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

[thequestionmark]

Great ride of Dege!

 

[Miburo]

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Degenkolb to Quickstep next year. Nice leadout.

Quick step played their cards right.

What were they supposed to do?

Degenkolb was by far the strongest rider in this race.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Degenkolb with the smart riding and the win. By forum rules, former fans and sympathizers will start saying they dislike him approximately a week from now. Since he's now a bona fide big star.

 

[70kmph]

good work...super race as always

 

[nepetalactone]

Gosh, 2015 seems to be the year of the super-sprinters.

 

[webvan]

Yeah, hats off to Degenkold, did what he had to do when he chased and lost Kristoff.

 

[CyclingEnthusiast]

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Lost all my respect for GVA today. What an idiot

Why exactly

He made the best of his situation

 

[DFA123]

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Ugh Degenkolb. Not a fan.

Terrible tactics by some teams. Just leading in for Degenkolb, lol.

Not really. Degenkolb would have won if there was a group of 30 or a group of 4 at the end - the race was already up by then. He won the sprint by about 4 bike lengths.

 

[indianfanboy]

Degenkolb what a ride...looked the strongest on the cobbled covering all the big moves

 

[Red Rick]

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Lost all my respect for GVA today. What an idiot

Why exactly

He's gotten second, third or fourth 99 times already in the big classics, and he still rides for 2nd place.

 

[Miburo]

Only dumb thing GVA did, was take few pulls from degenkolb. That was ***.

 

[happytramp]

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hahahahah Etixx. they've done it again

Did what? The strongest man won. It's got nothing to do with tactics. Power and luck, that is all.

 

[Hugo87]

Great win by Degenkolb and Giant.

 

[bigcog]

Degenkolb well deserved win.

 

[willbick]

Now the post mortem about how all the other riders in the race should've collaborated to stop Degenkolb winning

 

[gunara]

So this GT sprint train team suddenly has two monuments in a year But well deserved, Degenkolb, everything Kristoff can do he can do it too

 

[jaylew]

Almost wish I skipped the monuments this year. Degenkolb, Kristoff, Degenkolb...my absolute worst nightmare.

 

[Põhja Konn]

Very much a deserved win for Degenkolb. Tight, tactical and at times boring race, but with very good last 25k. Also good that someone other than a Sky or Katusha rider won.

 

[Arnout]

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Ugh Degenkolb. Not a fan.

Terrible tactics by some teams. Just leading in for Degenkolb, lol.

Not really. Degenkolb would have won if there was a group of 30 or a group of 4 at the end - the race was already up by then. He won the sprint by about 4 bike lengths.

Why didn't Van Avermaet attack just before Stybar joined for example? Noone tried to beat Degenkolb in the last 5 or 6 km, except Lampaert for a few seconds.

 

[Pulp]

Respect to degenkolb. bridged the gap himself, won easily. strongest on the day. 3rd in history to do MSR - PR double..

 

[greenedge]

Nice ride by Degenkolb, congrats. If Stybar or Boom couldn't win for my CQ team, I'd have been happy with any of GVA, Elmiger and Keukeleire.

Stybar should have attempted to attack after Yves (who rode very strongly).

 

[Jelantik]

the string bad luck continue for TS. Sagan mechanical. Bad karma of Oleg has plague this team.

 

[Lexman]

I still don't understand why Etixx didn't smash the hammer when they had 6 riders in a break, it was far from the finish but they had the numbers....

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

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Elmiger suddenly top 10 in RvV and Roubaix in his late 30s

AG2R continues to be clinicky...

WTF?

 

[Carols]

When is a sprinter more than just a sprinter? When he is John Degenkolb!!! Kudos, nice solo move to make the front group and nice win.