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Velominati Super Prestige: Paris-Roubaix 2014

Phinney takes flight in the Trouée d'Arenberg.
Phinney takes flight in the Trouée d’Arenberg.

It has been a brutal week for us Keepers, having decided not to hold a Keepers Tour this year. Watching the action from half a world away has been almost too much for us to bear, and I know most of the participants from last year must be feeling similarly. On Sunday, we would be escorted by our friends and guides, William and Alex of Pavé Cycling Classics, shooting from one location to another to watch the race, eating Genevieve’s homemade sandwiches and pounding Malteni like its going out of style.

We may not be there this year, but that doesn’t change the question on everyone’s mind: can Fabian do the double a record three times? Personally, I hope not – I want the double to stay special. Until 2003, the previous winner of the double was de Vlaeminck who had managed it in 1977 at which point it had only been done six times previously. But since Van Petegem pulled it off in ’03, Boonen and Cancellara have done it twice each – that’s 4 doubles in the last 10 years.

Come Sunday morning, I’ll be gunning for Boonen. He’s been behind his form just a tad, but he forced the selection on the Koppenberg last Sunday, so he has the power. Maybe a day of killing it in de Ronde was last touch he needed and he’ll be peaking for Sunday. Fabian of course will be strong, but Sep and Greg had strong showings last week and Vanmarke is now proving to be Flecha’s replacement – hopefully he’ll have more luck taking a big win Sunday.

The points from the Paris-Roubaix VSP count towards the overall prizes plus the winner of this event also gets to post for the rest of the year in the cobblestone badge. So check the start list, review the VSP Scoring Guidelines and get your picks in by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight PDT on Sunday the 13th. If you think we mapped one of your picks wrong, use the dispute system and we’ll review it. Also remember to be precise enough in your description so we know which rider you mean; in other words, if you enter “Martin”, we will use our discretion (read: wild guess) to decide if you mean Tony or Dan – and that choice will not be negotiable once the the countdown clock goes to zero, so be sure to give yourself enough time.

Don’t forget we’ve got three major prizes for the season-long VSP:

  1. First place overall wins a Veloforma Strada iR Velominati Edition frame in addition to the customary VSP winner’s VVorkshop Apron
  2. 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.)
  3. Third place overall wins a full Velominati V-Kit with accompanying custom orange Bont Vaypor+ road shoes.

Good luck, have fun with it, and don’t lose your Rule #43 spirit.

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355 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: Paris-Roubaix 2014”

  2. (Some) dark horses for dark courses

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Zdenek Stybar
    2. Sebastian Langeveld
    3. Greg van Avermaet
    4. Niki Terpstra
    5. Tom Boonen

  3. Okay.  Time to get some points… I’m lagging the intra-office VSP.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Spartacus
    2. Mini Finney
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Stybar
    5. Vanmarcke

  4. Don’t know why I spend ages agonising over these picks like I know what I’m doing…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarcke
    3. Kristoff
    4. Sagan
    5. Van Avermaet

  5. Playing my ‘joker’ card with Wiggins – would love to see him do well (if he doesn’t climb off!).

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kristoff
    2. Cancellara
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Van Avermaet
    5. Wiggins

  6. @razmaspaz

    Does anyone know if this will be streaming in English to the US market? The EuroSport link is not active on steephill and I never know about SBS. I’m sure I can watch it in dutch or another equally archaic language, but without cable, the options appear rather limited.

    I usually use cyclingfans.com to watch the races. The are always several links to choose from.

    http://www.cyclingfans.com/paris-roubaix/live

  7. Omega Pharma Quick Step revenge!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonen
    2. Stybar
    3. Terpstra
    4. Vandenbergh
    5. Steegmans

  10. VSP PICKS:

    1. CANCELLARA, Fabian
    2. VANMARCKE, Sep
    3. DEGENKOLB, John
    4. KRISTOFF, Alexander
    5. SAGAN, Peter

  11. Get to Arenberg in the first 40 riders then let luck take its course.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fab Candelabra
    2. Daniel Boonen
    3. Sep Van Trademark
    4. Greg Van Av’er Mate
    5. Nick Tepstra

  12. From Velo News……….

    Chris Horner suffered a punctured lung, broken ribs, and other injuries in an apparent car/bike collision while training Friday near Lake Como in Italy.

    “The details of the accident are still to be evaluated, however it seems that he was probably hit by a car while riding on the Lecco side of the Lake,” Horner’s Lampre-Merida team said via its website. “He was immediately transported to Lecco hospital where the team’s medical doctor (Luca Pollastri) met him to evaluate the circumstances with the hospital’s doctors.

