Velominati Super Prestige

Velominati Super Prestige: Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2016

There are a couple things you need to know about the Women’s Racing Scene. First of all, they’ve been racing the fuck out of Belgium and Italy, and staying well clear of the warmer climes. They are also busy kicking off their first-ever WorldTour. No surprise in who the current leader is; Lizzy Armitstead has gobbled up every race of value so far on the calendar, resplendent in her very Rule Compliant Rainbow jersey and black bibs. What’s not to love about her?

Well, she was forced to wear white bibs with her leaders’ jersey, so there’s that, I suppose. I remember when Tom Boonen was leading the WorldTour when riding in the rainbow bands, he petitioned the UCI to let him wear a hybrid jersey because he felt the bands were more valuable than the stale while WT leaders jersey. I’m not sure if Lizzy is thinking anything similar, but at least the jersey is a beautiful one.

The Trofeo Alfredo Binda kicks off on Sunday, and it is a nasty, hilly little bugger and will be sure to see the usual womens fireworks, which is another way of saying these girls race aggressively as shit. But how do you beat a hardwoman who can climb and sprint? Spoiler alert: you don’t. My money’s on Queen Lizzie.

Remember people, there is a Don Walker on offer. It might even get displayed at the best bike show in North America: NAHBS. And if you are the first loser, you’ll get a set of Café Roubaix CR Wheelworks wheels. Which might also be at NAHBS. Epic. Bragging. Rights.

So start prognosticating on your picks and check the scoring guidelines. Don’t wait too long as these are early VSPs and there have been some glitches in the systems on the MSR event; I don’t want to hear any complaining about Delgado’ing the event because something went catywampus at the last minute.

Check the start list, read the preview, and then pray to whatever you think will help make a difference. Personally, I’m rubbing my lucky Kapelmuur cobble.

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191 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2016”

  1. Lizzie can’t always be first, just like Sagan can’t always be second.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. VAN DER BREGGEN, Anna
    2. ARMITSTEAD, Lizzie
    3. LICHTENBERG-HAUSLER, Claudia
    4. FERRAND PREVOT, Pauline
    5. RIVERA, Coryn

  3. VSP PICKS:

    1. Elizabeth Armitstead
    2. Giorgia Bronzini
    3. Anna Van Der Breggen
    4. Kelly Druyts
    5. Emily Collins

  6. My picks:

    1. Elizabeth Armitstead

    2. Trixi Worrack

    3. Pauline Ferrand Prevot

    4. Anna van der Breggen

    5. Chantaal Blaak

    Why? I have no idea. Apart from my total belief in the fool crushing ability of Queen Liz III I am, sadly rather ignorant of women’s racing. This is a sate of affairs that I shall endeavor to address and improve upon as this season matures.

    Good day, gents and may Merckx almighty have mercy on the souls of the assorted fools our Liz crushes on her way to ultimate victory.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Elizabeth Armitstead
    2. Trixi Worrack
    3. Pauline Ferrand Prevot
    4. Anna van der Breggen
    5. Chantaal Blaak

  7. VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Prevot
    3. van der Breggen
    4. van Vleuten
    5. Longo Borghini

  10. @KogaLover

    Thats what makes this where the VSP is won and lost, the points on offer require a reasonable knowledge, some work and a love of womens cycling.

  11. VSP PICKS:

    1. Lizzie Armistead
    2. Anna van der Breggen
    3. Emma Johansson
    4. Trixi Worrack
    5. Alena Amialiusik

  12. VSP PICKS:

    1. Worrak
    2. Armitstead
    3. van der Breggen
    4. Brennauer
    5. Ferrand Prevot

  13. VSP PICKS:

    1. Elizabeth Armitstead
    2. Lauren Stephens
    3. Chantal Blaak
    4. Anna Van Der Breggen
    5. Lisa Brennauer

  16. VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Ferrand Prevot
    3. Cromwell
    4. van der Berggen
    5. Borghini

  19. Easy this one, type ‘A-R-M-I-T-S-T-E-A-D’ and then pick 4 other names out of a hat.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Prevot
    3. Cromwell
    4. Borghini
    5. Van Der Breggan

  20. Good Luck Ladies! (sorry Lizzie Im not feeling it this time)

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Lisa Brennauer
    2. Coryn Rivera
    3. Thalita De Jong
    4. Kelly Druyts
    5. Emma Johansson

  21. @Roobar

    @KogaLover

    Thats what makes this where the VSP is won and lost, the points on offer require a reasonable knowledge, some work and a love of womens cycling.

