Velominati Super Prestige

Velominati Super Prestige: Men’s La Fleche Wallonne 2017

Valverde is one of those guys who seems to never suck. And he looks great on a bike; he doesn’t spin too much, he doesn’t grind too much. He likes to stomp a big gear uphill in the drops, 90’s-style, when the mood strikes. What’s not to like? I’m not sure, but I can’t find myself liking him, must be the Piti Principle nonsense that spoiled him for me.

In any case, I can’t believe the guy is still an active Pro, let alone still winning. This race always comes down to who can go uphill like he stole something at the end of a long, lumpy race, and have the patience to wait until the right moment – go too early and you’ll burn out. Go too late and you’ll have missed the move from the guy who timed it right. And don’t get tempted into it by that skinny climber who goes well in the Alps; if he hasn’t done this climb yet, he’s likely to get it wrong.

Dan Martin is due to win this race, and my money is on him, assuming he’s starting, and I haven’t checked that he is. (Update: He is.) That’s a free tip, the rest I leave to you. Contemplate the start list (which I can’t find), peruse those pesky tea leaves, and get your picks in before the timer goes to zero.

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83 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: Men’s La Fleche Wallonne 2017”

  1. VSP PICKS:

    1. Alejandro Valverde
    2. Dan Martin
    3. Michal Kwiatkowski
    4. Sergio Henao
    5. Michael Albasini

  2. VSP PICKS:

    1. Tim Wellens
    2. Michael Albasini
    3. Alejandro Valverde
    4. Sergio Henao
    5. Dan Martin

  3. VSP PICKS:

    1. VALVERDE, Alejandro
    2. KWIATKOWSKI Michal
    3. GILBERT Philippe
    4. YATES, Adam
    5. SWIFT, Ben

  5. Valverde too strong.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Valverde
    2. Martin
    3. Henao
    4. Kwiatkowski
    5. Albasini

  6. VSP PICKS:

    1. Alejandro Valverde
    2. Daniel Martin
    3. Sergio Henao
    4. Michael Albasini
    5. Rui Costa

  11. Gilbert out with torn kidney.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kumquatski
    2. Malmerde
    3. Dan Martin
    4. Albasini
    5. Wellens

  12. Random picks in case I forget to think about this – not that thinking is likely to improve my chances!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kwiatkowski
    2. Albasini
    3. Valverde
    4. Dan Martin
    5. Wellens

  17. Picking Valverde to win even though I don’t like him, as then I’ll be pleased if he wins and pleased if he doesn’t.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Valverde
    2. Dan Martin
    3. Kwiatkowski
    4. Henao
    5. Wellens

  20. VSP PICKS:

    1. Alejandro Valverde
    2. Dan Martin
    3. Michal Kwiatkowski
    4. Samuel Sanchez
    5. Michael Albasini

  22. VSP PICKS:

    1. Well, D. Martin
    2. I. Izagirre
    3. M. Kwiatkowski
    4. A, Valverde
    5. T. Wellens

  24. VSP PICKS:

    1. KWIATKOWSKI Michal
    2. VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
    3. MARTIN Daniel
    4. HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis
    5. ALBASINI Michael

  26. One can only hope

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kwiatkowski
    2. Valverde
    3. Martin
    4. Albasini
    5. Henao

  29. I’m doing way too much thinking………….

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Dan Martin
    2. Valverde
    3. Henao
    4. Ulissi
    5. Albasini

  30. VSP PICKS:

    1. KWIATKOWSKI Michal
    2. MARTIN Daniel
    3. VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
    4. ALBASINI Michael
    5. Sanchez Samuel

  31. VSP PICKS:

    1. Valverde
    2. Kwiatkowski
    3. Jon Izagirre Insausti
    4. Albasini
    5. Dan Martin

  32. Roll the dice and see what happens!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Alejandro Valverde
    2. Dan Martin
    3. Warren Barguil
    4. Alexis Vuillermoz
    5. Sergio Henao

  33. Holding my nose on pickling Malmerde

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kwiatkowski
    2. Dan Martin
    3. Valverde
    4. Gasparotto
    5. Uran

  39. Forgive me Father, for I have Valverde-ed.

    We’re all going to hell.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Valverde, Al
    2. Kwiatkowski, Mike
    3. Martin, Danny
    4. Albasini, Mike
    5. Henao, Surge

  42. VSP PICKS:

    1. Tim Wellens
    2. Alejandro Valverde
    3. Rigoberto Uran
    4. Warren Barguil
    5. Michal Kwiatkowski

  44. VSP PICKS:

    1. Alejandro Valverde
    2. Michal Kwiatkowski
    3. Rui Costa
    4. Jarlinson Pantano
    5. Michael Albasini

  45. VSP PICKS:

    1. Dan Martin
    2. Sergio Henao
    3. Michael Albasini
    4. Alejandro Valverde
    5. Michal Kwiatkowski

  46. @RobSandy

    Picking Valverde to win even though I don’t like him, as then I’ll be pleased if he wins and pleased if he doesn’t.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Valverde
    2. Dan Martin
    3. Kwiatkowski
    4. Henao
    5. Wellens

    Its…diabolical. And genius.

  47. @freddy

    Go Woods!!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Valverde
    2. Martin
    3. Kwiatkowski
    4. Woods
    5. Wellens

     

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Alejandro Valverde
    2. Dan Martin
    3. Michal Kwiatkowski
    4. Sergio Henao
    5. Rui Costa

  48. HAAS HAS a HEROIC HUMP day on the HUY!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. HAAS, Nathan
    2. MARTIN, Daniel
    3. VALVERDE, Alejandro
    4. KWIATKOWSKI, Michal
    5. WOODS, Michael

  49. VSP PICKS:

    1. KWIATKOWSKI Michal
    2. VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
    3. MARTIN Daniel
    4. BARGUIL Warren
    5. ALBASINI Michael

  50. VSP PICKS:

    1. Alejandro Valverde
    2. Rui Costa
    3. Daniel Martin
    4. Michal Kwiatkowski
    5. Diego Ulissi

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