We kick off the first races of the 2012 VSP with a double-header as we open the picks for the VVomen’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Aside from an early hiccup, the new software has been running as expected, though I should have known better than to declare something as “tested”; as the first few picks went in sideways, there was more confusion and hysterics than in a kiddie pool when an unaccounted-for deuce floats by.
The VVomen’s racing calendar appears to be a bit more open than the Men’s, and that likely means we’ll see more of the same names competing for the win on Saturday as we will at de Ronde in a month’s time. A cursory glance over the start list reveals that my sure-bet countrywoman Marianne Vos is still chilling the guns after a wicked ‘Cross season and won’t be racing. Back to the drawing board, then. Here’s a super secret tip: in Dutch and Flemish, “women” is spelled with a “V” – vrouwen. Let that be your guide.
With that we continue the 2012 VSP; up for grabs is the personalized Velominati Shop Apron to the contestent who wins the season-long competition. Check the Main VSP page for scoring guidelines and rules. Picks close at 5am Pacific on Saturday, so watch the countdown clock to make sure you get your picks in on time.
Good luck.
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Can't find a starting roster, Vos is out, I know dick about women racers other than Nicole Cooke.
VSP PICKS:
1. Eddy
2. Eddy
3. Cooke
4. Eddy
5. Eddy
~ sigh ~
VSP PICKS:
1. Emma Silversides
2. Elisa Longo Borghini
3. Tiffany Cromwell
4. Lucy Martin
5. Martine Bras
@Cyclops
Start list:
http://women.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjI5NDY
(Its also linked on the word "start list" in the article, genius.)
Here we go. Go the girls! Although it'll be mildly embarrassing if I get better results with my random picks than I do with the men.
VSP PICKS:
1. Liesbeth De Vocht
2. Ellen Van Dijk
3. Chantal Blaak
4. Emma Vom Trott
5. Elisa Longo Borghini
Tiffany Cromwell shares a last name with actor James Cromwell, who played Dr. Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek. He invented the warp drive. Hence, I will now refer to her as Tiffany Warpdrive, and am moving her up in my picks.
VSP PICKS:
1. Tiffany "Warpdrive" Cromwell
2. Emma Silversides
3. Elisa Longo Borghini
4. Lucy Martin
5. Martine Bras
Reading that start list is like reading f*@k'in Greek to me. Here are a few names I have heard before, along with a few that I have never even dreamed of before.
Start list: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjI5NDY=
VSP PICKS:
1. Trixi Worrack
2. Van Dijk
3. Chloe Hoskin
4. Loes Gunnewijk
5. Liesbet De Vocht
VSP PICKS:
1. Suzanne De Goede
2. Loes Gunnewijk
3. Regina Bruins
4. Elisabeth Armitstead
5. Elisa Longo Borghini
@Calmante
Tenuous. Wasn't that one of those occasions when the inventor only managed to invent whatever it was because someone came back from the future to help out?
Whenever I see the name Tiffany, I either come out in a cold sweat as it means Mrs Chris is taking revenge for some unauthorised cycle related expenditure or I start singing "We're running just as fast as we can, Holding on to one another's hand. Trying to get away into the night"
Thea Thorsen has Thor in her name, it stands to reason she is a cert to win.
VSP PICKS:
1. Thea Thorsen
2. Laura Van der Kamp
3. Emma Silversides
4. Tiffany Cromwell
5. Romy Casper
Was going to go with the narrow minded American approach and pick all homers, but uh...
VSP PICKS:
1. De Goede
2. De Jong
3. Armitstead
4. Confalonieri
5. De Vuyst