Velominati Super Prestige: Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal 2012

Rui Costa leafs the opposition behind in 2011. Photo: Rob Jones

Ok, as some of you have been reminding us, this one slipped off the radar last year, and threatened to do the same again this time. Is it because it’s held in Canada? That despite a quality field and only two weeks away from the Worlds, it’s in Canada? That even though the course is a perfect template for riders who hold hopes for earning some stripes in Valkenburg, this race is still in Canada?

There should be a good deal of interest in this race from the locals, now that The Weight of a Nation has been somewhat lifted with Ryder’s win in the Giro in May. He will be on the start line in Montreal, no doubt garnering the most attention of anyone clipping in for this semi-Classic, fast gaining a solid reputation along with its sibling in Quebec, held on Friday and won by Aussie puncheur Simon Gerrans. These two could both feature here, and will definitely be looking ahead a fortnight too. Lats year’s winner Rui Costa is back to defend, and the likes of T5, GvA, LL Cool, Chav, Sags and Boss Hog will all have something to say.

Check out the start list, think about your goals for the Worlds, get your picks in and good luck!

Brett

Don't blame me

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  • All I'm gonna say is this was an awesome race to watch.  There's nothing like the smell of a peloton burning their carbon wheels while breaking during a 70km/h decent.  Didn't expect the final result at all but that finish is really hard with the uphill sprint.

  • @Marcus

    @brett riiiight, like there are so many cool things to do on a Sunday morning in Wellington.

    The General Store would have been shut wouldn't it?

    It's called a dairy over here (for reasons unbeknownst to me) and yeah, it was shut.

  • Bggr. Delgadod again. Lack of organisation on my behalf.

    Quite happy to be in the top 60 having missed this and the vuelta.

  • @frank

    I would encourage those of you complaining about the short window on this VSP to remember a few things:

    1. The Keepers do this in our spare time; we all have jobs and Velominati one is not one of them.
    2. You are not paying to play this game. This is a free game, with Velominati investing in prizes to be given away purely for the enjoyment of it all.
    3. Rule Fucking Five.
    We are considering what to do about the short window, but I'll tell you something: I take very little time away from Velominati and when I do take a weekend to enjoy myself, only to log on to see people pissing and moaning over a fucking game, it doesn't do much to make me sympathetic towards your case. 
     
    We may yet neutralize it, and we may not. Ater all, there were 40 some odd people who managed to get their picks in. We will let you know of our decision. In the mean time, settle the fuck down, and go ride your bike.
     
    Rant over. Carry on.

    and @Brett too

    Neutralise, shmeutralise. Don't do that. It's our own fault. We need to STFU and appreciate what we get from this community...for free!!

  • @frank

    48 sleepless hrs between Afghanistan and the UK may not have helped the grumpiness of my post, so here's a more positive suggestion - a 48hr cutoff for posting a new VSP up. If real life intrudes on you guys getting the latest comp up, apologise, skip it and move on. It happened earlier in the year, and I'm sure no-one will complain if it happens again. We get that this is done for fun and for free, so don't feel that you have to make rods for your own backs by rushing it when there's more important stuff on.

  • Being friends with velominati keepers on Facebook means you get notification of a VSP going live along with when a new article is published. I appreciate that not everyone one is on Facebook but I find it useful for keeping up to date with stuff.

    I'm guessing the velominati twitter feed is similar?

    Just a thought for those that didn't know this was happening.

  • @motor city

    Being friends with velominati keepers on Facebook means you get notification of a VSP going live along with when a new article is published. I appreciate that not everyone one is on Facebook but I find it useful for keeping up to date with stuff.

    I'm guessing the velominati twitter feed is similar?

    Just a thought for those that didn't know this was happening.

    Seems a bit weird that you have to be a member of a social networking site, to get notice of the site you are interested in but...

    Having said that, I appreciate all the work the keepers do, so don't mind my Delgado.

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