    “The medical checks taken show no head concussion, but a punctured lung, four broken ribs and cuts in his head which required stitches.”

    Horner has had a difficult early-season return following his historic Vuelta a España victory in Sept. 2013. After landing a late contract with Lampre, the American has suffered from tendinitis and illness and abandoned Tirreno-Adriatico and the Volta a Catalunya in March. The former Vuelta al País Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country) winner missed the 2014 race, which Alberto Contador currently leads with one stage remaining.

    Read more at http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/horner-suffers-punctured-lung-broken-ribs-training-crash_323850#g2ASGyAzVLbeO2kt.99

  14. Looks quite similar to Tour of Flanders results, I just can’t pick anyone else the top three looked so good last week.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sparticus
    2. Van Avermaet
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Kristoff
    5. Terpstra

  17. VSP PICKS:

    1. Sep Vanmarcke
    2. Zdenek Stybar
    3. Fabian Cancellara
    4. Taylor Phinney
    5. Geraint Thomas

  18. Me thinks not having Stinji Devolder pulling Spartacus is really going to hurt the Big Swiss. Those big ‘ol engines on OPSP are going to rule the day.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Terpstra
    2. Boonen
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Van Avermaet
    5. Stybar

  19. Hard to leave out Kristoff, Terpstra, Sagan and/or Thomas. I’m still thinking one of them should be in here for Boonen in that 5th spot….

    VSP PICKS:

    1. FABIAN CANCELLARA
    2. SEP VANMARCKE
    3. GREG VAN AVERMAET
    4. ZDENEK STYBAR
    5. TOM BOONEN

  20. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Phinney
    5. Degenkolb

  21. Logic says two or three together at the end, or even one by themselves, so do you pick an obvious winner then randoms for the rest of the places because the main hopes heads will be down and they let some no hoper (I.e a sky rider) go for the minor places. or go for a full list of those with a real chance, mmmmmmm.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian
    2. Stybar
    3. Boonen
    4. Vanmarcke
    5. Terpstra

  22. This from Fabs about his lack of love for the stones, from cyclingnews.

     It hurts a lot, especially when you’re going slow. That’s why you have to go fast and get as fast as you can off the cobbles. You have to push a lot and go through a lot of pain. You must be ready for suffering.”

    Oh baby jesus, do I dare to bet against him? 

  23. I think Tommeke is really going to want this one. I just don’t think anyone can beat Cancellara right now. I hope it comes down to the wire between the two of them. I really, really do.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Van Avermaet
    5. Terpstra

  24. VSP PICKS:

    1. Van Avermaet
    2. Cancellara
    3. Phinney
    4. Boonen
    5. Sep Vanmarcke

  26. My choices have been mostly influenced by tired legs and a big bottle of Leffe Blond…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sep VanMarcke
    2. Alex Kristoff
    3. Gregory Van Avermaet
    4. Fabian Cancellera
    5. Peter Sagan

  27. . 

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Terpstra
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Stybar
    5. Van Avermaet

  28. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Van Avermaet
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Phinney
    5. Boonen

  31. I am taking it back to 1996

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Tom Boonen
    2. Zdenek Stybar
    3. Guillaume Van Keirsbulk
    4. Edvald Boasson Hagen
    5. Niki Terpstra

  32. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Van Marke
    3. Boonen
    4. Sagan
    5. Terpstra

  33. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarke
    3. Boonen
    4. Terpstra
    5. Van Avermaet

  34. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarcke
    3. Boonen
    4. Phinney
    5. Terpstra

  35. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarcke
    3. Turgot
    4. Van Avermaet
    5. Terpstra

  36. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarcke
    3. Sagan
    4. Kristoff
    5. Phinney

  37. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellera
    2. Terpstra
    3. Stybar
    4. Vanmarcke
    5. Kristoff

  40. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. VanMarcke
    3. Stybar
    4. Boonen
    5. Edvald Boss Hogg

  41. Understated cool from Fabs – ” I am looking forward to a sunny race in France”

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Terpstra
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Vandenbergh
    5. Van Keirsbulck

  42. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boasson Hagen
    3. Boonen
    4. Vanmarcke
    5. Phinney

  44. VSP PICKS:

    1. Vanmarcke
    2. Kristoff
    3. Cancellara
    4. Terpstra
    5. Van Avermaet

  45. :

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonan
    2. Van Avermaet
    3. Phinney
    4. Boasson Hagen
    5. Cancellara

  48. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Greg Van Avermaet
    3. Tom Boonen
    4. Bradley Wiggins
    5. Geraint Thomas

  50. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarcke
    3. Boonen
    4. Kristoff
    5. Van Avermaet

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