2015 Paris - Roubaix, 12th April 1.UWT, 253.5 Km

[Netserk]

Stybar if he attacks. Otherwise Terpstra ftw again.

 

[Arredondo]

Boom to ride like a mad men on the cobbles. Terpstra 2nd. Pippo back to his best form and gets 3rd.

 

[jens_attacks]

i wish kristoff,sep or lars boom.
ian stannard would be cool but seems in not good shape

etixx will probably win it though

 

[Escarabajo]

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Is Terpstra riding 40k for Kristoff again? Then Kristoff will win.

Kristoff will pay the favor to Terpstra!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Don't think Kristoff will make the finale here.
I hope the Hotsteppers, BMC and Sky will help make the race exciting all the way from AF.

 

[Jspear]

Wiggo for the win rain or shine!

 

[thehook]

Re: Paris - Roubaix 12th April 1.UWT

Selection at Arenberg. Followed by massive attack on Pave De Labra.

I'm going Sagan, Gva, Terpstra. If it Rains? Bet the farm on Boom :0)
And I'm picking Sagan for 3 reasons.
1. TS fan here.
2. I keep betting on him UNTIL he wins!
3. I'm thinking/hoping he is pissed at his season so far. And rides Pissed Off?
Wiggo DNF

 

[Mr.White]

Alexander Kristoff will not win this race! Terpstra will...

 

[DBotero]

Re: Paris - Roubaix 12th April 1.UWT

Sir Bradley ftw,he's last chance to shine.Stannard or Kristoff would be good too.

 

[luckyboy]

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I am hoping for Vanmarcke/Stybar. As long as Sky/Van Avermaet/bunch sprint don't win then that's ok.

Don't think Boom has it to actually win these 250km+ races. He has proved that he can be with the leaders until the big moves start happening but he is never the one who makes them or is able to go with them.

Just read Küng is riding Paris Roubaix. So the rest is riding for 2nd place

Why, isn't Benoot riding?

 

[Bushman]

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Just read Küng is riding Paris Roubaix. So the rest is riding for 2nd place

Game over already, even for Kristoff.

Will be interesting to follow him in such a big race.

 

[Akuryo]

Terpstra could hold his own even with the hills of the Ronde and Paris-Roubaix should suit him even more. He's on very good form but has been the nearly-man of the year so far (with Sagan). I really hope he can turn his luck around and take another cobblestone home.

 

[doperhopper]

Re: Paris - Roubaix 12th April 1.UWT

Not sure whether it'll happen to Kristoff already at Roubaix, but he'll soon become the marked man the way Cancellara was so frustrated about. Opportunity for underdogs nobody will jump after.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Paris - Roubaix 12th April 1.UWT

Not sure whether it'll happen to Kristoff already at Roubaix, but he'll soon become the marked man the way Cancellara was so frustrated about. Opportunity for underdogs nobody will jump after.

I'm not sure Kristoff is on that level quite yet, but he's got two huge advantages over Cancellara. Firstly he can beat anyone in a sprint so doesn't really have to force a winning move as much as Canc does. Secondly, in Paolini, he has an excellent domestique who can be a massive help in crucial moments - Cancellara has had no-one in the last few years.

 

[LugHugger]

No rain forecast between now and next Sunday. Sunny spells and high teens all week. Despite this I predict Stybar or Boom ftw.

 

[Rollthedice]

Sagan will have 15 seconds on the chase group when he enters the velodrome. And then he cracks.

 

[trevim]

Re: Paris - Roubaix 12th April 1.UWT

Hopefully the two better rounded teams ride a little better than they did at De Ronde:
1) BMC - perhaps riding a bit more agressively or at least keep guys like Burghardt and Oss working for GvA until the end instead of hanging in a group expecting him to attack and close the gaps to people ahead all alone.
2) Ettix - Please go back to your trademark "all over the place" tactics. All together until the Arenberg and then have their young guns putting attacks left, right and center: Trentin and Keirsbulck specially. Please just don't send Vandenbergh in some no winning situation: either he goes alone or he stays put besides Terpstra and Stybar.

Other wishes: a long one from Nelson Oliveira and stylish riding by Pozatto in the hardest cobbled sectors.
Oh and obviously my personal picks are Breschel, Vanmarcke and Degenkolb. Is Benoot riding this too?

 

[AussieBob]

In no particular order, my selections are:

Kristoff, Boom, Pippo, GVA, Wiggins and Terpstra

My heart says Pippo. My head says Kristoff.

I just shake my head at Sagan and now feel he may be overrated.

 

[AussieBob]

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Sagan will have 15 seconds on the chase group when he enters the velodrome. And then he cracks.

Agree. He cracked on the weekend.

 

[Jspear]

Re: Paris - Roubaix 12th April 1.UWT

Not sure whether it'll happen to Kristoff already at Roubaix, but he'll soon become the marked man the way Cancellara was so frustrated about. Opportunity for underdogs nobody will jump after.

Kristoff doesn't have to worry as much about being marked imo. He can win from a breakaway or a sprint. He doesn't have to try and breakaway the way Fabian did to win. He can just sit and follow wheels if everyone is marking him....very impressive right now.

 

[Dedelou]

the power of a sprinter/rouleur is his capacity to jump and stay with the big guys and outsprint them in the end either one on one or from a small group..

 

[nepetalactone]

Re: Paris - Roubaix 12th April 1.UWT

Not sure whether it'll happen to Kristoff already at Roubaix, but he'll soon become the marked man the way Cancellara was so frustrated about. Opportunity for underdogs nobody will jump after.

I'm not sure Kristoff is on that level quite yet, but he's got two huge advantages over Cancellara. Firstly he can beat anyone in a sprint so doesn't really have to force a winning move as much as Canc does. Secondly, in Paolini, he has an excellent domestique who can be a massive help in crucial moments - Cancellara has had no-one in the last few years.

I wonder what Devolder would think of that!

Want to see Stybar win from a move with Boom. Just like the old cyclocross days!

 

[Kwibus]

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I am hoping for Vanmarcke/Stybar. As long as Sky/Van Avermaet/bunch sprint don't win then that's ok.

Don't think Boom has it to actually win these 250km+ races. He has proved that he can be with the leaders until the big moves start happening but he is never the one who makes them or is able to go with them.

Just read Küng is riding Paris Roubaix. So the rest is riding for 2nd place

Why, isn't Benoot riding?

Regarding Boom, this RvV he certainly didn't seem to be fading. According to Boom he just left the front when Terpstra left the front so kind of missed that attack. He also had a flat after the final time up the Paterberg, but still managed to get back on the group of chasers which he attacked again as well. Previous years Boom was always dead at the end of these long races. If he had a flat we would never see him again.
He sure seemed stronger then other years. I mean he never was this good in RvV before. You could see that when the cobbled hills were steep he was struggling, but once they flattened out he always move back to the front.

 

[Kwibus]

Degenkolb doesn't get mentioned a lot while he was 2nd last year and rode his best Flanders ever this year. He seems to be in great form and the flat cobbles suit him more. It will be hard to drop him is my guess.

Kristoff said that he prefers cobbled climbs over flat cobbles.

 

[The Barb]

Kristoff good bike ride fast long time still go fast.

I've had a but to drink but you get myy meaning.