Velominati Super Prestige

Velominati Super Prestige: Ronde van Vlaanderen 2012

The Keepers and Rigid rolled into a region in France called Flandres which, without doing any further research into the matter, we assume is the coloquial French term for this region of the world. If its anything like the other regions in Europe, these places have roots that extend way past any modern country’s border and situate themselves in a history long past.

They do, however, speak French with all the stubbornness that we have come to love from the French. None of us in the group speak French very well, and no one we’ve found in Lille speaks English very well. Which means we’re all communicating with arms and legs more so than with words. We’re on our way to Kemmel, which means we’ll be able to speak a bit of Flemish again.

With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 about to begin in earnest, we’re busy organizing ourselves and making final preparations, so we’ll have to forgo the usual insightful, hard-hitting, race insight we usually produce for the VSPs. What’s that you say? We’re usually full of shit? Ah, right. You’ll have to forgive us the usual shit, then, and take today’s flavor.

Watch the countdown timer, get your VSP picks in by Sunday morning at 5am Pacific. Winner of this VSP event will earn the right to comment all year with the Leeuw van Vlaanderen commenting badge. We will also forgo the usual Symbol Pack prize awarded to a Monument and award the winner a copy of the local newspaper the day after the race.

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289 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: Ronde van Vlaanderen 2012”

  2. Picking V is as tough as riding the race….um, ok, maybe not.

    Brews and a EuroSport feed at my place at 0700. Bring a bike for afterwards…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Thor
    4. Sagen
    5. PhilGil

  7. Cancellara is going to be marked too heavily. I would love to see him win, but I don’t think it is going to happen.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Vanmarke
    2. Sagan
    3. Gilbert
    4. Boonen
    5. Cancellara

  9. @elewis

    Cancellara is going to be marked too heavily. I would love to see him win, but I don’t think it is going to happen.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Vanmarke
    2. Sagan
    3. Gilbert
    4. Boonen
    5. Cancellara

    Marked yes, but there’s more to Faboo that meets the eye!

    What’s his Kryptonite? GreenEdge?!

  12. Can’t wait to see the Keepers flag flying high!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonen
    2. Spartacus
    3. Sagan
    4. Chavanel
    5. Van Avermaet

  13. VSP PICKS:

    1. Tom Boonan
    2. Spartacus
    3. Boason Hagen
    4. Gilbert
    5. Sagan

  15. VSP PICKS:

    1. Cancellara
    2. Boonen
    3. Boason Hagen
    4. Sagan
    5. Chavanel

  17. VSP PICKS:

    1. Spartacus
    2. Tommeke
    3. Van Avermaet
    4. Ballan
    5. Vanmarke

  18. VSP PICKS:

    1. Spartacus
    2. Chavanel
    3. Boonen
    4. VanMarke
    5. Van Avermaet

  21. Cancellara will fail to drop 1-3 and Gilbert will lead the chase group.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Boonen
    3. Boassen Hagen
    4. Cancellara
    5. Gilbert

  23. Ha, seeing them round that corner is GREAT! What a position for the video. I love the bloke in the white sweater + cap. A former cyclist now on the suds & frites? Just a Belgian dude?

    Super cool to see Big George come around the corner.

    And damn, I love watching Maxim Iglinsky ride! We’re just about the same age, exactly the same size and love his Euro mullet. Having grown up playing lacrosse, hockey and soccer, I know a thing or two about some sweet locks coming out of yer helmet. Easily my favorite cyclist from Kazakhstan!

    Having also found out Simon Gerrans & I are the same size, I can now watch Gerro & Maxim ride with the V, as per the Rule of copying the form of a similarly sized rider. Thank goodness I can start ignoring Tommy V & stop fighting the bike. Though his grit can be fun.

    Alright, out the door for a rain ride, my last one before the race tomorrow.

  27. VSP PICKS:

    1. Chavanel
    2. Visconti
    3. Boonen
    4. Cancellara
    5. Vanmarcke

  32. I pick Pozzato to go away but be caught by Faboo, Boonen’s canny to beat Sagan for third, and after that a crapshoot. I’d love to see Pozzato win it, love to see Boonen win it…nah, just like watching anyone win it…

    Enjoy the race all, ‘specially the chaps who are there…

    VSP PICKS:

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

  33. Oh mommy, me so tired. Look for us tomorrow on the course.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Fabian
    2. Boonen
    3. Vanmarke
    4. Devolder
    5. Gilbert

  34. VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonen
    2. Cancellara
    3. Chavanel
    4. Gilbert
    5. Sep Vanmarcke

  36. Cobbles are a serious fuck-all to ride. Especially on a child’s bike.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Sagan
    2. Boonen
    3. Faboo
    4. Chavanel
    5. EBH

  40. VSP PICKS:

    1. Tommeke
    2. Sagan
    3. Fabian
    4. Langeveld
    5. Chavanel

  41. I love it.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Boonen
    2. Cancellara
    3. Sagan
    4. Chavanel
    5. Pozzato

  42. I can barely type this…

    VSP PICKS:

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

  45. I can’t wait for this shit.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Breschel
    2. Boonen
    3. Faboo
    4. Van Avaermaet
    5. Pozzato

  48. VSP PICKS:

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

  49. VSP PICKS:

    1. Peter Sagan
    2. Fab-ooooooh!
    3. Tom Boonen
    4. Alessandro Ballan
    5. Sep Vanmarcke

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