Velominati Super Prestige: Milano Sanremo 2014
Het Volk (it will always be Het Volk to me) and now the Strade Bianche may well mark the sentimental beginning to the season, but those are specialized, pre-season races that appeal mostly to riders who are preparing for bigger objectives later in the year, such as the Cobbled or Ardennes Classics. Same goes for Tirreno Adriatico and Paris-Nice; there are preparatory events – none of the marquee names have these events in their programme as primary objectives.
The season doesn’t really start until Milano Sanremo, the first Monument and the first race of the year that any Pro would proudly define their career by winning, and so that’s where we start the fifth installment of the Velominati Super Prestige. Last year saw our biggest turnout yet, with sponsors kicking in some serious prizes for the Tour de France VSP. This year we’ve built on that momentum to offer 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 overall wins a full Velominati V-Kit with accompanying custom orange Bont Vaypor+ road shoes.
So, without further ado, check the start list, review the VSP Scoring Guidelines and get your picks in by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight PDT on Sunday the 24th. 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.
Good luck, and don’t let these awesome prizes ruin your Rule #43 spirit.
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damn, no MP..
revisions submitted
VSP PICKS:
1. ManxMissile
2. degenkolb
3. saganator
4. gerrans
5. faboo
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Philippe Gilbert
3. Michal Kwiatkowski
4. Zdenek Stybar
5. Sylvain Chavanel
revision no Phinney
Here goes nothing…
VSP PICKS:
1. Mark Cavendish
2. John Degenkolb
3. Peter Sagan
4. Alexander Kristoff
5. Matteo Pelucchi
@Steampunk
No. You stick to winning Barry’s quizzes!
VSP PICKS:
1. Kwiatkowski
2. Sagan
3. Cavendish
4. Phinney
5. Slagter
Cobwebs
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Faboo
4. Cav
5. Degenkolb
Swapping the Fog for Mr “smoking hot” wife. God luck all
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan Hopoate
2. Cancellara Bingle
3. Degenkolb eBryant
4. Cavan Douche
5. Nibbles Nibali
VSP PICKS:
1. Haas
2. Gilbert
3. Faboo
4. Gerrans
5. Hansen
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VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Degenkolb
3. JJ Rojas
4. Faboo
5. Kwiatkowski
VSP PICKS:
1. Pozzato
2. Denkelknob
3. Boasson Hagen
4. Bauer
5. Pozzato again
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Fabian Cancellara
3. John Degenkolb
4. Make Cavendish
5. Sylvian Chavenel
Minnie Phinney out; Gilbert in. I predict a selection of Sagan, Gilbert, and Fabian going clear late, Fabs hauling them to the line and getting third in a three-up sprint.
Although Fabs showed at PR last year he sure was better and playing cards than in years past. What’s that they say about age and wisdom?
VSP PICKS:
1. Sag Wagon
2. Gilbert
3. Fabs
4. Degenknob
5. Cav
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Filippo Pozzato
3. John Degenkolb
4. Make Cavendish
5. Simon Gerrans
@pash
I’m afraid you need to use the form, mate. Let us know if you’re having trouble.
Phinney is out. But Im not changing my picks on the off chance I get the other 4 right. gotta take into account a tie.
VSP PICKS:
1. Cavendish
2. Sagan
3. Arnaud Demare
4. Cancellara
5. Stannard
Faboy is saving himself, Gilbert stopped doping, Cav is a one-off in MSR, Griepel won’t get over the Poggio. Bummer about Mini-Phiney. Can’t wait for Sunday.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Degenkolb
3. Van Avermat
4. Chavanel
5. Modolo
@Mike_P
He doesn’t give away bikes, wheels, and gear though…
VSP PICKS:
1. S. Modolo
2. P. Sagan
3. J. Degenkolb
4. A. Kristoff
5. A. Demare
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Moser
3. gerrans
4. cav
5. boss hogg
VSP PICKS:
1. Cav
2. Sagan
3. Degekolb
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Cancellara
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Degenkolb
3. Cancellara
4. Gilbert
5. Gerrans
@RedRanger
??
