Final VDS Result: We have a winner!

by Jens on Sep 27, 2011 5:57 PM EDT in FSA Directeur Sportif

First ever winner!: Nailheads Nubile Nymphs, DS Chuck Martel

In an incredibly close finish in the end, Chuck Martel holds off mpw5 by a mere 41 points.
A huge congratulations to him and all the top finishers in this the inaugural season.

More on the results later and we will also have a post on the prizes for our top 3 finishers, Chuck Martel, mpw5 and Albertina, once the last competition, the combined VDS - WVDS is decided.

WVDS Final result. Top 20 riders and full team-results below:

	RIDER			ROI
1	Vos, Marianne	65	7297	112
2	Johansson, Emma	45	5624	125
3	Arndt, Judith	40	4788	120
4	Van Vleuten, Annemiek	30	3265	109
5	Pooley, Emma	35	3218	92
6	Teutenberg, Ina	25	3144	126
7	Bronzini, Giorgia	25	2135	85
8	Wild, Kirsten	40	1987	50
9	Antoshina, Tatiana	1	1886	1886
10	Bras, Martine	12	1859	155
11	Armitstead, Elizabeth	10	1685	169
12	Neben, Amber	14	1681	120
13	Verbeke, Grace	25	1471	59
14	Baccaille, Monia	8	1420	178
15	Leleivyte, Rasa	10	1415	142
16	Majerus, Christine	4	1300	325
17	De Vocht, Liesbet	8	1280	160
18	Cantele, Noemi	14	1225	88
19	Gillow, Shara	2	1220	610
20	Blaak, Chantal	10	1152	115

