Velominati Super Prestige: Womens Liege-Bastogne Liege 2017

The Ardennes Triple is something that hasn’t been won very often by male riders, and no woman has ever accomplished it. Mostly because until this year, it hasn’t existed. While Amstel Gold and La Fleche both held Women’s events, Liege has only just got on the program. (We are waiting for you, Milan Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix and il Giro di Lombardia.)

Women’s racing has always been something we’ve worked to support, most actively when we included the full women’s race calendar in the VSP for the first time in 2012. I’m not sure what the VSP has done for Women’s racing exposure, if anything, but it certainly has helped those of us who participate in the VSP gain more awareness of how the women’s field is made up beyond the big and obvious names. And for those participants who have taken the time to do the research, it has made the difference in who wins the VSP overall and who doesn’t.

I’m thrilled to see such a major race take on a Women’s event, and I can’t wait to see Anna VDB take the first triple. And remember the obvious variation of Rule #47: Don’t ride triples, win triples.

Get your picks in, study the start list once it surfaces, and good luck!

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86 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: Womens Liege-Bastogne Liege 2017”

stooge says:

Apr 21 2017 at 7:31 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. van der Breggen
2. Rivera
3. Deignan
4. Longo Borghini
5. van Vleuten
dyalander says:

Apr 21 2017 at 11:57 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. van der Breggen
2. Niewiadoma
3. van Vlauten
4. Deignan
5. Longo Borghini
dyalander says:

Apr 21 2017 at 11:58 pm

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dyalander says:

Apr 21 2017 at 11:59 pm

Hmm, tips dont want to post. Attempt 2.
dyalander says:

Apr 22 2017 at 12:18 am

3rd time’s a charm?
Brett says:

Apr 22 2017 at 12:21 am
VSP PICKS:
1. AVDB
2. ELB
3. AVV
4. PFP
5. I met her Parents
eenies says:

Apr 22 2017 at 12:47 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Queen Lizzie
2. AVDB
3. Kat Niewiadoma
4. Roxy Knetemann
5. Annemiek VV
JonnyG says:

Apr 22 2017 at 1:42 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Anna van der Breggen
2. Annemiek van Vleuten
3. Elizabeth Deignan
4. Katarzyna Niewiadoma
5. Elisa Longo Borghini
osbk67 says:

Apr 22 2017 at 3:21 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Deignan
2. Van der Breggan
3. Niewiadoma
4. Van Vleuten
5. Longo Borghini
dancollins says:

Apr 22 2017 at 5:59 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Van see Breggen
2. Niewiadoma
3. Deignam
4. Amialiusik
5. Moolman
Clingon says:

Apr 22 2017 at 6:11 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Anna van der Breggen
2. Kasia Niewiadoma
3. Annemiek van Vleuten
4. Elisa Longo-Borghini
5. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
Two Ball Billy says:

Apr 22 2017 at 6:37 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Lizzie Deignan
2. Anna van der Breggen
3. Elisa Longo-Borghini
4. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
5. Katarzyna Niewiadoma
Haldy says:

Apr 22 2017 at 9:56 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Deignan
2. Van Vlueten
3. Van der Breggen
4. Niewiadoma
5. Prevot
xyxax says:

Apr 22 2017 at 11:58 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Anna van der Breggen
2. Kasia Niewiadoma
3. Annamiek Van Vleuten
4. ELB
5. Lizzie Deignan
Yagerbomb says:

Apr 22 2017 at 12:20 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Anna van der Breggen
2. Kasia Niewiadoma
3. Annemiek van Vleuten
4. Lizzie Deignan
5. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
TurboJoe says:

Apr 22 2017 at 12:42 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Van der Breggen
2. Deignan
3. Niewiadoma
4. Longo Borghini
5. Prevot
Minnesota Expat says:

Apr 22 2017 at 2:13 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Van Der Breggan
2. Lizzie Deignan
3. Kasia Niewiadoma
4. Annemiek Van Vlueten
5. Elisa Longo-Borghini
the Engine says:

Apr 22 2017 at 4:31 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Anna VDB
2. Lizzie Deignan
3. Katarzyna Niewiadoma
4. Annemiek Van Vlueten
5. Shara Gillow
Jay says:

Apr 22 2017 at 6:11 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Van der Breggen
2. Van Vleuten
3. Deignan
4. Ferrand-Prevot
5. Neben
BaltoSteve says:

Apr 22 2017 at 7:16 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
2. Ashleigh Moolman
3. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
4. Elizabeth Deignan
5. Alison Jackson
Kevin says:

Apr 22 2017 at 7:50 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. ARMISTEAD, Elizabeth
2. VAN DER BREGGEN, Anna
3. NIEWIADOMA, Katarzyna
4. MOOLMAN, Ashleigh
5. LONGHO BORGHINI, Elisa
Jason Ziegler says:

Apr 22 2017 at 8:38 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Van Der Breggen, Anna
2. Deignan, Lizzie
3. Longo Borghini, Elisa
4. Niewiadoma, Katarzyna
5. Ferrand-Prevot, Pauline
Lebowski Achiever says:

Apr 22 2017 at 8:50 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. van der Breggen
2. Longo-Borghini
3. Niewiadoma
4. Deignan
5. van Vleuten
BaltoSteve says:

Apr 22 2017 at 9:16 pm
Let’s try this again…

VSP PICKS:
1. Anna van der Breggen
2. Ashleigh Moolman
3. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
4. Elizabeth Deignan
5. Alison Jackson
Chica says:

Apr 22 2017 at 9:53 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Anna van der Breggen
2. Katarzyna Niewiadoma
3. Elizabeth Deignan
4. Annemiek van Vleuten
5. Elisa Longo Borghini
ramenvelo says:

Apr 22 2017 at 11:17 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Van der Breggen
2. Niewiadoma
3. Van Vleuten
4. Deignan
5. Borghini
LeoTea says:

Apr 22 2017 at 11:40 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Queen Lizzie
2. Anna VDB
3. PFP
4. Van Vleuten
5. Niewiadoma
JCM says:

Apr 22 2017 at 11:54 pm
LBL Femmes

VSP PICKS:
1. Van Der Breggen, Anna
2. Niewiadoma, Katarzyna
3. Deignan, Elizabeth
4. Spratt, Amanda
5. Longo Borghini, Elisa
Clingon says:

Apr 23 2017 at 12:30 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Anna van der Breggen
2. Kasia Niewiadoma
3. Annemiek van Vleuten
4. Lizzie Deignan
5. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
Harminator says:

Apr 23 2017 at 1:57 am
VSP PICKS:
1. Anna Van Der Breggen
2. Annemiek Van Vleuten
3. Elizabeth Deignan
4. Katarzyna Niewiadoma
5. Coryn Rivera
mulebeatsdrums says:

Apr 23 2017 at 2:51 am
Ever the optimist, two Brits in my top 5.

VSP PICKS:
1. Van Der Breggen
2. Deignan
3. Kirchmann
4. Longho Borghini
5. Hannah Barnes
John Irvine says:

Apr 23 2017 at 7:00 am

Results:

1. Anna Van Der Breggen (PBS, Boels-Dolmans) les 135 km en 3h42’17” (36,5 km/h)

2. Elizabeth Deignan (GBR, Boels-Dolmans) à 17 sec.

3. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL, WM3 Energie) à 19 sec.

4. Ellen Van Dijk (PBS, Team Sunweb) à 31 sec.

5. Annemiek Van Vleuten (PBS, Orica-Scott) m.t.

Four of five, with #1 correct. Makes up for my men’s Delgado.
Teocalli says:

Apr 23 2017 at 7:33 am

Four out of five and none in the correct place. Becoming a theme for me!
frank says:

Apr 23 2017 at 12:42 pm

Anna is just unstoppable!
RobSandy says:

Apr 24 2017 at 1:12 am

@frank

Anna is just unstoppable!

And she’s had a large part in taking me to the top of the table!

Sure it wont last but I’ll enjoy the jersey while it’s mine.
Randy C says:

Apr 24 2017 at 4:44 am

Women’s race was a one way Bastone Liege.

Some more Strava. This one courtesy of Annemiek. Very cool.