Velominati Super Prestige

Velominati Super Prestige: Vuelta a España 2014

Socks, shorts, jersey, spot on. Cyclingweekly
Socks, shorts, jersey, spot on. Peter Kennaugh will be there. photo-Cycling Weekly

Did everyone got tired of seeing a nearly naked Marcel Kittel on the massage table for the Tour’s VSP page? I know I didn’t. Young Kennaugh will be sporting his British road race jersey and his proper shoe/sock pairing in this Vuelta. Get used to it. 

Ladies and gentleman we have a race. We have some Giro winners, we have some Tour de France winners and we have some Vuelta winners all lining up for the 2014 edition.

Quintana won the Giro but wants to prove he is the real deal. Is Malmerde working for him? Froome, he has been training in Sonoma, California. Talansky lives there, maybe they have both been training with egg timer. I think we can count out Horner to repeat or Bertie to do anything other than put some points in his jersey pocket. Carlos Alberto Betancur is here to lose some weight. David Millar is in to show he really deserved to ride the Tour de France. Boonen is here to train for the World Championships. Maybe everybody is here because their boss said get your skinny (or fat, in Betancur’s case) ass to Spain and ride the damn Vuelta. 

No matter, the reason you, dear readers are here, is to show your total domination in the VSP. Stare at the start list until olive oil pops out of your tear ducts and stigmata appear on your palms.  Redemption, points, the Worlds, spite or orders from the boss are all equally good reasons to get riders on the start list. How many people picked Chris Horner to win last year? Just a moment, I’ll query the VSP generator for archived results.

“Fuck off, I’m full”

The VSP generator is channeling Mr Creosote, that’s not a good sign. The point is, if there is one, this season’s VSP* is hanging in the balance on the Vuelta. Don’t consult the professional odds makers, that is like doping. Who is motivated? Who has a great team? Who does not make too many kit transgressions? Who looks fantastic on the bike? These are the questions.

Who has the answers?

*Prizes are as follows:

  • 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.

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268 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: Vuelta a España 2014”

  1. No time to overthink I’m heading for a Cogal.
    But it’s in Spain and Quintana speaks Spanish so that has to help not least because he’ll understand if there’s a break ahead of him.
    Froome has something to prove but not speaking Spanish means he loses out if he’s in the leading group who will all be speaking Spanish.
    J-Rod will once again show how good he is at sex by not coming first.
    Clenbutador will not quite have the form to beat Quintana but he’s a trier and Merckx loves a trier.
    Malmerde will be up there and give us all something to bitch about.
    I reserve the right to change my mind later today.
     

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Quintana
    2. Froomedog
    3. J-Rod
    4. C*ntador
    5. Malmerde

  2. Don’t think either Bertie or Froome will be in shape to challenge. Unfortunately for the rock star, his compatriot will just be too strong up the steep stuff.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. GoGo Nairo
    2. Mick Jagger
    3. The Well Dressed Man
    4. Panda Man
    5. Warren Barguil

  3. Woo hoo – the site’s letting me log in properly for the first time in months – pictures will follow soon – you mark my words

  4. Mick Jagger’s personal Faceplant site shows him having a good time and not racing much – not convinced for this one

  5. VSP PICKS:

    1. Quintana, N
    2. Froome, C
    3. Rodriguez, Joaquin
    4. Valverde, A
    5. Aru, F

  6. So many legit contenders in this race that picking a top 5 becomes very difficult. So excited for this race. Will have to see if I can get a decent Eurosport feed at the office without blowing up my work computer.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
    2. Christopher Froome
    3. Fabio Aru
    4. Rigoberto Uran
    5. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver

  7. VSP PICKS:

    1. quintana
    2. froome
    3. contador
    4. J rodriquez
    5. W Kelderman

  8. VSP PICKS:

    1. QUINTANA Nairo
    2. CONTADOR Alberto
    3. VALVERDE Alejandro
    4. FROOME Christopher
    5. RODRíGUEZ Joaquim

  9. VSP PICKS:

    1. QUINTANA Nairo
    2. CONTADOR Alberto
    3. URAN Rigoberto
    4. VALVERDE Alejandro
    5. FROOME Christopher

  10. VSP PICKS:

    1. FROOME Christopher
    2. QUINTANA Nairo
    3. RODRIGUEZ Joaquin
    4. VALVERDE Alejandro
    5. URAN Rigoberto

  12. I’ve a feeling Froome will crash out of this one too, so he’s my wildcard rider.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Quinatana
    2. Froome
    3. Ten Dam
    4. Cancel Evans
    5. Sammy Sanchez

