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:
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| VVomen’s Ronde van Vlaanderen: |  |
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| Men’s Ronde van Vlaanderen: |  |
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| Leige-Bastogne-Liege: |  |
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| Giro d’Italia Leader: |  |
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| Giro Rosa Leader: |  |
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| Tour de France Leader: |  |
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| Vuelta a Espana Leader: |  |
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| Giro di Lombardia: |  |
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| 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 |
| 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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2010 VSP G.C.
*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.
Vuelta:
1) Lopez
2) Kruijswijk
3) S Yates
4) Kelderman
5) Izagirre
@Teocalli
GP de Plouay
1. A VDB
2. A VV
3. Blaak
4. H Barnes
5. Bronzini
GP Plouay
Vos
Rivera
Barnes
Van der Breggen
Blaak
VUELTA
Kruijswijk
S. Yates
Porte
Aru
Meintjes
Nibali, Quintana, Aru, Uran, S.Yates
Vos, Blaak, Rivera, Van Der Breggen, Van Vleuten
and if anyone is up for more fun…
https://www.velogames.com/spain/2018/
League Name: The Velominati
League Code: 273535115
Vuelta;
1. Yates
2. Aru
3. Nibali
4. Dan Martin
5. Quintana
GP Plouay;
Vos
Van der Breggen
Rivera
Blaak
Barnes
I like @Shandawg’s picks and will do the same:
Vuelta: 1 Nibali, 2 Quintana, 3 Aru, 4 Uran, 5 S.Yates
Plouay: 1 Vos, 2 Blaak, 3 Rivera, 4 Van Der Breggen, 5 Van Vleuten
Thanks for liking the picks, but now we’re jinxed…flats…there will be so many flats….bonks, hammers, green teeth….we are doomed.
Current Picks – short a few folk…….
Vuelta:
S Yates
Porte
Quintana
Lopez
Valverde
GP de Plouay
van der Breggan
Van Vlueten
H Barnes
Blaak
Bronzini
Maybe sums up why Movistar will not win a GT with their current line up…… http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/valverde-im-a-free-agent-at-the-vuelta-a-espana/ just like in the TdF where Valverde would go up the road to give Quintana a bridge and then lead him for all of 2 mins before he dropped away.
What’s up with Porte?
@RobSandy
He was feeling ill prior to the race. He missed the team introductions but thought he would be ok…..he was clearly wrong about that.
@Rick
That and Nibbles basically says his “tank is empty.”
Yates was looking feisty today.
@wiscot
Yes, I believe Nibali was off the bike for a while after his fall in the Tour. It is tough to get into Grand Tour shape in a few weeks.
@Rick
So that’s 2 of my 5 that were a waste of a pick!
Oh well, I put Yates in 2nd and he’s looking good. Should have more than Valverde and Kwiato in the proper mountains, you’d think.
@RobSandy
I still picked Porte second, so wasted that one myself! Never thought he would be 41 minutes back after stage 5.
Anyone else struggling to get interested in the Vuelta this year?
I think it’s Team Sky’s fault for not dominating the race!
@RobSandy
I am having trouble getting interested as well. This is unusual for me as I have come to prefer the Giro and Vuelta to that other Grand Tour recently.
@RobSandy
I’m engaged, but not enamoured – yet. Happy to see King and Clarke get wins and FdJ in red. I like it when the smaller teams get some glory. BTW, Clarke on the podium: proper cap, sunnies perched above upturned brim = perfection. Other teams please take note and give away to the crowd those hideous skater-boy big brimmed caps.
@Rick
Same here plus Eurosport suddenly only shows tennis 4 wha eva reason.
@KogaLover
It’s just warming up – I hope……..
Sorry folks. I’ve Delgado’d the Tour of Britain. Been a bit busy the last week and it all slipped my mind.
GP de Plouay results…..
and current standings
@Teocalli
No need to apologize! I/we are just thankful that you take the time to do the VSP at all.
Provisional Vuelta VSP standings going into the first rest day.
@Teocalli
Thank the Prophet! My tiny personal Pedalwan made his world debut in the early hours of Thursday, so I only remembered it when I turned the T.V. on this morning!
Little one is happy and healthy, and has such strong legs he’s gonna be outsprinting his dad as soon as he’s able to ride!
@mulebeatsdrums
Congratulations good to know all is well.
@mulebeatsdrums
…Or start beating drums before. Congratulations!
@KogaLover
Oh that goes without saying ;)
Thanks!
@Teocalli
Tour of Britain, however – very enjoyable so far!
@Teocalli
That’s OK … I Delgado’ed your Delogado’ed.
Standings heading into the second rest day. Rick sprinting away up the mountain……..
@Teocalli
Not that it’s too important at this stage, but I think I should have 3 – Lopez, Yates, Kruijswijk (NITRO). Kelderman’s unlikely and Zakarin is looooong gone.
@Teocalli
I have a history of blowing up in the latter stages of Grand Tours. Not unlike another Yank who seems to blow after rest days. I hope Yates can hang on, I have always been a fan of the twins and hope a GT win would be the first of many for them.
Good grief! Were my picks that bad? Apparently so . . .
@wiscot
Not nearly as bad as mine!
@chris
Ah yes you were cut with the zero’s I think……….unless I made a mistake.
@Chris – were you with Mr Delgado as I don’t have any for you………….
@Rick
I don’t know, I think I’m channelling Quintana at this point and racing for my podium spot.
I had to look back and see what my picks actually were: Kruijswijk, S. Yates, Porte, Aru, Mentjes. Yates is leading, K is 1:29 down in 5th and Aru is 14th at *:18. Porte and Meintjes – nowhere. I might get two of the top 5 but that’s he best I can hope for at this point I think.
@Teocalli
Yeah but, no but, yeah but, no but, yeah I was but that doesn’t count really as I was too busy cycling around the bottom end of the Pyrenees and Girona with Angus and generally not being connected.
I really can’t call him the velominipper anymore as a small amount of that time was spent watching him disappear up the road when ever the road pointed up and he spent a lot of time waiting on the mountain tops for me to catch up.
@chris
Best pic ever! Chapéu! What is thy steed receiving from canteen?
@sthilzy
If that was my steed Angus would have spent less time waiting for me at the top. I’m not sure I’d have waited for so long at the bottom though.*
It was one of the few horses up there that wasn’t aggressively trying to relieve us of energy bars.
*I can’t watch him descend. We live in a pretty flat place in the UK and he’s only got a few rides in places like the Pyrenees or Majorca under his belt. There’s only so much you can teach.
Shit, how deeply fucking embarrassing. Monstrous rule fail in that photos! I never do that. Must have been altitude sickness…
Still not the most embarrassing rule transgression that I committed on that trip. The other one involved getting kitted up in a tent in the dark.
@chris
What is seen cannot be unseen. Plus no hope of a delete button!
@Teocalli
Fortunately the second transgression has not been seen, merely been hinted at. At least not by anyone here. There was neither stifled giggles nor retching sounds from riders behind me on the day so I’m hoping they didn’t notice either.
One off, unintentional transgressions should be admitted unlike regular, blatant, intentional ignoring of the rules which should be kept to oneself under the masturbation principle.
If there was hill here in the desert, I’d take my penance on it but I’ll have to rely on the turbo trainer instead.
@chris
I don’t understand how you could even pedal your bike with your sunglasses like that.