Comments on: Velominati Super Prestige: Giro Rosa 2014

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By: ChrisO

ChrisO — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:39:49 +0000

To me the bigger problem here is that one team could be in that situation - 3 riders up the road and top 3 on GC. It seems like Rabo is funded on a level that most of these other teams can only dream of. If women's cycling is going to progress there needs to be more competition.

Totally.

By: unversio

unversio — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:35:14 +0000

@ChrisO

It wasn't pretty, and it may not adhere to the highest Corinthian ideals of sport, but I don't think it was wrong to the extent that it was against the rules or could be called cheating. Boxing riders in is a valid tactic - the only problem would be if it was putting anybody in danger but there was no physical contact and Abbot wasn't looking like she was going to fall or be pushed. A really strong, fast attack would have got past them. If she couldn't do that then tough. But I think that's why you don't see it in the men's racing. First because a GC contender can attack fast enough to get side by side before they can be blocked and second because in men's racing you would never have a situation on a crucial stage where one team had three riders in a break of four, and all of them aiming for the podium. If you did I would expect they'd try the same.

Agreed. It's aggressive and it's hard racing. We don't know what was being said at the moment from either rider. Not a problem.

By: KW

KW — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:59:13 +0000

@Buck Rogers

@KW
I've said it before: it's a race, not a fucking picnic ride.
Oh shit, going down the rabbit hole here. Oh well, where are the pills, Alice? "Within the rules" and "doing what is right and honourable" are two different things. I have raced bikes, skis, running races, and fought martial art tournaments all over the world. These are obviously all just sport. In sport one would hope that there is somthing akin to trying to do the right thing, not just winning at the limits of the rules. This is a great example of something that I will show my kids and say, "See this, that is how you might win the day but lose your integrity and self respect in the process. This is what you should not do." I have also been in firefights and our montra was "If you ever find yourself in a fair firefight, you have done something wrong." To quote the great Vizzini, it is a different story when death is on the line. That is why sport is great, in the end it is only sport, but it is also a chance where one can try to show their true self in the sporting process. I would prefer to lose gracefully than win without honour. One would hope that this example of unsport(wo)manship would rub one wrong, within the rules or not. At least, I hope it would anyone that I have raised. Now where's that pill to make me smaller.

I appreciate your point of view. We see the situation differently. That's another thing that makes sport great. The ability to compete and have differing opinions without having to hate your opponent (not that we're opponents here). And if I could be a pedant for just a moment, the Vizzini quote is : "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"

By: Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:36:01 +0000

@KW

I've said it before: it's a race, not a fucking picnic ride.

Oh shit, going down the rabbit hole here. Oh well, where are the pills, Alice? "Within the rules" and "doing what is right and honourable" are two different things. I have raced bikes, skis, running races, and fought martial art tournaments all over the world. These are obviously all just sport. In sport one would hope that there is somthing akin to trying to do the right thing, not just winning at the limits of the rules. This is a great example of something that I will show my kids and say, "See this, that is how you might win the day but lose your integrity and self respect in the process. This is what you should not do." I have also been in firefights and our montra was "If you ever find yourself in a fair firefight, you have done something wrong." To quote the great Vizzini, it is a different story when death is on the line. That is why sport is great, in the end it is only sport, but it is also a chance where one can try to show their true self in the sporting process. I would prefer to lose gracefully than win without honour. One would hope that this example of unsport(wo)manship would rub one wrong, within the rules or not. At least, I hope it would anyone that I have raised. Now where's that pill to make me smaller.

By: KW

KW — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:06:59 +0000

@ChrisO

It wasn't pretty, and it may not adhere to the highest Corinthian ideals of sport, but I don't think it was wrong to the extent that it was against the rules or could be called cheating. Boxing riders in is a valid tactic - the only problem would be if it was putting anybody in danger but there was no physical contact and Abbot wasn't looking like she was going to fall or be pushed. A really strong, fast attack would have got past them. If she couldn't do that then tough. But I think that's why you don't see it in the men's racing. First because a GC contender can attack fast enough to get side by side before they can be blocked and second because in men's racing you would never have a situation on a crucial stage where one team had three riders in a break of four, and all of them aiming for the podium. If you did I would expect they'd try the same.

