansson
VSP PICKS:
1. Johansson
2. Vos
3. van Dijk
4. Longo Borghini
5. Pooley
VSP PICKS:
1. Cromwell
2. Vos
3. Longo Borghini
4. Johannsen
5. Pooley
Go the girls!
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Stevens
3. Pooley
4. Cromwell
5. Johansson
VSP PICKS:
1. Johansson
2. Vos
3. Abbott
4. Pooley
5. Borghini