Velominati Super Prestige: Elite Women’s World Championship ITT 2013
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.
[vsp_results id=”27353″/]
VSP PICKS:
1. Linda Villumsen
2. Evelyn Stevens
3. Eleanora Van Dijk
4. Emma Johannsen
5. Shara Gillow
VSP PICKS:
1. GUNNEWIJK
2. GIllow
3. Stevens E.
4. Van Dijk
5. Johannson
Here we go for my guaranteed zero points….
VSP PICKS:
1. Gillow
2. Van Dijk
3. Emma Pooley
4. Lopez Morales
5. Borghini
@unversio
That’s interesting cos the UCI website is still showing her on the start list. Got to love the UCI (well maybe not).
VSP PICKS:
1. Gillow
2. Van Dijk
3. Johansson
4. Lopez Morales
5. Borghini
Lots of love for Gillow on here. Do not know her well enough to pick her.
For those of you picking Vos, per the listed start sheet in comment #1 she is only doing the road race, not the ITT.
I went through that listed start sheet and wrote down all the names I knew and ended up with 11 riders. Then I realized that only six that I knew were riding the ITT. Made it easier to pick! Total guesses as to order! I really need to learn more women pro’s!
VSP PICKS:
1. Stevens, Evelyn
2. Longo Borghini, Elisa
3. Van Dijk, E
4. Johansson, Emma
5. Gunnewijk, L
VSP PICKS:
1. Van Dijk
2. E Stevens
3. Johansson
4. Borghini
5. Villumsen
VSP PICKS:
1. Van Dijk
2. E Stevens
3. Emma Johansson
4. Borghini
5. Villumsen
VSP PICKS:
1. Van Dijk
2. Evelyn Stevens
3. Sarah Gillow
4. Lisa Brennauer
5. Longo Borghini
@Mike_P
Well you are giving yourself a headstart Pooley is not riding…
VSP PICKS:
1. E. Stevens
2. L. Brennauer
3. e. Van Dijk
4. e. Johansson
5. T. Thorsen
A Cunuck on the podium.
VSP PICKS:
1. Villumsen
2. Van Dijk
3. Numainville
4. Stevens
5. Longo Borghini
VSP PICKS:
1. Ellen Van Dijk
2. Evelyn Stevens
3. Lisa Brennauer
4. Judith Arndt
5. Shara Gillow
@Buck Rogers
Because her name is an anagram for “Will go”. Part of my “because I like the name” strategy.
VSP PICKS:
1. Van Dijk, Ellen
2. Linda Melanie Villumsen
3. BRENNAUER Lisa
4. Gillow, Shara
5. STEVENS Evelyn
VSP PICKS:
1. Linda Villumsen
2. Evelyn Stevens
3. Ellen Van Dijk
4. Trixi Worrack
5. Tatiana Antoshina
VSP PICKS:
1. E Van Dijk
2. E Stevens
3. E Johansson
4. L Borghini
5. L Villumsen
VSP PICKS:
1. E Stevens
2. E Johansson
3. L Brennauer
4. L Borghini
5. S Gillow
@xyxax
Ha! That’s why I picked Van Dijk b/c you can get Diva jnk from her name.
VSP PICKS:
1. L. Villumsen
2. E. Stevens
3. E. Van Dijk
4. S. Gillow
5. T. Worrack
VSP PICKS:
1. emma johansson
2. evelyn stevens
3. ellen van dijk
4. elisa borghini
5. Loes Gunnewijk
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
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
VSP PICKS:
1. Stevens, Evelyn
2. Van Dijk, E
3. Villumsen, Linda
4. Johansson, Emma
5. Gillow, Shara
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
Fuck it. Throwing in Will Go!
VSP PICKS:
1. Linda Villumsen
2. Ellen van Dijk
3. Evelyn Stevens
4. Shara Gillow
5. Olga Zabelinskaya
VSP PICKS:
1. Stevens
2. Van Djik
3. Gillow
4. Johansson
5. Borghini
VSP PICKS:
1. Linda Villumsen
2. Ellen Van Dijk
3. Emma Johansson
4. Evelyn Stevens
5. Shara Gillow
VSP PICKS:
1. E. Van Dijk
2. E. Stevens
3. L. Brennauer
4. L. Villumsen
5. E. Johannson
VSP PICKS:
1. E Stevens
2. Villumsen
3. Van Dijk
4. Borghini
5. Bronzini
VSP PICKS:
1. Stevens
2. villumsen
3. van dijk
4. gillow
5. small
VSP PICKS:
1. Evelyn Stevens
2. Emma Johannson
3. Van Dijk
4. Borghini
5. Villmusen
Will there be a UCI presidential election VSP?
when i dont delgado, i pick who everyone else does
VSP PICKS:
1. eve stevens
2. gillow
3. emma johannson
4. borghini
5. van dijk
VSP PICKS:
1. Van Dijk
2. Stevens
3. Borghini
4. Johansson
5. Villumsen
Results
1. Van Dijk
2. Villumsen
3. Small
4. Stevens
5. Worrack
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-2013/elite-women-time-trial/results
Van Dijk stomped that one…2nd again for the Danish Kiwi and Small beating her teammate Evie Stevie to the bronze by .004 secs. That was a batshit fast womens TT and quite entertaining. Canna wait for Sir Wiggo v Ratpack v Faboo.
@Buck Rogers
I took out Malls and put in Will Go.
Serves me right.
Deakus FTW
@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.)
Er….it appears i have not been credited with correctly picking villumsrn forbsecond even though it has mapped?
@frank
Something amiss…i make my score 14…..vilumsen mapped correctly for 2nd but no points credited…?
@Deakus Use the dispute buttons mate.
Oh, man! I picked four out the five, but only fifth in the right spot…
@Steampunk
That’s the professor in you: brilliant but disorganized.
@Steampunk
I feel your pain but mine was in second
@the Engine
Hell, I just plain fucked it up with three correct riders but none in the right order.
@Steampunk I would have had four right if my iPhone hadn’t changed “Van Dijk” to “Van Dojo.”
@Nate
Awesome! How did Van Dojo do?
@Steampunk
She was DQ’d for wearing a Dutch skinsuit over a Japanese skinsuit.
@Nate
Is that what happened? I was trying to sort out what the fuck you meant by that!