I have to agree with @ChrisO on this one. Abbott finished the Giro less than 2 minutes down on Vos, and just 22 seconds of the podium. Last year, she beat Vos in the mountains to win. It was within the best interest of Rabo-Liv to keep Abbott in check. If Abbott could have attacked and gotten away, she would have. There was no contact, no pushing, no danger to any of the riders. Sprinters get boxed out all the time, I don't hear any complaining about that. Fuck, Cav tried to headbutt Gerrans out of the way in the 1st stage of the Tdf precisely because he was boxed out. I think that's worse. I didn't hear anyone say they'd lost all respect for Cav. I've said it before: it's a race, not a fucking picnic ride.

By: Fins

Fins — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:04:45 +0000

I don’t think the boxing in is so terrible as some are making it out to be. Certainly not the cleanest way to win a race, but is it really worse than the guy who sits on all day then jumps for a stage win?

To me the bigger problem here is that one team could be in that situation – 3 riders up the road and top 3 on GC. It seems like Rabo is funded on a level that most of these other teams can only dream of. If women’s cycling is going to progress there needs to be more competition.

By: Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 12:17:19 +0000

@Geraint

@mouse +1. I can't believe Vos had a part in this. What the fuck was she thinking. Not that it excuses the other two, but she should be well above this sort of thing. She was on a pedestal for me, but she just fell off it.

Agreed. Within the rules or not, for a sport struggling to gain viewership, exposure and respect, this is pure shit.

By: Geraint

Geraint — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:56:55 +0000

@mouse +1. I can't believe Vos had a part in this. What the fuck was she thinking. Not that it excuses the other two, but she should be well above this sort of thing. She was on a pedestal for me, but she just fell off it.

By: mouse

mouse — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:59:57 +0000

@Mikael Liddy @Barracuda @ChrisO Looking at the footage, it appears that Rabo-Liv are sailing pretty close to the wind with regard to the rules. They are utterly fucked in the sportsmanship stakes. I've lost all respect for those 3 athletes, including M Vos. She is better than that. They all should be ashamed of themselves. Not buying your argument @ChrisO. You don't see it in men's racing and you sure as hell should never see it in women's racing ever again.

By: ChrisO

ChrisO — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:50:36 +0000

It wasn’t pretty, and it may not adhere to the highest Corinthian ideals of sport, but I don’t think it was wrong to the extent that it was against the rules or could be called cheating.

Boxing riders in is a valid tactic – the only problem would be if it was putting anybody in danger but there was no physical contact and Abbot wasn’t looking like she was going to fall or be pushed.

A really strong, fast attack would have got past them. If she couldn’t do that then tough. But I think that’s why you don’t see it in the men’s racing. First because a GC contender can attack fast enough to get side by side before they can be blocked and second because in men’s racing you would never have a situation on a crucial stage where one team had three riders in a break of four, and all of them aiming for the podium. If you did I would expect they’d try the same.

By: Barracuda

Barracuda — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 05:18:18 +0000

@Mikael Liddy

@Barracuda @piwakawaka some pretty wishy washy defence from their DS - http://www.podiumcafe.com/2014/7/16/5909155/koos-moerenhout-giro-rosa-2014

Very poor form and the DS is in denial. Underhanded and shouldnt have been tolerated by race officials. A Lezyne hand pump through the front wheel or a Robbie McEwen "brake check" would have fixed the cheating so and so's

By: Mikael Liddy

Mikael Liddy — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:46:04 +0000

@Barracuda @piwakawaka some pretty wishy washy defence from their DS - http://www.podiumcafe.com/2014/7/16/5909155/koos-moerenhout-giro-rosa-2014

By: piwakawaka

piwakawaka — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:29:08 +0000

@Barracuda

@Mikael Liddy
@piwakawaka well that's the thing. If that were a sprint, they'd be relegated for it, but it seems to have been allowed because they were going uphill. Can't imagine the badger would have stood for it, we might have seen this type of action unleashed on his fellow competitors.
Pepper spray out of the middle pocket and straight into the bitches eyes. Thats amazing, and blatant.

