This is big. This is the race that decides the arc-en-ciel jersey for the next year. It is the best looking jersey. It carries the most baggage. It also brings the most respect. The World Championship is a circuit race of attrition. In Ponferrada Spain it’s an 182 km loop done seven times, with a total of 2142 m of climbing. Is it a climber’s course, not exactly, nor a sprinter’s course.
I love the tension of trade teams wearing their national team jerseys; personal ambition and teamwork fight to the finish. I’m not jinxing anyone’s chances here, but repeating as World Champion is difficult, unless someone is the dominant rider of her generation. And even for her it will be very hard. But I’m not naming names here.
Here is the start list. If one delgados this, they need to check their priorities in life. We know the prizes are awesome, bragging rights, more awesome.
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VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Armistead
3. Bronzini
4. Emma Johansson
5. Ferrand Prevot
VSP PICKS:
1. Emma Johansson
2. Marianne Vos
3. Pauline Ferrand Prevot
4. Tiffany Cromwell
5. Elizabeth Armistead
VSP PICKS:
1. vos
2. johannsen
3. bronzini
4. stevens
5. armitstead
VSP PICKS:
1. M Vos
2. E Armitstead
3. E Johansson
4. G Bronzini
5. P Ferrand Prevot
For those that selected Van Vleuten, she doesn't appear on any start list that I have seen! The TTT crash and subsequent injury perhaps has excluded her from tomorrow's race.
This should be an exciting race with The Vos seemingly not at her best and some of her rivals in great form. But maybe The Vos is just playing possum and she plans to torch the group has it heads up the last climb!
VSP PICKS:
1. Emma Johansson
2. Lizzie Armistead
3. Evelyn Stevens
4. Marianne Vos
5. Pauline Ferrand Prevot
Cos I'm on top of the world looking down on Croatia.
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Johansson
3. Armistead
4. Cromwell
5. Ferencic
VSP PICKS:
1. Marianne Vos
2. Georgia Bronzini
3. Evie Stevens
4. Lizzie Armitstead
5. Emma Johansson
VSP PICKS:
1. M. Vos
2. E. Johansson
3. R. Ratto
4. P. Ferrand-Prevot
5. E. Armitstead
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VSP PICKS:
1. M. Vos
2. E. Johansson
3. P. Ferrand Prevot
4. G. Bronzini
5. E. Armitstead
VSP PICKS:
1. ARMITSTEAD, Elizabeth
2. STEVENS, Evelyn
3. JOHANSSON, Emma
4. VOS, Marianne
5. FERRAND PREVOT, Pauline