Velominati Super Prestige

The Velominati Super Prestige is a season-long competition wherein readers will be submitting their predictions for the top five finishers of each qualifying race.  In order to qualify, your picks via the VSP Picks form above the posts section of the VSP Event article pertaining to the race in question by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight on the day of the race start. These articles are clearly marked and are generally posted at least 72 hours in advance of each event. The current leader of the competition has the honor of posting on the site bearing the VSP Leader’s badge; winners of select races (the monuments and Grand Tours) similarly gain the honor of posting with a dedicated badge for the remainder of the year. Prizes may be given for key events; these prizes will be announced on the associated VSP Event. Points will be tallied as the season progresses and the winner will be announced after Paris-Tours. Prizes to be determined.

Scoring (One-Day Races)

Readers who wish to enter shall enter their predictions for the top five placings of each race by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight PDT on the day of the race. Regular Points Points will be scored in reverse order of finishing order: 7 points for first place, 5 points for second, 4 for third, 3 for fourth, and 2 for fifth.  Readers will also earn 1 bonus point for every other rider named in the top five, regardless of the rider’s placing, but riders are not scored twice. Tie Breaking In the event of a tie, the first reader to submit their predictions will be named the winner.

Scoring (Grand Tours)

Readers who wish to enter shall enter their predictions for the top five placings on General Classification of each Grand Tour by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight PDT on the day of the first stage or prologue. Points Points will be scored as follows based on the final G.C of the race: 20 points for first place, 15 for second, 10 for third, 7 for fourth, and 5 for fifth; plus 3 points per rider in the top five regardless of the rider’s placing, but riders are not scored twice. Changing of the Picks* Contestants are allowed to make line up changes on one of the rest days of the Grand Tours but not both. These changes will come with a point penalty.  You will be allotted one (1) rest day to make swaps in grand tours; you may pick either the first or second rest day. The penalties for swapping will be lower for the first rest day than the second. This will allow you to swap out a rider(s) who gets caught in some first week nervousness  with a 5 point penalty for each swap. Or make some go for broke/doomed to fail break-away swap on the second rest day for a 10 point penalty for each swap. That’s it. You make one swap or five on either rest day for the corresponding 5 or 10 point penalty per swap. Additionally, if one of your riders crashes out, DNF’s, or DNS’s, you may swap them out on a rest day with corresponding penalties if you haven’t already used up your one rest day swap. Tie Breaking In the event of a tie, the first reader to submit their predictions will be named the winner. Minor Stages We will be posting VSP’s for minor stages as well. Scoring is similar to one-day racing, except no bonus points are in play for getting the rider in the wrong placing.

Scoring (Minor Stage Races)

Readers who wish to enter shall enter their predictions for the top five placings on General Classification of each Minor Stage Race (less than three weeks) by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight PDT on the day of the first stage or prologue. Regular Points Points will be scored in reverse order of finishing order: 10 points for first place, 8 for second, 7 for third, 5 for fourth, and 3 for fifth; plus two bonus points per rider in the top five regardless of the rider’s placing, but riders are not scored twice. Tie Breaking In the event of a tie, the first reader to submit their predictions will be named the winner.

Posting Badges

The following badges will be worn by current leaders of the competition and sub-competitions:

Overall Super Prestige Leader:
Milano Sanremo:
VVomen’s Ronde van Vlaanderen:
Men’s Ronde van Vlaanderen:
Paris-Roubaix:
Leige-Bastogne-Liege:
Giro d’Italia Leader:
Giro Rosa Leader:
Tour de France Leader:
Vuelta a Espana Leader:
Giro di Lombardia:
Overal Super Prestige Lanterne Rouge:

2016 Velominati Super Prestige Schedule

Les Hommes

Start	End	Event	Race Website
18.03.2017	18.03.2017	Milano-Sanremo	www.milanosanremo.it
26.03.2017	26.03.2017	Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields	www.gent-wevelgem.be
02.04.2017	02.04.2017	Ronde van Vlaanderen – Tour des Flandres	www.flandersclassics.be
09.04.2017	09.04.2017	Paris-Roubaix	www.letour.fr
16.04.2017	16.04.2017	Amstel Gold Race	www.amstelgoldrace.nl
19.04.2017	19.04.2017	La Flèche Wallonne	www.letour.fr
23.04.2017	23.04.2017	Liège-Bastogne-Liège	www.letour.fr
05.05.2017	28.05.2017	Giro d’Italia	www.giroditalia.it
04.06.2017	11.06.2017	Critérium du Dauphiné	www.letour.fr
10.06.2017	18.06.2017	Tour de Suisse	www.tds.ch
01.07.2017	23.07.2017	Tour de France	www.letour.fr
29.07.2017	29.07.2017	Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian	www.klasikoa.net
19.08.2017	10.09.2017	La Vuelta ciclista a España	lavuelta.com
08.09.2017	08.09.2017	Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec	www.gpcqm.ca
10.09.2017	10.09.2017	Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal	www.gpcqm.ca
20.09.2017	20.09.2017	Mens World Championship Time Trial
24.09.2017	24.09.2017	Mens World Championship Road Race
07.10.2017	07.10.2017	Il Lombardia	www.illombardia.it

La Femmes

Start	End	Event	Race Website
26.03.2017	26.03.2017	Gent-Wevelgem In Flanders Fields	www.gent-wevelgem.be
02.04.2017	02.04.2017	Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres	www.flandersclassics.be
16.04.2017	16.04.2017	Amstel Gold Race	info@amstelgoldrace.nl
19.04.2017	19.04.2017	La Flèche Wallonne Féminine	www.letour.fr
23.04.2017	23.04.2017	Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes	www.letour.fr  et www.pesantliege.be
11.05.2017	14.05.2017	Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease Women’s Race empowered with SRAM	amgentourofcalifornia.com
30.06.2017	09.07.2017	Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile
20.07.2017	20.07.2017	La Course by Le Tour de France	www.letour.fr
29.07.2017	29.07.2017	Prudential RideLondon Classique	www.ridelondon.co.uk/events/classique
17.08.2017	20.08.2017	Ladies Tour of Norway	www.ladiestour.no
26.08.2017	26.08.2017	GP de Plouay – Lorient Agglomération	www.grandprix-plouay.com
29.08.2017	03.09.2017	Boels Rental Ladies Tour	www.hollandladiestour.nl
10.09.2017	10.09.2017	Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta	lavuelta.com/Madridchallenge
19.09.2017	19.09.2017	Womens World Championship Time Trial
23.09.2017	23.09.2017	Womens World Championship Road Race

Standings

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Past Results

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*The Changing of the Picks rules are designed to promote fair play and keep the competition fun and open throughout the three-week race.  Abuse of these rules will be managed through the “Piti Principle”: if we we feel you are attempting to exploit loopholes or otherwise take advantage of the Changing of the Picks rules, we will penalize you by deducting points from your total score. Much like the UCI doping suspensions, the amount of points deducted will be based on how egregious the abuse was.