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. Vuelta:

    1)  Lopez

    2)  Kruijswijk

    3)  S Yates

    4)  Kelderman

    5)  Izagirre

  2. @Teocalli

    GP de Plouay Vos van Vleuten Spratt Moolman-Pasio D’Hoore
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    GP de Plouay

    1. A VDB

    2. A VV

    3. Blaak

    4. H Barnes

    5. Bronzini

  3. GP Plouay

    Vos

    Rivera

    Barnes

    Van der Breggen

    Blaak

    VUELTA

    Kruijswijk

    S. Yates

    Porte

    Aru

    Meintjes

  4. Nibali, Quintana, Aru, Uran, S.Yates

     

    Vos, Blaak, Rivera, Van Der Breggen, Van Vleuten

  5. I like @Shandawg’s picks and will do the same:

    Vuelta:  1 Nibali, 2 Quintana, 3 Aru, 4 Uran, 5 S.Yates

    Plouay:  1 Vos, 2 Blaak, 3 Rivera, 4 Van Der Breggen, 5 Van Vleuten

  6. Thanks for liking the picks, but now we’re jinxed…flats…there will be so many flats….bonks, hammers, green teeth….we are doomed.

  7. Maybe sums up why Movistar will not win a GT with their current line up…… http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/valverde-im-a-free-agent-at-the-vuelta-a-espana/ just like in the TdF where Valverde would go up the road to give Quintana a bridge and then lead him for all of 2 mins before he dropped away.

  8. @RobSandy

    What’s up with Porte?

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    He was feeling ill prior to the race. He missed the team introductions but thought he would be ok…..he was clearly wrong about that.

  9. @Rick

    @RobSandy

    What’s up with Porte?

    0

    He was feeling ill prior to the race. He missed the team introductions but thought he would be ok…..he was clearly wrong about that.

    0

    That and Nibbles basically says his “tank is empty.”

    Yates was looking feisty today.

  10. @wiscot

    @Rick

    @RobSandy

    What’s up with Porte?

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    He was feeling ill prior to the race. He missed the team introductions but thought he would be ok…..he was clearly wrong about that.

    0

    That and Nibbles basically says his “tank is empty.”

    Yates was looking feisty today.

    0

    Yes, I believe Nibali was off the bike for a while after his fall in the Tour. It is tough to get into Grand Tour shape in a few weeks.

  11. @Rick

    @wiscot

    @Rick

    @RobSandy

    What’s up with Porte?

    0

    He was feeling ill prior to the race. He missed the team introductions but thought he would be ok…..he was clearly wrong about that.

    0

    That and Nibbles basically says his “tank is empty.”

    Yates was looking feisty today.

    0

    Yes, I believe Nibali was off the bike for a while after his fall in the Tour. It is tough to get into Grand Tour shape in a few weeks.

    0

    So that’s 2 of my 5 that were a waste of a pick!

    Oh well, I put Yates in 2nd and he’s looking good. Should have more than Valverde and Kwiato in the proper mountains, you’d think.

  12. @RobSandy

    @Rick

    @wiscot

    @Rick

    @RobSandy

    What’s up with Porte?

    0

    He was feeling ill prior to the race. He missed the team introductions but thought he would be ok…..he was clearly wrong about that.

    0

    That and Nibbles basically says his “tank is empty.”

    Yates was looking feisty today.

    0

    Yes, I believe Nibali was off the bike for a while after his fall in the Tour. It is tough to get into Grand Tour shape in a few weeks.

    0

    So that’s 2 of my 5 that were a waste of a pick!

    Oh well, I put Yates in 2nd and he’s looking good. Should have more than Valverde and Kwiato in the proper mountains, you’d think.

    0

    I still picked Porte second, so wasted that one myself! Never thought he would be 41 minutes back after stage 5.

  13. Anyone else struggling to get interested in the Vuelta this year?

    I think it’s Team Sky’s fault for not dominating the race!

