Velominati Super Prestige

Velominati Super Prestige: La Fleche Wallone 2014

Midweek in Belgium in Spring is a wonderful thing. Hordes of people come from seemingly nowhere to fill the bars and line the roadsides when presumably they’d usually be working, or at school, or some such. That the only ones who appear to be working are the bartenders and frites dispensers reinforces my belief that Belgium is the greatest country in the world.

You can bet your bottom dollar that the town of Huy will once again be heaving on Wednesday when the riders of La Fleche Wallone tackle the horrible, beautiful Mur de Huy three times in the afternoon (whether you regard the climb as horrible or beautiful largely depends if you’re on a bike or in the pub). While three times up the Mur is never going to be fun, the last ascent has to be one of the most brutal finishes to any race, on any climb, anywhere. It truly is horribly beautiful.

I guess the talk will now centre on Dr Phil and whether he can repeat, threepeat or maybe even Steve Peat his way into the history books after his wins in Brabantse Pilj and Amstel Gold in the last week.  The way he’s riding, the only surer bet you could make is that Abandy doesn’t show up. So with that thought, get thee to the start list, watch the timer (if we’ve managed to work it out) and get your picks in to stay in GC contention for the greatest prize pool in internet based cycling related tipping competitions.

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.

Good luck and bottoms up!

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239 Replies to “Velominati Super Prestige: La Fleche Wallone 2014”

  1. VSP PICKS:

    1. VALVERDE Alejandro
    2. COSTA Rui
    3. NIBALI Vincenzo
    4. MORENO Daniel
    5. MOLLEMA Bauke

  2. This posted seconds on Facebook before the VSP went up — and changed out 1st.

  4. 4 out of the top 5 in PR, with none in the right placing. 3 out of the top 5 in Amstel Gold, again with none in the right placing. Let’s see if we can change the channel here!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Philippe Gilbert
    2. Simon Geschke
    3. Michael Kwiatkowski
    4. Rui Costa
    5. Alejandro Valverde

  6. Rebellin will make top 5, I just know it!  Hell Meb just won Boston at age 38, anything is possible (with transfusions that is).

    Pic is of my man, old Snotnose Breukink, from his Faceplant page.  What the fuck???  Is he “Here to fix the Cable?”  And hairy legs.  For shame!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Phil Gilbert
    2. Kwiatkowski
    3. Valverde
    4. Gerrans
    5. Rebellin

  7. VSP PICKS:

    1. Gilbert
    2. Valverde
    3. Kwiatkowski
    4. Moreno
    5. Gallopin

  8. @Buck Rogers

    Rebellin will make top 5, I just know it! Hell Meb just won Boston at age 38, anything is possible (with transfusions that is).

    Pic is of my man, old Snotnose Breukink, from his Faceplant page. What the fuck??? Is he “Here to fix the Cable?” And hairy legs. For shame!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Phil Gilbert
    2. Kwiatkowski
    3. Valverde
    4. Gerrans
    5. Rebellin

    That’s a pretty cool jersey and Erik seems to be staying in shape, but the hairy guns? For shame indeed! Clearly pre-ride given the immaculately coiffed hair . . .

  9. VSP PICKS:

    1. Valverde
    2. Rui Costa
    3. Kwiatkowski
    4. Betancur
    5. Nibali

  11. @Duende

    4 out of the top 5 in PR, with none in the right placing. 3 out of the top 5 in Amstel Gold, again with none in the right placing. Let’s see if we can change the channel here!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Philippe Gilbert
    2. Simon Geschke
    3. Michael Kwiatkowski
    4. Rui Costa
    5. Alejandro Valverde

    Some variant of these, but in a different order, then.

  13. VSP PICKS:

    1. Gilbert, Phillipe
    2. Valverde, Alejandro
    3. Moreno, Daniel
    4. Nibali, Vincenzo
    5. Kwiatkowski, Michal

  15. VSP PICKS:

    1. Gilbert
    2. Kwiatkowski
    3. Moreno Fernandez
    4. Mollema
    5. Roche

  18. @wiscot Bio-Racer kit is good stuff.  The fir trees are hideous.  Looks like he is posing for a car ad or maybe a calendar you would see on the wall at a repair garage.

  20. @Floridian

    @wiscot Bio-Racer kit is good stuff. The fir trees are hideous. Looks like he is posing for a car ad or maybe a calendar you would see on the wall at a repair garage.

    It’s like he’s trying to hide something behind him . . . “what are you doing Erik?” “Who? Me? Nothing, nothing at all . . .”

  21. VSP PICKS:

    1. Gilbert
    2. Valverde
    3. Slagter
    4. Gerrans
    5. Kwiatkowski

  26. Try a few outliers, see what happens. So far behind in the VSP its not worth worrying about now.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Gilbert
    2. Kreuziger
    3. Ten Dam
    4. Kennaugh
    5. Valverde

  27. @unversio

    This posted seconds on Facebook before the VSP went up “” and changed out 1st.

    Proper use of the YJA vest — or course signalman would also be accepted.

  29. More hopeless shots in the dark…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Phillippe Gilbert
    2. Michal Kwiatkowski
    3. Bauke Mollema
    4. Vincenzo Nibali
    5. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte

  33. Going with the usual suspects for the podium but throwing a couple of young guns into the mix.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Daniel Moreno
    2. Alejandro Valverde
    3. Phillipe Gilbert
    4. Simon Yates
    5. Matej Mohoric

  35. VSP PICKS:

    1. Gilbert
    2. Kwiatowski
    3. Valverde
    4. Rui Costa
    5. Kreuziger

  36. I love my spellcheck: Nibali gets changed to  “invalid.” Hopefully no omen there.

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Gilbert
    2. Kwiatkowski
    3. Costa
    4. Moreno
    5. Nibali

  39. VSP PICKS:

    1. Philippe Gilbert
    2. Daniel Moreno
    3. Alejandro Valverde
    4. Simon Gerrans
    5. Vincenzo Nibali

  43. VSP PICKS:

    1. Philippe Gilbert
    2. Michal Kwiatkowski
    3. Simon Gerrans
    4. Enrico Gasparotto
    5. Alejandro Valverde

  45. VSP PICKS:

    1. Michal Kwiatowski
    2. Simon Gerrans
    3. Phillipe Gilbert
    4. Tom Jelte Slagter
    5. Daniel Moreno

  46. Feels kinda like crawling around on my hands and knees in a room devoid of light looking for loose change that I must pick up using only my toes…

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Valverde
    2. Gerrans
    3. PhilGil
    4. Kriatkowski
    5. Costa

  47. Here goes nothing!

    VSP PICKS:

    1. Gilbert
    2. Valverde
    3. Kwiatkowski
    4. Dumoulin
    5. Mollema

  48. VSP PICKS:

    1. Gilbert
    2. Kwiatkowski
    3. Valverde
    4. Gerrans
    5. Costa

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