2014 Paris-Roubaix, 257 Km's, Sunday April 13th (1.UWT)

[More Strides than Rides]

Has the selection been made already maybe?

There's a lot of dead weight in that group but with only BMC and Trek chasing, it will be tight for a while

 

[The Blues]

Great for Cance that the BMC-riders were caught off guard.

 

[Ney the Viking]

Too many people capable of chasing behind

Yep they are being caught, and boonen are mad they don't want to drive.

 

[EnacheV]

to many bad wheelsuckers in this selection, wont stay

 

[thrawn]

Kirby claiming bmc are all for phinney?

Only BMC guy not to hit the front. They could well be all for Phinney.

Not convinced Boonen is going to have the legs. Surely he would have sent one of his teammates up the road if he thought he could compete with Fabian, Sep etc.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So who is the the Boonen Group? Boonen, Tjanglii, Thomas, Gaudin, Ladagnous...

 

[Miburo]

it looks like boonen goes 2 times as fast than bmc lol

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

Boonen is something on the cobbles. Amazing style.

 

[Richeypen]

Yep they are being caught, and boonen are mad they don't want to drive.

Too many doms in the group. Not going to pull with Boonen there.

 

[hrotha]

I'm not sure where Boonen was going, but I'm going to assume he expected someone to follow him and to lose some dead weight in that group. Otherwise, he's either strongest than ever, or pretty weak and insecure.

 

[Miburo]

I'm not sure where Boonen was going, but I'm going to assume he expected someone to follow him and to lose some dead weight in that group. Otherwise, he's either strongest than ever, or pretty weak and insecure.

I think he's frustrated right now and tries to drop dead weight.

 

[Ney the Viking]

I'm not sure where Boonen was going, but I'm going to assume he expected someone to follow him and to lose some dead weight in that group. Otherwise, he's either strongest than ever, or pretty weak and insecure.

He apparently feels the need for some selection... But I doub't he will get it like this.

 

[roundabout]

It's a good group, but Bonnen should do less hand waving considering who he is

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Otherwise, he's either strongest than ever, or pretty weak and insecure.

With an acceleration like that I don't think he can be considered pretty weak

 

[Orbit501]

Kirby claiming bmc are all for phinney?

He makes it up as he goes along. Has his all day breakaway from Flanders fresh in his mind and now convinced himself he's a massive outside favourite, completely forgetting it's all for GVA.

Having said that, I quite fancy Phinney as an outsider to be in the mix myself

 

[Ney the Viking]

Boonen is all like "Why don't you want to race you bloody *******s!"

 

[Miburo]

It's a good group, but Bonnen should do less hand waving considering who he is

That's why he's doing it i think.

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

I'm not sure where Boonen was going, but I'm going to assume he expected someone to follow him and to lose some dead weight in that group. Otherwise, he's either strongest than ever, or pretty weak and insecure.

I am thinking it might be a bluff for another OPQStepper.

 

[Richeypen]

He makes it up as he goes along. Has his all day breakaway from Flanders fresh in his mind and now convinced himself he's a massive outside favourite, completely forgetting it's all for GVA.

Having said that, I quite fancy Phinney as an outsider to be in the mix myself

Kirby always bangs on and on about Phinney. Nothing new.

 

[The Hitch]

I'm not sure where Boonen was going, but I'm going to assume he expected someone to follow him and to lose some dead weight in that group. Otherwise, he's either strongest than ever, or pretty weak and insecure.

He wanted to create a selection knowing there be more soldiers in opqs kits than others.

 

[hrotha]

With an acceleration like that I don't think he can be considered pretty weak

By Boonen standards obviously. Weak as in not going to be a contender in the finale.

 

[Miburo]

Why is Gaudin not riding

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Cancellara looks calm,what a ignorant.
He didnt watch PR 2012 probably

He probably watched PR 2010

 

[dlwssonic]

I don't get why gaudin and ladagnous don't want to work but it's good for me anyway

 

[roundabout]

That's why he's doing it i think.

I think it's silly to expect people like Ladagnous and Thomas to give him much help right after he doomed their move