Velominati Super Prestige

Velominati Super Prestige: Ronde van Vlaanderen 2014

Eddie Boss
Eddie Boss

This needs no introduction. The Spring Classics are truly upon us. The course has been modified yet again, it is tougher? The riders make the race and the 2014 Ronde van Vlaanderen is loaded with racers who could win or make the Velominati VSP placings. Just to pick the winner will not be nearly as easy as it has been recently. There are small clouds hanging over Boonen and Cancellara, neither have had a dominant run up to this race, nor has Sagan. Boonen’s team is extremely strong, other teams would kill to have Quick Step’s plan B and plan C.

As always, the Ronde and Roubaix sort out who is the strongest. The final burn up Oude Kwaremont and the Paterburg will hopefully kill any chance for a sprint finish, but if it comes down to a sprint, it shall be awesome. As always, we shall be praying for rain on the Koppenberg and maybe a quick view of a friend drinking a Malteni on the Kwaremont. Here is a provisional start list. So do your Belgian beer shopping, make sure your counter-top frite deep fryer won’t burn down your home and then and only then, contemplate your VSP picks. If you Delgado this you may be cut off for the rest of 2014, because you suck.

The points from the Men’s RVV count towards the overall prizes plus the winner of this event also gets to post for the rest of the year in the  Lion of Flanders badge. So 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 30th. 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:

  1. First place overall wins a Veloforma Strada iR Velominati Edition frame in addition to the customary VSP winner’s VVorkshop Apron
  2. 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.)
  3. Third place overall wins a full Velominati V-Kit with accompanying custom orange Bont Vaypor+ road shoes.

Good luck, have fun with it, and don’t lose your Rule #43 spirit.

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307 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: Ronde van Vlaanderen 2014”

  1. Maybe Vos? Gawd I have no clue.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonen
    2. Cancellara
    3. Sagan
    4. Terpstra
    5. Stybar

  3. Picks:

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Vanmarke
    2. Sagan
    3. Cancellara
    4. Terpstra
    5. Stybar

  4. I need to contemplate more, and drink some badass Japanese beer tonight. I’m thinking someone else from Quick Step could well win with everyone marking each other behind. Or Fabs just fires off the canons on oude kwaremont again and says arrivederchi. So many chicken bones to throw.

  5. VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Cancellara
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Kristoff
    5. Degenkolb

  6. @Gianni it is like 10 guys could nail this one and the 3-4 favorites only need to hiccup to fall short by one podium step… drink Kerin at least it is cycling related!

  7. Here’s to the head-to-head showdown – I think Boonen will be ready despite a hard few weeks. Sagan will be there and the rest….there are many but I definitely like Terpstra or Van Avermaet as they have shown such good form.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. FABIAN CACELLARA
    2. TOM BOONEN
    3. PETER SAGAN
    4. NIKI TERPSTRA
    5. GREG VAN AVERMAET

  8. VSP PICKS:

    1. spartacussing
    2. stybar
    3. sagan
    4. boooooooonen
    5. degenkolb

  9. Whatevs…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Tom Boonen
    2. Peter Sagan
    3. Fabian Cancellara
    4. Greg Van Avermaet
    5. Zdenek Stybar

  10. If Sep Van Marke does a top V again, I’ll kick myself

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Sagan
    4. Devolder
    5. Stybar

  11. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Sagan
    4. Chavanel
    5. Vanmarcke

  13. Making my picks from the road. My brain is tired so we’ll see how things go.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Tornado Tom Frites
    2. Faboo
    3. Sagan
    4. Degenkolb
    5. Chavanel

  15. Here goes – about as much chance as winning the Grand National…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. F. Cancellera
    2. T. Boonen
    3. G. Thomas
    4. P. Sagan
    5. G. Van Avermaet

  17. VSP PICKS:

    1. Peter Sagan
    2. Niki Terpstra
    3. Stijn Devolder
    4. Jurgen Roelandts
    5. Greg Van Avermaet

  19. Dice rolled. Bones scattered. Entrails analysed. Stars assessed.  Crystal ball scrutinised. Nuts scratched. I got this down.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabacus
    2. Sep V-Mark
    3. Blownen
    4. Billions
    5. G Thomas

