Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de France 2014
Attention all Velominati. The Tour VSP is going on line and it should be a good one. Sure, between Froomy and Bertie a person could hedge their bets but Moviestar is all in for Valverde, BMC for TeeJay, Astana for the Shark and Garmin is finally committing to a team leader in Talansky. Some other teams (ahem…Trek Factory Racing for one) have resigned themselves to hunting stage wins. The Tour swings through the Yorkshire Dales, everyone but the riders can enjoy some excellent ales. As the Tour continues to Lille, Norther France and Belgium, the quality pints continue. Yes, it’s hot and the VSP generator has beer on its mind.
The route, the sprints, the climbing and even the final time trial should make this a decent Tour. Here is a start list. Everyone will have a vial in their jersey pocket, but don’t worry, it’s legal.
It is still not too late to win the overall 2014 VSP and we have made it worth your while.
- 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.
Refer to the VSP page for details concerning scoring and rest day swaps. If you want to call yourself Pedro Delgado, you will only have yourself to blame. The VSP banner on the homepage has the countdown clock, refresh your browser and don’t be late. Good luck and good picking.
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VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Contador
3. Nibali
4. Talansky
5. Rodriguez
VSP PICKS:
1. Chris Froome
2. Alberto Contador
3. Vincenzo Nibali
4. Bauke Mollema
5. Alejandro Valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Contador
3. Valverde
4. Talansky
5. Nibali
:)
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibali
2. Contador
3. Froome
4. Talansky
5. Rodriguez
VSP PICKS:
1. Alberto Contador
2. Alejandro Valverde
3. Marcel Kittel
4. Chris Froome
5. Peter Sagan
VSP
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Nibali
3. Froome
4. Talansky
5. Mollema
TDF 2014
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Nibali
4. Valverde
5. Talansky
Allee!
VSP PICKS:
1. Alberto Contador
2. Andrew Talansky
3. Alessandro Valverde
4. Rafael Majka
5. Chris Froome
I guess you have to do this all season to be in the running, but I’ll take a stab here anyway. Get my feet wet at least….
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Talansky
4. Nibali
5. Valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Talansky
3. Valverde
4. Porte
5. Rolland
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador, Alberto
2. Froome, Chris
3. Nibali, Vincenzo
4. Valverde, Alejandro
5. Mollema, Bauke
Wanted to go for TJ for the win, but I think Contador will be too strong. I am also predicting that Froome will have some bad luck and Richie Porte will take over the GC hopes of team Sky
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Van Garderen
3. Valverde
4. Porte
5. Nibali
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Contador
3. Valverde
4. Van den Broek
5. Talansky
@VeloSix
Ha! Methinks you assume we are better with the old crystal ball than we actually are (mostly).
What odds do the bookies have that Malmerde will crash or lose huge time early in the Tour and be out of contention in a single stage? El Pistolero is back and Sky should be afraid, very afraid.
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Talansky
4. Van Garderen
5. Nibali
I like nibali more than that, but the team isn’t that great.
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Nibali
4. Valverde
5. Talanskey
Ok a little change
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Nibali
4. Van Garderen
5. Talanskey
VSP PICKS:
1. Alberto Contador
2. Chris Froome
3. Andrew Talansky
4. Vincenzo Nibali
5. Rui Costa
Here we go…
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador, Albert
2. Froome, Cough
3. Talansky
4. Nibali, Vincenzo
5. Valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. Froome
2. Contador
3. Valverde
4. Nibali
5. Rodriguez
And another change. What about Rodriguez?
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Nibali
4. Valverde
5. Talanskey
Pretty standard picks
VSP PICKS:
1. Alberto Contador
2. Chris Froome
3. Vincenzo Nibali
4. Alejandro Valverde
5. Andrew Talansky
Froome caught staring at his power meter. Contador kicking ass. World champ on the podium. Hot riders from the latest stage races with serious competition. Where’s Valverde? Almost a minute behind Roche. Sorry squeezed out (I may regret this).
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Rui Costa
4. Talansky
5. Mollema
Oh, and Nibali? Dropped.
Why am I so happy all of a sudden?
Oranje. Rosa. Jaune.
The colours of the coming weekend!
Thank goodness there’s no TTT this time, or I’d wonder about Garmin’s chances. Here’s hoping for a safe first week.
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Valverde
3. Froome
4. Rui Costa
5. Talansky
@Teocalli
Let’s see, pick 5 names, have a chance at a badass Velominati frame, wheelset, or kit…. I’ll put GC riders in a hat, and draw names for a chance at that!
VSP PICKS:
1. Chris Froome
2. Alberto Contador
3. Vincenzo Nibali
4. Jurgen Van Den Broek
5. Bauke Mollema
Crazy, sure. But genius if I’m write. The only chance I have in this VSP is a do or die breakaway.
VSP PICKS:
1. Chris Horner
2. Alejandro Valverde
3. Alberto Contador
4. Andrew Talansky
5. Chris Froome
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Valverde
4. Mollema
5. Talansky
@RossArmstrong2014
5 is a definite long shot, he’s not riding the TdF dude….
Fuck me, i don’t actually want either 1 or 2 to win… and I’d love to be wrong about Nairo and see him stand on a step.
VSP PICKS:
1. Albuterol Clentador
2. The Spider
3. All Kittel’d up
4. Nairo Quintana
5. Nibbles
No Nairo… dammit (I should have checked the race list first) now I have no Columbian to root for so I’ll have to put in a yankee.
VSP PICKS:
1. Albuterol Clentador
2. The Spider
3. All Kittel’d up
4. Rui Costa
5. Talansky
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Nibali
4. Horner
5. Talansky
I’m out of VSP GC contention already, so going with my heart rather than my head.
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Valverde
4. Nibali
5. Mollema
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Valverde
4. Talansky
5. Van Garderen
@VeloJello
I wouldn’t bet the farm on 4 either…
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Valverde
4. Nibali
5. Mollema
VSP PICKS:
1. ‘berto
2. Froomey
3. Nibali
4. JVDB
5. Talansky
Going for new(ish) and young(ish) blood to sweep all before them.
VSP PICKS:
1. Andrew Talansky
2. Bauke Mollema
3. Jurgen Van Den Broeck
4. Tejay van Garderen
5. Romain Bardet
VSP PICKS:
1. Chris Froome
2. Bertie
3. Van den Broeck
4. Rui costa
5. Mollema
@Bianchi Denti
“Pretty much…”
allez allez
VSP PICKS:
1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Valverde
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Mollema
VSP PICKS:
1. christopher froome
2. alberto contador
3. jurgen van den broek
4. Andrew Talansky
5. vincenzo nibali
VSP PICKS:
1. A. Contador
2. C. Froome
3. J. Van den Broeck
4. A. Valverde
5. V. Nibali
VSP PICKS:
1. Talansky
2. Van Garderen
3. Nibali
4. Valverde
5. Contador
VSP PICKS:
1. C Froome
2. A Contadr
3. V Nibali
4. A Talansky
5. A Valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. C Froome
2. A Contador
3. V Nibali
4. A Talansky
5. A Valverde
Just can’t see beyond these guys at the moment – maybe Purito might stick his nose in.
Won’t it be hilarious if Frandy wins it?
VSP PICKS:
1. Froomey
2. C*ntador
3. Nibbles
4. Malmerde
5. Talansky
VSP PICKS:
1. Clenbutador
2. Froome Dogg
3. Nibbles
4. Vulvaverde
5. Talansky