	TEAM	DS

1	Nailhead's Nubile Nymphs	chuck martel	18140
2	Rainy Day Women	mpw5	18099
3	Team Stybarova p/b Becherovka	Albertina	17947
4	Vlammende Vedettes	FrankV	17429
5	So Many Choices, Not Enough Budget	ykgday	17181
6	De Vuile Aapjes	CF-TSM	16907
7	Im going to get more points than stef	helenwyman	16720
8	Mostly Guesses	noah	16653
9	Rock Wallabinas	Platypus6inUSA	16605
10	Le sexe fort	boutbat	16569
11	Chamois Full of Bliss	majope	16295
12	ratsastaa kovaa	florigoessmann	16289
13	Lotec Products	Jens	16286
14	Squadra Da Sistas	DaSistasDad	16177
15	Faster, Pussycat! Allez! Allez!	hansgruber	16168
16	Bad Mutha's Pure Guesswork	Clydesdale	16075
17	Two steps, step out	Drongo	16072
18	The Canadian Connection	mathieug	16048
19	Echelon of Fools	Hons	16024
20	Team S2	S2_art	15761
21	the cirtrus army feminine 2011	thebongolian	15679
22	Team Smash	Shauna Staveley	15645
23	Top Girls presented by Jetsebol.nl	Jetse B	15643
24	Fatboy Fillies	Adelaidefatboy	15630
25	Fieldys wishlist/superstars	janvandervelde	15628
26	"Yong,Elegant and Lethal"	holmovka	15498
27	Unencumbered By Knowledge	AbdujaparovFan	15489
28	The Stylish Babes	ackack40	15379
29	I dream of chain lube	yarb	15349
30	The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog	Lopex	15302
31	CO2Cycle	co2cycle	15282
32	Vrrrrrrrrrrouwen!	Chris…	15281
33	Mostly HTC	MaestroDon	15255
34	Citius Altius Fortius	Merry Crankster	15245
35	Tearing Tortoises	Creeping Tortoise	15229
36	More WomensCyclingIsBetter	mmzb_frenchy	15183
37	Top Trumpery	Pigeons	15182
38	Team Keroppi	steph-	15179
39	Team AAARRGH!	bingo_little	15011
40	ant1's formidable females	ant1	14991
41	Chevy Chafettes	roadiefag	14711
42	dream team	yeehoo	14549
43	Top heavy women… 's team	EdredonBrowny	14531
44	NTWWEDT	Sui Juris	14461
45	Everything Is Vos Territory	tedvdw	14418
46	Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice	Megabeth	14307
47	MOC Cervelo	mocgator	14273
48	What Pink Bikes?	Ed K	14194
49	Ascension	Millsy_1989	14105
50	Maid Marianne and the Marauders	Josenka	13986
51	I.A.G.T.F	gait_analyst	13931
52	While She Slept	tgartner	13914
53	Madame Tussauds Wax Museum	TC_	13859
54	Team Neil	Izzy Eviel	13825
55	My Girl Cats Name is Mittens Too	Pcutter	13806
56	All I know is that fast girls begin with E	straw dog	13703
57	A bird as big as a battleship!	tgsgirl	13697
58	EMMAnent Domain	PopUp Rolen	13696
59	Pros Managed By An Amateur	Uphill	13591
60	Corinthians	cotman	13562
61	Larry's Birds	GreyRider	13539
62	bexter	Bec	13537
63	Satan Oscillate My Metallic Sonatas	Vlaanderen90	13502
64	The Sirens	TheFigurehead	13495
65	Horizon DS	ds_stef	13482
66	XX Hegemony	Frans Verbiage	13473
67	Team Y Knot	VirtKitty	13444
68	Grupetto Connoisseur	Spot of Bother	13419
69	Emakumeen Taldeak	UrlaubinPolen	13415
70	Curragh Couriers	Baloo	13354
71	A little bit Italy, a little bit Belgie, no Osmonds	Monty	13261
72	Vague Familiarity-Hottitude p/b Sorry	Triki	13234
73	Lil Bitty Pretty Things	Fancan	13211
74	Chop it up	yesisaidyes	13199
75	Friendship Kittens	Logy	13063
76	Pooley Sharks	Waterglass	12933
77	Go go sinead!	dansel	12912
78	Hubie's Heroines	hubie	12805
79	Lionesses of Flanders	Mr Van P	12691
80	Living Vicariously	downdog	12572
81	Columbidae Test Team	Columbidae	12564
82	Team Fancy	rubesANdbabes	12561
83	Potential Rot	lunar11	12518
84	Learning Ladies	CycleGirl	12393
85	Je Suis Fatigue W	scrawnyguy	12299
86	music of the spheres	gravel road	12280
87	40_Chains	Loosehorse	12270
88	NL4everladies	PMNL	12253
89	The Towliners	omnevelnihil	12252
90	Owls of Laughter	civetta	12157
91	los pitufos	Nancy Arreola	12137
92	Simian Macbeth	rawls	12116
93	Team Bunny	loopybunny	12076
94	Santacompanha Galician Global Cycling Project WVDS	Santacompanha	12057
95	GoldenBest	Spottedjock	12020
96	Belle Femme Vélo	bethie	11920
97	We Ride, We eat cake	Coach Col	11861
98	Team Ramble	Rod A	11757
99	Femme-Lux	sebastiandeluded	11716
100	Frostburg Flyers	natbla	11715
101	Team "We Wear Short Shorts"	DemonCats	11576
102	DownUnder	DownUnderTim	11497
103	FietspaddestoelenGals	JFS_PGH	11376
104	Fast Wheels Féminin	cmc57	11339
105	Right on track	andrewp	11298
106	Does my bum look big on this bike?	Sabino	11244
107	Team Ciclone Rosso Donne	Red Tornado	11165
108	Sco-TeamAeroFemme	holein9	11069
109	Cunning Stunts	JulesK	10890
110	Vikings and Missionaries	collegiatecyclingrocks	10889
111	Team Pebbles	Veloki	10737
112	The Lady Marmottes	willj	10677
113	Demon Kittens	Untempered Schism	10613
114	LB - Team AERO	el bruka	10569
115	The Cookes of the road	Shepherds_crook	10530
116	Action Potential	bikepig	10524
117	GH-Team Aero	wavell	10238
118	Renn and Stimpy	Fred_Marx	10160
119	Lots to Learn	paisley	10092
120	Itsy Bitsy Spiders	ston_ar	9869
121	Randomly Picked Vos-lessness	onebadrunner	9853
122	Trailer Park Girls	sylvan	9838
123	Chief42	Chief42	9543
124	Three Eagle Cycling Team	Daniel Bennett	9316
125	520Velo	vherself	9110
126	BlueCrabBikers	flying dog	9096
127	Lizzie Borden and the Cutters	Muscogeeblue	9073
128	Holding Up Half The Sky	Ruthann	8878
129	On-Track Mind	23Full	8818
130	Atomically Correct	swells	8625
131	Xmas Epic	xmasepic	8625
132	Bigger And Nimbler Babes	Softie	8064
133	Storms & Droughts	jsallee00	4976

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Personally

as a racer I am all about sprinting for 31st place. I therefore am outraged at having lost to CO2Cycle by a tire width. I am pretty sure he/she moved off their line.

