Velominati Super Prestige: Women’s Ronde van Vlaanderen 2012

Oenone Wood rocks up the Kapelmuur

The Velominati Super-Prestige continues with our second Women’s event of 2012, the Women’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. This one is made even more exciting for me by the fact that I now have some small connection to the Women’s Tibco Racing Team, as I watched with envy as they each pulled their bikes off the oversized baggage carrousel in Schiphol. Classy girls, each of them; they were really having a good time laughing in the giggly kind of way you can only understand if you’ve ever been jet lagged.

Sadly, this gives me no insight whatsoever into who might or might not be within a chance of winning the event, or placing in the top V. But be that as it may, get your VSP picks in by the time the countdown counter drops to zero for a chance to win the Women’s VSP. Winner of this VSP event will earn the right to comment all year with the Leeuw van Vlaanderen commenting badge. We will also forgo the usual Symbol Pack prize awarded to a Monument and award the winner a copy of the local newspaper the day after the race.

frank

The founder of Velominati and curator of The Rules, Frank was born in the Dutch colonies of Minnesota. His boundless physical talents are carefully canceled out by his equally boundless enthusiasm for drinking. Coffee, beer, wine, if it’s in a container, he will enjoy it, a lot of it. He currently lives in Seattle. He loves riding in the rain and scheduling visits with the Man with the Hammer just to be reminded of the privilege it is to feel completely depleted. He holds down a technology job the description of which no-one really understands and his interests outside of Cycling and drinking are Cycling and drinking. As devoted aesthete, the only thing more important to him than riding a bike well is looking good doing it. Frank is co-author along with the other Keepers of the Cog of the popular book, The Rules, The Way of the Cycling Disciple and also writes a monthly column for the magazine, Cyclist. He is also currently working on the first follow-up to The Rules, tentatively entitled The Hardmen. Email him directly at rouleur@velominati.com.

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TOM.NELS2120 says:

Apr 1 2012 at 5:59 am

1. Arndt
2. Armstrong
3. Numainville
gaswepass says:

Apr 1 2012 at 6:47 am

Ugh. Picked 1 of 5. And not even right spot. And to think I drink all that Belgian beer last note to pay homage...
Netraam says:

Apr 1 2012 at 7:45 am

Kirsten Wild is 4th, behind Arndt (1st), Armstrong (2nd) and Numainville (3th). I don't know who's 5th yet.
snoov says:

Apr 1 2012 at 8:09 am

Result Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouen
1. Judith Arndt (Ger) GreenEdge-AIS
2. Kristin Armstrong (USA) United States National Team @ 2s
3. JÃ¶elle Numainville (Can) Canadian National Team @ 30s
4. Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl
5. Adrie Visser (Ned) Skil-1t4i
gaswepass says:

Apr 1 2012 at 12:28 pm

@gaswepass

Ugh. Picked 1 of 5. And not even right spot. And to think I drink all that Belgian beer last note to pay homage...

so much so that my typing next day reflected it. but an mtb ride in asheville and some recovery hair of the dog make mo betta (feel not write)
frank says:

Apr 1 2012 at 12:48 pm

Womens race was fucking awesome as well, they came ripping by us in the big ring too. What the fuck.

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frank says:

Apr 1 2012 at 12:50 pm

Proof.

(click for full size big ring awesomeness)
Belgian Cobblestones says:

Apr 1 2012 at 12:55 pm

94 people got 0 points
Marcus says:

Apr 1 2012 at 1:00 pm

@frank
think I got two points? Am sure this is hugely interesting to you in Flanders
RedRanger says:

Apr 1 2012 at 1:01 pm

@Belgian Cobblestones
Non of my
Picks were counted. I'm guessing that's the same for many.