Velominati Super Prestige

Velominati Super Prestige: VVomen’s Ronde van Vlaanderen 2014

Ellen van Dijk scales the Oude Kwaremont
Ellen van Dijk scales the Oude Kwaremont

Vlaanderen. Its no accident the Flemish word for Flanders starts with a V; there is nothing simple or easy about riding a bike here. If it isn’t wind, its steep bergs. If it isn’t tarmac, its cobbles. Most of the time, its all three. Oh, and the weather there sucks. In fact, Flanders doesn’t have weather – it has VVeather.

De Ronde and Roubaix are the hardest races of the year, and the natural inclination is to assume de Ronde might be the harder of the two due to the combination of cobbles and steep roads. But the cobbles in Belgium are flatter and better laid than those of Roubaix, and the climbs are short enough that you can hide on them. I say you can hide here, but there really isn’t any hiding on cobbles – what I mean is that you can drift through the groups and stay in contact even if you’re a little bit behind your form. I think that’s the secret to the men doing the double – hiding here while still looking for the last 1% of form – then then peaking for Roubaix.

But who gives a flying fuck about the Men? We’re here to talk about the women, who get to race this course a few hours earlier in the day. Elizabeth Armistead knows how to ride a bike, and she’s been winning or getting second places all season long. For her efforts, she’s racing in the World Cup leader’s jersey on Sunday. Lizzy is a waify little thing and I have my doubts she can put up the power you need on a course as demanding as this, but when you’ve got the form you can make anything happen. I’m also putting my money on a timely Evie Stevens performance. But no one can deny Vos will try to repeat after taking the win last year.

The points from the VVomen’s RVV count towards the overall prizes plus the winner of this event also gets to post for the rest of the year in the oh-so-sexy Lioness of Flanders badge. So check the start list, review the VSP Scoring Guidelines and get your picks in by the time the countdown clock goes to zero at midnight PDT on Sunday the 30th. If you think we mapped one of your picks wrong, use the dispute system and we’ll review it. Also remember to be precise enough in your description so we know which rider you mean; in other words, if you enter “Martin”, we will use our discretion (read: wild guess) to decide if you mean Tony or Dan – and that choice will not be negotiable once the the countdown clock goes to zero, so be sure to give yourself enough time.

Don’t forget we’ve got three major prizes for the season-long VSP:

  1. First place overall wins a Veloforma Strada iR Velominati Edition frame in addition to the customary VSP winner’s VVorkshop Apron
  2. 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.)
  3. Third place overall wins a full Velominati V-Kit with accompanying custom orange Bont Vaypor+ road shoes.

Good luck, have fun with it, and don’t lose your Rule #43 spirit.

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204 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: VVomen’s Ronde van Vlaanderen 2014”

  1. VSP PICKS:

    1. Vos, Marianne
    2. Stevens, Evelyn
    3. Johansson, Emma
    4. Van Dijk, Ellen
    5. De Vries, Marijn

  4. VSP PICKS:

    1. Elizabeth Armitstead
    2. Judith Arndt
    3. Ellen van Dijk
    4. Emma Johansson
    5. Anna van der Breggen

  5. VSP PICKS:

    1. Emma Johansson
    2. Judith Arndt
    3. Ellen van Dijk
    4. Elizabeth Armitstead
    5. Anna van der Breggen

  6. Does anyone know why Ms. Vos isn’t racing?  I see that she is doing the Sea Otter classic next week on her web page, but why miss the Ronde?

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armistead
    2. Stevens
    3. Johansson
    4. Brand
    5. Van Djik

  7. VSP PICKS:

    1. Emma Johansson
    2. Elisa Longo Borghini
    3. Ellen van Dijk
    4. Annemiek Van Vleuten
    5. Kirsten Wild

  8. No Vos again?  Damn.  There goes my only sure pick!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. LONGO BORGHINI Elisa
    2. JOHANSSON Emma
    3. WILD Kirsten
    4. STEVENS Evelyn
    5. VAN DIJK Ellen

  9. @Lukas I can’t find a startlist that lists Madame V.

    I don’t know what’s influencing her schedule. Velofocus says this:

    “Especially look out for Rabo-Liv who are running out of opportunities to prove they can win without Vos, ahead of her return at Fleche Wallonne.”

  10. I really want that…Fuck all 3 prizes are so awesome.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. vos
    2. johansson
    3. van dijk
    4. arndt
    5. stevens

  12. @RedRanger

    I really want that…Fuck all 3 prizes are so awesome.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. vos
    2. johansson
    3. van dijk
    4. arndt
    5. stevens

    Realized ARNDT was out and changed.

  13. VSP PICKS:

    1. Amy Pieters
    2. Emma Johansson
    3. Elisabeth Armistead
    4. Evelyn Stevens
    5. Ellen Van Dijk

  14. VSP PICKS:

    1. Emma Johansson
    2. Elisa Longo Borghini
    3. Ellen Van Dijk
    4. Anna Van Der Breggen
    5. Kirsten Wild

  16. VSP PICKS:

    1. Emma Johansson
    2. Elizabeth Armitstead
    3. Evelyn Stevens
    4. Kirsten Wild
    5. Annemiek Van Vleuten

  17. VSP PICKS:

    1. Emma Johansson
    2. Lizzie Armistead
    3. Evelyn Stevens
    4. Ellen Van Dijk
    5. Shelley Olds

  19. VSP PICKS:

    1. johansson
    2. Armistead
    3. Borghini
    4. Van Vleuten
    5. Van Dijk

  20. VSP PICKS:

    1. johansson
    2. Armistead
    3. Borghini
    4. Annemiuk Van Vleuten
    5. Van Dijk