"Yay Rabo -- Hurrah!" -tgsgirl

by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 27, 2011 6:01 PM EDT reply actions

I came within 10 p of passing majope

I suppose the gracious thing would be to say she held me off by fair means but we all know that wasn’t the case.

by Jens on Sep 27, 2011 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions

You completely destroyed my team in that last month!

by Sarah Connolly on Sep 28, 2011 6:01 AM EDT up reply actions

HA!!

Top 16!! WooHoo!!!
Best VDS Finish ever….well maybe except that first time when we only had 20 or so people….

by Clydesdale on Sep 27, 2011 6:08 PM EDT reply actions

Yours was one of the cool teams that won points both in Europe and the US as well

by Jens on Sep 27, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions

you got me by 3 points

But i can’t be disappointed. I’m in the 500s in the VDSm, having also finished well back in the field last year. This competition has brightened a few days this year.

by Drongo on Sep 28, 2011 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions

The combined result will be calculated by creating a separate men’s VDS sub-ranking of all the teams that have DSs who also competed in the women’s VDS. The DS with the lowest combined placings wins. (in the event of a tie the DS with the best placed women’s team wins)

by Jens on Sep 27, 2011 6:18 PM EDT reply actions

Great

Now I have three separate dimensions of losing.

"Yay Rabo -- Hurrah!" -tgsgirl

by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 27, 2011 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I can't believe Mr Hegemony missed out on the 30000000 winning dutch women riders

This gives me happyface.

by Jens on Sep 27, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

because drafting a boatload of Dutch riders had done so much for me in the past.

"Yay Rabo -- Hurrah!" -tgsgirl

by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 27, 2011 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions

You have to keep the faith - next year in Amsterdam!

by platypus on Sep 29, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions

At first I thought I was copping out by picking all the HTC-Highroad riders

I didn’t know many of the riders, but I was following some of the HTC-Highroad women. So I made up my team to be all of the HTC-Highroad women, plus a few others to fill in the rest of the line-up. (Chosen mostly by they eenie-meenie method.)

HOWEVER, with the news of HTC-Highroad this year, I’m quite proud of my “Mostly HTC” team. Placing 33rd in this VDS shows how truly strong the real HTC team is.

I really hope the ladies’ sponsorship continues.

by MaestroDon on Sep 27, 2011 6:21 PM EDT reply actions

Has there been any news on that, does anyone know?

The HTC thing, that is.

"I’m hoping for the Mortirolo-Gavia combination, then we can ride down to Bormio for ice cream." Emma Pooley on the Giro Donne

by civetta on Sep 27, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Word from some different twitterati is

that it will continue on a smaller budget and it won’t be HTC or Highroad funded. Arndt and Teute are both leaving.

by Jens on Sep 27, 2011 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh, I hadn't heard about Teute leaving

but then again, I’ve still not seen anything other than gossip

by Sarah Connolly on Sep 28, 2011 6:02 AM EDT up reply actions

I've not seen mention of where she might be going

I’ve seen mention of it from some different people. Perhaps just based on her saying stuff like “last race for this team bla bla bla”?

by Jens on Sep 28, 2011 6:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Think I shall have to put this one down to experience.

& pick Marianne Vos next year.

"I’m hoping for the Mortirolo-Gavia combination, then we can ride down to Bormio for ice cream." Emma Pooley on the Giro Donne

by civetta on Sep 27, 2011 6:43 PM EDT reply actions

26 th Place!

Champagne again! I wish I did that good in other VDS.

"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike

by holmovka on Sep 27, 2011 7:40 PM EDT reply actions

I like your attitude. 26th place means champagne!

112th place for me means cheap whiskey.

moo

by Willj on Sep 28, 2011 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions

In your position, you definitely need something stronger then Champagne!

