Velominati Super Prestige: Milano Sanremo 2014
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:
- 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 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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VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Degenkolb
3. Cancellara
4. Modolo
5. Matthews
What an absolutely amazing prize offer – Chapeau to the organisers and donors. Of course it goes without saying that any podium finisher is honour (if not rule-) bound to buy the other two items to match his/her prize…
VSP PICKS:
1. Cavendish
2. Greipel
3. Degenkolb
4. Sagan
5. Boasson Hagen
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Fabian Cancellera
3. Mark Cavendish
4. John Degenkolb
5. Tom Jelte Slagter
@gaswepass
VSP PICKS:
1. Zdenek stybar
2. Peter Sagan
3. Cancellara
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Degenkolb
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Faboo
3. Boasen Hagen
4. Slagter
5. Cavendousche
Hopefully the last time someone I pick pulls out.
VSP PICKS:
1. cav
2. sagan
3. petacchi
4. faboo
5. Degenkolb
Maybe a repost since my computer decided to come up with a mysterious ailment.
VSP PICKS:
1. Fabian Cancellara
2. Peter Sagan
3. Alexander Kristoff
4. Andre Greipel
5. Mark Cavendish
VSP PICKS:
1. SAGAN, Peter
2. MATTHEWS, Michael
3. CANCELLARA, Fabian
4. PAOLINI, Luca
5. GILBERT, Philippe
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boassen Hagen
3. Cancellera
4. Nibali
5. Degenkolb
Hope its the new kid .
VSP PICKS:
1. Sam bennett
2. F cancellara
3. M cavindish
4. P sagan
5. B Hagen
A V-Cap as part of the kit for 3rd place! I hadn’t heard that we had a cap yet and it isn’t available for purchase in the shop yet. When will we be able to get one of these? It looks great, well done.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Boassen Hagen
3. Cancellera
4. Nibali
5. Degenkolb
VSP PICKS:
1. Fabian Cancellara
2. Peter Sagain
3. John Degenkolb
4. Sacha Modolo
5. Arnaud Demare
A lineup built around sprinters for a race that does not favor favorites.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellera
3. Degenkolb
4. Cavendish
5. Nibali
@Buck Rogers
I believe that the prizes are for the VSP full season winner.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellera
3. Degenkolb
4. Cavendish
5. Nibali
@Steampunk
VSP PICKS:
1. Mark Cavendish
2. Andre Greipel
3. John Degenkolb
4. Sacha Modolo
5. Peter Sagan
VSP Picks
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Degenkolb
3. Stybar
4. Cancellara
5. Cavendish
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. Greg Van Avermaet
3. Franco Pellizotti
4. Fabian Cancellara
5. Andre Greipel
Let’s see how this goes..
VSP PICKS:
1. Cavendish
2. degenkolb
3. grepiel
4. sagan
5. demare
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cavendish
3. Degenkolb
4. Cancellara
5. Greipel
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Sagan
3. Cancellara
4. Gilbert
5. Stybar
VSP PICKS:
1. Cavendish
2. Greipel
3. Sagan
4. Degenkolb
5. Mathews
Time to take another stab at herding cats…
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Cavendish
4. Boonen
5. Greipel
VSP PICKS:
1. mark cavendish
2. peter sagan
3. john degenkolb
4. vincenzo nibali
5. michal kwiatkowski
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter Sagan
2. John Degenkolb
3. Alexander Kristoff
4. Sacha Modolo
5. Michael Mathews
Revision, Garrens out.
VSP PICKS:
1. GREIPEL André
2. HUSHOVD Thor
3. CANCELLARA Fabian
4. DEGENKOLB John
5. KWIATKOWSKI Michal
@Jay
I do not think that Tommeke is racing it this year.
@Weldertron
Ahhh, that makes more sense. Still amazing prizes!
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Degenkolb
3. Gilbert
4. Hushovd
5. Boassen Hagen
VSP PICKS:
1. Luca Paolini
2. Peter Sagan
3. Fabian Cancellara
4. Michal Kwiatkowski
5. Philippe Gilbert
Big pileup, favourites scattered all over the road on the slippery descent of the Poggio, a bloodied Sagan almost pulls out a miraculous come from behind win.
Likelier: I go 0 for 5. Heh.
VSP PICKS:
1. Luca Paolini
2. Peter Sagan
3. Greg Van Avermaet
4. Zdenek Stybar
5. Alessandro Petacchi
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Degenkolb
4. Sagan
5. Ulissi
@Buck Rogers
Correct.
Two Italians on the podium? It could happen…. right? My reach is that Nibali and Pipo Pozzato make the home crowds lose their minds by whipping up a Stanny sandwich on the blocks. Fab and Pete fill out my card.
Can’t wait.
Thanks as always to the Keepers for putting the VSP together, the prizes are ridiculous…you keep clearing a bar that goes higher each year. Cheers!
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibbles
2. Stannard the Mannard
3. Pipo Pozzato
4. The Motor
5. Saggy
VSP PICKS:
1. Rojas
2. Stybar
3. Degenkolb
4. Sagan
5. Cancellara
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Cavendish
4. Petachii
5. Nibali
Gerrans out and all change.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Gilbert
3. Cavendish
4. Degenkolb
5. Cancellara
VSP PICKS:
1. Cavendish
2. Degenkolb
3. Petacchi
4. Greipel
5. Sagan
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Moser
3. gilbert
4. cav
5. boss hogg
VSP PICKS:
1. f cancellara
2. p sagan
3. j degenkolb
4. m cavendish
5. g v avermaet
Sure.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cavendish
3. Cancellara
4. Boonen
5. Goss
It’s springtime!
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Cavendish
4. Degenkolb
5. Anaud Demare
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Degenkolb
4. Greipel
5. Cavendish
Hmmm I dreamt that pozzato wins, bizarre. Squeekers you do know that boonen is out no?
heads up mofos bien tv has hi lights on Monday
Good luck to all
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter sagan
2. fabian cancellara
3. kwiatskowski
4. degenkolb
5. Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cavendish
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Degenkolb
5. Phinney
Since Gerrans has pulled out…
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Gilbert
3. Degenkolb
4. Greipel
5. Impey
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Degenkolb
4. Greipel
5. Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Cavendish
2. Griepel
3. Sagan
4. Degenkolb
5. Boason hagen