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The real Velominati VSP will not begin until La Primavera. Het Volk will be a one-off warm up for the big show, no points, just some bragging rights and a V-musette. All that time wasted watching “racing” in Qatar and Oman (sorry @ChrisO) will not be in vain. Every contender for Het Volk can still find some middle eastern wind driven sand in his shoes and all the riders who want to win the Ronde will be in Gent. Those who get shelled off the hellingen too soon will know they have their work cut out for them to make the Ronde start.
This race starts and ends in Ghent; 198 km of cold, wind, rain, climbs and cobbles. The weather may not suck for this Saturday but that’s OK, the wind and rain is being banked for Paris-Roubaix. A start list is here.
With equal doses of cobbles and climbs, Het Volk is the opening of the season for us who love the Spring Classics. Up until ten years ago, Belgians won this race, almost exclusively. Ten years ago no one was racing in Dubai as preparation. The Belgians were out there, in Belgium, armed with embrocation and the big ring, killing themselves all winter to come out strong when the bell was rung. The bell will be rung on Saturday, round one.
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Yup.
VSP PICKS:
1. Kristoff
2. Vanmarcke
3. Vandenbergh
4. GVA
5. Rowe
VSP PICKS:
1. VanMarcke
2. Van Avermaet
3. Stybar
4. Kristoff
5. Terpstra
another throw of the bones.
VSP PICKS:
1. Stybar
2. Terptra
3. Kristoff
4. Ender Wiggins
5. Boonen
VSP PICKS:
1. Sep Vanmarcke
2. Niki Terpstra
3. Greg Van Avermaet
4. Ian Stannard
5. Zdenek Stybar
I've been considering to stop lurking this site for months. I guess this is a good opportunity to start posting!
VSP PICKS:
1. Kristoff
2. Van Avermaet
3. Vanmarcke
4. Boonen
5. Stybar
Eddy B-H will be keen to re-ignite his career, so sadly derailed by his foray to Sky.
Greggy V-A will always be 2nd.
Wiggo and Tomeke will be involved, but not sure where
Kristoff will win the filed sprint. Again.
VSP PICKS:
1. Eddy Boasson Hagen
2. Greg Van Avermaet
3. Wiggo
4. Tomeke
5. Alexander Kristoff
VSP PICKS:
1. N Terpstra
2. G V Avermaet
3. M Ladagnous
4. P Ligthart
5. J Drucker
Back to back? Give it a go.
VSP PICKS:
1. Stannard
2. Vanmarcke
3. G V Avermaet
4. Kristoff
5. Tomeke
VSP PICKS:
1. Wiggins
2. Kristoff
3. Boonen
4. Van Avermet
5. Vanmarcke
Shots in the dark. I suffered through Qatar and Oman, but they're no help here.
VSP PICKS:
1. Niki Terpstra
2. Alexander Kristoff
3. Greg Van Avermaet
4. Sylvain Chavanel
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen