Velominati Super Prestige: Ronde van Vlaanderen 2013
Imagine a world without the little things we take for granted; a house without a roof, a pub with no beer, a Keepers Tour without any clothes. The last one is a reality for me at the moment, five days in and still no trace of where the hell between Wellington and Paris my bag (filled with V-Kit, shoes, helmet, everything) is. The other thing that has me perturbed again this trip is that there is no Muur de Grammont/Kapelmuur in the Ronde. To me, the race feels naked without it.
That won’t stop us from riding it next weekend though, and although there will be no crowds, no pros, there will still be the magical spirit of the great battles past on these hallowed stones. We’ll try and emulate The Lion and climb it in the big ring (or the 50t) while the man himself watches on, probably laughing inside, or indeed outwardly, as we succumb to the gradient and stab frantically at the left-hand shifter. Then we’ll realise just how ordinary we are and how special this hill is.
Even though the Muur is absent again this year, the 2013 Ronde is shaping up as one of the best in recent history. The battle between Faboo and Sags is well touted, but will they mark each other out of it and let an opportunist take their chance? My money’s on that scenario playing out, but if you have any sense you’ll see my VSP scores reflect a total lack of tipping nous so far this season and reject anything I predict as hogwash.
Check out the start list, grab a cold Malteni or other fine Belgian ale, slather your frites in mayo and keep your eye out for the V-Flag on the Oude Kwaremont this Sunday. Goed geluk!
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VSP PICKS:
1. Thomas
2. Sagan
3. Cancellara
4. Chavanel
5. Paolini
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Sylvain Chavanel
4. Van Avermaet
5. Haussler
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. chavanel
4. Stannard
5. Thomas
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Pozzato
4. Terpstra
5. Paolini
!!! ATTENTIE !!!
Neither Gilbert nor Phinney will start, so the list above is not entirely correct.
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/DMF20130328_051
VSP PICKS:
1. Thomas
2. Sagan
3. Chavanel
4. Boonen
5. Stannard
although it would be great to see Stannard up there too – so I’m almost hoping to be wrong!”
VSP PICKS:
1. Thomas
2. Spartacus
3. Van Avermaet
4. Chavanel
5. Sagan
Heinrich to win and say “fuck youse all” on podium.
VSP PICKS:
1. Heinrich foul mouth
2. Cancellara
3. Sagan
4. Chavanel
5. Some Obscure Belgian
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Chavanel
4. Van Avermaet
5. Boonen
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Chavanel
4. Boonen
5. Pozzato
Basically I haven’t a clue so I’m using the roulette tactic of betting on the same outcome as last time – and I wouldn’t bet against Sagan under any circumstances now anyway. Sagan is now of course cursed because I’ve picked him.
VSP PICKS:
1. Peter “Wheelie Good” Sagan
2. “Borat” Bozic
3. Greg “This Time” Van Avermaert
4. Heinrich “Hairstyle” Hausler
5. “Norman Stanley” Flecha
VSP PICKS:
1. Fabien Cancellara
2. Peter Sagan
3. Greg Van Avermaet
4. Heinrich Hausler
5. Geraint Thomas
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Haussler
4. Chavanel
5. Boonen
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Haussler
4. Chavanel
5. Boonen
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Chavanel
3. Cancellara
4. Roelandts
5. Flecha
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Chavanel
4. Hayman
5. Van Avermaet
Boom in for Hayman
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Chavanel
4. Boom
5. Van Avermaet
VSP PICKS:
1. sagan
2. fabien
3. syl chavenal
4. boonen
5. thomas
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Chavanel
4. Boonen
5. Stannard
VSP PICKS:
1. Fabian
2. Sagan
3. Chavanel
4. Haussler
5. Farrar
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Chavanel
3. Cancellara
4. Boonen
5. Thomas
VSP PICKS:
1. F. Cancellara
2. P. Sagan
3. S. Chavanel
4. G. Thomas
5. A. Kristoff
VSP PICKS:
1. Chav
2. Heiny
3. Degenkolb
4. Vanmarcke
5. Oss
VSP PICKS:
1. F. Cancellara
2. P. Sagan
3. S. Chavanel
4. G. Thomas
5. T. Boonen
VSP PICKS:
1. Sylvain Chavanel
2. Peter Sagan
3. Thomas Voeckler
4. Lars Boom
5. Oscar Gatto
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Chavavel
3. Cancellara
4. Thomas
5. Haussler
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Chavanel
3. Thomas
4. Sagan
5. Boom
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Chavanel
4. van Avermaet
5. Haussler
And Fischer 6th
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Thomas
4. Boonen
5. Paolini
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Pozzato
4. Chavanel
5. Paolini
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Faboo
3. Sylvain Chavanel
4. VanSummeren
5. Pozzato
VSP PICKS:
1. Stannard
2. Cancellera
3. Sagan
4. Dempster
5. Boonen
VSP PICKS:
1. Fabian Cancellara
2. Geraint Thomas (
3. Peter Sagan
4. Sylvain Chavanel
5. Filippo Pozzato
VSP PICKS:
1. Faboo
2. Sagan
3. Thor!
4. Pozzato
5. Chavanel (S)
VSP PICKS:
1. Fabian Cancellara
2. Geraint Thomas
3. Peter Sagan
4. Sylvain Chavanel
5. Filippo Pozzato
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Faboo
3. Boonen
4. Pozzatoe
5. Haussler
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Van Avermaet
4. Chavanel
5. Devolder
Whither to pick with head or heart? The head says Spartacus, the heart Boonen. However, I need VSP points so the head wins.
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Boonen
3. Thomas
4. Haussler
5. Sagan
edit
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Chavanel
3. Cancellara
4. Roelandts
5. Langeveld
RONDE! RONDE! RONDE!
VSP PICKS:
1. Faboo
2. Thomas
3. Sagan wagon
4. potatoe
5. t boo
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Spartacus
3. S. Chavanel
4. Langeveld
5. Van Avermaet
@wiscot
Yeah, I hear you. I REALLY want Tomeke to win but I do NOT see it happening. If not Tomeke then I would love to see Sagan but I had to go with Sparty b/c I think that he will do it. Hopefully I’m wrong!
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Chavanel
3. GVA
4. HH
5. Sagan
VSP PICKS:
1. Spartacus
2. Potato
3. Sagan
4. Van Avermaet
5. Boonen
Super Fab to ignite the race in the final.
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Sagan
3. Chavanel
4. Boonen
5. Thomas
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Chavanel
4. Boonen
5. G Thomas
I needs me some points! Let’s go boys!
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Spartacus
3. Chavanel
4. Tomeke
5. Van Avermaet
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Cancellara
3. Chavanel
4. Van Avermaet
5. Haussler
Party!
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Bozic
3. Boonen
4. Thomas
5. GVA
At last, the season really starts….
VSP PICKS:
1. G
2. Chavanel (the good one)