Velominati Super Prestige

Velominati Super Prestige: Paris-Roubaix 2014

Phinney takes flight in the Trouée d'Arenberg.
Phinney takes flight in the Trouée d’Arenberg.

It has been a brutal week for us Keepers, having decided not to hold a Keepers Tour this year. Watching the action from half a world away has been almost too much for us to bear, and I know most of the participants from last year must be feeling similarly. On Sunday, we would be escorted by our friends and guides, William and Alex of Pavé Cycling Classics, shooting from one location to another to watch the race, eating Genevieve’s homemade sandwiches and pounding Malteni like its going out of style.

We may not be there this year, but that doesn’t change the question on everyone’s mind: can Fabian do the double a record three times? Personally, I hope not – I want the double to stay special. Until 2003, the previous winner of the double was de Vlaeminck who had managed it in 1977 at which point it had only been done six times previously. But since Van Petegem pulled it off in ’03, Boonen and Cancellara have done it twice each – that’s 4 doubles in the last 10 years.

Come Sunday morning, I’ll be gunning for Boonen. He’s been behind his form just a tad, but he forced the selection on the Koppenberg last Sunday, so he has the power. Maybe a day of killing it in de Ronde was last touch he needed and he’ll be peaking for Sunday. Fabian of course will be strong, but Sep and Greg had strong showings last week and Vanmarke is now proving to be Flecha’s replacement – hopefully he’ll have more luck taking a big win Sunday.

The points from the Paris-Roubaix VSP count towards the overall prizes plus the winner of this event also gets to post for the rest of the year in the cobblestone badge. 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 midnight PDT on Sunday the 13th. 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:

  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.

Good luck, have fun with it, and don’t lose your Rule #43 spirit.

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355 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: Paris-Roubaix 2014”

  1. Avoiding the favourites didn’t exactly pan out that well for me last week…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Faboo
    2. Stybar
    3. Mini Phinney
    4. Lars goes Boom
    5. JVS

  2. Avoiding the favourites didn’t exactly pan out that well for me last week…

  4. ?

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Sep Vanmarcke
    3. Greg Van Avermaet
    4. Tom Boonen
    5. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck

  6. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Tom Boonen
    3. Sep Vanmarcke
    4. Zdenek Stybar
    5. Alexander Kristoff

  7. VSP PICKS:

    1. BOONEN Tom
    2. TURGOT Sebastien
    3. CANCELLARA Fabian
    4. VANMARCKE Sep
    5. TERPSTRA Niki

  8. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Sep Van Marke
    3. Boonen
    4. Van Avermaet
    5. Kristoff

  10. Omega gets their shit sorted in the flat.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Tommeke Boonen
    2. Sep Van Marke
    3. Fabian Cancellara
    4. Greg Van Avermaet
    5. Alexander Kristoff

  11. Can’t believe I’m picking Wiggins ahead of Sagan/Phinney/GVA. But he didn’t look terrible in Flanders, and he seems to really want to do well.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. CANCELLARA
    2. VANMARCKE
    3. BOONEN
    4. KRISTOFF
    5. WIGGINS

  12. I want to have Phinney in the top five, but experience and proven good form points to Greg.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarcke
    3. Boonen
    4. Kristoff
    5. Van Avermaet

  13. @RedRanger I’m really hoping the Wiggins stuff is just a theory to keep the pressure off him, so much so I’m thinking I might pop him in at #5

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Faboo
    2. Stybar
    3. Mini Phinney
    4. Lars goes Boom
    5. Eddy Boss Hogg

  14. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara, Fabian
    2. Vanmarcke, Sep
    3. Van Avermaet, Greg
    4. Terpstra, Niki
    5. Kristoff, Alexander

  15. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarcke
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Kristoff
    5. Boonen

  16. It pains me that Boonen isn’t on my list but I don’t think this is his year.  I hope that he proves me wrong, even if it trashes my VSP results.

    Fortune will play a role as it always does.  I’m told that Fortune favors the brave so everyone ought to pack their suitcases of courage and a pair of Good Legs for this one.

  17. Here goes nothing!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Taylor Chimney
    2. Mr Zdenek Goodbar
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Pincher Sagan
    5. Boonen

  18. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarcke
    3. Stybar
    4. Van Avermaet
    5. Boonen

  19. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Sep Vanmarcke
    3. Tom Boonen
    4. Taylor Phinney
    5. John Degenkolb

  20. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Sep Vanmarcke
    3. Tom Boonen
    4. Greg Van Avermaet
    5. John Degenkolb

  21. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Sagan
    5. Kristoff

  23. Fabian so far ahead only the van is following him!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Van Avermart
    3. Vanmark
    4. Vanbenberg
    5. Van summeran

  25. @ Keepers and Velominati looking good on the Pavé Cycling Classics website.

