You could be right there. Or maybe its just a little grubby.

I should have had faith in your standards but so many around us are losing their’s.

@Ron

Well, fack. Guy decides to get drunk on a Tuesday night after 2 hours of full-field futbol on a fake surface to ease his sore ankles and back…and he Delgados the race he was looking forward to watching on Weds. morning. Shitdamnit.

And that bastard wins it.

At least it is Earth Day.

I’ve missed this. It’s not a proper VSP without you missing every other race. All is right with the world again.

I know, but I’m a new man and I’m taking the Delgados in stride, not calling for a recount! I guess that means I’ve found nirvana and I’m at my optimal n+__ level.

For a race that’s pretty meh until the fireworks at the very end, the finale was pretty meh.

Agree. I was nodding off watching the replay last night.

Well, fack. Guy decides to get drunk on a Tuesday night after 2 hours of full-field futbol on a fake surface to ease his sore ankles and back…and he Delgados the race he was looking forward to watching on Weds. morning. Shitdamnit.

And that bastard wins it.

At least it is Earth Day.

I’ve missed this. It’s not a proper VSP without you missing every other race. All is right with the world again.

Another good result has me sneaking around the top 10 overall, unfortunately this week can be where my campaign falls apart off the back of my steadfast refusal to pick Malmerde.

http://www.velominati.com/velominati-super-prestige/velominati-super-prestige-amstel-gold-2015/comment-page-4/#comment-

You appear to be missing your piss-taking filter.

In my defence I`m on holiday and the cricket is on, but all the best excuses still total nil point.

@JonnyG

Big fat duck egg in the womens, 8 points in the mens. Sees me hold onto 3rd place overall in these early stages.

A bit more notice would be nice for future events though. Was late for work this morning as I refused to leave the house until my picks were in.

JonnyG – Despite the awesomeness of the community and the superb prizes, I’d advise that you don’t make a habit of delaying your departure for work to put in your VSP picks. I’m a well-established Luv‘er of the VSP, but working will allow you to buy your own Jaegher. I applaud your dedication  but I’m still going to have to invoke my spring semester Velominatis and tell ya to get ta work!

Had my current bike 6 years, got my new Canyon Endurace coming first week of June (happy birthday to me). Not a chance i’m convincing anyone I need to buy a Jaegher anytime soon.

Being late is only an issue if the boss sees me. Perks of  being friendly with the payroll girl is lates tend to disappear when i’ve not been noticed sneaking in.

Big fat duck egg in the womens, 8 points in the mens. Sees me hold onto 3rd place overall in these early stages.

A bit more notice would be nice for future events though. Was late for work this morning as I refused to leave the house until my picks were in.

JonnyG – Despite the awesomeness of the community and the superb prizes, I’d advise that you don’t make a habit of delaying your departure for work to put in your VSP picks. I’m a well-established Luv‘er of the VSP, but working will allow you to buy your own Jaegher. I applaud your dedication  but I’m still going to have to invoke my spring semester Velominatis and tell ya to get ta work!

Also I don’t need an excuse to be late for work, especially with this unseasonably hot weather in Manchester.

A bit more notice would be nice for future events though. Was late for work this morning as I refused to leave the house until my picks were in.

This just in…situation: normal.

1. 15:40:05 CEST

   A crash at the front of the peloton as they approach the foot of the Mur de Huy. Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) is down and he seems in some discomfort as he attempts to remount.

Should it not go without saying that falling off your bicycle in extra-tight underwear at very high speeds would render the cyclist in a state of “some discomfort”?

Also, who the hell is Alaphilippe? Is QS just stockpiling guys who are guaranteed to finish second? (that isn’t very nice)

And that bastard wins it.

At least it is Earth Day.

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Rodriguez in top 5 – tick

Kwiatkowski 33rd – can’t win them all I guess

Martin and Gilbert DNF – WTF ! ?

Maybe I should ride just a little less and spend just a little more time on here.

Why all the hate towards Valverde ? Its not like he fucked someones missus

Fuck Valverde.

Hey, look at that! He won last year’s Flèche Wallonne and was booed on the podium: http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/valverde-marches-toward-liege-boos-huy_325123

What that article doesn’t say is about the absolute joke Valverde made of the drug ban. Yes, he “served” a 2 year ban, but only after the Italian cycling federation threatened to ban him (I’d say it’s because the Spanish federation sticks their head in the sand, but really it’s much worse than that).