Cause you lost the mighty battle for Lantern Rouge! :)

"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike

by holmovka on Sep 29, 2011 7:16 AM EDT up reply actions

I started off so well...top 5 in the early season and then nothing but down down down

Damn you Marianne

by Vlaanderen90 on Sep 27, 2011 8:45 PM EDT reply actions

+1

oh well. there’s always next year.

"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."

by ant1 on Sep 27, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions

+2

and next year, I hope my riders don’t crash/slump etc etc!

by Sarah Connolly on Sep 28, 2011 6:03 AM EDT up reply actions

Join the crowd...

"...my reverse cyclelogy has paid off." -ant1

by VirtKitty on Sep 28, 2011 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Holy Smokes!!! I came 5th!

I’ll be completely honest and say that I’ve only checked the standings 2 since I signed my team up, the second being tonight. But wow I guess my “pick the big names then pick all sorts of Canadians and a few random picks” worked. Cool!

Thanks for setting this up! I’ll be back next year

by ykgday on Sep 27, 2011 9:17 PM EDT reply actions

2nd! Wow!

I didn’t ever expect to be up there at the end of the season. Basically (shamefully) the only rider I really knew anything about when the season started was Marianne Vos. And I didn’t put her in my team.

This more than makes up for my dismal showing in the men’s VDS this year!

Big congratulations to Chuck and many thanks to everyone who was involved in organising and running the competition.

Mark

by mpw5 on Sep 28, 2011 4:50 AM EDT reply actions

Top 57

Damn Vos. Thanks heaps and heap for running this, it was mighty fun, and I learned a thing or two (always pick Vos, ALWAYS pick Vos).

I am ready to hug the world - Tony Martin.

by tgsgirl on Sep 28, 2011 5:07 AM EDT reply actions

Damn tight race until the end. Congratulations to the podium.

My team barely made it into the best half. I feel I have learned a lot about womens racing, but perhaps competition have learned even more. I hope we will know next season.

Thanks for the game and all the race updates etc.

by Uphill on Sep 28, 2011 5:08 AM EDT reply actions

The ideal team ?

With the following 15 riders I get to a total of 26.235 points

Vos, Marianne 65 7297
Teutenberg, Ina 25 3144
Antoshina, Tatiana 1 1886
Bras, Martine 12 1859
Armitstead, Elizabeth 10 1685
Baccaille, Monia 8 1420
Majerus, Christine 4 1300
De Vocht, Liesbet 8 1280
Gillow, Shara 2 1220
Bubnenkova, Svetlana 1 963
Hughes, Clara 1 890
Numainville, Joelle 4 870
Hosking, Chloe 4 841
Henrion, Ludivine 2 790
Moolman, Ashleigh 2 790

Any other, better sugegstions?

by FrankV on Sep 28, 2011 5:15 AM EDT reply actions

Oooh, this is my favourite part - the team we all SHOULD have picked!

Next year I’m scouring the 1 pointers for any riders like Antoshina, who shouldn’t be there!

by Sarah Connolly on Sep 28, 2011 6:05 AM EDT up reply actions

I found an even better team, without Marianne Vos

Team costs: 150 points, team score: 26.449

Johansson, Emma 45 5624
Van Vleuten, Annemiek 30 3265
Teutenberg, Ina 25 3144
Antoshina, Tatiana 1 1886
Bras, Martine 12 1859
Armitstead, Elizabeth 10 1685
Baccaille, Monia 8 1420
Majerus, Christine 4 1300
Gillow, Shara 2 1220
Bubnenkova, Svetlana 1 963
Hughes, Clara 1 890
Numainville, Joelle 4 870
Hosking, Chloe 4 841
Henrion, Ludivine 2 790
Pieters, Amy 1 692

by FrankV on Sep 28, 2011 6:20 AM EDT up reply actions

I managed 4 of those (Emma, Gillow, Hosking and Henrion)

Never in my wildest did I think Ina would outscore Pooley but then she has been getting better and better and with a Worlds medal and Pooley not quite as good as 2010 so it makes some sense.

by Jens on Sep 28, 2011 6:28 AM EDT up reply actions

and Pooley had her collarbone break, & also the loss of Tour de l'Aude

would hit her scoring too – GC, QoM as well as stage races (the fact the races we’ve lost lately were ones for climbers, & the ones we’ve gained tend to be flat mean next year, I’ll put in more sprinters…)

by Sarah Connolly on Sep 28, 2011 7:14 AM EDT up reply actions

well, at least my performance matched my name

Sadly, the name still remains apt for 2012.

