Velominati Super Prestige

The Velominati Super Prestige is a season-long competition wherein readers will be submitting their predictions for the top five finishers of each qualifying race.  In order to qualify, your picks via the VSP Picks form above the posts section of the VSP Event article pertaining to the race in question by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight on the day of the race start. These articles are clearly marked and are generally posted at least 72 hours in advance of each event. The current leader of the competition has the honor of posting on the site bearing the VSP Leader’s badge; winners of select races (the monuments and Grand Tours) similarly gain the honor of posting with a dedicated badge for the remainder of the year. Prizes may be given for key events; these prizes will be announced on the associated VSP Event. Points will be tallied as the season progresses and the winner will be announced after Paris-Tours. Prizes to be determined.

Scoring (One-Day Races)

Readers who wish to enter shall enter their predictions for the top five placings of each race by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight PDT on the day of the race. Regular Points Points will be scored in reverse order of finishing order: 7 points for first place, 5 points for second, 4 for third, 3 for fourth, and 2 for fifth.  Readers will also earn 1 bonus point for every other rider named in the top five, regardless of the rider’s placing, but riders are not scored twice. Tie Breaking In the event of a tie, the first reader to submit their predictions will be named the winner.

Scoring (Grand Tours)

Readers who wish to enter shall enter their predictions for the top five placings on General Classification of each Grand Tour by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight PDT on the day of the first stage or prologue. Points Points will be scored as follows based on the final G.C of the race: 20 points for first place, 15 for second, 10 for third, 7 for fourth, and 5 for fifth; plus 3 points per rider in the top five regardless of the rider’s placing, but riders are not scored twice. Changing of the Picks* Contestants are allowed to make line up changes on one of the rest days of the Grand Tours but not both. These changes will come with a point penalty.  You will be allotted one (1) rest day to make swaps in grand tours; you may pick either the first or second rest day. The penalties for swapping will be lower for the first rest day than the second. This will allow you to swap out a rider(s) who gets caught in some first week nervousness  with a 5 point penalty for each swap. Or make some go for broke/doomed to fail break-away swap on the second rest day for a 10 point penalty for each swap. That’s it. You make one swap or five on either rest day for the corresponding 5 or 10 point penalty per swap. Additionally, if one of your riders crashes out, DNF’s, or DNS’s, you may swap them out on a rest day with corresponding penalties if you haven’t already used up your one rest day swap. Tie Breaking In the event of a tie, the first reader to submit their predictions will be named the winner. Minor Stages We will be posting VSP’s for minor stages as well. Scoring is similar to one-day racing, except no bonus points are in play for getting the rider in the wrong placing.

Scoring (Minor Stage Races)

Readers who wish to enter shall enter their predictions for the top five placings on General Classification of each Minor Stage Race (less than three weeks) by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight PDT on the day of the first stage or prologue. Regular Points Points will be scored in reverse order of finishing order: 10 points for first place, 8 for second, 7 for third, 5 for fourth, and 3 for fifth; plus two bonus points per rider in the top five regardless of the rider’s placing, but riders are not scored twice. Tie Breaking In the event of a tie, the first reader to submit their predictions will be named the winner.

Posting Badges

The following badges will be worn by current leaders of the competition and sub-competitions:

Overall Super Prestige Leader:
Milano Sanremo:
VVomen’s Ronde van Vlaanderen:
Men’s Ronde van Vlaanderen:
Paris-Roubaix:
Leige-Bastogne-Liege:
Giro d’Italia Leader:
Giro Rosa Leader:
Tour de France Leader:
Vuelta a Espana Leader:
Giro di Lombardia:
Overal Super Prestige Lanterne Rouge:

2016 Velominati Super Prestige Schedule

Les Hommes

Start

End

Event

Race Website
18.03.2017 18.03.2017 Milano-Sanremo www.milanosanremo.it
26.03.2017 26.03.2017 Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields www.gent-wevelgem.be
02.04.2017 02.04.2017 Ronde van Vlaanderen – Tour des Flandres www.flandersclassics.be
09.04.2017 09.04.2017 Paris-Roubaix www.letour.fr
16.04.2017 16.04.2017 Amstel Gold Race www.amstelgoldrace.nl
19.04.2017 19.04.2017 La Flèche Wallonne www.letour.fr
23.04.2017 23.04.2017 Liège-Bastogne-Liège www.letour.fr
05.05.2017 28.05.2017 Giro d’Italia www.giroditalia.it
04.06.2017 11.06.2017 Critérium du Dauphiné www.letour.fr
10.06.2017 18.06.2017 Tour de Suisse www.tds.ch
01.07.2017 23.07.2017 Tour de France www.letour.fr
29.07.2017 29.07.2017 Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian www.klasikoa.net
19.08.2017 10.09.2017 La Vuelta ciclista a España lavuelta.com
08.09.2017 08.09.2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec www.gpcqm.ca
10.09.2017 10.09.2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal www.gpcqm.ca
20.09.2017 20.09.2017 Mens World Championship Time Trial
24.09.2017 24.09.2017 Mens World Championship Road Race
07.10.2017 07.10.2017 Il Lombardia www.illombardia.it

La Femmes

Start

End

Event

Race Website
26.03.2017 26.03.2017 Gent-Wevelgem In Flanders Fields www.gent-wevelgem.be
02.04.2017 02.04.2017 Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres www.flandersclassics.be
16.04.2017 16.04.2017 Amstel Gold Race [email protected]
19.04.2017 19.04.2017 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine www.letour.fr
23.04.2017 23.04.2017 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes www.letour.fr  et www.pesantliege.be
11.05.2017 14.05.2017 Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease Women’s Race empowered with SRAM amgentourofcalifornia.com
30.06.2017 09.07.2017 Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile
20.07.2017 20.07.2017 La Course by Le Tour de France www.letour.fr
29.07.2017 29.07.2017 Prudential RideLondon Classique www.ridelondon.co.uk/events/classique
17.08.2017 20.08.2017 Ladies Tour of Norway www.ladiestour.no
26.08.2017 26.08.2017 GP de Plouay – Lorient Agglomération www.grandprix-plouay.com
29.08.2017 03.09.2017 Boels Rental Ladies Tour www.hollandladiestour.nl
10.09.2017 10.09.2017 Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta lavuelta.com/Madridchallenge
19.09.2017 19.09.2017 Womens World Championship Time Trial
23.09.2017 23.09.2017 Womens World Championship Road Race

Standings

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Past Results

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2010 VSP G.C.

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

*The Changing of the Picks rules are designed to promote fair play and keep the competition fun and open throughout the three-week race.  Abuse of these rules will be managed through the “Piti Principle”: if we we feel you are attempting to exploit loopholes or otherwise take advantage of the Changing of the Picks rules, we will penalize you by deducting points from your total score. Much like the UCI doping suspensions, the amount of points deducted will be based on how egregious the abuse was.

2,331 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige”

  1. Tour de Suisse will promise Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen. Well how-d’ye-do.

  2. How many of you are going straight for Cancellara (of Switzerland) in the Tour de Suisse VSP?

  5. @versio
    Beautiful. I wanna ride there.

    As far as the TdSuisse, I can’t see Enchilada being all that competitive considering how awful his injury was.

  6. The Dauphine prologue just completed:
    Durbridge
    Wiggo at 1 second
    Givko at 3 seconds

    Cadel 9th at 6 seconds
    Schlecklette 95th

  7. Sounds like some great riding today by Good Cadel. Woot! If this keeps up, July is going to be epic. Go Cuddles, Go Wiggo! While Bruyneel and Frandy continue their pillow fight in the press the real contenders are putting in some great rides.

  8. Great ride from Cadel. Did the lions share of the work and won the sprint from the front from 500 out! Cool to see that Gilbert was happy to work for him and enjoy his success.

    WTF is Andy up to? Its not like he’s even interested in building his condition or race work. I’ve never understood how readily people lose sight of the big picture because of interpersonal dramas. You’re a bike racer. In a few years its over. You’re well paid, pretty talented, living the dream. Get after it. When you’re on the road, forget Bruyneel. If you don’t want to race, get the fuck out.

  9. @harminator

    Great ride from Cadel. Did the lions share of the work and won the sprint from the front from 500 out! Cool to see that Gilbert was happy to work for him and enjoy his success.

    WTF is Andy up to? Its not like he’s even interested in building his condition or race work. I’ve never understood how readily people lose sight of the big picture because of interpersonal dramas. You’re a bike racer. In a few years its over. You’re well paid, pretty talented, living the dream. Get after it. When you’re on the road, forget Bruyneel. If you don’t want to race, get the fuck out.