Yep that would be my response...hard to believe they couldn't just sit on her wheel, hard to believe Vos would condone that sort of carry on, but she did.

By: Barracuda

Barracuda — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:11:53 +0000

@Mikael Liddy

@piwakawaka well that's the thing. If that were a sprint, they'd be relegated for it, but it seems to have been allowed because they were going uphill. Can't imagine the badger would have stood for it, we might have seen this type of action unleashed on his fellow competitors.

Pepper spray out of the middle pocket and straight into the bitches eyes. Thats amazing, and blatant.

By: Mikael Liddy

Mikael Liddy — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:55:53 +0000

@piwakawaka well that's the thing. If that were a sprint, they'd be relegated for it, but it seems to have been allowed because they were going uphill. Can't imagine the badger would have stood for it, we might have seen this type of action unleashed on his fellow competitors.

By: piwakawaka

piwakawaka — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 06:46:13 +0000

@Mikael Liddy wow, never seen that before, didn't even think of it! Have the men used this tactic? What about race rules? Can you barge your way past them, crashing if you must? I don't know how Abbott kept her cool, I would not have been able to.

By: Mikael Liddy

Mikael Liddy — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 04:49:53 +0000

@Steampunk

Rabo-Liv in places 1, 2, & 3?? That is one insanely strong team.

Yeah it is, but they weren't averse to some pretty underhand tactics either. Skip to about 38.20...

By: frank

frank — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 18:17:26 +0000

Vos takes a monster second win in the Giro Rossa and @blue takes the overall. I'll make up a little Giro Rossa winners badge a little later today. Nice work!

Final Race Results

1. VOS Marianne

2. FERRAND PREVOT Pauline

3. VAN DER BREGGEN Anna

4. ABBOTT Mara

5. LONGO BORGHINI Elisa

Final VSP Results

1. blue (19 points)

2. andrew (17 points)

3. xyxax (16 points)

4. JohnB (15 points)

5. Lukas (15 points)

6. plynie (15 points)

7. Rob (15 points)

8. RedRanger (15 points)

9. Blah (15 points)

10. justinevan88 (15 points)

...

89. il ciclista medio (2 points)

By: xyxax

xyxax — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 12:42:34 +0000

Final GC

1 VOS Marianne Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team

2 FERRAND-PREVOT Pauline Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team

3 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team

4 ABBOTT Mara UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women's Team

5 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Hitec Products

By: Steampunk

Steampunk — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 23:21:27 +0000

Rabo-Liv in places 1, 2, & 3?? That is one insanely strong team.

By: Pedale.Forchetta

Pedale.Forchetta — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 21:37:26 +0000

Tomorrow the last stage (9th) finishing at the Madonna del Ghisallo.

Today (stage 8th) the girls suffered like hell on the last slope.

By: Deakus

Deakus — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 07:50:47 +0000

Giro d’Italia Femminile, stage five
1. Marianne Vos (Rabo-Liv)
2. Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle-Honda)
3. Shelley Olds (AlÃ© Cipollini)
4. Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS)
5. Chloe Hosking (Hitec Products)
6. Annalisa Cucinotta (Servetto Footon)
7. Carmen Small (Specialized-Lululemon)
8. Glada Borgato (Estado Mexico-Faren Kuota)
9. Lucy Garner (Giant-Shimano)
10. Edita Janeliunaite (Forno d’Asolo-Astute)