  20. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Devolder
    5. Kristoff

  21. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Peter Sagan
    3. Tom Boonen
    4. NIKI TERPSTRA
    5. Greg Van Avermaet

  22. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Sagan
    3. Devolder
    4. Vanmarcke
    5. Stybar

  23. Shuffle the names, hope for a better result

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Sep Vanmarcke
    3. Geraint Thomas
    4. Peter Sagan
    5. Tom Boonen

  25. @Rob

    @Gianni it is like 10 guys could nail this one and the 3-4 favorites only need to hiccup to fall short by one podium step… drink Kerin at least it is cycling related!

    Dude, admirable sentiment but I think its a stretch: Keiren vs Kirin.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Vanmarcke
    2. Cancellara
    3. Sagan
    4. Terpstra
    5. Haussler

  26. So many possibilities.  This is a tough one this year – which really means you can’t go wrong and tomorrow will be highly entertaining!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Peter Sagan
    3. Sep Vanmarcke
    4. Niki Terpstra
    5. John Degenkolb

  29. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Sagan
    3. Vanmarke
    4. Terpstra
    5. Devolder

  30. onSeconding second thought…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Sagan
    3. Vanmarke
    4. Boonen
    5. Devolder

  31. VSP PICKS:

    1. P Sagan
    2. N Terpstra
    3. S Devolder
    4. G Thomas
    5. F Cancellara

  33. Not feeling great about any of this. All I know is I thought Tom looked comfortable on the ‘bergs last week despite the hand injury. I think he fends off Sagan’s ascension to the top classics rider position for a little longer and I’ve got Fabs as my favorite for PR. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Sep blow things up as well and there are about 5 other guys that could have easily made this list. It is going to be epic.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonen
    2. Young Pete
    3. The Motor
    4. Vanmarcke
    5. Steebs

  34. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Sagan
    3. Boonen
    4. Stybar
    5. Degenkolb

  38. VSP PICKS:

    1. Tom Boonen
    2. Fabian Cancellara
    3. Stijn Devolder
    4. Peter Sagan
    5. Gray Van Avermaet

  39. Spelling error

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Tom Boonen
    2. Fabian Cancellara
    3. Stijn Devolder
    4. Peter Sagan
    5. Greg Van Avermaet

  41. Tomorrow’s sportive has the Cobbles of “Hovis Hill” in empathy with RVV and it looks like it will be raining for us too.

  42. The oddsmakers are all tipping Cancellara for the win but I can’t bring myself to pick him over Boonen.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonen
    2. Cancellara
    3. Sagan
    4. Sep Vanmarke
    5. Terpstra

  43. Geraint, arhoswch ar eich beic yfory, os gwelwch yn dda, bach.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Peter Sagan
    3. Stijn Devolder
    4. Niki Terpstra
    5. Geraint Thomas

  44. .

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Niki Terpstra
    3. Peter Sagan
    4. Sep Vanmarcke
    5. Tom Boonen

  45. Cancellara was pushed hard last year and will be again. But when it comes down to it I just can’t see anyone living with him last time up the Paterberg. If a select group gets away at around 60km then Fab could be marked out of it – Thomas is my man for that.

    here’s hoping for another epic battle of the hard men

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Thomas
    4. Sagan
    5. Vanmarcke

  46. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Sep Vanmarcke
    4. Terpstra
    5. Van Avermaet

  47. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Peter Sagan
    3. Greg Van Avermaet
    4. Sep Vanmarcke
    5. Luca Paolini

  48. From 42KM out solo ride for Fabü

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Sagan
    3. Terpstra
    4. Van Avermaet
    5. Vanmarcke

  50. Shakes magic 8 ball….

    “Ask again tomorrow…”

    Figures.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonen
    2. Sagan
    3. Cancellara
    4. Thor
    5. Vanmarcke

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