    Seriously. If Andy doesn’t get his shit together and has a lousy Dauphine, should JB pick him for the tour? I’m not sure JB’s a gambling man in that he hopes AS will magically come into form during the Tour. Cadel was super impressive today. How they held the bunch at bay was very impressive.

  10. Why we should all love Cadel:

    “It was a technical descent, quite narrow as well,” explained Evans afterwards. “I saw an opportunity there to go clear of the peloton. You have to try something when you’re in that situation.

    “Normally, it was favourable for the peloton to catch us but they didn’t,” he continued. “I’m a racer, I like to compete and do such moves. Things have to go your way if you try but you have to try something somewhere…

    The last six words are golden.

  11. Argh, completely forgot the Dauphine was happening! I’m still in a post-Giro haze. Sounds like a strong ride from Cadel.

    Alpin – thanks for the awesome photos!

  12. @wiscot

    Why we should all love Cadel:”It was a technical descent, quite narrow as well,” explained Evans afterwards. “I saw an opportunity there to go clear of the peloton. You have to try something when you’re in that situation.”Normally, it was favourable for the peloton to catch us but they didn’t,” he continued. “I’m a racer, I like to compete and do such moves. Things have to go your way if you try but you have to try something somewhere…The last six words are golden.

    Good shit right there. Compared to the Frandy diva-drivel Cadel’s already won.

  13. ..Alpin, coming back 1 year after ! Sorry for the delay! )))

    50 pics for you all racing enthuiasts!

    …I was At the start of first stage of the Dauphiné Libéré at 11h30 AM today… Evans was all smiles…))) didn’t have the opportunity to check Wiggins though…, Vinokourov was there, we litterally bumped into each other( !!) at first i had somewhat managed to take him for a happy fanboy, like a 20 years younger clone… how can you stay so fit ? these men are incredible, really… real camaraderie of the peloton at the start : no stress but good sports…

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  17. Random cycling-related thought. I like Cadel okay, and when Good Cadel shows up, his riding can be inspiring to watch. But every time I see him, all I can think of is how much he looks like John Travolta sometimes, and every time I hear him talk, I wish that he didn’t sound like such a sissy with that high, reedy voice of his.

  18. Cadelephant!

    Got a 20m gap with 5km to go and said fuck it I can beat this mob, then did a 500m sprint! Love it.

    Andy, did you just give JB the finger?

  19. For all you crazy data crunchers out there, if you refer to the VSP schedule above, you will find CSV downloads of the pick data by rank and by count, as well as that event’s results. You can also grab the GC standings below their listsings.

    In exchange for this effort, I expect trending analysis of each contestant as we work through the year. I want line graphs, I want pie charts, I want fucking analytics with a fucking beer tap on it. Don’t disappoint me.

  21. @The Oracle

    Random cycling-related thought. I like Cadel okay, and when Good Cadel shows up, his riding can be inspiring to watch. But every time I see him, all I can think of is how much he looks like John Travolta sometimes, and every time I hear him talk, I wish that he didn’t sound like such a sissy with that high, reedy voice of his.

    Cuddles’ “reedy voice” doesn’t make him sound like as much of a wanker as someone calling himself “The Oracle”.

    Cadelephantiasis is back in season – and I haven’t been vaccinated!

  22. I’m so disappointed in myself. I’m becoming angrier and more near sighted; the highlights of the season so far have been Gerro winning MSR and the Melbourne track WC. People don’t look at me funny when I ask for milk or say the word zipp any more. I tried buying Fosters at the supermarket but couldn’t, and find myself, more and more frequently, reading Marcus’ posts and vacantly agreeing with him. It’s all over folks, I’m gonna get the Southern Cross tattooed on my forehead and be the first competitor on Masterchef to cook every meal on a Barbeque.

    Considering Cuddles’ stint in yellow with a fractured elbow, he could sound like Dame Edna Everidge and I’d still like him.