  13. VSP PICKS:

    1. Quintana
    2. Froome
    3. Rodriguez
    4. Uran
    5. Valverde

  16. Shake dice….and roll!  Wildcard pick with Dan the Man.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Quintana
    2. Froome
    3. Contador
    4. Martin
    5. JRod

  18. VSP PICKS:

    1. froomdog
    2. quintaples
    3. talant sky
    4. against the door
    5. you ran

  19. VSP PICKS:

    1. Quintana, Nairo
    2. Froome, Chris
    3. Rodriguez, Joaquim
    4. Contador, Alberto
    5. Pinot, Thibaut

  22. Ehhhhh, let me see how this setup looks.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Froome
    2. Quintana
    3. Rodriguez
    4. Uran
    5. Valverde

  23. Hopefully it will be like the Giro but with better weather and like Le Tour but with less crashes. Or maybe like the Caledonian Cogal but with less sheep.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Froome Dog
    2. Quintana
    3. Fabs Aru
    4. Andy Talansky
    5. Uran Uran

  24. Wild card

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Quintana
    2. Froome
    3. Aru
    4. Valverde
    5. Betancur

  26. @il muro di manayunk

    The smart money says to sit on your wheel and copy picks. But my francophilia means I need to fail beautifully. Hence:

    VSP PICKS:

    1. N. Quintana
    2. C. Froome
    3. J. Rodriguez
    4. R. Uran
    5. W. Kelderman

  27. VSP PICKS:

    1. Quintana Rojas, Nairo
    2. Froome, Chris
    3. Rodriguez, Joaquim
    4. Contador, Alberto
    5. Valverde, Alejandro

  30. VSP PICKS:

    1. Nairo Quintana
    2. Chris Froome
    3. Fabio Aru
    4. Joaquim Rodriquez
    5. Rigoberto Uran

  31. @Steampunk Yeah, I’m really not sure about picking Froome. The logical part of me says the time trials will give him the edge, but I’d much prefer to root for Nairo. I figure I’ll let it sit for a few hours and see how it feels. I’m liable to flip flop those two a couple more times as my mood changes over the next day and a half.

    I suppose the smartest thing for me to do in the context of the VSP would be to just go with the same top 3 as my closest rivals…

  34. VSP PICKS:

    1. Nairo Quntana
    2. Carlos Betancur
    3. Rigoberto Uran
    4. Thibaut Pinot
    5. Fabio Aru

  37. VSP PICKS:

    1. Quintana
    2. Froome
    3. Contador
    4. Horner
    5. Talansky

  38. Logic:

    I can’t see Malmerde, Contador or Fat Carlos making it to the finish.  They’re training for the Worlds, like half the field.

    I doubt that Horner will be able do anything now that he must be a huge blip on WADA’s radar.

    Statistically 1 of the big guns always crashes. I’m banking on it being Aru’s turn.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Nairo Quintana
    2. Chris Froome
    3. Joaquim Rodriguez
    4. Rigo Uran
    5. Wilco Kelderman

  40. I too am heading for a Cogal and it feels like I’m packing every bit of cycling kit I own to cover 4 seasons in a weekend. Even though I am clearly following wheels, I expect my VSP Vuelta to produce as stellar results as my Giro and TdF. Oh well we go down together.

    @strathlubnaig Betancur? Is there a long downhill TT and minimal climbing?

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Froome
    2. Quintana
    3. Aru
    4. Rodriguez
    5. Talansky

  41. VSP PICKS:

    1. Nairo Quintana
    2. Joaquim Rodriguez
    3. Rigoberto Uran
    4. Warren Barguil
    5. Laurens Ten Dam

  42. VSP PICKS:

    1. Nairo Quintana
    2. Joaquim Rodriguez
    3. Rigoberto Uran
    4. Warren Barguil
    5. Fabio Aru

  45. @il muro di manayunk

    @Steampunk Yeah, I’m really not sure about picking Froome. The logical part of me says the time trials will give him the edge, but I’d much prefer to root for Nairo. I figure I’ll let it sit for a few hours and see how it feels. I’m liable to flip flop those two a couple more times as my mood changes over the next day and a half.

    I suppose the smartest thing for me to do in the context of the VSP would be to just go with the same top 3 as my closest rivals…

    Is this when we all start looking at each other and someone from the Pro Continental ranks fucks off into the distance?

  47. VSP PICKS:

    1. Christopher Froome
    2. Alberto Contador Velasco
    3. Daniel Martin
    4. Cadel Evans
    5. Rigoberto Uran

  48. VSP PICKS:

    1. Froome
    2. Quintana
    3. Joaquim Rodriguez
    4. Uran
    5. Talansky

  49. VSP PICKS:

    1. Nairo Quintana
    2. Joaquim Rodriguez
    3. Chris Froome
    4. Chris Horner
    5. Fabio Aru

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