Velominati Super Prestige: Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal 2012
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!
VSP PICKS:
1. Ryder Hesjedal
2. Thomas Voeckler
3. Simon Spilak
4. Simon Gerrans
5. Pierrick Fédrigo
Ryder
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boasson Hagen
3. Hesjedal
4. Gerrans
5. Voeckler
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Thomas Voeckler
3. Ryder Hesjedal
4. Rui Costa
5. Greg Van Avermaet
VSP PICKS:
1. Thomas Voeckler
2. Rui Da Costa
3. Chris Anker Sørensen
4. Peter Sagan
5. Ryder Hesjedal
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. GVA
3. Gerro
4. Sauceler
5. Boss Hogg
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Michael Barry
3. Thomas Voeckler
4. Greg Van Avermaet
5. Diego Ulissi
done hastily waiting for a french billion course meal in montreal
VSP PICKS:
1. sagan
2. costa
3. gerrans
4. hesjedal
5. nordhaug
VSP PICKS:
1. Rui costa
2. Gerrans
3. Boasson hagen
4. Sagan
5. Van Avermaet
VSP PICKS:
1. COSTA
2. HESJEDAL
3. CHAVANEL
4. SANCHEZ GIL
5. SORENSEN
Post
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Gerrans
3. Costa
4. Avermaet
5. Chavanel
VSP PICKS:
1. VdV
2. R. Hesjedal
3. Boss Hog
4. Tourminator
5. S. Chavanel
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Gerrans
3. L L Sanchez
4. Van Avermaet
5. Voeckler
Seriously seeking some redemption here. 7 points at the Vuelta… despite originally picking 3 of the top 5. Didn’t get them in order though. Aye, there’s the rub.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Gerrans
3. Van Avermaett
4. Tommy Voeckler
5. Boss Hog
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boasson Hagen
3. Hesejdal
4. Voeckler
5. LL Sanchez
Complete guess work.
VSP PICKS:
1. Ryder Hesjedal
2. Edvin Boasson Hagan
3. LL Sanchez
4. Peter Sagan
5. Johnny Hoogerland
Throwing darts. Not really, but I’m hoping that some guys that have been close this year, pull one out of their ass. Hero or zero……..
VSP PICKS:
1. Forrest Gump
2. IGLINSKIY
3. Sørensen
4. Johnny Hoogerville
5. GVA
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boasson Hagan
3. Hesjedal
4. da Costa
5. Fédrigo
VSP PICKS:
1. Gerrans
2. da Costa
3. Voekler
4. Van Avermaet
5. Sagan
A bunch of roughies…
VSP PICKS:
1. Sauceler
2. Kolobnev
3. Zaugg
4. Matty Lloyd
5. Geraint
VSP PICKS:
1. Tommy V
2. Boss Hogg
VSP PICKS:
1. Tommy V
2. Boss Hogg
3. Ryder Hesjedal
4. Chavanel
5. Michael Barry
Im thinking Im gonna pull a Delgado on this one cause I cant put in the brain effort right now.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boss Hog
3. Chavanel
4. LL Sanchez
5. Haussler
VSP PICKS:
1. Voeckler
2. Gerrans
3. Sagan
4. Wegmann
5. Marco Marcato
so there i went
VSP PICKS:
1. p sagan is due
2. zubeidea
3. e.b.hagan
4. voeckler
5. ryder not a driver
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. L.L. Sanchez
3. Simon Gerrans
4. Edvald Boasson Hagan
5. Thomas Voeckler
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boss Hogg
3. Gerrans
4. Chavanel
5. Voeckler
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Hesjedal
3. Gerrans
4. Voeckler
5. Costa
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Greg van Avermat
3. Simon gerans
4. Rui Costa
5. Thomas Voeckler
Shame you didn’t VSP the Quebec race, Brett.
Fronk would have been on the edge of his seat.
VSP PICKS:
1. GVA
2. Albasini
3. Sagan
4. Chris Anker Sorenson
5. Spilak
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. LL Sanchez
3. George Bennett
4. Luca Paolini
5. Costa
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Gerrans
3. Costa
4. Tommy V
5. Chava
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boasson Hagen
3. Gerrans
4. Van Avermaet
5. Rui Costa
VSP PICKS:
1. boss hog
2. sagan
3. chav
4. costa
5. albasini
VSP PICKS:
1. Gerrans
2. LL Cool J
3. Sagan
4. Chavanel
5. CVV
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boss H
3. Gerrans
4. Rui Costa
5. Voeckler
VSP PICKS:
1. sagan
2. voekler
3. gerrans
4. van avermaet
5. costa
Predicting a Green Edge double… and with a French Canuck thrown in for good measure.
VSP PICKS:
1. Matthew Harley Goss
2. Boss Hog
3. LL Sanchez
4. Peter Sagan
5. Parisien
VSP PICKS:
1. boss h
2. sagan
3. gerrans
4. chav
5. gva
Complete crap shoot! But I swore I wouldn’t Delgado the next VSP.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Hesjedal
3. Garrans
4. Chavanal
5. Boasson Hagen
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boasson Hagen
3. Voeckler
4. Gerrans
5. Hesjedal
VSP PICKS:
1. Edvald Boasson Hagen
2. Thomas Voeckler
3. Luis Leon Sanchez
4. Sylvain Chavanel
5. Rui Costa
Er…
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Voeckler
3. Sanchez
4. Hesjedal
5. Boasson Hagen
VSP PICKS:
1. Van Avermaet
2. Voeckler
3. Vichot
4. EBH
5. Sagan
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boasson Hagen
3. Voeckler
4. Anker Sorensen
5. Hesjedal
VSP PICKS:
1. Van Avermaet
2. Gerrans
3. Peter Sagan
4. Chavanel
5. Tony Gallopin
@ChrisO
I don’t really know why I’m picking you up on this. Maybe because I gather you’re a stickler for detail or some kind of editor?
Maybe because it just looked wrong and I wanted to know for sure myself. Maybe I’m being swallowed up by the new(ish) wave of cap/space reality…
From the same think tank responsible for iPad and eBay….I alert you to….GreenEDGE.
(Gossy was on my shortlist but I went Albasini)
Oh come on! When did you put is up??? i hav been looking for it for the last 72 hours!
Sagan, Sanchez, Voeckler, EBH, and Hesjedal in fifth.
@ChrisO
I don’t really know why I’m picking you up on this. Maybe because I gather you’re a stickler for detail or some kind of editor. Maybe because it just looked wrong and I wanted to check for myself. Maybe I wanted to get onboard with the new wave of CAP/space hip lexis…
So…from the same think-tank that brought you iPad and eBay…I alert you to GreenEDGE…(best to forget Orica).
FWIW I had Gossy on the shortlist but went with Albasini for no logical reason…