Deserving winner. I'm super happy Boonen made it to 2nd, would have been great to have a 5th victory, but that's racing. I hope he returns next year, but I have a feeling that's the last Roubaix we'll see for Tom.
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The pure glee in the Sporza commentators voices when Boonen closed that gap and latched on lol. Then 2 minutes later...Dekker_Tifosi said:Unreal race. I cannot process it. Easily the best Roubaix I ever watched. That counter attack by Hayman was insane
What?! Last year was rubbish - headwind stifled all the action.Lupi33x said:well, last year's was pretty good, this one might have topped it because JD was always going to win that 2015 sprint
Saving legs =/= wheelsucking all day. Hayman only did the work he thought he had to.GuyIncognito said:42x16ss said:How? Hayman was in the break for around 200kms and even attacked with 80kms to go to thin out the break. 2nd or 3rd strongest at worst. Just chasing back on over the Carrefour de l'Abre was huge.portugal11 said:Boonen is the moral winner.
"I made the breakway, but I only went once, so I saved my legs all day” -Hayman
I don't subscribe to the 'moral winner' crap, Hayman is the only winner. But there's no doubt he had the far easier ride
Lupi33x said:well, last year's was pretty good, this one might have topped it because JD was always going to win that 2015 sprint
JRanton said:I almost have the feeling that Stannard should have waited for the sprint rather than try those two attacks. He was really strong after the last cobbled section.
Oh, c'mon. You watched the race. Hayman was in the front a bunch. He was also dropped a few times and worked his a$$ off to get back. I've never given him a 2nd thought, but that guy fully deserved the win. Total props to himGuyIncognito said:42x16ss said:How? Hayman was in the break for around 200kms and even attacked with 80kms to go to thin out the break. 2nd or 3rd strongest at worst. Just chasing back on over the Carrefour de l'Abre was huge.portugal11 said:Boonen is the moral winner.
"I made the breakway, but I only went once, so I saved my legs all day” -Hayman
I don't subscribe to the 'moral winner' crap, Hayman is the only winner. But there's no doubt he had the far easier ride
Well, he was a highly rated Classics domestique before this at least.johnymax said:I just checked Hayman had one pro win prior to this. What the hell!? Incredible.
Maybe, just maybe he didn't want to be with sky and wanted to go to a aussie team..Sky might not have had a say in him stayingJelantik said:maybe sky is kicking themself. Their ex member win the monument. What a ride by hayman.
johnymax said:I just checked Hayman had one pro win prior to this. What the hell!? Incredible.
Forget the traditional MSR, Harelbeke Ronde prep - the way to win Paris-Roubaix is not to ride in Feb or March and then take in a couple of spanish 1 day racesScarponi said:Matty white is saying haymen has two days of racing last six weeks after broken arm. Holy crap
Eyeballs Out said:Forget the traditional MSR, Harelbeke Ronde prep - the way to win Paris-Roubaix is not to ride in Feb or March and then take in a couple of spanish 1 day racesScarponi said:Matty white is saying haymen has two days of racing last six weeks after broken arm. Holy crap
Hayman had 2-3 top 10s riding for Flecha at Rabo and Sky and has been a great domestique for years. He has huge respect in the peloton.Libertine Seguros said:Well, he was a highly rated Classics domestique before this at least.johnymax said:I just checked Hayman had one pro win prior to this. What the hell!? Incredible.
And that's more wins pre-monument victory than Oliver Zaugg
Boonen lost the race when he had to chase back Hayman's only attack. Boonen was the best sprinter remaining, but he had no gas left in the tank. Hayman is moral winner.portugal11 said:Boonen is the moral winner.