Velominati Super Prestige:
Giro D'Italia 2013
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Velominatus: roberto

Order: Level 4 Velominatus

Location: Calgary AB Canada

@roberto's activity:

Velominati Super Prestige: Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2013

This is the second round of the Women’s World Cup, the first being the Ronde van Drenthe. Laveno Mombello to Cittiglio, 120 km of racing in Italy. It is a very worthy course and we know who will be wearing the number 1 on her jersey. Enough already, I like Ms Vos as much as the next person but someone has to work her over on the climbs and ri...

@roberto's posts:

  1. VSP PICKS: 1. Vos 2. Borghini 3. Armistead 4. Bronzini 5. Johansson »

Velominati Super Prestige: Gent-Wevelgem 2013

Gent (Deinze)-Wevelgem, it starts with 130 km of cruising around Belgium and Northern France followed by a flurry of bergs and then a final 38 km of  flatter riding to the inevitable sprint finish. How hard can the climbing be if Super Mario got over them? Ask the riders from KT 2012, (the ones not in the following car) and they will tell you...

@roberto's posts:

  1. VSP PICKS: 1. Cav 2. Greipel 3. Sagan 4. Renshaw 5. Boasson Hagen »

Velominati Super Prestige: Milan-Sanremo 2013

Finally, we have Milan-Sanremo. I hope pedale.forcetta is ready to shoot some pictures, especially black and white because it will be cold and possibly wet. Throw in a little wind and a race of this distance will weed out the less hardy. Recently, but not too recently, this race would be won out of a decent size field sprint. And yet, besides Fabs...

@roberto's posts:

  1. VSP PICKS: 1. Sagan 2. Philbert 3. EBH 4. Chavanel 5. Nibali »

Velominati Super Prestige: Ronde Van Drenthe 2013

Ok, so you guys and gals don’t miss a trick, but sometimes we do. In fact, we kind of specialize in it. @Bianchi Denti just texted me to point out, as others have done on site, that we have almost missed the next stop on the VVomen’s VSP calendar, the Ronde Van Drenthe. On International Women’s Day, of all things.All I can tell yo...

@roberto's posts:

  1. VSP PICKS: 1. Vos 2. De Vries 3. Cromwell 4. Bronzini 5. Gunnewijk »

Velominati Super Prestige: L’Eroica/Strade Bianche 2013

Until the 70′s it was common to race on gravel roads, but the Paving of the Planet has led to nearly every road being graced by smooth, black tarmac. As is the case with most things, once we are shown the easy path, it is difficult to return to more arduous ways. So it is with gravel roads; we take measures to avoid unpaved roads and in doi...

@roberto's posts:

  1. Three wins and he gets one of the strade named after him? Easy pick. VSP PICKS: 1. Cancellara 2. Sagan 3. Van Avermaet 4. Boom 5. Kolobnev »

Velominati Super Prestige: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women 2013

Finally, some cold nasty Belgian one day racing. Oman, Qatar, does anyone brag about winning those stage races? Yes, they might but really, it’s a tune up for the real season which finally begins this Saturday. Will racing in China or Oman grow the sport? Will there be a new wave of inspired young racers from these countries. Does professiona...

@roberto's posts:

  1. VSP PICKS: 1. Armistead 2. Johansson 3. Kuchinskaya 4. De Vries 5. Bookwalter »

Velominati Super Prestige: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2013

Outside my window, its pouring rain. My bike is leaning agains the wall in my office, covered in grim and grit from the ride in, which was characterized by equal parts cold, wind, and rain. The spot in the locker room where I changed before my shower was marked by sand and mud, and when I walked to the shower, I left a trail of dirty footprints.It...

@roberto's posts:

  1. VSP PICKS: 1. Edvald Boasson Hagen 2. Greg Van Avermaet 3. Niki Terpstra 4. Sep Vanmarcke 5. Geraint Thomas »

Guest Anatomy of a Photo: Here We Rest

@steampunk dropped this beauty of a photo on us. Volumes being spoken here, none of which makes being a pro look so great. Thanks Steamy.VLVV, Gianni…...

@roberto's posts:

  1. @Jeff in PetroMetro Absolutely spot on. I’m lucky enough to make my living making music and believe me that changes things. When you take something you love and decide to make it your business it brings both great satisfaction but also an attitude extrem… »

V And V Makes VV: Haleakala Round IIV

I can’t really call it an obsession. If it was an obsession, I would have commissioned a bloke I’ve never met to build me a set of ultra-light wheels and I would have spent an outrageous amount of money to upgrade my handlebars in an identical shape from aluminum to carbon in an effort to shave a few grams off the top end of my machine...

@roberto's posts:

  1. Very impressive! I think everyone wants to get down there to tackle that beast sometime (not to mention some other local perks). Until then, we live vicariously. Chapeau! »