2013, Paris - Roubaix: 254Km

[Magnus]

finally the day is here; can't wait.

+ 1

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Pretty good point by Pozzato:




Having a (not on top form) Boonen there could have actually made things more managable for Cancellara.

Perhaps. That doesn't mean that Cancellara isn't a much bigger favorite now, though.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I cant remember last wet roubaix its been while players been luckyt in that way, a little rain would been nice as it may have regarded those willing to take risks

Well, atleast it makes the fan wet every year.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Pretty good point by Pozzato:




Having a (not on top form) Boonen there could have actually made things more managable for Cancellara.

Always make sense ..the paisan from Sandrigo

 

[Lexman]

I cant remember last wet roubaix its been while players been luckyt in that way, a little rain would been nice as it may have regarded those willing to take risks

the one were Boonen fell twice and abandoned 2011?

 

[ebandit]

off

and there off............how nice it would be to see a french winner

chavenal , turgot?

watching videos last night great to see madiot duclos-lassalle hinault etc winning

Mark L

 

[Libertine Seguros]

13-man group up the road, attacked at km 17.

Don't have all the names yet, but the following have been named:
- Bob Jungels
- Michael Mørkøv
- Gert Steegmans
- Eloy Teruel

 

[Lexman]

13 riders escaped :

Gert Steegmans, Jens Debusschere, Frederik Veuchelen, Björn Thurau, Gatis Smukulis, Jacob Rathe, Michael Mørkøv, Evaldas Siskevicius, Guillaume Boivin, Clément Koretzky, Benjamin Lemontagner, Eloy Teruel

 

[Blomkvist]

The break:

Gert Steegmans (OPQ)
Bjorn Thurau (EUC)
Bob Jungels (RLT)
Gatis SMukulis (KAT)
Jacob Rathe (GRS)
Jens Debuschere (LTB)
Frederik Veuchelen (VCD)
Michael Morkov (TST)
Evaldas Siskevicius (SOJ)
Guillaume Boivin (CAN)
Eloy Teruel (MOV)
Clement Kortesky (BSE)
Benjamin Lemontagner (BSE).

Morkov... who would have guessed.

 

[screaming fist]

Break couldn't have been much better for Cance

 

[Lexman]

30 seconds or so in advance of the bunch

 

[the asian]

Good experience for Jungels, getting in the break.

None from Sky, FDJ,BMC or Blanco.

 

[jens_attacks]

hehe the big bjorn thurau sent up front, very good

first sky-bmc fail of the day comes pretty early

normally,they should chase this breakaway and put some of their men there

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Will be brought back i think.

 

[Blomkvist]

Average speed first hour: 49.5 kph.

Break not getting away.

 

[Carstenbf]

Dark lord Morkov strikes again. He really does have a knack for making the breaks.

 

[Blomkvist]

Down to 20s, this break will be over soon.

Siskevicius, Teruel and Lemontagner dropped from the break...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Most logical result for me would be

1 Cancellara
2 Boom +2 minutes
3 take your pick..from roelandts to hushovd, from thomas to vansummeren etc

 

[Netserk]

Pretty good point by Pozzato:




Having a (not on top form) Boonen there could have actually made things more managable for Cancellara.

Since he has only won the race when everyone else was looking at Boonen, I'd have to agree.

 

[Sylvester]

This is ideal for Cancellara.

No big breakaway after 74 km, the tempo seems to be ferocious so it's a pretty hard race already, his team did not have to work because they had Jungels in the break...

 

[Blomkvist]

First section coming up! Troisvilles.

Question is, will there be any casualties?

 

[the asian]

Any Live stream up yet?

 

[Lexman]

Any Live stream up yet?

normally within 30 minutes live broadcast ...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

47 km/h avg for the first two hours.
The race is on.

 

[Tornadin]

Stannard already crashed

Sky will fail totally today.

I predict they won't get any riders in the top 50!