  14. @RobSandy

    Anyone else struggling to get interested in the Vuelta this year?

    I think it’s Team Sky’s fault for not dominating the race!

    I am having trouble getting interested as well. This is unusual for me as I have come to prefer the Giro and Vuelta to that other Grand Tour recently.

  15. @RobSandy

    Anyone else struggling to get interested in the Vuelta this year?

    I think it’s Team Sky’s fault for not dominating the race!

    I’m engaged, but not enamoured – yet. Happy to see King and Clarke get wins and FdJ in red. I like it when the smaller teams get some glory. BTW, Clarke on the podium: proper cap, sunnies perched above upturned brim = perfection. Other teams please take note and give away to the crowd those hideous skater-boy big brimmed caps.

  16. @Rick

    @RobSandy

    Anyone else struggling to get interested in the Vuelta this year?

    I think it’s Team Sky’s fault for not dominating the race!

    I am having trouble getting interested as well. This is unusual for me as I have come to prefer the Giro and Vuelta to that other Grand Tour recently.

    Same here plus Eurosport suddenly only shows tennis 4 wha eva reason.

  17. @KogaLover

    @Rick

    @RobSandy

    Anyone else struggling to get interested in the Vuelta this year?

    I think it’s Team Sky’s fault for not dominating the race!

    I am having trouble getting interested as well. This is unusual for me as I have come to prefer the Giro and Vuelta to that other Grand Tour recently.

    Same here plus Eurosport suddenly only shows tennis 4 wha eva reason.

    It’s just warming up – I hope……..

  18. Sorry folks.  I’ve Delgado’d the Tour of Britain.  Been a bit busy the last week and it all slipped my mind.

  19. @Teocalli

    Sorry folks. I’ve Delgado’d the Tour of Britain. Been a bit busy the last week and it all slipped my mind.

    No need to apologize! I/we are just thankful that you take the time to do the VSP at all.

  20. @Teocalli

    Sorry folks. I’ve Delgado’d the Tour of Britain. Been a bit busy the last week and it all slipped my mind.

    Thank the Prophet! My tiny personal Pedalwan made his world debut in the early hours of Thursday, so I only remembered it when I turned the T.V. on this morning!

    Little one is happy and healthy, and has such strong legs he’s gonna be outsprinting his dad as soon as he’s able to ride!

  21. @mulebeatsdrums

    @Teocalli

    Sorry folks. I’ve Delgado’d the Tour of Britain. Been a bit busy the last week and it all slipped my mind.

    Thank the Prophet! My tiny personal Pedalwan made his world debut in the early hours of Thursday, so I only remembered it when I turned the T.V. on this morning!

    Little one is happy and healthy, and has such strong legs he’s gonna be outsprinting his dad as soon as he’s able to ride!

    Congratulations good to know all is well.

  22. @Teocalli

    @KogaLover

    @Rick

    @RobSandy

    Anyone else struggling to get interested in the Vuelta this year?

    I think it’s Team Sky’s fault for not dominating the race!

    I am having trouble getting interested as well. This is unusual for me as I have come to prefer the Giro and Vuelta to that other Grand Tour recently.

    Same here plus Eurosport suddenly only shows tennis 4 wha eva reason.

    It’s just warming up – I hope……..

    Tour of Britain, however – very enjoyable so far!

  23. Standings heading into the second rest day.  Rick sprinting away up the mountain……..

     

  24. @Teocalli

    Standings heading into the second rest day. Rick sprinting away up the mountain……..

    Not that it’s too important at this stage, but I think I should have 3 – Lopez, Yates, Kruijswijk (NITRO). Kelderman’s unlikely and Zakarin is looooong gone.

  25.  

    @Teocalli

    Standings heading into the second rest day. Rick sprinting away up the mountain……..