  21. Wow…first time poster, long time lurker…nice typing rookie.  Time for coffee.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. johansson
    2. Armistead
    3. Borghini
    4. Annemiek Van Vleuten
    5. Van Dijk

  22. VSP PICKS:

    1. M. Vos
    2. Emma Johansson
    3. Evelyn Stevens
    4. Lizzie Armstead
    5. Ellen Van Dijk

  23. VSP PICKS:

    1. Armistead
    2. Johansson
    3. Van Dijk
    4. Van Der Breggen
    5. Brand

  24. VSP PICKS:

    1. Lauren Hall
    2. Emma Johansson
    3. Valentina Scandolara
    4. Evelyn Stevens
    5. Jessy Druyts

  25. Can anyone confirm on Vos racing? the start list doesn’t show here racing with Rabo Liv in this years De Ronde

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Johansson
    2. Van dijk
    3. Borghini
    4. Van Der Breggen
    5. Armistead

  26. VSP PICKS:

    1. Johansson
    2. Van Der Breggen
    3. Van Dijk
    4. Armistead
    5. Brand

  28. VSP PICKS:

    1. LONGO BORGHINI Elisa
    2. JOHANSSON Emma
    3. ARMITSTEAD Elisabeth
    4. VAN DIJK Ellen
    5. VAN DER BREGGEN Anna

  29. Wow, there’s a lot of teams. Even a Team USA. Shoulda added someone from Lullemon and Wiggle, oh well..

    VSP PICKS:

    1. LONGO BORGHINI Elisa
    2. JOHANSSON Emma
    3. ARMITSTEAD Elisabeth
    4. VAN DIJK Ellen
    5. VAN DER BREGGEN Anna

  30. To Vos or not to Vos, can’t find anything that says she is riding…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. VAN DIJK Ellen
    2. PIETERS Amy
    3. JOHANSSON Emma
    4. TUCKER HALL Lauren
    5. WILLIAMS Georgia

  31. VSP PICKS:

    1. Armistead
    2. Johansson
    3. Van Dijk
    4. Arndt
    5. Stevens

  32. VSP PICKS:

    1. Van Dijk
    2. Johansson
    3. Armitstead
    4. Borghini
    5. Van Der Breggen

  33. Lizzie and Emma have all the form, but Lizzie is the better sprinter.

    Always include Pauline Ferrand-Prevot in your top 5. She is guaranteed points!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Emma Johansson
    3. Amy Pieters
    4. Amialiusik
    5. Ferrand-Prevot

  34. VSP PICKS:

    1. Stevens
    2. Johansson
    3. Armitstead
    4. Borghini
    5. Bronzini

  35. V girls starting with the Vth letter of the alphabet in my V picks!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Elizabeth Armitstead
    2. Emma Johansson
    3. Ellen van Dijk
    4. Elisa Longo Borghini
    5. Evelyn Stevens

  36. What’s the prize again for Lantern rouge?

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Armistead
    2. E. Stevens
    3. Van Dijk
    4. S. Olds
    5. E. Johanson

  37. VSP PICKS:

    1. VAN DIJK Ellen
    2. JOHANSSON Emma
    3. LONGO BORGHINI Elisa
    4. VAN DER BREGGEN Anna
    5. STEVENS Evelyn

  38. Slight change

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Johansson
    2. armistead
    3. Borghini
    4. Van Der Breggen
    5. van dijk

  39. VSP PICKS:

    1. E. Longo-Borghini
    2. E. Armistead
    3. E. Johansson
    4. G. Bronzini
    5. E. Stevens

  40. Vos is racing at the Sea Otter short course MTB race (in California) on April 11. BTW, she’s looking for some (female) riders to ride with her in Spain: https://www.facebook.com/MarianneVosOfficial/photos/a.1404612619803695.1073741828.1391652451099712/1405395506392073/?type=1&stream_ref=10

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Emma Johnsson
    2. Ellen VAN DIJK
    3. Elisa Longo Borghini
    4. Elisabeth ARMITSTEAD
    5. Anna VAN DER BREGGEN

  41. Vos has always said she’d be starting at Fleche Wallone because she wanted a decent break after basically racing for 2 years straight. Apparently it’s part of tailoring her program towards the Olympics in Rio in 2 years.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Emma Johannson
    2. Evie Stevie
    3. Elisa Longo Borghini
    4. Giorgia Bronzini
    5. Ellen van Dijk

  42. VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Johannson
    3. Pieters
    4. van der Breggen
    5. van Dijk

  44. VSP PICKS:

    1. van Dijk
    2. Johannson
    3. stevens
    4. longo-borghini
    5. armistead

  45. VSP PICKS:

    1. Emma Johansson
    2. Elisa Longo Borghini
    3. Anna van der Breggen
    4. Lizzie Armitstead
    5. Giorgia Bronzini

  46. VSP PICKS:

    1. Armitstead
    2. Johansson
    3. Van Dijk
    4. Cromwell
    5. Pieters

  47. VSP PICKS:

    1. Emma JOHANSSON
    2. Elizabeth ARMITSTEAD
    3. Evelyn STEVENS
    4. Elisa LONGO BORGHINI
    5. Ellen VAN DIJK

  49. VSP PICKS:

    1. M. Vos
    2. E. Johansson
    3. E. Armitstead
    4. E. Longo Borghini
    5. G. Bronzini

  50. VSP PICKS:

    1. Stevens
    2. Van Dijk
    3. Armistead
    4. Johansson
    5. Longo Borghini

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