Velominati Super Prestige: Liége-Bastogne-Liége 2014
The 100th running of Liége-Bastogne-Liége takes place this Sunday. Danny-boy Martin will be marked heavily as the defending champion. Malmerde, and Phil Gil have shown they are peaking too. Froomy has thrown his hat into the ring, as he did last year but after last years 26th place, maybe it’s training. 263 kms, past winners include a long list of known dopers, again, the pot belge mix paid off to keep riders cranking through those last climbs. Cancellara talked of slimming down more in to add this Monument to his palmarés but this might be the farthest from his grasp. This is a very tough race course. You need to be a fondisti, someone with staying power, a Phil Gil or a fully doped Moreno Argentin to finish this race off successfully. Last year Red Ryder went ballistic, blew up the field and opened a way for his teammate, Danny-boy. Let’s hope for some equally exciting fireworks this Sunday.
Here is an imperfect startlist.
The points from the LBL VSP count towards the overall prizes. So check the start list, review the VSP Scoring Guidelines and get your picks in by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at 00:00 hours PDT on Sunday the 27th. If you think we mapped one of your picks wrong, use the dispute system and we’ll review it. Also remember to be precise enough in your description so we know which rider you mean; in other words, if you enter “Martin”, we will use our discretion (read: wild guess) to decide if you mean Tony or Dan – and that choice will not be negotiable once the the countdown clock goes to zero, so be sure to give yourself enough time.
Don’t forget we’ve got three major prizes for the season-long VSP:
First place overall wins a Veloforma Strada iR Velominati Edition frame in addition to the customary VSP winner’s VVorkshop Apron
Second place overall wins a set of hand built CR Wheelworks Arenberg wheelset in a custom Velominati paint scheme laced to orange Chris King hubs. (CR Wheelworks is Café Roubaix’s new wheel goods brand.)
Third place is you’re fired or overall wins a full Velominati V-Kit with accompanying custom orange Bont Vaypor+ road shoes.
All Hail Cosmo!
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VSP PICKS:
1. Kwiatkowski
2. Dan Martin
3. Gilbert
4. Gerrans
5. Valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. Phil Gil
2. Nibbles
3. Malmerde
4. Costa
5. Gerro
anit delgado picks … offshore with shite interweb connection.
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Betancure
4. Martin, D.
5. Vanendert, J.
VSP PICKS:
1. Phil Gil
2. Valverde
3. Rui Costa
4. Michal Kwiatkowski
5. Tom-Jelte Slagter
God knows now, far too many to pick from. I’m getting to the drawing straws stage of VSP as I’m now probably lagging behind by such a large margin, I feel like I have been spat out the back of the peloton on a gentle incline. Just a couple of riders in the right place will help a lot!
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Froome
3. Martin
4. Mollema
5. J-Rod
As a mid pack Domestique…
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gerrans
3. Gilbert
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Kreuziger
Hopefully I do well this time out since I delgadoed both the men’s and women’s Flèche Wallone…
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Nibali
3. Gilbert
4. Martin
5. Kwiatkowski
VSP PICKS:
1. Dan Martin
2. Alejandro Valverde
3. Michal Kwiatkowski
4. Philippe Gilbert
5. Chris Froome
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Valverde
4. Mollema
5. Martin
Too many possibilities.
VSP PICKS:
1. a valverde
2. d martin
3. p gilbert
4. v nibali
5. m kwiatkowski
I’ve got some catching up to do…..but probably won’t.
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Rodriguez
3. Dan Martin
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Mollema
VSP PICKS:
1. Purito
2. Dan Martin
3. Mollema
4. Valverde
5. Bardet
I’ve got some catching up to do…..but probably won’t.
VSP PICKS:
1. Dan Martin
2. Fast Phil
3. Valverde
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Nibbles
Schleck the Younger is still racing bikes? Colossal waste of money.
VSP PICKS:
1. Danny Boy Martin
2. Nibbles
3. Valve-cap
4. Mollmea
5. Kwiatkowski
VSP PICKS:
1. A Valverde
2. D Martin
3. J Vanendert
4. M Kwiatkowski
5. S Gerrans
Here goes
VSP PICKS:
1. valverde
2. gilbert
3. kwiatkowski
4. dan martin
5. mollema
Trek Factory Racing sent out a warning that Andy Schleck will be racing LBL. I hurried to make sure I didn’t have him picked to cross the finish line first. Maybe the first to hop in the team car though.
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Martin
4. J. Rodriguez
5. Nibali
@scaler911
@jeyrod
Didn’t Schleck the older sign a one year deal this year? He better get busy. And Abandy is in big trouble when he has to negotiate a new contract. Finishing races is pretty important. That looks goos on the CV.
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Valverde
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Costa
5. Martin
I wont have a link tomorrow to watch. Ill be depending heavily on everyone’s posts here.
VSP PICKS:
1. Dan Martin
2. Valverde
3. Nibali
4. Ulissi
5. Betancur
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibali
2. Martin
3. Mollema
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Nibali
3. Martin, Dan
4. Rodriguez
5. Costa
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Martin
3. Molema
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Martin, Dan
4. Kwiatkowski
5. J Rod
@VeloJello
Bookmarked, grazie mille.
Malnerde will continue his run of form, but a bag or two of his finest chilled red blood cells won’t be enough to prevent a Danny Boy repeat. I’ve watched enough Hollywood movies to know that truth and goodness always triumphs in the end.
VSP PICKS:
1. Danny Boy Martin
2. Valv.Piti
3. PhilGil
4. Jelly Van Dessert
5. Danny Boy Moreno
VSP PICKS:
1. R. Costa
2. A. Valverde
3. B. Mollema
4. T. Gallopin
5. R. Bardet
@G’phant Chilling red wine is a crime. White blood cells should be chilled, not red…
VSP PICKS:
1. R. Costa
2. A. Valverde
3. A. Kolobnev
4. T. Gallopin
5. R. Bardet
VSP PICKS:
1. Martin
2. Nibali
3. Valverde
4. Froome
5. Porte
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Valverde
3. Kwiataski
4. Martin
5. Rodriguez
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Kwiatkowski
4. D Martin
5. TJ Slagter
My wild guess, perhaps a lucky one!
VSP PICKS:
1. Mollema
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Valverde
4. Van den Broeck
5. Slagter
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Jelle vandendert
4. Nibali
5. J rodriguez
Valverde ever the poacher
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Martin, D
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Mollema
5. Gilbert
Hoping this gets submitted this time
@Roadslave525 nothing
VSP PICKS:
1. Kwiatkowski
2. Rui costa
3. Froome
4. Nibbles
5. Dan Martin
VSP PICKS:
1. Vincenzo Nibali
2. Alejandro Valverde
3. Dan Martin
4. Bauke Mollema
5. Philippe Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. valverde
2. gilbert
3. dan martin
4. j rod
5. nibali
VSP PICKS:
1. Dan Martin
2. Vincenzo NIbali
3. Alejandro Valverde
4. Phillipe Gilbert
5. Jaquim Rodriguez
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Rodriguez
3. Kwiatovski
4. Daniel Martin
5. Betancur
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Daniel Martin
5. Betancur
Here goes
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Kwiatowski
4. Mollema
5. Froome
Here goes
VSP PICKS:
1. Alejandro Valverde
2. Dan Martin
3. Philippe Gilbert
4. Michal Kwiatkowski
5. Joaquim Rodriguez
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Daniel Martin
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Gilbert
5. Mollema
VSP PICKS:
1. Dan Martin
2. Michal Kwiatkowski
3. Jurgen Van Den Broeck
4. Bauke Mollema
5. Rui Costa