Velominati Super Prestige: Paris-Tours 2014
Attention, this is the final event on the Men’s VSP calendar for 2014. There is one more Women’s event to come. We may already have a winner of this years over-all but the rest of the podium could be up for grabs. @il muro di manayunk has broken away and I’m not sure @steampunk is going to chase him down. Has everyone noticed how @xyxax is always up there, every year? His mojo is also good this year.
Paris-Tours is billed as a sprinter’s classic but recent wins by Phil Gil and Greg Van Avermaet let one know it can be won by a tough one day rider too. It’s long, 237 km but relatively flat. And it’s not the Tour of Beijing, is that a reward or punishment to miss Paris-Tours and fly to China for a few days?
Who still has any form in October? What non-climber finished well last weekend? There are a lot of dark horses in this start list but only the masseurs have a clue who is going to climb into the team car at the first feed and who is not. Is this finally when Heinrich Haussler pulls the trigger and wins something again? No, probably not.
All right VSP players, one more chance for Men’s Elite glory here. Pray to your god and don’t delgado. Good luck.
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VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Demare
3. Van Avermaet
4. Navardauskas
5. Nizzolo
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Demare
3. Van Avermart
4. Morkov
5. Keisse
VSP PICKS:
1. J. Degenkolb
2. A. Demare
3. S. Vanmarcke
4. N. Terpstra
5. R. Feillu
If my math is correct, it is still technically possible for me to lose this with two races left.
Thanks to the Keepers for another great season–it’s been fun.
VSP PICKS:
1. J. Degenkolb
2. A. Demare
3. G. Van Avermaet
4. S. Vanmarcke
5. J. Debusschere
VSP PICKS:
1. Demare
2. Degenkolb
3. Van Staeyen
4. Poels
5. Chav
There is no way I can win the overall unless my points are squared. Presuming that I earn some…
VSP PICKS:
1. Navardauskus
2. Degenkolb
3. Van Avermaet
4. Feillu
5. Nizzolo
Totally out of it but hoping to improve my ranking…
VSP PICKS:
1. Demare
2. Vanmarcke
3. Terpstra
4. Degenkolb
5. Gallopin
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Demare
3. Van Avermaet
4. Navardauskas
5. Hutarovich
Sprinting for a mid pack finish (like a douche)
VSP PICKS:
1. Van Avernaet
2. Dekenkolb
3. Demare
4. Vanmarke
5. Nizzolo
VSP PICKS:
1. John Degenkolb
2. Arnaud Demare
3. Greg Van Avermaet
4. Sep Vanmarcke
5. Giacomo Nizzolo
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Demare
3. Van Avermaet
4. Nizzolo
5. Vanmarcke
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VSP PICKS:
1. A. Demare
2. J. Degenkolb
3. M. Breschel
4. G. Van Avermaet
5. G. Nizzolo
@il muro di manayunk
Yes. Your math is correct (insert emoticon here)!
VSP PICKS:
1. Sep Vanmarcke
2. John Degenkolb
3. Arnaud Demare
4. Thomas De Gendt
5. Greg Van Avermaet
VSP PICKS:
1. Arnoud Demare
2. John Degenkolb
3. Sep Vanmarcke
4. Greg Van Avermaet
5. Giacomo Nizzolo
Final cirner
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Demare
3. van Avermaet
4. Nizzolo
5. Navardauskas
Corner even
VSP PICKS:
1. Demare
2. Degenkolb
3. Van Avermaet
4. Nizzolo
5. Breschel
@il muro di manayunk
Based on my picks, it boils down to my nailing 3-5 to be within a stone’s throw for the women’s Chrono.
VSP PICKS:
1. J. Degenkolb
2. A. Demare
3. G. Van Avermaet
4. S. Vanmarcke
5. N. Terpstra
VSP PICKS:
1. John Degenkolb
2. Roman Kreuziger
3. Greg Van Avermaet
4. Sep Vanmarcke
5. Ramunas Navardauskas
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb, John
2. Demare, Arnaud
3. Nizzolo, Giacomo
4. Van Avermaet, Greg
5. Vanmarcke, Sep
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb, John
2. Demare, Arnaud
3. Van Avermaet, Greg
4. Vanmarcke, Sep
5. Gallopin, Tony
For reals?
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Demare
3. Nizollo
4. Hutarovitch
5. Debusschere
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Navaradauskas
3. Van Avermaet
4. Demare
5. Gallopin
Who knows
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Demare
3. van avermaet
4. gallopin
5. vanmarcke
Here is to a good race
VSP PICKS:
1. Van avermaet
2. Degenkolb
3. Vanmarcke
4. Demare
5. Nizzolo
VSP PICKS:
1. John Degenkolb
2. Arnaud Demare
3. Yauheni Hutarovich
4. Giacomo Nizzolo
5. Sep Vanmarcke
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Vanmarcke
3. Demare
4. Yauheni Hutarovich
5. Van Avermaet
VSP PICKS:
1. J. Degenkolb
2. G. Nizzolo
3. A. Demare
4. G. van Avermaet
5. J. Debusschere
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Van Avermat
3. Demare
4. Vanmarke
5. Nizzolo
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Van Avermaet
3. Demare
4. Vanmarcke
5. Nizzolo
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Demare
3. Morkov
4. Nizzolo
5. Van Avermaet
There, in my race to the bottom I’m not picking Degenkolb, repeating is tough.
VSP PICKS:
1. sep vanmarcke
2. Van Avermaet
3. Ramunas Navardauskas
4. tom veelers
5. Tommy boy Voeckler
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VSP PICKS:
1. degenkolb
2. navardauskas
3. breschel
4. van avermaet
5. vanmarcke
VSP PICKS:
1. Arnaud Demare
2. Yauheni Hutarovich
3. John Degenkolb
4. Giacomo Nizzolo
5. Heinrich Haussler
The red kite is flying on another road season. Time flies when you’re having fun. Thanks for another great VSP Keepers.
VSP PICKS:
1. Boom Boom Boom Boom
2. Degenkolberoonie
3. Van Avermizzle
4. Sep Van Winkle
5. Niz Markie
Tricky to apply my usual picking strategy. Thanks Keepers, always fun.
VSP PICKS:
1. Van avermaet
2. Nizzolo
3. Van marcke
4. Degenkolb
5. Haussler
One Final Hurrah?
VSP PICKS:
1. Degenkolb
2. Demare
3. Naverdauskus
4. van Avermaet
5. Gallopin
Ah bugger. Checked last night at midnight, no VSP. Checked this morning at 8:45, VSP closed. would have stuck big John D at 1, and then made a few wild guesses.
Another Delgado…meh…
Bugger +1 That’ll teach me to sleep during the night. My first Delgado.
Well, that was disappointing from a VSP perspective, but great, dramatic conclusion””and congrats to the Belgian lad. I expect Tommy V would be congratulating him on a terrific race.
That was a pretty silly finish. A bunch of the favorites go clear with under 10k to go and then decide none of them are going to be the one to chase down Voeckler and Wallays (who had been away all day) so they all sit up and call it a day.
@bianchi denti and @girl picking Hairstyle for fifth. What prescience (which means “before science”)!
@il muro di manayunk
There was a moment there when I had four of my five in that small selection and all was well. Then Degenkolb’s helper gassed. No one was about to work to tow the German to the line. And once Demare got back on, Degenkolb wasn’t about to do the work either. Kudos to Tommy V the opportunist.
That Dylan Teuns kid looks good, too.
Well I don’t feel so bad at missing out now, very few points won in the VSP there. Chapeau to Bianchi Denti and girl.
@Steampunk
Positively 4th Street?