Velominati Super Prestige: La Clásica San Sebastián 2015

Spain in Summer

For anyone who has just witnessed the Tour de France, the single most amazing point is, these guys are super-human freaks of nature. A few thousand kilometers, untold meters gained climbing, all at an average speed us mortals could not do for an hour, on the flat. Six days after Paris and there are only going to be two pairs of guns available for install: the fried ones and the mint ones. To be sure the winner will be someone who rode the Tour. Who is going to have the mint legs on come Saturday that is the real question. The soigneurs may be the best inside information people for San Sebastián.

Phil Gil is the designated leader for BMC but the wiley old local boy Samu Sanchez is the one on that team to keep an eye on. He was a monster on the Tour. To think this guy couldn’t get a contract for 2015, someone is not paying attention. Purito’s guns will be two smoking cigar stubs. I’d like to count out Malmerde but I have to grudgingly admire what a stud he is and he can never be counted out.

Here is a provisional start list. Do with it as you wish. Don’t Delgado. These are some quality points here. Good luck and good picking.

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Barracuda says:

Aug 2 2015 at 7:41 pm

@frank

@xyxax

@ped

GVA tweeted that he was going to win the race but he got knocked off by a moto. That must be why Yates didn’t know that he won. What a fuck up.

From the sound of it, the plane providing race updates had a problem, and then when he was trying to actually TALK to the DS via the CAR WINDOW it was too noisy for him to understand.

Honestly, I have no love for the Yates bros (Three Point System Violation on the helmet-wearing) but MASSAIVE props to the boy who just put the pedal to the metal irrespective of the radios and just raced. When in doubt, fucking Rule #5, son. He is on my list now, I tell you.

This is why race radio needs to be banned and only race officials giving race info on radios.
Mikael Liddy says:

Aug 3 2015 at 12:35 am

It's all well & good BMC claiming the moto cost GVA the win, but Yates was right behind those two motos when they took him down, so it's not like it was in the bag.
RobSandy says:

Aug 3 2015 at 3:00 am

@Mikael Liddy

It’s all well & good BMC claiming the moto cost GVA the win, but Yates was right behind those two motos when they took him down, so it’s not like it was in the bag.

So how did Yates not know he'd won? He must have ridden past GVA lying on the floor?
Teocalli says:

Aug 3 2015 at 3:02 am

@Barracuda

This is why race radio needs to be banned and only race officials giving race info on radios.

David Millar made an interesting point at the weekend that radios should be limited to just the team leader so that it would introduce more emphasis on rider/team communication on the road and also result in more uncertainty that would produce more variety vs the current situation whereby things are somewhat over controlled from the team car.
wiscot says:

Aug 3 2015 at 5:14 am

@RobSandy

@Mikael Liddy

It’s all well & good BMC claiming the moto cost GVA the win, but Yates was right behind those two motos when they took him down, so it’s not like it was in the bag.

So how did Yates not know he’d won? He must have ridden past GVA lying on the floor?

That climb was pretty crazy what with all the fans and BMC riders and motos lying around. Must have been pretty confusing. I'm guessing he just saw a gap and decided to get the hell out of there and escape the chaos. Great win but gutted for GvA. That moto was too close and driven by what looked like an inexperienced driver.
frank says:

Aug 3 2015 at 10:47 am

@Teocalli

@Barracuda

This is why race radio needs to be banned and only race officials giving race info on radios.

David Millar made an interesting point at the weekend that radios should be limited to just the team leader so that it would introduce more emphasis on rider/team communication on the road and also result in more uncertainty that would produce more variety vs the current situation whereby things are somewhat over controlled from the team car.

Very interesting!
Ron says:

Aug 4 2015 at 5:37 am

Late to check on this. Damn, what a crazy incident. I can't imagine the surprise of suddenly have a moto clip your rear wheel. Jeez.
DeKerr says:

Aug 10 2015 at 12:45 pm

Wow! I come back from a vacation to find I've won a VSP! Looks like this is one of the 2 times a day my carbon ball is right.