    I hear ya, but Paddypower and the likes help me to improve my knowledge about contenders’ chances of winning.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Prevot
    3. van der Breggen
    4. van Vleuten
    5. Longo Borghini

  23. Okay – let’s see how this does

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Lizzie Armitstead
    2. Ferrand-Prevot
    3. Anna Van Der Breggen
    4. Alena Amialiusik
    5. Jolanda Neff

  24. C’mon the A-Team.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Queen Elizabeth Armitstead
    2. Alena Amiallusik
    3. Anna Van Der Breggen
    4. Annemeik Van Vieuten
    5. PFP

  25. PFP from a reduced bunch!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Ferrand-Prevot
    2. Cromwell
    3. Armitstead
    4. Johansson
    5. Blaak

  26. x

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Queen Lizzie
    2. Ferrand Prevot
    3. Emma Johansson
    4. van der Breggen
    5. Warpdrive

  27. Curse of the rainbow bands, my arse.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth
    2. FERRAND PREVOT Pauline
    3. JOHANSSON Emma
    4. VAN DER BREGGEN Anna
    5. STEVENS Evelyn

  28. VSP PICKS:

    1. Anna van der Breggen
    2. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
    3. Emma Johansson
    4. Elizabeth Armitstead
    5. Alena Amialiusik

  29. VSP PICKS:

    1. Armistead, Lizzie
    2. Van Der Bergen, Anna
    3. Ferrand Prevot, Pauline
    4. Worrack, Trixi
    5. Johansson, Emma

  32. The forecast looks good…this will be a fantastic race.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armistead
    2. Johansson
    3. Van Der Breggen
    4. Van Vleuten
    5. Prevot

  33. Chose Coryn Rivera because I rode with her once.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armisted
    2. Van Der Breggen
    3. Coryn Rivera
    4. Prevot
    5. Johansson

  34. VSP PICKS:

    1. Lizzie Armistead
    2. Johansson, Emma
    3. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
    4. Anna Van Der Breggen
    5. Trixi Worrack

  36. The Boels jerseys are pretty damn nice. Can dudes wear women’s PRO team jerseys when riding? Seems like we’re reppin’ a growing area of our beloved sport!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armistead
    2. Worrack
    3. van Dijk
    4. Cromwell
    5. van Vleuten

  37. Between G and Lizzie on the road, and Trotty on the track, it is a good time to be a British cycling fan at the moment

    Lizzie to win for me, although she has been ill. It’s a shame that Marianne still isn’t back on the racing circuit, but I’m sure we’ll see her later in the year.

    One observation I’ve had about women’s road races: why do they almost always seem to end in a circuit? Granted, this one is way too hilly to be considered a criterium, but seriously, why are the men able to ride almost 300 km of road, yet the women struggle to make up 50 km before they’re riding tarmac they’ve already covered?

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Van Der Breggen
    3. Van Dijk
    4. Ferrand Prevot
    5. Bronzini

  38. Does anyone not think Lizzie will win??

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Van Der Breggen
    3. Ferrand Prevot
    4. Amialiusik
    5. Moolman-Pasio

  39. @litvi True, she can’t win every time, but I’m not betting against her.  Go Lizzie!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Stevens
    3. Johansson
    4. Prevot
    5. Van Der Breggen

  40. VSP PICKS:

    1. Lizzie Armistead
    2. Van Der Breggen
    3. Ferrand Prevot
    4. Tiffany Cromwell
    5. Van Dijk

  41. VSP PICKS:

    1. Lizzie Armitstead
    2. Pauline Ferrand Prevot
    3. Trixi Worrack
    4. Emma Johansson
    5. Claudia Lichtenberg

  43. VSP PICKS:

    1. Van Der Breggen
    2. Armistead
    3. E Johansson
    4. Niewiadoma
    5. Guarnier

  46. Hoping Emma will pull it off one more time.

    Lizzie didn’t finish last race and I think she still feels the effects.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Emma Johansson
    2. Chantal Blaak
    3. Annemiek Van Vleuten
    4. Shelley Olds
    5. Elizabeth Armitstead

  47. VSP PICKS:

    1. Elizabeth Armitstead
    2. Anna Van Der Breggen
    3. Ferrand Prevot
    4. Emma Johansson
    5. Tiffany Cromwell

  48. VSP PICKS:

    1. Elizabeth Armitstead
    2. Emma Johansson
    3. Pauline Ferrand Prevot
    4. Shelley Olds
    5. Anna Van Der Breggen

  49. VSP PICKS:

    1. Elizabeth Armitstead
    2. Emma Johansson
    3. Pauline Ferrand Prevot
    4. Shelley Oldsmobile
    5. Anna Van Der Breggen

  50. VSP PICKS:

    1. Elizabeth Armitstead
    2. Anna Van Der Breggen
    3. Emma Johansson
    4. Pauline Ferrand Prevot
    5. Tiffany Cromwell

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