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A Group of 12-14 riders will come together towards the finish. The big guns will watch each other, and some dark horse will manage to Escape the last couple of hundred meters and steal the silverware. That might very well be someone like Ulissi or Vichon or G.

On races without communication Equipment, why can't they adopt a system With a motorcycle of a certain colour that always follows the race leader? that way confusion like last years RM can be avoided.

Team Sky have been a collective disaster. This is painful to watch. If he ever wants to win races again he needs to find another team.

I'm sorry Chris, but this stinks long way.

Guess we have a dark horse for the worlds. Obviously he has rediscovered his legs.

There are more than enough races already; we don't need any need any new ones. Let's embrace the old ones. Tradition is what gives cycling a "magic" dimension.

I agree; can't see any especially cobbles talents in him. Maybe better loose a couple of pounds and start looking at AGR, LBL and San Sebastian.

EBH following Spartacus when he hits the throttel on the Carrefour?? About the same odds as Kittel following Contador up Alp'd Huez.

Fabian will crush the field at Kwaremont; attack early like Ballan did last year. He will escape with a good distance to 2 Sky riders. Sagan and the rest further back. Question is: will the duo have the stamina to cooperate and bring him back before the finish?

Paolini gets away at the last km.

c'mon. It will probably be a group of 10-15 riders grouped after the descent from Poggio. most of these will not want a sprint. there will be numerous attacks, and I can't possibly see that Sagan can have enough teammates at the time to counter them all; he might have to do it all by himself. if...

Sagan will win none. He'll be a marked rider every time, and everybody will try to get away from a group sprint. He don't have the team to respond to every attack.

Hushovd has tunnel vision towards P-R, and seems to be ahead of Boonen and Cancellara at the moment. This is the year; now or never.

Fireworks about to begin . . .

So, the premises are in place, then. Possible scenario? Cold - many domestiques will fade away earlier than usual. Boonen a bit off - will not crush the field up Taaien. Headwind - difficult for any escapist to keep distance all the way. Relatively large group will sprint for the victory...