Velominati Super Prestige: La Fleche Wallonne 2015

Merckx help us if this tool wins again.

Who doesn’t like a nice, steep, uphill finish after getting your head kicked in for six hours? Not me, assuming I’m not racing. The key feature on this little doozy of a race is the 1.3km long Mur de Huy; doing a wind sprint up this thing has made the world’s best climbers shift into reverse and reduces the winner to a blubbering baboon at the finish line.

We’re looking at some seriously short notice here, folks, so I won’t waste your time writing a witty but rambling scenario of what might happen and how totes amazeballs the prizes for the VSP GC are (*cough* Jaegher *cough* Café Roubaix). Just check out the start list and put your damn picks in already!

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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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Gianni says:

Apr 21 2015 at 11:57 pm
Come on Danny Boy. I know I say I was going to copy @xyxax but I just can't.

VSP PICKS:
1. Martin Dan
2. quintana
3. Kwiatkowski
4. malmerde
5. Nibali
Spencer says:

Apr 22 2015 at 12:15 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Henao
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Rodriguez
5. Nibali
the Engine says:

Apr 22 2015 at 12:38 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Malmerde
2. Simon Yates
3. Dan Martin
4. Hey Now
5. Kwiatkowski
Rockkk says:

Apr 22 2015 at 12:54 am

Why all the hate towards Valverde ? Its not like he fucked someones missus
Rockkk says:

Apr 22 2015 at 12:55 am
Fuck it I'm changing my tips Valverde for the win .

VSP PICKS:
1. valverde
2. dan martin
3. kwiatkowski
4. rodriguez
5. ulissi
osbk67 says:

Apr 22 2015 at 12:58 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Matthews
2. Mollema
3. Nibali
4. Gilbert
5. Van Garderen
Clayton says:

Apr 22 2015 at 1:17 am
Having won three stages in the Volta a Catalunya and finished second at the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, Alejandro Valverde is poised to defend his title at La Flèche Wallonne. Joaquim Rodríguez was missing on the Mur de Huy in last year's race; however, if he finds himself at the front of the race this year with one and three tenths kilometers remaining he might add another Flèche to his palmarès.

VSP PICKS:
1. Alejandro Valverde
2. Joaquim Rodríguez
3. Daniel Martin
4. Michał Kwiatkowski
5. Sergio Henao
1860 says:

Apr 22 2015 at 1:30 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Dan Martin
2. Nicolas Roche
3. Joaquim Rodriguez
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Valverde
Patrick says:

Apr 22 2015 at 1:31 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Dan Martin
2. Valverde
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Henao
5. Simon Yates
Teocalli says:

Apr 22 2015 at 1:32 am
Throw something in as time is short then maybe engage brain. Not that the brain usually improved my picks!

VSP PICKS:
1. valverde
2. gilbert
3. martin
4. kwiatkowski
5. froome