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Velominati Super Prestige: La Fleche Wallone Feminine 2014

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Wednesday sees the return of the women to the VSP. More notably, we see the return of Marianne Vos to the road. She’s won this race five of the last seven years. It makes me wonder if the rest of the field have already resigned themselves to racing for second. On the other hand, Vos hasn’t been racing of late and may not be as sharp as her competitors. Nah, that’s crazy talk. She’s Vos.

It’s been a few weeks since the women’s Ronde when Ellen Van Dyk soloed to victory from 27 km’s out. It’s unlikely we will see similar antics stick in la Fleche but we can expect some action on the way up the Huy to the finish. Click on the start list and have a look. It seems like the strong women are all toeing up.

This week we learned that Emma Pooley will make less money in her entire career than Tom Boonen probably paid for a shitty paint job on a Ferrari he subsequently crashed. We’re not entirely sure what to do with that information other than to say Tommeke probably has too much of it and Pooley probably deserves more. Sure, first world problems. They both race $15,000.00 bikes for a living and get to travel the world. There are bigger fish to fry than gender pay-equity in pro cycling to make the world a better place. But we can at least give the ladies a fair shake. As a cyclist and the father of two daughters I’d like to see more women and more coverage of women’s cycling so my daughters have heroes who are women too. A good place to start is by paying them a living wage.

Pick wisely, roll the bones and best of luck. The standings are tightening up so whatever you do, don’t Delgado. Points are points whether they be gained from the men or the women and you’ll need all you can get. There’s a sweet Veloforma frame, some killer wheels, fantastic shoes, and some other shit on the line.

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174 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: La Fleche Wallone Feminine 2014”

  3. VSP PICKS:

    1. Marianne Vos
    2. Elisa Longo Borghini
    3. Emma Johansson
    4. Evelyn Stevens
    5. Emma Pooley

  5. Here goes nothing

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Marianne Vos
    2. Emma Johansson
    3. Ellen van Dijk
    4. Evelyn Stevens
    5. Elisa Longo Borghini

  8. Hmm….My crystal ball is broken, so back to the dart board

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Vos
    2. johansson
    3. Stevens
    4. Armitstead
    5. Longo Borghini

  10. If equality is not implemented top-down, then one of the answers must be bottom-up : push your local clubs/races to payout equally.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. emma johansson
    2. elisa longo borghini
    3. ashleigh moolman
    4. anna van der breggen
    5. tiffany cromwell

  11. VSP PICKS:

    1. Vos
    2. Pooley
    3. Armistead
    4. Johannson Emma
    5. Van der Breggen

  13. VSP PICKS:

    1. Marianne Vos
    2. Emma Johansson
    3. Elisa Longo Borghini
    4. Emma Pooley
    5. Ellen van Dijk

  14. VSP PICKS:

    1. A. van der Breggen
    2. E. Longo Borghini
    3. M. Vos
    4. E. Johansson
    5. E. Armitstead

  20. VSP PICKS:

    1. Vos
    2. Stevenson
    3. Johansson
    4. Van Dijk
    5. Armistead

  23. VSP PICKS:

    1. Lucinda Brand
    2. Claudia Häusler
    3. Alena Amialiusik
    4. Evelyn Stevens
    5. Marianne Vos

  24. sure it’s her first race back, but I doubt she’s gonna be there to make up the numbers…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Vos
    2. Johansson
    3. Pooley
    4. Stevens
    5. Armitstead

  25. VSP PICKS:

    1. Murianne Vos
    2. Emma Jo
    3. Van Dijk
    4. Evie Stevens
    5. Emma Poo

  27. VSP PICKS:

    1. Vos
    2. Armistead
    3. Van Dijk
    4. Van Der Breggen
    5. Johannson

  28. VSP PICKS:

    1. Marianne Vos
    2. Elisa Longo Borghini
    3. Lizzie Armitstead
    4. Emma Johansson
    5. Ellen van Dijk

  29. VSP PICKS:

    1. Vos
    2. Armitstead
    3. Evie Stevens
    4. Johansson
    5. Borghini

  31. VSP PICKS:

    1. Elisabeth Armitstead
    2. Marianne Vos
    3. Liesbeth De Vocht
    4. Marjin De Vries
    5. Evelyn Stevens

  34. VSP PICKS:

    1. Armistead
    2. Johansson
    3. Pooley
    4. Van Dijk
    5. Longo Borghini

  35. Not sure if it’s just me or if anyone else has noticed that these Women’s VSP are getting a little more difficult and interesting to pick. In other words, the field is getting stronger as a whole.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Vos Hog
    2. Van Dijk
    3. JoHo
    4. Stevens
    5. Armistead

  37. VSP PICKS:

    1. Vos
    2. Armistead
    3. Stevens
    4. Emma Johansson
    5. Cromwell

  42. VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Vos
    3. Eleonora VAN DIJK
    4. Emma JOHANSSON
    5. LONGO BORGHINI Elisa

  44. Last year’s 2nd and 3rd place on the same team this year. Maybe they will team up against the Vos Rocket.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Longo Borghini
    2. Vos
    3. Moolman Paiso
    4. Armistead
    5. Pooley

  45. VSP PICKS:

    1. Vos
    2. Pooley
    3. Longo Borghini
    4. Van Der Breggen
    5. Johansson

  49. VSP PICKS:

    1. M. Vos
    2. L. Armistead
    3. Evelyn Stevens
    4. Emma Johansson
    5. Emma Pooley

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