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. LONGO BORGHINI, Elisa
2. JOHANSSON, Emma
3. STEVENS, Evelyn
4. VAN DIJK, Ellen
5. BRONZINI, Giorgia
VSP PICKS:
1. Armistead
2. Van der Breggen
3. Emma Johansson
4. Pieters
5. Chantal Blaack
VSP PICKS:
1. Marianne Vos
2. Emma Johnasson
3. Lizzie Armitstead
4. Evelyn Stevens
5. Anna van der Breggen
VSP PICKS:
1. Johansson, E
2. Longo Borghini, E
3. van Dijk, E
4. van der Breggen, A
5. Bronzini, G
VSP PICKS:
1. Emma Johansson
2. Elizabeth Armitstead
3. Evelyn Stevens
4. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio
5. Giorgia Bronzini
VSP PICKS:
1. E Longo Borghini
2. E Armitstead
3. G Bronzini
4. E van Dijk
5. C Blaack
VSP PICKS:
1. E Longo Borghini
2. E Armitstead
3. G Bronzini
4. E van Dijk
5. C Blaak
Just a moment to give a shoutout to the keepers. I never paid any attention to women's racing until women's VSP last season. After realizing I had no clue about women's racing I watched the women's worlds and thought it was entertaining as hell. Have been watching it whenever I can now (which is admittedly rarely) and it's seriously good racing. You could make a decent case moreso than men. I think because teams are smaller and the discrepancy in quality between the big riders and the domestiques is larger? Anyways, cheers for turning me onto it.
VSP PICKS:
1. Armistead
2. Longo Borghini
3. Worrack
4. Van Dijk
5. Johansson
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Borghini
3. Armistead
4. Van Vlueten
5. Ratto
VSP PICKS:
1. Emma Johansson
2. Anna Van Der Breggen
3. Ellen Van Dijk
4. Elisa Longo Borghini
5. Elizabeth Armitstead