VSP PICKS:
1. Mark Cavendish:
2. Peter Sagan
3. John Degenkolb
4. Fabian Cancellara
5. Simon Gerrans
@RedRanger
I realise that you havee a red jersey next to your name.. but, please explain ?
VSP PICKS:
1. Mark Cavendish
2. Andre Greipel
3. Peter Sagan
4. Fabian Cancellara
5. Philippe Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Spartacus
3. Gerrans
4. Gilbert
5. Boss hog
@Barracuda he won last year’s Vuelta.
@RedRanger I think the tie break system looks at when you first entered your picks, not when you update them, so those that aren’t bothered by the Piti Principle could technically make placemarker picks as the comp opens & revise at the end…but you’d be a knob.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Gilbert
3. Cancellara
4. Cavendish
5. Greipal
@Mikael Liddy I won the Vuelta VSP with no rest day changes. Im doing the same thing all of this year. Rule Ving this shit.
Not a sprinters day…I hope!
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Simon Gerrans
3. Gerald Ciolek
4. Fabian Cancellara
5. Mark Cavendish
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Fabian Cancellara
3. Sacha Modolo
4. Andre Greipel
5. Michael Matthews
@RedRanger
Good on ya! I am changing my miniPhinney pick…
VSP PICKS:
1. Kwiatkowski
2. Sagen
3. Van Avermaet
4. Stybar
5. Moser
Jumping in on this.
VSP PICKS:
1. kwiatkowski
2. sagain
3. gilbert
4. Greipel
5. Fabs Cancellara
Chav, El Gatto and Degs get away, Chav gaps them on the descent and Gatto picks up the scraps. Cav and Sags wonder what could have been and lead home the bunch. Fabs pulls out a 263km.
No way any of that will happen, but I’m ineligible for those awesome prizes so why the hell not…
VSP PICKS:
1. Chav
2. Gatto
3. Degenkolb
4. Cav
5. Saggy
simple
VSP PICKS:
1. Faboo
2. Stybar
3. van Avermaet
4. Sagan
5. Degenkolb
i predict 0 points
VSP PICKS:
1. Kiatkowski
2. Sagan
3. Cancellara
4. Gerrans
5. Stybar
Finally, the season has properly begun – the return of fantastic racing and the VSP!
The prizes are amazing, but truth be told, I was fighting tooth and nail for just the apron last year. Seriously going to step up my game. Come on lads, and earn me some points! I’d be chuffed to win any of those prizes.
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. John Degenkolb
3. Fabian Cancellara
4. Michal Kwiatkowski
5. Philippe Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Cav
2. Greipel
3. Sagan
4. Faboo
5. Phil Gil
I’m going for a breakaway on the final climbs with fast descenders coming to the fore but being outsprinted by Sagan, followed by a bunch sprint phew..
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Nibbles
3. Cancellara
4. Cavendish
5. Degenkolb
VSP PICKS:
1. P Sagan
2. M Kwiatkowski
3. E Boasson Hagen
4. F Cancellara
5. J Degenkolb
VSP PICKS:
1. P Sagan
2. M Cavendish
3. J Degenkolb
4. F Cancellera
5. S Gerrans
@eenies
Stannard is targeting PR I think…
VSP PICKS:
1. Haussler
2. Degenkolb
3. Cavendish
4. Sagan
5. Mollema
VSP PICKS:
1. Cavendish
2. Degenkolb
3. Sagan
4. Greipel
5. Cancellara
first ever VSP
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Gerrans
4. Greipel
5. Niballi
VSP PICKS:
1. Mark Cavendish:
2. Peter Sagan
3. John Degenkolb
4. Fabian Cancellara
5. Andre Greipel
So many could do this, I could have picked a top 20, so bets try and go for unique 5 to score points this year. I have goals, Top 20 this year, need to peak in July!
VSP PICKS:
1. P Sagan
2. J Degenkolb
3. F Cancellara
4. G Thomas
5. A Vichot