Velominati Super Prestige

Velominati Super Prestige: Milano Sanremo 2014

Merckx takes his first of seven MSRs.
Merckx takes his first of seven MSRs.

Het Volk (it will always be Het Volk to me) and now the Strade Bianche may well mark the sentimental beginning to the season, but those are specialized, pre-season races that appeal mostly to riders who are preparing for bigger objectives later in the year, such as the Cobbled or Ardennes Classics. Same goes for Tirreno Adriatico and Paris-Nice; there are preparatory events – none of the marquee names have these events in their programme as primary objectives.

The season doesn’t really start until Milano Sanremo, the first Monument and the first race of the year that any Pro would proudly define their career by winning, and so that’s where we start the fifth installment of the Velominati Super Prestige. Last year saw our biggest turnout yet, with sponsors kicking in some serious prizes for the Tour de France VSP. This year we’ve built on that momentum to offer three major prizes for the season-long VSP:

  1. First place overall wins a Veloforma Strada iR Velominati Edition frame in addition to the customary VSP winner’s VVorkshop Apron
  2. 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.)
  3. Third place overall wins a full Velominati V-Kit with accompanying custom orange Bont Vaypor+ road shoes.

So, without further ado, check the start list, review the VSP Scoring Guidelines and get your picks in by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight PDT on Sunday the 24th. 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.

Good luck, and don’t let these awesome prizes ruin your Rule #43 spirit.

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528 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: Milano Sanremo 2014”

  1. Seems like Ciolek has slipped under the radar again this year – I may regret not picking him (even the press don’t seem that interested in last years winner – strange?).

  2. And so it begins…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cav
    2. Sagan
    3. Degenkolb
    4. Modolo
    5. Greipel

  4. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cavendish
    2. Sagan
    3. Arnaud Demare
    4. Stannard
    5. Taylor Phinney

  7. Update based on Boonen’s situation.  unfortunate.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Griepel
    2. Sagan
    3. Cancellara
    4. Kwiatkowski
    5. Gerrans

  9. VSP PICKS:

    1. Mark cavendish
    2. Peter Sagan
    3. john degenkolb
    4. Vincenzo nibali
    5. Michal kwiatkowski

  11. Such a sad situation

    VSP PICKS:

    1. SAGAN Peter
    2. CANCELLARA Fabian
    3. CAVENDISH Mark
    4. DEGENKOLB John
    5. Kristoff, Alexander

  12. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cavendish, Mark
    2. Sagan, Peter
    3. Degenkolb, John
    4. Phinney, Taylor
    5. Modolo, Sacha

  13. @Darren H

    Seems like Ciolek has slipped under the radar again this year – I may regret not picking him (even the press don’t seem that interested in last years winner – strange?).

    He hasn’t slipped under the radar. It’s more that lightning doesn’t strike twice.

  14. I really dislike Sky

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Edvald Boss Hogg
    2. Pippo Pozzato
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Mollema
    5. Spartacus

  15. VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Kwiatkowski
    3. Gerrans
    4. Cancellera
    5. Gilbert

  18. Modified Picks after Boonen’s unfortunate withdrawal.  With one on the way myself my thoughts are with his family.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Peter Sagan
    2. John Degenkolb
    3. Michael Matthews
    4. Michal Kwaitkowski
    5. Fabian Cancellara

  19. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellera
    2. Peter Sagan
    3. Simon Gerrans
    4. Damiano Cunego
    5. Bauke Mollema

  21. VSP PICKS:

    1. Peter Sagan
    2. Fabian Cancellara
    3. Mark Cavendish
    4. John Degenkolb
    5. Andre Greipel

  22. VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Nibali
    3. Cancellara
    4. Michael Matthews
    5. Kwaitkowski

  24. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cavendish
    2. Cancellara
    3. Phinney
    4. Sagan
    5. Michal Kwaitkowski

  25. Massive dollops of no idea….

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Kwiatkowski
    3. Stannard
    4. Cancellara
    5. Degenkolb

  29. Let the great descent begin here, in the VSP, for me. But the race should be great, it always is. The descent off the Poggio is such a great one to see from above. Bring it! I’m betting against him but I want Fabs to win it, just because.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. cavendish
    2. degenkolb
    3. sagan
    4. nibali
    5. matthews michael

  30. Forecast looks wet for the weekend….

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Peter Sagan
    3. Roman Kreuziger
    4. Sylvain Chavanel
    5. Michal Kwiatkowski

  31. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Peter Sagan
    3. Taylor Phinney
    4. Philippe Gilbert
    5. Sylvian Chavenel

  32. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Peter Sagan
    3. John Degenkolb
    4. Make Cavendish
    5. Sylvian Chavenel

  33. VSP PICKS:

    1. Degenkolb
    2. Cancellara
    3. Sagan
    4. Gilbert
    5. Hushovd

  34. great to see the VSP back again! Surely Sagan can’t miss this time

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Kwiatkowski
    3. Cancellara
    4. Ulissi
    5. Gerrans

  35. VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Cancellara
    3. Nibali
    4. Degenkolb
    5. Bennati

  36. Everyone is expecting it to be a bunch sprint in the rain so I predict several crashes on the drop from the Poggio and a handful of domestiques to get clear in the chaos to contest the finish. In other words, I have no fucking clue so I’ll just go for Cav beating Ze Germans.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cav
    2. Greipel
    3. Degenkolb
    4. Sagan
    5. Modolo

  37. Go go

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Vincenzo Nibali
    3. Peter Sagan
    4. Geraint Thomas
    5. Jan Bakelants

  38. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cavendish
    2. Simon Gerrans
    3. Degenkolb
    4. Gerrans
    5. Cancellara

  39. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cavendish
    2. Simon Gerrans
    3. Degenkolb
    4. Peter Sagan
    5. Cancellara

  40. Nice

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Nibali
    3. Bakelants
    4. Sagan
    5. Geraint Thomas

  43. VSP PICKS:

    1. SAGAN, Peter
    2. DEGENKOLB, John
    3. MATTHEWS, Michael
    4. MODOLO, Sacha
    5. CAVENDISH, Mark

  44. One for the sprinters this year*

    *makes picks then watches Cancellara/Sagan/Gilbert/Stannard/Kwiatkowski [delete as appropriate] go long for the win.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cavendish
    2. Greipel
    3. Sagan
    4. Degankolb
    5. Modolo

  45. VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Degenkolb
    3. Ciolek
    4. Stannard
    5. Kwiatkowski

  46. VSP PICKS:

    1. Kwiatkowski, Michal
    2. Sagan, Peter
    3. Hushovd, Thor
    4. Martin, Tony
    5. Cancellara, Fabian

  47. VSP PICKS:

    1. Peter Sagan
    2. Taylor Phinney
    3. Michal Kwiatkowski
    4. Zdenek Stybar
    5. Sylvain Chavanel

  49. Hope I can catch the race, will be traveling this weekend.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cavendish
    2. Degenkolb
    3. Sagan
    4. Greipel
    5. Edvald BH

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