  24. @Alpin
    Chapeau, thank you very much! BTW less Photos of Looks. There are too many Look owners round here already, don’t want to encourage them to add MORE photos of their bikes…

  25. @minion

    I’m so disappointed in myself. I’m becoming angrier and more near sighted; the highlights of the season so far have been Gerro winning MSR and the Melbourne track WC. People don’t look at me funny when I ask for milk or say the word zipp any more. I tried buying Fosters at the supermarket but couldn’t, and find myself, more and more frequently, reading Marcus’ posts and vacantly agreeing with him. It’s all over folks, I’m gonna get the Southern Cross tattooed on my forehead and be the first competitor on Masterchef to cook every meal on a Barbeque.

    Considering Cuddles‘ stint in yellow with a fractured elbow, he could sound like Dame Edna Everidge and I’d still like him.

    Have you bagged yerself a sheila yet Minion? Or gone riding in double pluggers?

    Masterchef comment=champagne comedy.

  26. Yeah, that’s why I moved from NZ to the only place in Australia that’s colder than the place I moved from, SWMMBO is a public servant so Canberra is home sweet home. I’ve ridden in Jandals in NZ, though I understand the cultural differences…

  28. @minion

    Can you please refrain from using the term SWMBO. A man who O’s by moving to Canberra is not a man, and may as well refer to his VMH or VMA as SWHMBIAV.

  29. @brett
    I reckon Minion’s missus is the Velominati equivalent of the TV character who gets mentioned from time to time but is never seen. Like Norm’s wife in Cheers. And may not actually exist.

    But then again Minion is more Cliffy than Norm.

  32. @brett

    @Marcus
    For those of us too old/stupid to be hip to the fancy text language you kids use these days, please could you explain what SWMMBO and SWHMBIAV mean?
    Thanks for yor consideration in this matter, sonny.

  33. @mouse

    I think @minion inadvertently added an extra M to SWMBO, or maybe he was told to.

    In the other acronym, well, the V is for ‘vise’… the rest I’ll let you work out.

  35. @minion

    I’m so disappointed in myself. I’m becoming angrier and more near sighted; the highlights of the season so far have been Gerro winning MSR and the Melbourne track WC. People don’t look at me funny when I ask for milk or say the word zipp any more. I tried buying Fosters at the supermarket but couldn’t, and find myself, more and more frequently, reading Marcus’ posts and vacantly agreeing with him. It’s all over folks, I’m gonna get the Southern Cross tattooed on my forehead and be the first competitor on Masterchef to cook every meal on a Barbeque.

    Considering Cuddles‘ stint in yellow with a fractured elbow, he could sound like Dame Edna Everidge and I’d still like him.

    I thought you could only buy beer at bottle shops in Australia? Are grocery stores now selling it? Or does that depend on where you are? Forgetting now between different places.

  36. @Marcus

    @The Oracle

    Random cycling-related thought. I like Cadel okay, and when Good Cadel shows up, his riding can be inspiring to watch. But every time I see him, all I can think of is how much he looks like John Travolta sometimes, and every time I hear him talk, I wish that he didn’t sound like such a sissy with that high, reedy voice of his.

    Cuddles‘ “reedy voice” doesn’t make him sound like as much of a wanker as someone calling himself “The Oracle”.

    Cadelephantiasis is back in season – and I haven’t been vaccinated!

    Ruh roh, sounds like a struck a nerve! Anyway, I didn’t say I didn’t like him (just the opposite, in fact). And hey, at least I didn’t compare him to Michael Jackson!

  37. @Oli

    Calling someone a “sissy” is a bit jolly hockey sticks, wouldn’t one say?

    I didn’t know what that means, so I googled it. Are you saying I sound like “a woman or girl of a high social class who is enthusiastic in a way that annoys most people”?

    If so, then them’s fightin’ words! Minipumps at noon! (I’d say dawn, but that would disturb my beauty rest and interfere with morning tea and bridge with Agnes and the girls down at the club).

  43. @Tobin
    Fuck me in Paris, where is the +1 jersey for that shit Frank? Oh man, spewing my Sauterne all over the gite!

  46. @The Oracle
    I saw it this morning on Facebook during my morning coffee before I head into the salt mine. My coworkers couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on in my office – all they heard was a crazed Hitler screaming and me laughing my ass off!

  48. I was watching this, chuckling and amazed that people are willing to just keep re-captioning this scene with whatever crazy political thing is going on in the sport…and then I saw this scene. Mon dieu, its inspired. Amazingly brilliant.

  49. Watching the Dauphine this evening, around 10km to go, I couldn’t take my eyes off the stems on the FDJ team’s bikes. Totally mesmerised.

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