It’s a Piti (ha! http://cyclocosm.com/2012/01/the-piti-of-an-unrepentant-valverde/ http://inrng.com/2012/01/valverde-did-everything-wrong/) because he’s a good rider.

the dude is snake bit

BMC DS said ‘Fleche isn’t really his thing’ re Gilbert. How can Fleche not be ‘his thing’ for  a Walloon?

Should have gone Costa or Hinao.

1. 15:40:05 CEST

   A crash at the front of the peloton as they approach the foot of the Mur de Huy. Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) is down and he seems in some discomfort as he attempts to remount.

@unversio

@xyxax

Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodriguez wants redemption and DNF restitution — Liége-Bastogne-Liége !!!

Ha, though my immediate thought is that he is telling the medics that he hurt his wee-wee.

Either that medic is a giant or Purito is much, much smaller than I thought.

@xyxax

Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodriguez wants redemption and DNF restitution — Liége-Bastogne-Liége !!!

Ha, though my immediate thought is that he is telling the medics that he hurt his wee-wee.

Come on Danny Boy. I know I say I was going to copy @xyxax but I just can’t.

That’s the sign of at least one remaining functional brain cell, my friend.  Treat it with the care it deserves!

1. Mathews
2. Valverde
3. Martin
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Gilbert

1. valverde
2. kwiatkowski
3. martin
4. moreno
5. gilbert

1. Alejandro Valverde
2. Vincenzo Nibali
3. Chris Froome
4. Daniel Martin
5. Philippe Gilbert

VSP PICKS:

1. Gilbert
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Valverde
4. Rui Costa
5. Froome

1. Valverde
2. Froome
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Gilbert
5. Nibali

…how totes amazeballs…

Jesus wept. You’ll be taking selfies, using emoticons and blogging about Kardashians and wrecking balls next.

Oh, hang on, your profile picture is a selfie.

VSP PICKS:

1. Kwiatkowski
2. Valverde
3. Costa
4. Mathews
5. Henao

1. Valverde
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Froome
4. Martin
5. Gilbert

1. Alejandro F**king Valverde
2. Dan Martin
3. Rodriguez
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Gilbert

Why all the hate towards Valverde ? Its not like he fucked someones missus

This.

Actually he’s my new favourite rider. I really don’t understand how its possible for big cycling fans like us to resist him. Check how much the podium girls like him? He has a nice cap, his shorts are always just the right length and he rocks the rugged half shaven stubble better than George Michael. He’s perfect for the VSP because he can maintain his peak from the Ardennes all the way to Lombardia. No peaking in two months for Alejandro – he’s peaking for the whole season. He’s done nothing wrong – just ask him! Don’t forget the Spanish Cycling Federation didn’t even waste time investigating him. That blood bag was for Valv’s german shepherd! The Germans! That’s who we should be hatin’.

1. Martin
2. Valverde
3. Gilbert
4. Rodriguez
5. Kwiatkowski

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

VSP PICKS:

1. Al Valverde
2. Joaqin Rodriguez
3. Danny Boy Martin
4. Mick Kwiatkowski
5. Phil Gilbert

1. VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
2. GILBERT Philippe
3. KWIATKOWSKI Michal
4. MOLLEMA Bauke
5. RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin

1. Kwiatkowski
2. Valverde
3. Gilbert
4. Quintana
5. Nibali

1. valverde
2. rodriguez
3. nibali
4. kwiatkowski
5. henau

1. valverde
2. gilbert
3. nibali
4. kwiatkowski
5. froome

VSP PICKS:

1. valverde
2. gilbert
3. martin
4. kwiatkowski
5. froome

1. Dan Martin
2. Valverde
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Henao
5. Simon Yates

1. Dan Martin
2. Nicolas Roche
3. Joaquim Rodriguez
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Valverde

VSP PICKS:

1. Alejandro Valverde
2. Joaquim Rodríguez
3. Daniel Martin
4. Michał Kwiatkowski
5. Sergio Henao

1. Matthews
2. Mollema
3. Nibali
4. Gilbert
5. Van Garderen

VSP PICKS:

1. valverde
2. dan martin
3. kwiatkowski
4. rodriguez
5. ulissi

1. Malmerde
2. Simon Yates
3. Dan Martin
4. Hey Now
5. Kwiatkowski

1. Gilbert
2. Henao
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Rodriguez
5. Nibali

VSP PICKS:

1. Martin Dan
2. quintana
3. Kwiatkowski
4. malmerde
5. Nibali

VSP PICKS:

1. RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin
2. VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
3. KWIATKOWSKI Michal
4. MARTIN Daniel
5. HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis

1. Alejandro Valverde
2. Michal Kwiatkowski
3. Gilbert
4. Daniel Martin
5. Joaquim Rodriguez

1. Sergio Henao
2. J Rodriguez
3. Kwiatowski
4. Valverde
5. Gilbert

1. Dan Martin
2. Valverde
3. Gilbert
4. Kwaitkowski
5. Moreno

1. Formolo
2. Nibali
3. Froome
4. Schleck
5. JAnse van Rensburg

1. Dan martin
2. Dani moreno
3. Sergio henao
4. Valverde
5. Kwiatkowski

1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Rodriguez
4. Martin
5. Kwiatkowski

1. valverde
2. kwiatkowski
3. phil gilbert
4. rui costa
5. dan martin

VSP PICKS:

1. Valverde
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Nibali
4. Rui Costa
5. Gilbert

1. Valverde
2. rodriguez
3. d Martin
4. Gilbert
5. kwiatkowski

1. Alejandro Valverde
2. Daniel Martin
3. Joaquin Rodriguez
4. Michal Kwiatkowksi
5. Philippe Gilbert

1. Martin
2. Froome
3. Rolland
4. Valverde
5. Kwiatkowski

1. rodriguez
2. valverde
3. martin
4. gilbert
5. kwiatkowski

VSP PICKS:

1. Rodriguez, J
2. Gilbert, P
3. Kwiatkowski, M
4. Martin, D
5. Valverde, A

1. Rodriguez, J
2. Gilbert, P
3. Kwiatkowski, M
4. Martin, D
5. Valve red

1. Kwiatkowski
2. Valverde
3. Dan Martin
4. FUGLSANG
5. GILBERT Philippe

1. Kwiatkoski
2. purito
3. valverde
4. gilbert
5. martin

1. J Rod
2. Valverde
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Dan Martin
5. Gilbert

1. J Rod
2. Purito
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Dan Martin
5. Gilbert

1. Gilbert
2. Valverde
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Purito
5. Dan Martin

1. Valverde, Alejandro
2. Kwiatkowski, Michal
3. Rodriguez, Joaquin
4. Martin, Daniel
5. Nibali, Vincenzo

1. gilbert
2. martin
3. rodriguez
4. valverde
5. henao

1. Purito
2. Dan Martin
3. Valverde
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Gilbert

1. J. Rodriguez
2. A. Valverde
3. D. Martin
4. M. Kwiatkowski
5. R. Majka

2013

VSP PICKS:

1. Purito
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Dan Martin
4. Giblets
5. Rui 4 last names

Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodriguez wants redemption and DNF restitution — Liége-Bastogne-Liége !!!

VSP PICKS:

1. Purito
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Dan Martin
4. Giblets
5. ValDirty

1. Alejandro Valverde
2. Philippe Gilbert
3. MARTIN Daniel
4. KWIATKOWSKI Michal
5. Joaquim Rodriguez

1. gilbert
2. valverde
3. henao
4. simon yates
5. rodriguez

dan martin

1. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
2. Philippe Gilbert
3. Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver
4. Michał Kwiatkowski
5. Rui Alberto Faria da Costa

1. Valverde
2. Kwistkowski
3. Gilbert
4. Rodriguez
5. Henao

1. martin
2. valverde
3. kwiatkowski
4. rodriguez
5. ulissi

And not only that, every time I say his name, I get a Crowded House song stuck in my head. (and now I see Herr Liddy has beaten me to that punch!)

Going to push Kuwaitkowski down, though watching a replay of last year’s race, he looked pretty solid slowly making up ground with patience.

VSP PICKS:

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

1. GILBERT Philippe
2. RODRIGUEZ Joaquim
3. MARTIN Daniel
4. VALVERDE Alejandro
5. FUGLSANG Jakob

1. Valverde
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Joaquim Rodriguez
4. Dan Martin
5. Henao

1. JRod
2. Henao
3. Valverde
4. Dan Martin
5. Gilbert

1. Philippe Gilbert
2. Alejandro Valverde
3. Michal Kwiatkowski
4. Dan Martin
5. Joaquin Rodriguez

1. Gilbert
2. Mollema
3. kwiatkowski
4. kelderman
5. poels

1. Vulverde
2. Gilbert
3. Albasini
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Henao

1. Sergio Henao
2. Alejandro Valverde
3. Arredondo
4. Gilbert
5. Michal Kwiatkowski