We are quickly arriving at what is, for any Velominatus, the end of the most awesomest week of the year. There have been emails and comments flying around within the community so we thought it would be fun to publicize our plan for honoring the Hardmen of the Cobbles this coming Sunday.
So, with that, we launch the first Keeper Tip Hotline. For those of you who are inclined to leave a comment, please do so and tell us what your plans are and who you are tipping for the podium. Top five places are scored; whoever has the highest cumulative score will get an Obey the Rules prize. Scoring simply runs in reverse order; 5 points for first, 1 point for 5th.
Update (13 April 2010): This competition has been renamed the Velominati Super Prestige. More information on this competition and current results can be found on the Velominati Super Prestige Page.
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@frank
Strong choice and not disimilar to my Farrar pick. We'll see who finishes first between Milla-time and Farrar. Then it's ON.
Tentative plans for me involve mountain bike ride with son - I hope...
I'm going with Farrar. We'll see what really happens.
Dumb question - who is airing this race? Verses?
1 Breschel, solo for last 10km (Cancellara to work for him and break Boonen)
2 Hushovd, in a sprint, cleaning up;
3 Boonen,
Cancellara
Hoste
Hincapie (boo hoo, my pee-pee hurts)
@Dan O
Versus is airing it at 6:00pm ET, 3pm PT. So would that be the first time out on the new steeds?
Farrar: I think it's a long shot, but it would be cool if it happened. His breakthrough happened in Holland last season, so I have to like him a little bit automatically for that.
Forgot to add what I'm doing. I'll be in Duluth for a conference with my bike. Sunday morning I'll get up and go for a long ride. Lots of climbing, nice ride along Lake Superior, maybe 100k or so. Then I'll be headed to my mom's because she has versus. Belgian ale for me. Again, it's
1. Fabian
2. Tom
3. Tyler
Juan Antonia
Bernie
Thor.
@brett
hehee, so much hate for Georgie H.? Why? I find it highly amusing.
I'm burning some offerings to the Hawaiian Gods as I look for wisdom in my P-R picks. But some thoughts...I love David Millar but I don't think we will see him do well as he doesn't have the experience riding this race. Farrar will do well but what about big Johan Van Summeren, where the fuck has he been?
Hoste is a pussy. Pozatto and Thor are the dark horses as they ride well here but are they strong enough. Pippo looks very good on his bike and Thor is Thor. Hammond, low to the ground, wee, could get up there. Where is my bong? I must make a list.
Ballan is out, no racey for him. Gilbert out? Devolder in or out?
Sunday will include a 50-60 miler on the 1977 Raleigh track fixie in an 85 inch gear - instead of cobles it will be SUV's and Hummers of Lawn Gisland.
This is wishful, whimsical and sentimental.
1.Boonen
2.Hushovd
3.Flecha
4.Hincapie
5.Popovych
@Rob
Your pedal stroke will be awesome. Sheeeit, those Seattle fixie kids aren't doing 60 miles on their track bikes. If it's wet or cold on Lawn Giland you will be a badass.
Surely you forgot to put Cancellara between Thor and Flecha? Oh, sorry, these are your picks, not mine.
@john
No Big JA go back to your bong - its like I tell the geared guys here its not any harder if you have the WA, you know the flow... And I decided that Cancellara will blow it some how some way because this is Paris-Roubaix!
I heart Hincapie. Hope he picks some light, fast carbon rims again. Oh, and a carbon steerer too.