  26. Here goes nuttin’

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Sagan
    4. Phinney
    5. Vansumeran

  27. These are the numbered balls that landed first when the whole damn lot were thrown in the air.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. BOONEN
    2. CANCELLARA
    3. WIGGINS
    4. vAN aVERMAET
    5. PHINNEY

  28. Well, it worked last year, here goes;

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarke
    3. Stybar
    4. Van Avermaet
    5. Kristoff

  29. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarke
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Stybar
    5. Boonen

  31. Lot’s of vans. Who’s driving the van? Let’s jump in a van.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Faboo
    2. Van Avermet
    3. Vanmarcke
    4. Boonen
    5. Vanstandsaman

  32. Initial picks. I may move some around…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. cancellara
    2. boonen
    3. van avermaet
    4. vanmarke
    5. kristoff

  33. Very tentative picks. GVA seriously deserves a win after his early season second places at omloop and Ronde. I hope he wins but it’s really hard to bet against Faboo

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Van avermaet
    3. Kristoff
    4. Vansummeren
    5. Vanmarcke

  34. We shall see.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Sep Vanmarcke
    3. Greg Van Avermaet
    4. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
    5. Tommeke Boonen

  36. Wow, lots of great options.  Just read in a Dutch publications ion that the husband of the woman in the Johan VS accident want shine to race and to dedicate a win to his wife in her coma.  He’ll be riding with a lot of heart So I put him on the podium – and Ive always liked him.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Faboo
    2. Vanmarke
    3. Van Summeren
    4. Phinney
    5. Stybar

  37. VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian Cancellara
    2. Alexander Kristoff
    3. Zdenek Stybar
    4. Sep Vanmarcke
    5. Geraint Thomas

  38. Damn, this is hard. I don’t want to leave Tommeke off the list but the field is so stacked with contenders this year. It’s hard to look past Fabs but the rest of the spots are toss ups. I have a feeling Stybar will show up and ride well especially in the conditions are crap, but whatever, it’s all good!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Stybar
    3. Boonen
    4. Vanmarcke
    5. Terpstra

  39. Going with Tommeke 2.0 for the long shot. I like this kid. And picking the obligatory Frenchman, which means it won’t be Gaudin, but will be another one…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. F. Cancellara
    2. S. Vanmarcke
    3. G. Van Keirsbulck
    4. D. Gaudin
    5. Z. Stybar

  40. Where’s all the Sep Love? The boy is on fire, and he must have learnt something by now…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Vanmarcke
    2. Cancellara
    3. Stybar
    4. Kiristoff
    5. van Avermaet

  41. @unversio

    @ Keepers and Velominati looking good on the Pavé Cycling Classics website.

    Ah, happy days indeed. Greetings and best wishes to William and Alex (and Genevieve, of course).

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Vanmarcke
    2. Cancellara
    3. Stybar
    4. Kiristoff
    5. van Avermaet

  43. Rolls the bolts, stares into the carbon ball, and puts a little emotion into it.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara, Fabian
    2. Boonen, Tom
    3. Van Avermaet, Greg
    4. VanMarcke, Sep
    5. Van Summeren, Johan

  44. VSP PICKS:

    1. Spartacus
    2. Vanmarcke
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Terpstra
    5. Kristoff

  45. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Phinney
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Boonen
    5. VanMarcke

  46. VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonen
    2. Spartacus
    3. Phinney
    4. Vanmarcke
    5. Van Avermaet

  47. @DeKerr I’ve notice JVS showing up in several picks. And why not: 8th in 2008, 5th in 2009, Victory in 2011, 9th in 2012 and in 2013, as you say, “…a little emotion into it.”

  48. VSP PICKS:

    1. Phinney
    2. VanMarcke
    3. Terpstra
    4. Spartacus
    5. Degenkolb

  49. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Vanmarcke
    3. Boonen
    4. Van Avermaet
    5. Sagan

  50. betting (but not putting my money where my mouth is, so to speak) a bunch of unknowns end up delivering in the dry dry conditions leveling the playing field for a big upset

    VSP PICKS:

    1. booooooonennnnnn
    2. stybar
    3. cancellara
    4. van summersover
    5. lars boom

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