    I have a history of blowing up in the latter stages of Grand Tours. Not unlike another Yank who seems to blow after rest days. I hope Yates can hang on, I have always been a fan of the twins and hope a GT win would be the first of many for them.

  26. @chris

    @wiscot

    Good grief! Were my picks that bad? Apparently so . . .

    Not nearly as bad as mine!

    Ah yes you were cut with the zero’s I think……….unless I made a mistake.

  27. @Rick

    @Teocalli

    Standings heading into the second rest day. Rick sprinting away up the mountain……..

    I have a history of blowing up in the latter stages of Grand Tours. Not unlike another Yank who seems to blow after rest days. I hope Yates can hang on, I have always been a fan of the twins and hope a GT win would be the first of many for them.

    I don’t know, I think I’m channelling Quintana at this point and racing for my podium spot.

  28. I had to look back and see what my picks actually were: Kruijswijk, S. Yates, Porte, Aru, Mentjes. Yates is leading, K is 1:29 down in 5th and Aru is 14th at *:18. Porte and Meintjes – nowhere. I might get two of the top 5 but that’s he best I can hope for at this point I think.

  29. @Teocalli

    @Chris – were you with Mr Delgado as I don’t have any for you………….

    Yeah but, no but, yeah but, no but, yeah I was but that doesn’t count really as I was too busy cycling around the bottom end of the Pyrenees and Girona with Angus and generally not being connected.

    I really can’t call him the velominipper anymore as a small amount of that time was spent watching him disappear up the road when ever the road pointed up and he spent a lot of time waiting on the mountain tops for me to catch up.

     

  30. @chris

    @Teocalli

    @Chris – were you with Mr Delgado as I don’t have any for you………….

    Yeah but, no but, yeah but, no but, yeah I was but that doesn’t count really as I was too busy cycling around the bottom end of the Pyrenees and Girona with Angus and generally not being connected.

    I really can’t call him the velominipper anymore as a small amount of that time was spent watching him disappear up the road when ever the road pointed up and he spent a lot of time waiting on the mountain tops for me to catch up.

    Best pic ever! Chapéu! What is thy steed receiving from canteen?

  31. @sthilzy

    If that was my steed Angus would have spent less time waiting for me at the top. I’m not sure I’d have waited for so long at the bottom though.*

    It was one of the few horses up there that wasn’t aggressively trying to relieve us of energy bars.

    *I can’t watch him descend. We live in a pretty flat place in the UK and he’s only got a few rides in places like the Pyrenees or Majorca under his belt. There’s only so much you can teach.

     

  32. Shit, how deeply fucking embarrassing. Monstrous rule fail in that photos! I never do that. Must have been altitude sickness…

    Still not the most embarrassing rule transgression that I committed on that trip. The other one involved getting kitted up in a tent in the dark.

  33. @Teocalli

    @chris

    What is seen cannot be unseen. Plus no hope of a delete button!

    Fortunately the second transgression has not been seen, merely been hinted at. At least not by anyone here. There was neither stifled giggles nor retching sounds from riders behind me on the day so I’m hoping they didn’t notice either.

    One off, unintentional transgressions should be admitted unlike regular, blatant, intentional ignoring of the rules which should be kept to oneself under the masturbation principle.

    If there was hill here in the desert, I’d take my penance on it but I’ll have to rely on the turbo trainer instead.

  34. @chris

    @Teocalli

    @chris

    What is seen cannot be unseen. Plus no hope of a delete button!

    Fortunately the second transgression has not been seen, merely been hinted at. At least not by anyone here. There was neither stifled giggles nor retching sounds from riders behind me on the day so I’m hoping they didn’t notice either.

    One off, unintentional transgressions should be admitted unlike regular, blatant, intentional ignoring of the rules which should be kept to oneself under the masturbation principle.

    If there was hill here in the desert, I’d take my penance on it but I’ll have to rely on the turbo trainer instead.

    I don’t understand how you could even pedal your bike with your sunglasses like that.

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