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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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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Teocalli says:

Apr 22 2015 at 1:44 am
VSP PICKS:
1. valverde
2. gilbert
3. nibali
4. kwiatkowski
5. froome
Teocalli says:

Apr 22 2015 at 1:46 am
VSP PICKS:
1. valverde
2. rodriguez
3. nibali
4. kwiatkowski
5. henau
bea says:

Apr 22 2015 at 1:50 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Kwiatkowski
2. Valverde
3. Gilbert
4. Quintana
5. Nibali
piwakawaka says:

Apr 22 2015 at 1:51 am
VSP PICKS:
1. VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
2. GILBERT Philippe
3. KWIATKOWSKI Michal
4. MOLLEMA Bauke
5. RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin
rfreese888 says:

Apr 22 2015 at 2:18 am
playing percentages today. the grand tour lads are wild cards i just can't get my head around.

VSP PICKS:
1. Al Valverde
2. Joaqin Rodriguez
3. Danny Boy Martin
4. Mick Kwiatkowski
5. Phil Gilbert
Hein says:

Apr 22 2015 at 2:22 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Rodriguez
3. Martin
4. Henao
5. Kwiatkowski
craigo says:

Apr 22 2015 at 2:36 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Martin
2. Valverde
3. Gilbert
4. Rodriguez
5. Kwiatkowski
Harminator says:

Apr 22 2015 at 3:01 am

@Rockkk

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

This.

Actually he's my new favourite rider. I really don't understand how its possible for big cycling fans like us to resist him. Check how much the podium girls like him? He has a nice cap, his shorts are always just the right length and he rocks the rugged half shaven stubble better than George Michael. He's perfect for the VSP because he can maintain his peak from the Ardennes all the way to Lombardia. No peaking in two months for Alejandro - he's peaking for the whole season. He's done nothing wrong - just ask him! Don't forget the Spanish Cycling Federation didn't even waste time investigating him. That blood bag was for Valv's german shepherd! The Germans! That's who we should be hatin'.
Tiglio says:

Apr 22 2015 at 3:21 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Alejandro F**king Valverde
2. Dan Martin
3. Rodriguez
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Gilbert
Geordi says:

Apr 22 2015 at 3:34 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Froome
4. Martin
5. Gilbert