Velominati Super Prestige: Elite Women’s World Championship ITT 2013

Kristin Armstrong en route to the Olympic Gold in the women’s ITT.

There is something about a time trial that lets you go spelunking in undiscovered caverns of The Cave. Contort your body into the sleekest position you can, make the bike as uncomfortable as possible, and then rev your cardiovascular system up to the anaerobic threshold for as long as possible. Its food for legend.

Being a diesel helps, churning the legs over under sustained effort with little variation in effort. Being the perfect amount of dumb doesn’t hurt either – you have to be just smart enough to be to push yourself to your limits without chasing someone, but not so smart that you realize it would hurt less to go easier. If I was made for a discipline, its this one.

It’s September, the leaves are starting to turn, and the VSP keeps chugging along, this time with the VVomen’s World Championship ITT. Stay tuned for a busy week of events as we’ll be doing both the Road Race and IIT for both the Men and the VVomen.

If you can find the start list, study it. Then the study the stars, tea leaves, and anything else you believe will make your picks not suck.

Good luck.

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frank

The founder of Velominati and curator of The Rules, Frank was born in the Dutch colonies of Minnesota. His boundless physical talents are carefully canceled out by his equally boundless enthusiasm for drinking. Coffee, beer, wine, if it’s in a container, he will enjoy it, a lot of it. He currently lives in Seattle. He loves riding in the rain and scheduling visits with the Man with the Hammer just to be reminded of the privilege it is to feel completely depleted. He holds down a technology job the description of which no-one really understands and his interests outside of Cycling and drinking are Cycling and drinking. As devoted aesthete, the only thing more important to him than riding a bike well is looking good doing it. Frank is co-author along with the other Keepers of the Cog of the popular book, The Rules, The Way of the Cycling Disciple and also writes a monthly column for the magazine, Cyclist. He is also currently working on the first follow-up to The Rules, tentatively entitled The Hardmen. Email him directly at rouleur@velominati.com.

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Deakus says:

Sep 24 2013 at 9:36 am

@frank

@xyxax takes the win in the women's ITT. Also, please note that we will not be doing a VSP for the Mens ITT, but will do one for both the Women and Mens Road Race. (I cocked it up and forgot the Mens race is tomorrow.)

Final Race Results

1. VAN DIJK Ellen

2. VILLUMSEN Linda

3. SMALL Carmen

4. STEVENS Evelyn

5. WORRACK Trixi

Final VSP Results

1. xyxax (13 points)

2. freddy (12 points)

3. Duende (10 points)

4. eightzero (9 points)

5. eenies (9 points)

6. Deakus (9 points)

7. razmaspaz (9 points)

8. dancollins (9 points)

9. sthilzy (8 points)

10. V-inden (8 points)

...

59. unversio (0 points)

Something amiss...i make my score 14.....vilumsen mapped correctly for 2nd but no points credited...?
Nate says:

Sep 24 2013 at 9:39 am

@Deakus Use the dispute buttons mate.
Steampunk says:

Sep 24 2013 at 9:49 am

Oh, man! I picked four out the five, but only fifth in the right spot...
xyxax says:

Sep 24 2013 at 9:57 am

@Steampunk

Oh, man! I picked four out the five, but only fifth in the right spot...

That's the professor in you: brilliant but disorganized.
the Engine says:

Sep 24 2013 at 9:57 am

@Steampunk

Oh, man! I picked four out the five, but only fifth in the right spot...

I feel your pain but mine was in second
Buck Rogers says:

Sep 24 2013 at 10:44 am

@the Engine

@Steampunk

Oh, man! I picked four out the five, but only fifth in the right spot...

I feel your pain but mine was in second

Hell, I just plain fucked it up with three correct riders but none in the right order.
Nate says:

Sep 24 2013 at 10:53 am

@Steampunk I would have had four right if my iPhone hadn't changed "Van Dijk" to "Van Dojo."
Steampunk says:

Sep 24 2013 at 11:38 am

@Nate

@Steampunk I would have had four right if my iPhone hadn't changed "Van Dijk" to "Van Dojo."

Awesome! How did Van Dojo do?
Nate says:

Sep 24 2013 at 11:42 am

@Steampunk

@Nate

@Steampunk I would have had four right if my iPhone hadn't changed "Van Dijk" to "Van Dojo."

Awesome! How did Van Dojo do?

She was DQ'd for wearing a Dutch skinsuit over a Japanese skinsuit.
frank says:

Sep 24 2013 at 12:02 pm

@Nate

@Steampunk I would have had four right if my iPhone hadn't changed "Van Dijk" to "Van Dojo."

Is that what happened? I was trying to sort out what the fuck you meant by that!