Overall classification after stage five
1. Marianne Vos (Rabo-Liv) in 14:57:22
2. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Rabo-Liv) at 0:41
3. Elisa Longo-Borghini (Hitec Products) at 0:49
4. Annamiek van Vleuten (Rabo-Liv) at 2:01
5. Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) at 2:10
6. Megan Guarnier (Boels-Dolmans) at 2:10
7. Claudia Lichtenberg (Giant-Shimano) at 2:13
8. Anna van der Breggan (Rabo-Liv) at 2:14
9. Ashleigh Moolman (Hitec Products) at 2:18
10. Audrey Cordon (Hitec Products) at 2:44
Read more at http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/lucy-garner-makes-mark-debut-giro-rosa-sprint-129737#O5v0Kl5EBuoJleub.99

By: eightzero

eightzero — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 03:42:35 +0000

@frank

No change in the standings, but but Mary V keeps nothing up the goods by paying her respects to the Pantani monument.

This. Merckxdammit, this. This all the Merckxdamn time. Cycling needs way more Vos, and way less everything else. TdF dickwads need to find a way to put her in leTour. THere's some bullshit rule about having to have a dick to ride leTour? Rescind it. Put her in. I'd watch. I'd pay. I'd be a sponsor whore. Vos is cycling. Where's the tylenol?

By: Mikael Liddy

Mikael Liddy — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:40:28 +0000

@frank

@TheVid
Am I the only one who is very disappointed with the lack of coverage for this race? It would be awesome to watch these ladies lay down The V. There were a bunch of their races on TV earlier this season, which was fantastic, but it seems like it's all TdF now. Don't get me wrong, I love Le Tour, but these women put on some incredible racing.
I am right there with you, mate.

Cyclingtips is getting some awesome daily diary type posts from the female riders during the races. Tiff Cromwell is doing the Giro.

By: frank

frank — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:15:00 +0000

No change in the standings, but but Mary V keeps nothing up the goods by paying her respects to the Pantani monument.

By: frank

frank — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:50:21 +0000

@TheVid

Am I the only one who is very disappointed with the lack of coverage for this race? It would be awesome to watch these ladies lay down The V. There were a bunch of their races on TV earlier this season, which was fantastic, but it seems like it's all TdF now. Don't get me wrong, I love Le Tour, but these women put on some incredible racing.

I am right there with you, mate.

By: TheVid

TheVid — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:46:13 +0000

Am I the only one who is very disappointed with the lack of coverage for this race? It would be awesome to watch these ladies lay down the V. There were a bunch of their races on TV earlier this season, which was fantastic, but it seems like it’s all TdF now.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Le Tour, but these women put on some incredible racing.

By: Deakus

Deakus — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 09:11:00 +0000

Vos Boss looking strong. Pooley in 38th and Amialiusik 24th but still in touch…bring on the mountains quick!

By: sthilzy

sthilzy — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 09:10:24 +0000

Averaged over 50 km/h!

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-internazionale-femminile-2014/prologue/results

I’ve been chicked!

By: Tobin

Tobin — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 02:52:44 +0000

Stupid family vacations…another F&^%ing delgado…

By: Chica

Chica — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:36:52 +0000

What’s with the conflicting info on the VSP? I Delgado’d Suisse and now the Giro Rosa due to conflicting banners. At the top of my refreshed page, I still seem to have 1D 13H 59M til closing on the Giro Rosa, yet the spot to enter picks at the bottom say closed. What gives? The TDF clock appears to be working correctly.

By: Dan_R

Dan_R — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 19:08:06 +0000

Delgado’ed too.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:06:28 +0000

Fuck.Just spent ages scrutinising the form guides and deliberating over choices to find I’ve Delgado’d. Fuck.

By: Geraint

Geraint — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:34:31 +0000

Fuck. Delgadoed due to shit 3G reception. Gutted.

By: Gianni

Gianni — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 06:51:07 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. vos
2. abbott
3. Emma Johansson
4. bronzini
5. pooley

By: Chris S

Chris S — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 06:34:22 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Marianne Vos
2. Emma Johansson
3. Eleonora Van Dijk
4. Elisa Longo Borghini
5. Giorgia Bronzini

By: Father of Four

Father of Four — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:59:11 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. Abbott
3. Johansson
4. Stevens
5. Pooley

By: dpalazzo

dpalazzo — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:22:13 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. Abbot
3. Pooley
4. Bronzini
5. Ferrand-Prevot

By: ramenvelo

ramenvelo — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:20:38 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Mara Abbott
2. Vos
3. Emma Pooley
4. Emma Johansson
5. Claudia Lichtenberg

By: ramenvelo

ramenvelo — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:19:50 +0000

Heads up! Claudia Hausler got hitched and is now Lichtenberg.

