115th Paris-Roubaix 2017 - April 9, 257k

[Billie]

sagan flat tire

 

[Brullnux]

Stuyven drops Sagan

 

[jsem94]

Langeveld punctures.

 

[Forever The Best]

Sagan having a mechanical problem?

 

[El Pistolero]

Oliver Naesen again a flat tire.

 

[portugal11]

Sagan punctured

 

[Velolover2]

Such a shame for the race!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Probably a good thing for Sagan to puncture now. A shame for the race, though.

 

[Forever The Best]

Stuyven Oss duo is really really dangerous.

 

[spalco]

Re: Re:

Strade Bianche isn't a classic.

Yes it is.

And even so, a monument alone makes a season. Even if you value LBL higher than MSR, a win in the bag is still better than a merely possible one.

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

Oss and Sagan! The old gang!

That explains why Oss is working

 

[Vroome.exe]

Stybar sacrificing his chances for Boonen. All in for QS.

 

[portugal11]

Terrible luck for sagan

 

[El Pistolero]

Re: Re:

Strade Bianche isn't a classic.

Yes it is.

And even so, a monument alone makes a season. Even if you value LBL higher than MSR, a win in the bag is still better than a merely possible one.

Lol, no it's not. It's barely 10 years old. Just because a Sky rider won doesn't make it a classic.

 

[RattaKuningas]

I hope that Sagan gets back.

 

[jaylew]

Re: Re:

Kwiatkowski did what he always does.
Do well early on, reassure everyone that he definitely didn't peak too early this time, then peak too early.

Yeah, winning a monument and a classic is peaking too early.

He specifically said he was aiming for Liege. He did well a month before, now he's losing minutes on climbs and TTs
Yeah that's too early.

By your logic, if I aim for the Tour, win the Dauphine and DNF the Tour I didn't peak early.

No. By my logic, if, as a one day racer, you win a monument and a classic within a couple of weeks of each other, followed by a low key Pais Vasco, you have peaked perfectly.

Strade Bianche isn't a classic.

There is no definitive list of "classics"

Classics, semi-classics...everyone seems to have his/her own definition

 

[silvergrenade]

Has Sagan changed wheels?

 

[Brullnux]

Re: Re:

Strade Bianche isn't a classic.

Yes it is.

And even so, a monument alone makes a season. Even if you value LBL higher than MSR, a win in the bag is still better than a merely possible one.

Lol, no it's not. It's barely 10 years old. Just because a Sky rider won doesn't make it a classic.

Classics have to start somewhere

 

[portugal11]

Sagan would have won this race

 

[Gigs_98]

Hahaha Sagan again

 

[TomLPC]

Peter attacks again, what a guy

 

[Irondan]

Re:

Peter attacks again, what a guy

This is why we love Sagan!

 

[DFA123]

So Sagan, GVA, Kristoff all have wasted energy to varying extents. Degenkolb looking well placed at the moment, especially with a team mate up the road.

 

[spalco]

Re: Re:

Lol, no it's not. It's barely 10 years old. Just because a Sky rider won doesn't make it a classic.

I sincerely don't give a *** about Sky. Just look how much attention the race gets in this forum every year.

 

[jsem94]

Strade Bianche is a fan favorite event and a pretty damn prestigious one. What makes a "classic" anyway? Strade Bianche is probably more prestigious right now than some classics anyway.