Velominati Super Prestige: Grand Prix de Plouay-Bretagne 2013

Emma Pooley wins in 2010

Brittany is the kind of area that produces strong-minded and strong-bodied people; I’m looking at you, Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault. It produces this type of person because that’s what windy farming land does to people. Brittany is also lumped full of short, steep hills, and we all know what that means: its a perfect place for a bike race.

The next installment of the Velominati Super Prestige is the Pro VVomen’s event of the larger Grand Prix Cycliste de Plouay. This is a route for a hardwoman who has some climbing punch. Vos is racing, which basically means that the one person who doesn’t pick her will win the event should she fail to cross the line first. But how likely is that? She is a monster of a racing machine, perhaps the most well-rounded racing Cyclist ever.

Check the start list, and roll the dice. Get your picks in by midnight on the 30th. 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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frank says:

Aug 31 2013 at 9:39 am

@Sauterelle

Dammit, I was going to put Van Der Breggen in 3rd instead of 4th. I could've used the extra points!!

Well, you still won, nevertheless! I think this makes you the first woman to win a VVomen's VSP. Good work!

@xyxax

Thanks.

Final Race Results

1. VOS Marianne

2. JOHANSSON Emma

3. VAN DER BREGGEN Anna

4. AMIALIUSIK Alena

5. CANUEL Karol-Ann

Final VSP Results

1. Sauterelle (13 points)

2. freddy (13 points)

3. jeyrod (13 points)

4. eightzero (12 points)

5. stickyjumper (12 points)

6. Nate (12 points)

7. VeloVita (12 points)

8. unversio (12 points)

9. HMBSteve (12 points)

10. Mikael Liddy (12 points)

...

49. niksch (0 points)
Steampunk says:

Aug 31 2013 at 9:56 am

@xyxax

Good for Canuel (a fortnight late, if you ask me: I picked her for the Tour FÃ©minine...). I had Van de Breggen 4th and Johansson 5th (Vos 1st): curse this order thing.
xyxax says:

Aug 31 2013 at 11:34 am

@Steampunk

@xyxax

Good for Canuel (a fortnight late, if you ask me: I picked her for the Tour FÃ©minine...). I had Van de Breggen 4th and Johansson 5th (Vos 1st): curse this order thing.

Canuel was not at all on my radar. I do admit to almost putting in Van Der Breggen based on your selection of her. Never doubt The Professor. Should be a rule.
Steampunk says:

Aug 31 2013 at 12:35 pm

@xyxax

@Steampunk

@xyxax

Good for Canuel (a fortnight late, if you ask me: I picked her for the Tour FÃ©minine...). I had Van de Breggen 4th and Johansson 5th (Vos 1st): curse this order thing.

Canuel was not at all on my radar. I do admit to almost putting in Van Der Breggen based on your selection of her. Never doubt The Professor. Should be a rule.

Are you outing yourself as a wheel sucker? Following my selection and then being light years ahead of me in the overall? Sounds like I'm doing all the work and you're just popping around me on the final straightaway for the win and the glory...
xyxax says:

Aug 31 2013 at 12:53 pm

@Steampunk

Well, yes, I suppose I am, if you want to be vulgar about it. I much prefer the more maternal "wheel nursing."

OTOH, it would imply that you had been ahead of me at least briefly.

BOOM!
Sauterelle says:

Aug 31 2013 at 2:49 pm

@frank

@Sauterelle

Dammit, I was going to put Van Der Breggen in 3rd instead of 4th. I could've used the extra points!!

Well, you still won, nevertheless! I think this makes you the first woman to win a VVomen's VSP. Good work!

@xyxax

Thanks.

Final Race Results

1. VOS Marianne

2. JOHANSSON Emma

3. VAN DER BREGGEN Anna

4. AMIALIUSIK Alena

5. CANUEL Karol-Ann

Final VSP Results

1. Sauterelle (13 points)

2. freddy (13 points)

3. jeyrod (13 points)

4. eightzero (12 points)

5. stickyjumper (12 points)

6. Nate (12 points)

7. VeloVita (12 points)

8. unversio (12 points)

9. HMBSteve (12 points)

10. Mikael Liddy (12 points)

...

49. niksch (0 points)

WOW, my best VSP ever!
eightzero says:

Aug 31 2013 at 3:16 pm

Boom. And no sign of you-know-who. Happy happy joy joy.
leadout says:

Aug 31 2013 at 3:23 pm

Delgado'd....

guess I need to check back more often. Or retire from the 8-5 and play all day.

good job sauterelle. And Freddy"
Steampunk says:

Aug 31 2013 at 4:00 pm

@xyxax

Just you watch: I'm lulling you into a false sense of security. Then: BOOM, indeed.
xyxax says:

Aug 31 2013 at 6:13 pm

@Steampunk

@xyxax

Just you watch: I'm lulling you into a false sense of security. Then: BOOM, indeed.

A touch, a touch. I do confess.

[I am] fat and scant of breath.