Velominati Super Prestige

Velominati Super Prestige: Gent – Wevelgem 2016

Deinze – Wevelgem really but Gent sounds correct, like Het Volk. Last year’s windy wet edition was a pretty awesome race except Luca Paolini won it wearing tights (FFS!?) and maybe high on Italian marching powder. Riders were leaning into the wind and being blown off the road. It was awesome to watch maybe not so awesome to race.

Tony Martin will be lining up as he prepares for a Spring Classics campaign. If you have Ronde van Vlaanderen dreams you best ride this and see how the gun prep has gone. Tomeke, Faboo, it should be a proper battle.

Here is the start list and it is impressive. Let us hope the Belgian weather is true to form. The prize list is equally impressive and after that weird Milan-Sanremo finish, no VSP savants are crushing it yet. So do some stretches, limber up, if you need to unload some bad choices (H. Haussler), get those out of your system now before the real races begin.

To review:


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295 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: Gent – Wevelgem 2016”

  1. OK, I’ll bite.

    Jeezy chreezy Etixx is bringing a strong squad. Cav doesn’t stand a chance, especially with “Keep the rubber side up” Ferrar pulling for him. I submit my choices and have no regrets.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. tornado tom
    2. van avermaet
    3. sagan
    4. vanmarcke
    5. Whale shark

  3. VSP PICKS:

    1. SAGAN, Peter
    2. VAN AVERMAET, Greg
    3. BOONEN, Tom
    4. FARRAR, Tyler
    5. VANMARCKE, Sep

  4. The curse continues, the ‘douche comes good and some outliers.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. CAVENDISH Mark
    2. SAGAN Peter
    3. KRISTOFF Alexander
    4. HAUSSLER Heinrich
    5. BEVIN Patrick

  7. @universo

    VSP PICKS:

    1. SAGAN, Peter
    2. VAN AVERMAET, Greg
    3. BOONEN, Tom
    4. FARRAR, Tyler
    5. VANMARCKE, Sep

    WTF. Why did it quote me in my quest to talk shit? Rule #43, I suppose.

  8. Taking your advice @frank  – the H

    airstyle in at 5

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Tom Boonen
    2. Cancellara
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Sagan
    5. Haussler

  9. VSP PICKS:

    1. Peter Sagan
    2. Boasson Hagen
    3. Fabian Cancellara
    4. Alex Kristoff
    5. Ian Stannard

  10. VSP PICKS:

    1. GAVIRIA, Fernando
    2. KRISTOFF, Alexander
    3. TERPSTRA Niki
    4. STANNARD. Ian
    5. Peter Sagan

  11. Redemption for Gaviria?

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Gaviria
    2. Geipel
    3. Sagan
    4. Kristoff
    5. Boasson Haagen

  12. @Owen

    @universo

    VSP PICKS:

    1. SAGAN, Peter
    2. VAN AVERMAET, Greg
    3. BOONEN, Tom
    4. FARRAR, Tyler
    5. VANMARCKE, Sep

    WTF. Why did it quote me in my quest to talk shit? Rule #43, I suppose.

    what the hell are you talking about and how did I get involved ??

  16. The Toff kicks off.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kristoff
    2. Gaviria
    3. Cancellara
    4. Sagan
    5. GVA

  18. Let’s try that again…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kristoff
    2. Cancellara
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Sagan
    5. Stybar

  19. Time for Theuns or Benoot to win something

    . GvA to fail gloriously while getting more valuable RVV training.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Theuns
    2. Sagan
    3. Benoot
    4. Kristoff
    5. Gaviria

  21. Drucker set as outsider!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonen
    2. Sagan
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Kristoff
    5. Drucker

  22. Belgian one-two.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Vanmarcke
    2. Debusschere
    3. Terpstra
    4. Sagan
    5. Van Avermaet

  24. Fingers crossed it stays together for a sprint…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kristoff
    2. Greipel
    3. Demare
    4. Nizzolo
    5. Viviani

  25. VSP PICKS:

    1. Greg Van Avermaet
    2. Fabien Cancellara
    3. Peter Sagan
    4. Tiesj Benoot
    5. Lars Bak

  27. I fancy Stannard for this. Other than that, god alone knows and he aint sayin nuffink.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Yogi
    2. Sparty
    3. Pinchy
    4. Greg Van Avermaet
    5. Eddy B Hagen

  30. Fuck a duck who to pick…I’d like to say Die Panzerwagen but I don’t quite see it in his first race of the season. I’d also like to say Sagan…but again don’t see it. Here goes nothing.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kristoff
    2. Sagan
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Stannard
    5. Martin

  31. Updated on the offchance that Dan Martin is on the list. That’d be just my luck.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kristoff
    2. Sagan
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Stannard
    5. Tony Martin

  33. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fernando Gaviria
    2. Alexander Kristoff
    3. Peter Sagan
    4. Fabian Cancellara
    5. Tom Boonen

  35. Tempting fate with HH is tempting

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Tom Boonen
    3. Peter Sagan
    4. Greg van Avermaet
    5. Ian Stannard

  36. Talk about safe choice

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Cancellara
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Kristoff
    5. Boonen

  37. I hope i’m wrong about Sagan, i’d really like to see that guy standing on the top step.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. martin
    2. sagan
    3. kristoff
    4. van avermaet
    5. cancellara

  39. Oops, hit enter key at the wrong time!  Safe bets here.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Boonen
    3. Cancellara
    4. Cavendish
    5. Van Avermaet

  41. @RedRanger

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Stybar
    3. CANCELLARA
    4. VAN AVERMAET
    5. Boonen

    I find your mixture of capitals and lower case disturbing, General.

  42. @RobSandy

    @RedRanger

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Stybar
    3. CANCELLARA
    4. VAN AVERMAET
    5. Boonen

    I find your mixture of capitals and lower case disturbing, General.

    Thats what I get for doing the old “copy/paste”

  43. So – I either bridge to that early break or (more likley) catch a drain cover and have to wait, gently bleeding, beside the road for the team car and a spare bike that doesn’t quite fit…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Niki Terpstra
    2. Stijn Vandenbergh
    3. Jens Debusschere
    4. Sep Vanmarcke
    5. Jürgen Roelandts

  45. Probably unlikely, but I’d like to see cav get another good win…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cavendish
    2. Sagan
    3. Cancellara
    4. Boonen
    5. Boassen-hagen

  46. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Stannard
    3. Sagan
    4. Edvald Boasson Hagen
    5. Nikki Terpstra

  47. VSP PICKS:

    1. Peter Sagan
    2. Greg Van Avermaet
    3. Tom Boonen
    4. Sep Vanmarcke
    5. Stybar

  48. Getting nervous already, changed Stybar by Stannard on 5th spot.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Kristoff
    2. Cancellara
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Sagan
    5. Stannard

  49. thinking Stybar will do well also but just cannot put him in the top 5

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Cancellara
    3. Boonen
    4. Van Avermaet
    5. Kristoff

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