114th Paris-Roubaix - UCI World Tour (10/4-2016)

[BigMac]

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And even if they didn't dry up, slightly slippery isn't gloriously muddy. :\

The riders make the race.

/cliché

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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Why do people think Vanmarcke doesn't have a sprint?

Because every other contender (except for Terpstra perhaps) seems to have a better sprint.

that's why he beat boonen in sprint of omloop in 2012

 

[Eclipse]

This is gonna be goooood

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

There was a lot of talk a couple of years ago about Sky having sprung forks: have they dropped out of favour? (Sprung suspension forks, not Sky)

 

[Der Effe]

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it's unfortunate the weather today. the cobbles will be dry soon

It rained all night. There will be dry parts, wet parts and slippery parts. And no one is used to these conditions in a race. I expect carnage.

when the sun is shining, roads will dry up in a few hours. this isn't italy where roads stay wet for weeks

I don't think cobbles dry as fast as normal road? But we'll see, at least there's some grey clouds in the background so there might be some rain after all. Or I'm just being hopelessly optimistic...

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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it's unfortunate the weather today. the cobbles will be dry soon

It rained all night. There will be dry parts, wet parts and slippery parts. And no one is used to these conditions in a race. I expect carnage.

when the sun is shining, roads will dry up in a few hours. this isn't italy where roads stay wet for weeks

I don't think cobbles dry as fast as normal road? But we'll see, at least there's some grey clouds in the background so there might be some rain after all. Or I'm just being hopelessly optimistic...

there will be 100% no rain today and according to the announcer almost all cobble zones have already dried up. worst of all we will now have no mud and no dust, because it isn't too dry.

 

[sir fly]

Maybe during the commercials they'll reach an agreement about composition of the breakaway.
Astana should try with someone else. Westra won't be allowed.

 

[hrotha]

All the forecasts I'm seeing say the same: chilly but sunny, 0% probability of rain.

 

[sir fly]

10 minutes, already, they're within couple hundreds of metres.
Tiring business.

 

[hammerthaim]

youtube link please

 

[sir fly]

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youtube link please

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ64GBqwXRw

 

[RedheadDane]

Cobbles dry, but sides slightly wet. (Update from the Junior race).

 

[Der Effe]

Re: Re:

it's unfortunate the weather today. the cobbles will be dry soon

It rained all night. There will be dry parts, wet parts and slippery parts. And no one is used to these conditions in a race. I expect carnage.

when the sun is shining, roads will dry up in a few hours. this isn't italy where roads stay wet for weeks

I don't think cobbles dry as fast as normal road? But we'll see, at least there's some grey clouds in the background so there might be some rain after all. Or I'm just being hopelessly optimistic...

there will be 100% no rain today and according to the announcer almost all cobble zones have already dried up. worst of all we will now have no mud and no dust, because it isn't too dry.

Damn, that sucks. How come it always bloody rains in the lowlands but never when Paris-Roubaix is being raced

 

[Billie]

Trek sending half their team up the raod?

 

[Lance Armstrong]

No chance for breakaway until Barta decides to put the hammer down and simply ride away.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Loving the full coverage. Let's hope it's a thing for the future!

 

[sir fly]

I'm afraid everybody will expect from Trek trio to break the elastic with the peloton.

 

[trevim]

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Trek sending half their team up the raod?

Only 2. Tinkoff, Lotto NL and Ettix are there aswell so it may be let go

 

[rick james]

Love watching these breakaway trying to get away

 

[Bushman]

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Why do people think Vanmarcke doesn't have a sprint?

Because every other contender (except for Terpstra perhaps) seems to have a better sprint.

that's why he beat boonen in sprint of omloop in 2012

Circumstances doesnt matter to you?

Thats the only sprint he has ever won against another world class classics rider.

Would you say Stannard is a better sprinter than Van Avermaet as well?

 

[jens_attacks]

Do you think will we ever witness a muddy roubaix?

I gave up any hope ...

 

[Billie]

4 guys from Trek now

Devolder, Van Poppel, Coledan et Rast

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Quite an angle across the road there for the break: are echelons a possibility?

 

[Kwibus]

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Do you think will we ever witness a muddy roubaix?

I gave up any hope ...

I had some hope this week, but to be honest deep down I allready knew it would be dry....

Break is too big, not allowed to go. No Astana as well.

 

[Kwibus]

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Quite an angle across the road there for the break: are echelons a possibility?

Yeh you can see it almost breaking at points.