The 100th running of Liége-Bastogne-Liége takes place this Sunday. Danny-boy Martin will be marked heavily as the defending champion. Malmerde, and Phil Gil have shown they are peaking too. Froomy has thrown his hat into the ring, as he did last year but after last years 26th place, maybe it’s training. 263 kms, past winners include a long list of known dopers, again, the pot belge mix paid off to keep riders cranking through those last climbs. Cancellara talked of slimming down more in to add this Monument to his palmarés but this might be the farthest from his grasp. This is a very tough race course. You need to be a fondisti, someone with staying power, a Phil Gil or a fully doped Moreno Argentin to finish this race off successfully. Last year Red Ryder went ballistic, blew up the field and opened a way for his teammate, Danny-boy. Let’s hope for some equally exciting fireworks this Sunday.
Here is an imperfect startlist.
The points from the LBL VSP count towards the overall prizes. So check the start list, review the VSP Scoring Guidelines and get your picks in by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at 00:00 hours PDT on Sunday the 27th. If you think we mapped one of your picks wrong, use the dispute system and we’ll review it. Also remember to be precise enough in your description so we know which rider you mean; in other words, if you enter “Martin”, we will use our discretion (read: wild guess) to decide if you mean Tony or Dan – and that choice will not be negotiable once the the countdown clock goes to zero, so be sure to give yourself enough time.
Don’t forget we’ve got three major prizes for the season-long VSP:
First place overall wins a Veloforma Strada iR Velominati Edition frame in addition to the customary VSP winner’s VVorkshop Apron
Second place overall wins a set of hand built CR Wheelworks Arenberg wheelset in a custom Velominati paint scheme laced to orange Chris King hubs. (CR Wheelworks is Café Roubaix’s new wheel goods brand.)
Third place is you’re fired or overall wins a full Velominati V-Kit with accompanying custom orange Bont Vaypor+ road shoes.
All Hail Cosmo!
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Since I'm out of the running at this point (missing three races will do that), I'll just throw up the Hail Merckx and see what happens. I'd like to see the Freres Schleck do some damage, but that's just crazy talk.
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. PhilGil
3. Vroome
4. Gerrans
5. Mollema
@unversio
I meant posts indeed. If I load this page, or those from either of the Fleches, zero posts/comments will be displayed. Once I log in, all picks and posts are visible. It's not that big a deal to log in each time I visit, but it makes checking in for results just a tad more cumbersome. I guess I should just harden up and go ride my bike for a while. Then there's nothing to worry about!
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Dan Martin
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Froome
I'm not pleased with having to put Vroomey in there, but given that pic of his legs, his staying power, and Sky making a play for the classics....
...if only he can look up from his stem long enough to take in the scenery.
VSP PICKS:
1. Phil Gil
2. MalMerde
3. Nibbles
4. Vroome
5. Kreuziger
VSP PICKS:
1. Kwiatkowski
2. Daniel Martin
3. Gilbert
4. Valverde
5. J-Rod
Win in the bands!!
VSP PICKS:
1. Rui Costa
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Valverde
4. Gerrans
5. Van Den Brock
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Dan Martin
4. Valverde
5. Froome
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde, Alejandro
2. Martin, Dan
3. Kwiatkowski, Michael
4. Mollema, Bauke
5. Nibali, Vincenzo
VSP PICKS:
1. Bauke Mollema
2. Alejandro Valverde
3. Dan Martin
4. Roman Kreuziger
5. Joaquim RodrÃguez
Here goes the usual shite picks. The only way they could be more shot-in-the-dark would be to put a Schleck in there. Having said that, Frank will now unleash the last great ride of his career just to spite me.
VSP PICKS:
1. Kwiatkowski
2. Dan Martin
3. Valverde
4. Rui Costa
5. Gilbert