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

[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.

Classics have to start somewhere

Well of course. It's only now become a WT race, so it will still take awhile before it can earn the classic title. And its only 175km long, a classic is 240km+.

 

[Irondan]

Re:

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.

Yes, Trek looks to be in the drivers seat for now.

 

[portugal11]

Fu## fu## sagan would have this race in the bag

 

[TomLPC]

Right can we stop calling him boner

 

[bigcog]

Boonen goes !

 

[Juan Pelota]

My NBCsportsGold subscription is deciding to have errors today. Anyone have a good english stream?

 

[El Pistolero]

Lol, Boonen gets Greipel back so effortlessly.

 

[Billie]

Bert de Backer told you all

 

[spalco]

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My NBCsportsGold subscription is deciding to have errors today. Anyone have a good english stream?

http://tiz-cycling.racing/live-stream/

 

[Irondan]

Re:

My NBCsportsGold subscription is deciding to have errors today. Anyone have a good english stream?

Tiz cycling.com

 

[jaylew]

Bodnar should have stayed up front. He would have been more use to Sagan there.

 

[Saint Unix]

Boonen looks like a million bucks today.

 

[Asero831]

Who are the FDJ and Movistar riders?

 

[sir fly]

I feel kind of sorry for Stuyven... If, by any chance, something comes out from this attack - he'll hardly profit.

 

[jsem94]

EBH puncture

 

[Gigs_98]

Sagan is wasting way too much energy. Until now this looks absolutely perfect for degenkolb

 

[BigMac]

Best first half of the season I've seen.

Like... no year I can remember comes close.

 

[nuvolablu]

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Who are the FDJ and Movistar riders?

Demare and Bennati

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re:

Who are the FDJ and Movistar riders?

Almost certainly Démare and Oliveira

 

[El Pistolero]

Yeah, doesn't look like anyone will be able to drop Degenkolb.

 

[StryderHells]

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Sagan would have won this race

It's Roubaix so that was no certainty

 

[Irondan]

Re: Re:

My NBCsportsGold subscription is deciding to have errors today. Anyone have a good english stream?

Tiz cycling.com

Sorry, it's Tiz-cycling.com

 

[jaylew]

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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.

You ask 10 people you'll probably get 10 different lists

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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

Well of course. It's only now become a WT race, so it will still take awhile before it can earn the classic title. And its only 175km long, a classic is 240km+.

Wait, what?

Omloop: 198.3 km
Strade Bianche: 175 km
Dwars Door Vlaanderen: 203.4 km
E3 Harelbeke: 206.1 km
Flèche Wallonne: 200.5 km

And the list goes on.

 

[Irondan]

Did Sagan get a new wheel yet?