VSP PICKS:

1. Mara Abbot
2. Vos
3. Emma Pooley
4. Emma Johansson
5. Claudia Lichtenberg

By: ramenvelo

ramenvelo — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:08:31 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Mara Abbot
2. Vos
3. Pooley
4. Evelyn Stevens
5. Claudia Hausler

By: Haldy

Haldy — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 04:10:35 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Abbot
2. Vos
3. Ferrand-Prevot
4. Pooley
5. Lichtenberg

By: anthony

anthony — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 03:57:33 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Abbot
2. Vos
3. Stevens
4. Pooley
5. Bronzini

By: The Grande Fondue

The Grande Fondue — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 02:30:35 +0000

Only women’s race I’m not tipping Vos for. She only won 3/8 stages last year, so I’ll have to tip her teammate instead.

VSP PICKS:

1. Pauline Ferrand Prevot
2. Mara Abbott
3. Claudia HÃ¤usler
4. Marianne Vos
5. Evelyn Stevens

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 02:09:09 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Mara Abbott
2. Emma Johansson
3. Marianne Vos
4. Emma Pooley
5. Elisa Longo Borghini

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 02:06:05 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Pooley
2. Ferrand Prevot
3. Hausler
4. Vos
5. Longo Borghini

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 01:40:30 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Mara Abbott
2. Marianne Vos
3. Evelyn Stevens
4. Emma Johansson
5. Elisa Longo Borghini

By: roberto

roberto — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 01:33:28 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Borghini
2. Pooley
3. Vos
4. Johansson
5. Abbot

By: LIIIXI

LIIIXI — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:23:15 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Marianne Vos
2. Elizabeth Armistead
3. Emma Johansson
4. Elisa Longo Borghini
5. Tiffany Cromwell

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:06:19 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Emma pooley
2. Marianne Vos
3. Emma Johansson
4. Evelyn Stevens
5. Elisa Longo-Borghini

By: TheDon

TheDon — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 23:19:04 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Evelyn Stevens
2. Marianne Vos
3. Emma Johansson
4. Shara Gillow
5. Mara Abbott

By: the Engine

the Engine — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:14:17 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos Boss
2. Abbott
3. Longo Borghini
4. Pooley
5. Stevens

By: Steampunk

Steampunk — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 21:53:29 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. P. Ferrand-Prevot
2. M. Abbot
3. A. Van der Breggen
4. M. Vos
5. A. Moolman

By: blue

blue — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 21:48:06 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. M Vos
2. A van der Breggen
3. P Ferrand-Prevot
4. M Abbott
5. E Stevens

By: LeoTea

LeoTea — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 21:03:02 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Elisa Longo-Borghini
2. Mara abbott
3. Emma pooley
4. Marianne vos
5. Evelyn stevens

By: VirenqueForever

VirenqueForever — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 20:22:13 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. E Stevens
3. Amialyusik
4. Luperini
5. Van Der Breggen

By: HMBSteve

HMBSteve — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 20:17:32 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Johansson
2. Vos
3. Stevens
4. Ferrand-Prevot
5. Bronzini

By: scaler911

scaler911 — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 16:19:59 +0000

Go get ’em girls!

VSP PICKS:

1. Abbott
2. Vos
3. Stevens
4. Pooley
5. Longo-Borghini

By: Floridian

Floridian — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 16:14:41 +0000

After a DNS for Tour de Suisse, Floridian is back in the game!

