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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JohnB says:

Sep 23 2013 at 3:33 pm

Thanks for the heads up about Pooley withdrawing. I thought she had but could not find any confirmation. Still listed on UCI startlist when just put my first picks in. I may as well leave another Emma in.

VSP PICKS:

1. Evelyn Stevens
2. Ellen
3. Linda Villumsen
4. Emma Johansson
5. Elisa Longo Borghini
JohnB says:

Sep 23 2013 at 3:34 pm

Take 3. Not sure what happened...

VSP PICKS:

1. Evelyn Stevens
2. Ellen van Dijk
3. Linda Villumsen
4. Emma Johansson
5. Elisa Longo Borghini
Buck Rogers says:

Sep 23 2013 at 4:12 pm

VSP PICKS:

1. Stevens, Evelyn
2. Van Dijk, E
3. Villumsen, Linda
4. Johansson, Emma
5. Gillow, Shara
the Engine says:

Sep 23 2013 at 4:12 pm

But it could be anyone really - not a clue

VSP PICKS:

1. Evelyn Stevens
2. Linda Villumsen
3. Ellen van Dijk
4. Trixi Worrack
5. Shara Gillow
Buck Rogers says:

Sep 23 2013 at 4:12 pm

Fuck it. Throwing in Will Go!
Bianchi Denti says:

Sep 23 2013 at 4:20 pm

VSP PICKS:

1. Linda Villumsen
2. Ellen van Dijk
3. Evelyn Stevens
4. Shara Gillow
5. Olga Zabelinskaya
seemunkee says:

Sep 23 2013 at 5:01 pm

VSP PICKS:

1. Stevens
2. Van Djik
3. Gillow
4. Johansson
5. Borghini
ramenvelo says:

Sep 23 2013 at 5:47 pm

VSP PICKS:

1. Linda Villumsen
2. Ellen Van Dijk
3. Emma Johansson
4. Evelyn Stevens
5. Shara Gillow
dancollins says:

Sep 23 2013 at 6:06 pm

VSP PICKS:

1. E. Van Dijk
2. E. Stevens
3. L. Brennauer
4. L. Villumsen
5. E. Johannson
Facetious_Jesus says:

Sep 23 2013 at 6:58 pm

VSP PICKS:

1. E Stevens
2. Villumsen
3. Van Dijk
4. Borghini
5. Bronzini