This is the kick off of the VSP for women’s racing, though the women have already kicked it off with the Ronde van Drenthe in the Netherlands. Now it’s down to Northern Italy, Varese, by Lago Maggiore, but this is a climbers course, more in the mountains than by the lake. And yes, Sunday is also Gent-Wevelgem for women but Trofeo is part of the women’s World Cup so it is the race of choice (unless you are a sprinter who likes cobbles and wet Belgian weather).
If you fancy doing well in this year’s VSP then you had better be studying up on the women’s racing. Podiumcafé always has some well informed articles on women’s racing, in addition, velofocus is worth a visit. Last year’s winner was Elisa Longo Borghini. This year’s winner will have to be a strong climber, descender and if last week’s Milan-Sanremo’s weather was any indicator of anything, tough as nails.
If any well informed individual would like to submit a guest article on women’s professional racing in 2014, we, in the Velominati Super Bunker would be open to that. Lastly, we hate whiners, so if you get confused about your time zones and nap schedule, and miss placing your picks, Rule #5. Start list is here.
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VSP PICKS:
1. Johansson
2. Vos
3. Van Dijk
4. Longo Borghini
5. Ratto
Flying blind sadly, note to self, school up on womens racing
VSP PICKS:
1. Longo Borghini
2. Bronzini
3. Johansson
4. Stevens
5. van Dijk
VSP PICKS:
1. PIETERS Amy
2. BARKER Elinor
3. ARMITSTEAD Elisabeth
4. JOHANSSON Emma
5. BRENNAUER Lisa
Remarkably few picks for Vos to win this one - does everybody know something that I don't or is this a new move to pick anyone but Vos in the hope of scoring big?
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Gunnewijk
3. Armitstead
4. Borghini
5. Johannsen
@Fausto Scroll up. Trofeo website explains that she is holding out to return 2015.
VSP PICKS:
1. Stevens
2. Borghini
3. Van Dijk
4. Johannson
5. Armistead
VSP PICKS:
1. Johannson
2. Borghini
3. Stevens
4. van Dijk
5. Bronzini
VSP PICKS:
1. Johansson
2. Borghini
3. van Dijk
4. Stevens
5. van der Breggen
Hmm... Difficult
VSP PICKS:
1. Emma johannson
2. Ellen van Dijk
3. Ashleigh Moolman
4. Annemiek van Vleuten
5. elisa longo borghini
Vos!
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Stevens
3. Van Dijk
4. Armistead
5. Johansson