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. Abbott
3. Johannson
4. Gillow
5. Evelyn Stevens

By: BoogieStudio22

BoogieStudio22 — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 16:10:33 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. mara abbott
2. Marianne Vos
3. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
4. Elisa Longo-Borghini
5. Emma Pooley

By: eenies

eenies — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:59:08 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Pooley
2. Ferrand-Prevot
3. Guderzo
4. Vos
5. Abbott

By: Wardy

Wardy — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:57:34 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Pauline FERRAND-PREVOT
2. Elisa LONGO-BORGHINI
3. Marianne VOS
4. Mara ABBOTT
5. Emma POOLEY

By: foggypeake

foggypeake — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:27:29 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Marianne Vos
2. Mara Abbott
3. Evelyn Stevens
4. Claudia Lichtenberg
5. Tatiana Guderzo

By: tony macaroni

tony macaroni — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:19:52 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Emma Johansson
2. Marianne Vos
3. Elisa Longo Borghini
4. Evelyn Stevens
5. Mara Abbott

By: Minnesota Expat

Minnesota Expat — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:07:42 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Mara Abbott
2. Marianne Vos
3. Emma Pooley
4. Emma Johansson
5. Elisa Longo Borghini

By: Fausto Crapiz

Fausto Crapiz — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:54:51 +0000

Clueless

VSP PICKS:

1. Abbot
2. Vos
3. Pooley
4. Stevens
5. Johansson

By: Duende

Duende — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:47:19 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Emma Johansson
2. Marianne Vos
3. Alena Amialiusik
4. Anna van der Breggen
5. Mara Abbott

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:38:30 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Marianne Vos
2. Mara Abbot
3. Evelyn Stevens
4. Emma Pooley
5. Emma Johansson

By: DCR

DCR — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:35:01 +0000

blah

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. Johansson
3. Pooley
4. Bronzini
5. Armistead

By: justinevan88

justinevan88 — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:30:28 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. Johansson
3. Armistead
4. Abbot
5. Bronzini

By: R00tdown

R00tdown — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:13:14 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. Borghini
3. Armistead
4. Johansson
5. Bronzini

By: Chris S

Chris S — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:47:16 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Marianne Vos
2. Lizzie Armistead
3. Emma Johansson
4. Elisa Longo Borghini
5. Giorgia Bronzini

By: Blah

Blah — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:47:01 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. vos
2. abbott
3. pooley
4. johansson
5. borghini

By: Blah

Blah — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:46:27 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. vos
2. abbot
3. pooley
4. johansson
5. borghini

By: seemunkee

seemunkee — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:43:22 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Abbott
2. Vos
3. Stevens
4. Johansson
5. Borghini

By: Rhodri

Rhodri — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:36:06 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Abbott
2. Lichtenberg (Hausler)
3. Vos
4. Ferrand-Prevot
5. Guderzo

By: piwakawaka

piwakawaka — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 09:08:24 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Abbott
2. Johanson
3. Vos
4. Brand
5. Samara Sheppard

By: VeloJello

VeloJello — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 09:01:25 +0000

I am ashamed to admit I know nothing of womens cycling, besides spending an inordinate amount of time looking at the Cyclepassion Calendar. I need to educate myself further!

VSP PICKS:

1. Mara “Russ” Abbott
2. Marianne “The Boss” Vos
3. Emma “Feeling” Pooley
4. Elisa “Oh So” Longo Borghini
5. Emma “Don” Johannson

By: simonsaunders

simonsaunders — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 08:44:45 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Mara Abbott
2. Marianne Vos
3. Emma Johansson
4. Emma Pooley
5. Elisa Longo Bhorgini

By: Deakus

Deakus — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 08:36:33 +0000

I am so confused by Rabo Liv they are running 2 GC contenders with Vos as back up…or is this a clever ruse and everyone is riding for the Vos Boss. I am going to bet that this backfires a little, although women don’t tend to shaft each other on the road quite the way the men do, I still think it is a dangerous game to play and could leave things wide open for all the other contenders that I know absolutely nothing about! I would just like to say that the prize money of 17000 euros sucks for the only womens Grand Tour of the season.

