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14. Rule #28 socks

    have recently seen a number of “cyclist”(always with tribars) wearing “compression clothing” over their calves up too their knees. they are also wearing socks. how should this look be interpreted? surely a breach of the rules?!!!!

15. @humansubmarine
    Yeah, those things not only breach Rule #28, but breach the entire aesthetic of our great sport. Well noted, my friend.

    It’s also in the spirit of Rule #74; what,exactly, are they wearing those socks for? Just to be a little bit less slow the next day?

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17. Only posting this to give my green jersey another run, but Frank, do you not need to update the overall standings to incorporate San Sebastian?

18. @Marcus
    Good catch. I think I updated everything, but didn’t update this page. I’ll check. Thanks, Mr. Green!

19. @Marcus
    Only posting this to give my yellow jersey another run, but Frank, why does Marcus’s jersey give him pecs, and mine looks all soft and flabby?

20. @frank
    can I suggest that you have some sort of tie-break in place for the Worlds, because everyone is going to choose Philleeeepe Gilbert. In fact, you’ll need the same for Paris-Tours and Lombardia for exactly the same reason

21. @Jarvis
    Suit yourself, I’m going for Cav at the worlds

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23. Just in case I can’t get the computer at the time, my Worlds, Paris-Tour & Lombardy picks:
    1. Gilbert

    Right, that’s me with at least 15 points.

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27. @all
    Well, that wraps it up for the 2010 Velominati Super Prestige. Andy takes overall honors with a big enough lead that we was able to cock up and miss the final edition and still have enough points to take it. Well done.

    A disastrous Tour saw me fall out of contention, along with some others, but all in all, I have to say I’m pretty impressed with everyone’s performance. Geof’s season-long consistency saw him take second, and Steampunk was fast closing in with a strong late-season surge.

    Well done – Andy, your apron is in the mail.

    1 Andy 56 points
    2 Geoff 53 points
    3 Steampunk: 51 points
    4 Frank 48 points
    5 Gianni 47 points
    6 Marcus: 43 points
    7 Jarvis 42 points
    8 Hawkeye 40 points
    9 Rob 38 points
    10 Brett 37 point
    11 Robert Marques: 36 point
    12 Joe 35 point
    13 Marko 32 points
    14 Scott 26 points
    15 Roadslave 25 points
    16 Ben 21 points
    17 Ken 17 points
    18 Pont 15 points
    19 Nathan Edwards: 11 points
    20 Souleur: 10 points
    21 Crossy: 10 points
    22 KitCarson 10 points
    23 Mr Haven 7 points
    24 Cyclops 6 points
    25 Daniel 5 points
    26 Sgt 3 points
    27 David: 2 points
    29 Dan O 2 points
    30 Joshua 2 points
    31 David 1 points
    32 James 0 points
    33 Jim 0 points
    34 Ben: 0 points
    35 Dale: 0 points
    36 Houdini 0 points

28. Well done Andy, Geof and Steamer.

    That was some good fun over the season, next year we will do a full calender, as we only thought of this after Flanders this year.

    I’m gonna start training now…

29. Thanks, guys. Lorra lorra fun. And well done Andy. I’m off to order some of that Spanish steak to give me marginal gains for next year’s comp…

30. @Brett

    I’m gonna start training now…

    I’m already training. I’m up to a bottle of Bordeaux per night.

31. So much thought for so little effect.

    Nice work Andy and nice work Frank for the mega-spreadsheet that kept all that bullshit straight. Look at the big brain on Frank.

    Whatever happend to Guy? The photo who went off to ride in the Pyrenees. Did he die there and I missed it?

32. Nice work Andy, Geoff, and Steampunk! That’s the closest finish in VSP history. And to echo Gianni, thank you Frank for your hard work keeping up the stats. Fun season of great racing. From Fabian to Phillipe, it’s been a blast all.

33. Indeed! Congrats to Andy and thanks, Keepers, for running this. That was a lot of fun. I don’t know so much about a late-season surge, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be peaking in two months.

