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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| Milano Sanremo: |  |
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| VVomen’s Ronde van Vlaanderen: |  |
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| Men’s Ronde van Vlaanderen: |  |
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| Paris-Roubaix: |  |
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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.
Current picks that I have
@Cary @Wiscot @KogaLover @Sthilzy I think you need to swap out for Alaphilippe.
please let me swap Bernal for Alaphillipe.
Sorry for the late swaps. Change of heart.
Woods
Bardet
Fuglsang
Pinoit
Alaphilippe
@wiscot
You still have Alaphilippe?
Oops! Bernal for M. Alaphillipe.
I needed to beat @sthilzy in Lombardia to clinch a podium spot for the VSP Overall. I scored 0. I believe the only 0 I’ve scored all season (@Teocalli will correct me I’m sure). Ah well, to the victor go the spoils!
Well we are clearly all tired from a long season!
@mulebeatsdrums
I’ve got you as 0 on Milan San Remo and Delgado on Amstel Gold. Hope I didn’t miss something!
So pending any end of season protests that leaves the final standings as……and I get 1 point for 5th place! Scraped into 3 figures there too.
@Teocalli
Thanks for all the work! Your efforts made the cycling season much more interesting.
I suppose next year’s will be On The Rivet.
Hope to see everyone there!
@Teocalli
Thanks for keeping the VSP alive, and this site ticking over!
@Teocalli
yes, Thanks.
Thanks to all of you for a good time..
@Teocalli
thanks for all your hard work this year. VSP was a lot of fun.
how cool has il Lombardia been these last two years? it seems they’ve got a good route dialed in, with the inclusion of the Sormano, and the racing has been fantastic. for years, it was kinda the stepchild of the monuments, with inconsistent routes and calendar placement. i hope they don’t change it for quite awhile, the current formula is fantastic.
@RobSandy
Doesn’t count for much, I know, but shouldn’t I get a point (or 2?) for Pinot?
Is this the right time to admit I’ve never had any idea how the VSP scoring works…
@Teocalli
I should have stuck with my initial strategy: copy @RobSandy… but that felt like the wrong thing to do so I trusted my own instincts. Duh
@KogaLover
It may also have earned a Red Card!
@RobSandy
I’ll check when I go back to my other machine. Prolly a typo by me…….
@RobSandy
Yeah I missed that autofill stuck Porte in there. I’ll update a new final reckoning tomorrow.
@KogaLover
You would have still have lost to Rick by over 20 points if you had.
@Teocalli
Will that mean that I win?
@RobSandy
Still with the Socks……
I’ll get the Prizes out later this week. Will post pics here later.
@Teocalli
Sounds right. I definitely Delgadoed something, and MSR was so long ago I can’t remember what the actual results were, let alone my picks!
A reminder of the VSP Prizes……
First Rick
Second RobSandy
Third Sthilzy
@Teocalli
@Teocalli
Thanks so much for your efforts! I’ll wear with so much pride! Chapue!
Chapeau
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Chapeau
Great prizes Teocalli. Congrats to all of the podium finishers. It’s been a fun season.
With great reluctance a few of us have decided to move elsewhere. We have tried to keep this site going through the Northern Summer in the hope that we would see Articles being published once again but it now seems to be a forlorn hope. We have therefore reluctantly decided to move on and set up a new site (with a few new wrinkles) where we can, once more, publish weekly articles and exchange the usual good natured banter. We are children of the V and would welcome this site becoming active once more but in the interim, and pending that occurrence, we can be found at http://www.ontherivet.net – Please note the .net for us!
Chavanel has retired. maybe my favorite rider of the last 20 years. what an animal! a true rouleur. if this is the last post here, it’s a fitting valediction. vive le vie velominatus!
@Teocalli
Mate, thanks!
I was totally puzzled when the socks arrived in the post (I’ve been on holiday and away from the web in general) but they are AVVESOME!).
Cheers for doing this.
Check out the new posts I am adding to the end of the Sock article
@Teocalli
Next week I will run a Golden Rivet and Rusty Rivet for 2018 for a bit of end of year fun. Just in case anyone is still here and wants to join us on the site above. The spirit lives on while this place remains in stasis.