VSP PICKS:

1. Alena Amialiusik
2. Mara Abbott
3. Anna van der Breggen
4. The Vos Boss
5. Elisa Longo Borghini

By: geoffrey

geoffrey — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 08:34:14 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Johansson
2. Vos
3. Abbott
4. Pooley
5. Borghini

By: girl

girl — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 07:12:08 +0000

Go the girls!

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. Stevens
3. Pooley
4. Cromwell
5. Johansson

By: Harminator

Harminator — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 06:39:09 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Cromwell
2. Vos
3. Longo Borghini
4. Johannsen
5. Pooley

By: Shlumpen

Shlumpen — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 05:39:09 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Johansson
2. Vos
3. van Dijk
4. Longo Borghini
5. Pooley

By: Tom Mc

Tom Mc — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 05:30:52 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Ferrand Prevot
2. Abbott
3. Vos
4. Pooley
5. Johansson

By: LA Dave

LA Dave — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 05:05:35 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Le Cannibelle (Vos)
2. Heeeeeyyy Aaaaabbot!!!
3. E.L. Borghini
4. Evie would go.
5. Gooderzo

By: dyalander

dyalander — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 04:22:57 +0000

Could be more than one Rabo Liv rider in the top 5, but it’s hard to leave out a rested Pooley who is starting show some reasonable form.

VSP PICKS:

1. M. Voss
2. M. Abbott
3. E. Johansson
4. T. Guderzo
5. E. Pooley

By: moondance

moondance — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 04:10:00 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Johansson, Emma
2. Abbott, Mara
3. Vos, Marianne
4. Stevens, Evelyn
5. Ferrand-Prevot, Pauline

By: JCM

JCM — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 03:50:12 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Ferrand Prevot, Pauline
2. Abbott, Mara
3. Vos, Marianne
4. Johansson, Emma
5. Pooley, Emma

By: freddy

freddy — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 03:20:22 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. Abbott
3. Johansson
4. Lichtenberg
5. Pooley

By: il ciclista medio

il ciclista medio — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 02:00:41 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Johansson
2. Pooley
3. Vos the boss
4. Cromwell
5. Armistead

By: Barracuda

Barracuda — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 01:46:41 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. Cromwell
3. Armistead
4. Pooley
5. Longo Borghini

By: Roobar

Roobar — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 01:19:55 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Emma Johansson
2. Marianne Vos
3. Mara Abbott
4. Emma Pooley
5. Tiffany Cromwell

By: Two Ball Billy

Two Ball Billy — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:34:50 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Marianne Vos
2. Mara Abbott
3. Claudia Lichtenberg
4. Liz Armistead
5. Tiffany Cromwell

By: Two Ball Billy

Two Ball Billy — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:32:41 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Marianne Vos
2. Evelyn Stevens
3. Claudia Lichtenberg
4. Liz Armistead
5. Tiffany Cromwell

By: DeKerr

DeKerr — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:59:09 +0000

My graphite ball reveals nothing… but at least there is no Delgado, and I like the name Emma.

VSP PICKS:

1. Mara Abbott
2. Marianne Vos
3. Emma Pooley
4. Emma Johansson
5. Elisa Longo Borghini

By: RedRanger

RedRanger — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:57:26 +0000

go ladies go!

VSP PICKS:

1. Vos
2. Pooley
3. Johansson
4. Abbott
5. Stevens

By: Rom

Rom — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:53:23 +0000

VSP PICKS:

1. Emma Johansson
2. Marian Vos
3. Emma Pooley
4. Giorgia Bronzini
5. Evelyn Stevens

By: Mikael Liddy

Mikael Liddy — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:44:07 +0000

Vos mentioned after the recent Emakumeen Euskal Bira that she kinda struggles on the longer climbs, but she now has some team mates that she can domestique for in those situations…there’s a lesson in that for Sky-bots perhaps.

VSP PICKS:

1. Ferrand-Prevot
2. Abbott
3. Moolman
4. Vos
5. Guarnier