34. You know: it only dawned on me yesterday afternoon on a ride””beautiful sunshine along winding, up-and-down roads lined with the yellows, reds, and oranges of the season (hard to kick it into V-territory, because it was such a lovely day and the temptation to keep my head up and look around was great)””that there were some interesting patterns in the season. I’ve not heard much made of the fact that Liquigas won two of the three GTs, which is pretty impressive, even if they were non-factors at the TdF. Nibali has arrived and is no longer a “young rider”; did anyone else have two such successful Grand Tour performances? And in spite of health trouble at the Tour, Basso has returned, which makes for a good story. But also this: I read somewhere after Lombardy that this marks the second year in a row that no Italian won a Classic, which is an interesting stat, especially in lieu of the success above.

    Highlights? Good lord: you’d be hard-pressed to beat Spartacus’s incredible week in the Spring (I could do a season of Spartacus, Thor, and Gilbert victories and I’d be soiling myself! Throw a recovered Boonen into the mix and this Spring is going to rock!). L’Aquila was one of the most exciting and chaotic stages I’ve ever seen. I loved the confusion on the road and from David Harmon and Sean Kelly, who couldn’t for the life of them work out what was going on and their commentary was all the better for it. Good hard racing the whole year through! Roule on, 2011!

35. Thanks guys. I hope to be able to honour the rainbow stripes next season!

36. @andy
    Andy, I was about to drop your apron in the mail and have decided I’m going to offer personalized aprons to each of the VSP Winners, indicating their name, and the year they won the VSP. Unfortunately that means it will be a week or two before it gets dropped in the mail, but I promise it will be worth it.

    For the rest of you, that should just offer additional motivation for subsequent years.

    Cheers.

37. @frank
    that’s absolutely fine and a lot of awesome. looking forward to this apron even more now

38. Can I assume this will be returning some point this season?

39. @Dexter
    Of course. I believe we’re kicking things off with MSR this year. Or did we decide the race to the sun!??! I’m sticking with MSR.

40. @Marko
    Yeah, MSR. It’s the first race of the season.

41. Speaking of which, for everyone’s amusement, here is a rendering of Andy’s one-off “VSP Winner’s” Apron:

    

    Here’s a detail of the printing:

    

42. regardless of the delay I am still honoured by this. the apron above will not only grace bike maintenance sessions, but also when I cook for several hungry cyclists

43. @andy

    DuMonde Tech makes an excellent condiment… best served cold, with a side of The V

44. frank:
    @Marko
    Yeah, MSR. It’s the first race of the season.

    Youch… where does that leave the TDU? Brett? You hearing this mate?

45. @sgt
    I hesitate to speak for Brett here but, it’s the Keepers’ position that races such as the TDU and ToC, while fun and interesting, lack the prominence, tradition, and frankly, the V to be awarding Super Prestige points. The name says it all, SUPER PRESTIGE, and thusly, classics, semi-classics, monuments, and GT’s are only included.
    That being said races such as the TDU and ToC are one of myriad ways to gauge riders’ strength, fitness, and grinta so use them to do just that in order to inform your pics for the VSP.

46. @Marko
    I hear and obey, Sinsei. Looking forward to a full VSP season, I wants me a jersey next to my handle.

47. I hope you guys have had the team lawyers send Prendas Ciclismo/Santini a stern letter because it seems they are selling imitation VSP jerseys under the guise of some old UCI World Cup competition… http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?typ=typ&fkid=2&ID=2819

48. @NickV
    Rule #16. ‘Nuff said. No excusing the Ignorati. Lawyers are too good for them.

49. No Strade Bianchi? That’s one HARD race and coming up soon (10 days, BABY!!!).

50. I normally don’t do this, pushing my own site. Sorry for this

    But on http://www.cobblestone.be you can play a season long sort of super prestige game. With the possibility of a subleague for the velominati. Unfortunately, there are no prizes to win, only eternal fame for your nicely shaved legs.

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