Thanks for the work on the game and the everyone’s efforts to boost knowledge and appreciation.

by paisley on Sep 28, 2011 7:22 AM EDT reply actions

Congratulations to those on the podium

And many thanks for running this game. My team highlighted my lack of knowledge, but it’s been a great way to learn more about women’s cycling

by shepherds_crook on Sep 28, 2011 7:56 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Huge thanks to Monty, Jens, and any other wVDS organizers. This humiliating game certainly helped spark my interest in women’s cycling.

But my biggest thanks to jsallee00 for making my 112th placing look better.

moo

by Willj on Sep 28, 2011 8:20 AM EDT reply actions

+1

great job guys.

by ant1 on Sep 28, 2011 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions

+1

and here’s to cheap whiskey!

by yeehoo on Sep 28, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I was just hoping to finish in the top half

And I missed out by ONE place.

"...my reverse cyclelogy has paid off." -ant1

by VirtKitty on Sep 28, 2011 8:24 AM EDT reply actions

+1, what I was hoping too.

bah

by Triki on Sep 28, 2011 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Well, happy to be on the podium at the end of a long tough race.

I led for so long so I was a bit gutted when I turned round to see the chasers bearing down on me. I forgot to eat. Schoolgirl error. I had nothing left for the final climb. But congratulations to my rivals, worthy winners. It all about building up the next season now. I’m off to Curacao and then some rest.

It's pronounced "Int-CHOW-stie"

by Albertina on Sep 28, 2011 8:29 AM EDT reply actions

Congratulations on the podium - good effort

Competition will be tighter next year now we all know a smidgen more about women’s racing. And here comes GreenEdge! Woot! Woot! I hope they signed Arndt.

by platypus on Sep 29, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions

YAY!!!!!

After expecting to be firmly near the bottom I’m rather chuffed to be (only just) in the top forty…

by bingo_little on Sep 28, 2011 9:20 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

In a stunning upset, Team Lady Marmottes has lost the wVDS challenge cup to Majope’s Chamois Full of Bliss.

As agreed, since we lost, these are currently being shipped to Sweden:

We fully expect to see a photo of these on Jens feet in the next couple of weeks.

moo

by Willj on Sep 28, 2011 10:47 AM EDT reply actions

horned animals have a weird way of ending up on his plate

rather than his feet. be careful.

by ant1 on Sep 28, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Mooooocho stylish

by Jens on Sep 28, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Fantastic!

kinda still wish he was getting these…

by Sarah Connolly on Sep 28, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

these!

by Sarah Connolly on Sep 28, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

aaaaargh!

by Sarah Connolly on Sep 28, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Yikes!!!!!!!

It's pronounced "Int-CHOW-stie"

by Albertina on Sep 28, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

I think it was Majope who originally found them

But these ones might fit more with the traditional Swedish diet…

(More crazy slippers here)

by Sarah Connolly on Sep 28, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions

I fear the moo slippers may soon smell like these

moo

by Willj on Sep 28, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Pigeons took her shoes off in the car after a day in Copenhagen

It made me dizzy and disoriented and I think we accidentally drove to Sweden via Nordrhein-Westphalen

by Jens on Sep 28, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions

It's true!

Jens suggested I did – and said of course he wouldn’t mind… until I did & he went green-ish & had to open all the car windows!

by Sarah Connolly on Sep 29, 2011 5:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh my gosh

It's pronounced "Int-CHOW-stie"

by Albertina on Sep 29, 2011 7:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Top ten!

No prizes but looks good on my palmares. I only made it there because of all the great stuff on women’s cycling I get to read at the Cafe. Thanks PdCers and especially Pigeons, Monty, Jens, Gavia and anyone else I forgot. This was a great game. I hope some more pro cyclists and DS play next year.

I was at 199 in the mens VDS last time I checked – am I in with a chance at the combined podium?

by platypus on Sep 29, 2011 12:59 PM EDT reply actions