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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VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Betancur
3. Costa
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Samuel Sanchez
2. Michal Kwiatkowski
3. Alejandro Valverde
4. Daniel Moreno
5. Philippe GIlbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Philippe GIlbert
2. Rui Costa
3. Simon Gerrans
4. Alejandro Valverde
5. Vincenzo Nibali
Here’s to hoping. Again….
VSP PICKS:
1. Philippe Gilbert
2. Alejandro Valverde
3. Daniel Moreno
4. Michal Kwiatkowski
5. Bauke Mollema
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibali
2. Gilbert
3. Costa
4. Valverde
5. Gerrans
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Kwaitkowski
3. ValVerde
4. Costa
5. Albasini
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VSP PICKS:
1. gilbert
2. gerrans
3. valverde
4. kwiatkowski
5. nibali
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Kwaitkowski
3. ValVerde
4. Rui Costa
5. Albasini
VSP PICKS:
1. Moreno
2. Gilbert
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Valverde
5. Gerrans
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert philippe
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Sorensen nicki
4. Kozontchuk
5. Clarke simon
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert, Phillippe
2. Moreno, Daniel
3. Costa, Rui
4. Kwiatkowski, Michal
5. Mollema, Bauke
VSP PICKS:
1. Phillippe Gilbert
2. Michal Kwiatkowski
3. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
4. Daniel Moreno Fernández
5. Bauke Mollema
VSP PICKS:
1. Moreno
2. Valverde
3. Gilbert
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Daniel Martins
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Valverde
3. Nibali
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Moreno
Gerrans is not on the startlist correct?
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Moreno
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Nibali
5. Valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. Philippe Gilbert
2. Michal KWIATKOWSKI
3. Joaquim RODRIGUEZ
4. Alejandro VALVERDE
5. Tom-Jelte SLAGTER
VSP PICKS:
1. Kwiatkowski
2. Cunego
3. Purito
4. Gilbert
5. Pichon
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VSP PICKS:
1. A. Valverde
2. B. Mollema
3. M. Kwiatkowski
4. P. Gilbert
5. D. Moreno
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Ulissi
4. Moreno
5. Vanendert
VSP PICKS:
1. Philippe Gilbert
2. Gerrans
3. Kwiatkowski
4. TJ Slagter
5. Moreno
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Slagter
4. Vanendert
5. Kwiatkowski
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Slagter
5. Jelle Vanendert
Why am I not picking Gilbert to win? Can’t teach stupid I suppose.
VSP PICKS:
1. Sammy Sanchez
2. Kreuziger
3. Van Den Broeck
4. Fuglsang
5. Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Nibali
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Valverde
5. Moreno
Still refusing to pick Malmerde
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Kwiatkowski
3. Betancour
4. Dan Martin
5. Moreno
VSP PICKS:
1. Gerrans
2. Gilbert
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Moreno
5. Costa
@Facetious_Jesus
The link has an asterisk by his name, steephill doesn’t show him so I’m going for a straight swop for Dan Martin.
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Martin Dan
3. Rodriguez
4. Costa
5. Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Philbert
2. Moreno
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Valdirty
5. JRod
VSP PICKS:
1. Philbert
2. Moreno
3. Ulissi
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Valdirty
VSP PICKS:
1. Kwiatowski
2. Valverde
3. Slagter
4. Rodriguez
5. Gilbert
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Slagter
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Betancur
Darts thrown..
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Valverde
3. Moreno
4. Dan Martin
5. Kwiatkowski
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Valverde
3. Moreno
4. Ulissi
5. Kwiatkowski
I could not choose between Moreno and Gilbert, and I decided to play my surprise card..
VSP PICKS:
1. Daniel Moreno
2. Philippe Gilbert
3. Jelle Vanendert
4. Alejandro Valverde
5. Michal Kwiatkowski
My heart wants me to pick 5 from the Colombia team, but here’s my latest pin the tail on the donkey effort…
VSP PICKS:
1. Phil Gil
2. Malmerde
3. Romain Bardet
4. Nibbles
5. Kennaugh
VSP PICKS:
1. Philippe GIlbert
2. Joachim Rodriguez
3. Alejandro Valverde
4. Daniel Moreno
5. Samuel Sanchez
.
VSP PICKS:
1. Philippe Gilbert
2. ichal Kwiatkowski
3. Rui Costa
4. Christophe Riblon
5. Pieter Serry
.
VSP PICKS:
1. Philippe Gilbert
2. Michal Kwiatkowski
3. Rui Costa
4. Christophe Riblon
5. Pieter Serry
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Valverde
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Costa
5. Mollema
VSP PICKS:
1. Rodriguez
2. Nibali
3. Gilbert
4. Kwiatkowski
5. Valverde
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Matthews
3. Sanchez
4. Slagter
5. Hesjedal
VSP PICKS:
1. Philippe Gilbert
2. Daniel Moreno
3. Michal Kwiatkowski
4. Alejandro Valverde
5. Dan Martin
Time to start getting some results, come on my beauties!
VSP PICKS:
1. Gerrans
2. Gilbert
3. Valverde
4. Kwiatowski
5. Moreno
VSP PICKS:
1. Philbert
2. Slagter
3. Costa
4. Malmerde
5. Betancur
Just noticed the Gerrans comments, so a switch.
VSP PICKS:
1. Gilbert
2. Valverde
3. Kwiatowski
4. Moreno
5. Costa
VSP PICKS:
1. Nibali
2. Gilbert
3. Betancur
4. Valverde
5. Barguil
VSP PICKS:
1. Kwiatkowski
2. Valverde
3. Gilbert
4. Vanendert
5. Slagter
VSP PICKS:
1. GILBERT Philippe
2. GERRANS Simon
3. COSTA Rui Alberto
4. KWIATKOWSKI Michal
5. VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
VSP PICKS:
1. Valverde
2. Gilbert
3. Kwiatkowski
4. Kennaugh
5. Martin
VSP PICKS:
1. kwiatkowski
2. Gilbert
3. gerrans
4. valverde
5. vanendert