2018 Paris - Roubaix

[Jancouver]

2018 Paris - Roubaix

Provisional Start List

Quick-Step Floors
.. GILBERT Philippe
.. TERPSTRA Niki
.. LAMPAERT Yves
.. DECLERCQ Tim
.. KEISSE Iljo
.. SÉNÉCHAL Florian
.. STYBAR Zdenek

Groupama - FDJ
.. DÉMARE Arnaud
.. DELAGE Mickaël
.. GUARNIERI Jacopo
.. KONOVALOVAS Ignatas
.. LE GAC Olivier
.. SARREAU Marc
.. SINKELDAM Ramon
.. DUCHESNE Antoine

Astana Pro Team
.. KORSAETH Truls
.. HOULE Hugo
.. DE VREESE Laurens
.. GRUZDEV Dmitriy
.. CORT NIELSEN Magnus
.. TLEUBAYEV Ruslan
.. ZAKHAROV Artyom

Trek - Segafredo
.. STUYVEN Jasper
.. DEGENKOLB John
.. DE KORT Koen
.. MULLEN Ryan
.. PEDERSEN Mads
.. RAST Gregory
.. VAN POPPEL Boy

Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team
.. HAUSSLER Heinrich
.. BOZIC Borut
.. GARCIA CORTINA Ivan
.. KOREN Kristijan
.. PER David
.. PIBERNIK Luka
.. WANG Meiyin

Team LottoNL-Jumbo
.. GROENEWEGEN Dylan
.. JANSEN Amund Grondahl
.. TANKINK Bram
.. LEEZER Tom
.. ROOSEN Timo
.. VAN EMDEN Jos
.. VAN HOECKE Gijs

Lotto Soudal
.. DEBUSSCHERE Jens
.. BAK Lars Ytting
.. FRISON Frederik
.. KEUKELEIRE Jens
.. MAES Nikolas
.. SIEBERG Marcel
.. WALLAYS Jelle

BORA - hansgrohe
.. SAGAN Peter
.. OSS Daniel
.. BURGHARDT Marcus
.. SELIG Rüdiger
.. BODNAR Maciej
.. SARAMOTINS Aleksejs
.. SCHILLINGER Andreas

Team Sunweb
.. THEUNS Edward
.. WALSCHEID Max
.. STAMSNIJDER Tom
.. ARNDT Nikias
.. HOFSTEDE Lennard
.. ANDERSEN Søren Kragh
.. TEUNISSEN Mike

Delko Marseille Provence KTM
.. MARTINEZ Yannick
.. FILOSI Iuri
.. JONES Brenton
.. KASPERKIEWICZ Przemys
.. SISKEVICIUS Evaldas
.. SMUKULIS Gatis
.. TRARIEUX Julien

Direct Energie
.. GAUDIN Damien
.. PETIT Adrien
.. CARDIS Romain
.. CHAVANEL Sylvain
.. GENE Yohann
.. PICHOT Alexandre
.. SELLIER Simon

Fortuneo - Samsic
.. CARBEL Michael
.. PERICHON Pierre-Luc
.. DANIEL Maxime
.. FEILLU Brice
.. JARRIER Benoit
.. LE ROUX Romain
.. WELTEN Bram

Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
.. LAPORTE Christophe
.. GODON Dorian
.. HOFSTETTER Hugo
.. LEMOINE Cyril
.. TURGIS Jimmy
.. VAN LERBERGHE Bert
.. VANBILSEN Kenneth

Vérandas Willems-Crelan
.. VAN AERT Wout
.. GOOLAERTS Michael
.. DEVOLDER Stijn
.. DUIJN Huub
.. KRUOPIS Aidis
.. LEYSEN Senne
.. STEELS Stijn

Vital Concept Cycling Club
.. DE BACKER Bert
.. LE BON Johan
.. BOECKMANS Kris
.. LECROQ Jérémy
.. MORICE Julien
.. MÜLLER Patrick
.. VAN GENECHTEN Jonas

Team EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
.. PHINNEY Taylor
.. VANMARCKE Sep
.. BRESCHEL Matti
.. DOCKER Mitchell
.. LANGEVELD Sebastian
.. MCLAY Daniel
.. SCULLY Thomas

Movistar Team
.. SOLER Marc
.. ERVITI Imanol
.. AMADOR Andrey
.. ARCAS Jorge
.. OLIVEIRA Nelson
.. SÜTTERLIN Jasha

AG2R La Mondiale
.. NAESEN Oliver
.. DENZ Nico
.. BAGDONAS Gediminas
.. BARBIER Rudy
.. DUVAL Julien
.. GALLOPIN Tony
.. VANDENBERGH Stijn

Team Katusha - Alpecin
.. KITTEL Marcel
.. MARTIN Tony
.. WÜRTZ SCHMIDT Mads
.. ZABEL Rick
.. DOWSETT Alex
.. HALLER Marco
.. POLITT Nils

UAE-Team Emirates
.. KRISTOFF Alexander
.. BYSTRØM Sven Erik
.. CONSONNI Simone
.. FERRARI Roberto
.. GANNA Filippo
.. MARCATO Marco
.. TROIA Oliviero

BMC Racing Team
.. VAN AVERMAET Greg
.. DRUCKER Jean-Pierre
.. KÜNG Stefan
.. ROELANDTS Jurgen
.. SCHAR Michael
.. SCOTSON Miles
.. VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan

WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
.. KIRSCH Alex
.. DEHAES Kenny
.. DUQUENNOY Jimmy
.. ROBEET Ludovic
.. SIX Franklin
.. SPENGLER Lukas
.. STASSEN Julien

Mitchelton-Scott
.. HAYMAN Mathew
.. BAUER Jack
.. DURBRIDGE Luke
.. TRENTIN Matteo
.. MEZGEC Luka
.. EDMONDSON Alexander
.. HEPBURN Michael

Team Sky
.. MOSCON Gianni
.. STANNARD Ian
.. THOMAS Geraint
.. DOULL Owain
.. KNEES Christian
.. ROWE Luke
.. VAN BAARLE Dylan

Dimension Data
.. BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
.. THOMSON Jay Robert
.. DOUGALL Nick
.. GIBBONS Ryan
.. THWAITES Scott
.. VENTER Jaco
.. VERMOTE Julien

 

[Screecher]

Peter Sagan is NOT going to win.

 

[Jancouver]

Re:

Peter Sagan is NOT going to win.

That wasn't the question ...

 

[DFA123]

I thought Demare was quite impressive today and is more suited to Roubaix than Flanders. Definitely a contender imo.

 

[Screecher]

Re: Re:

Peter Sagan is NOT going to win.

That wasn't the question ...

I did answer your question in the poll (Voted for Stybar). That was just my prediction.

 

[SKSemtex]

Gilbert will not win this race.

 

[Jancouver]

Re: Re:

Peter Sagan is NOT going to win.

That wasn't the question ...

I did answer your question in the poll (Voted for Stybar). That was just my prediction.

I get it. My post was regarding your cheap shot at Sagan. Anybody can make that prediction, but without any reasoning, it is just a cheap shot.

... Stybar will not win

 

[toolittle]

Gilbert will not win this race.

My vote is on Gilbert.
My heart wants Vanmarcke or Sybar or Naesen.
These 3 guys are strong. These 3 guys are consistent. Now, they are in golden age.
It is bad if they retired without a really big win.
Especially for Vanmarcke and Naesen, too many bad lucks at bad moments.

 

[SKSemtex]

Gilbert will not win this race.

My vote is on Gilbert.
My heart wants Vanmarcke or Sybar or Naesen.
These 3 guys are strong. These 3 guys are consistent. Now, they are in golden age.
It is bad if they retired without a really big win.
Especially for Vanmarcke and Naesen, too many bad lucks at bad moments.

Pissed Sagan will just sit on his wheel and the game is over. I do not think Gilbert is strong enough to get rid of him unless mechanical.

 

[Flamin]

Benoot will not race Roubaix...

Got Terpstra at 13/1 last week. Not looking bad. The overwhelming favourite for sure. Or another 2014 scenario is also likely for QS.

 

[Koronin]

I want an option to pick Quickstep as a team.

 

[Laplaz]

Yeah Terpstra for sure the favorite now. Don't forget Pedersen and Moscon.

 

[Bardamu]

Marcel Kittel will win this bike race.

 

[Jancouver]

Re:

Benoot will not race Roubaix...

Got Terpstra at 13/1 last week. Not looking bad. The overwhelming favourite for sure. Or another 2014 scenario is also likely for QS.

Thanks, I replaced Benoot with Jasper Stuyven.

 

[jaylew]

Re:

I thought Demare was quite impressive today and is more suited to Roubaix than Flanders. Definitely a contender imo.

As was Kristoff. You'd think Roubaix would suit him well but he never seems to be good there. Anyway, I really hope we don't get a Démare/Kristoff/Degenkolb type winner

Speaking of not being good at Roubaix, it's kinda weird to think Sagan has never even been on the podium.

Anyway, the most important question as always - how many (and which) of the favorites will be out because of crashes or mechanicals this year?

 

[toolittle]

Gilbert will not win this race.

My vote is on Gilbert.
My heart wants Vanmarcke or Sybar or Naesen.
These 3 guys are strong. These 3 guys are consistent. Now, they are in golden age.
It is bad if they retired without a really big win.
Especially for Vanmarcke and Naesen, too many bad lucks at bad moments.

Pissed Sagan will just sit on his wheel and the game is over. I do not think Gilbert is strong enough to get rid of him unless mechanical.

Sagan is strong and is able to match Gilbert 1st attack. Then GVA attack and Vanmarcke also.
Next one will be from Stybar and then Flander winner. The killer strike will be from Gilbert.

 

[SKSemtex]

Gilbert will not win this race.

My vote is on Gilbert.
My heart wants Vanmarcke or Sybar or Naesen.
These 3 guys are strong. These 3 guys are consistent. Now, they are in golden age.
It is bad if they retired without a really big win.
Especially for Vanmarcke and Naesen, too many bad lucks at bad moments.

Pissed Sagan will just sit on his wheel and the game is over. I do not think Gilbert is strong enough to get rid of him unless mechanical.

Sagan is strong and is able to match Gilbert 1st attack. Then GVA attack and Vanmarcke also.
Next one will be from Stybar and then Flander winner. The killer strike will be from Gilbert.

Flander will win might be true but it want be Gibert. Sagan will not be chasing. He will just sit on the Gibert wheel and .... loose.
As Sagan said he might not be able to win but he could always decide who will lose.

Negative racing on Gilbert wheel is his best option to win. And the best situation for Terpstra becoming legend.

 

[LaFlorecita]

5 QS in the top-10 - Stybar, Gilbert, Terpstra, Lampaert, Sénéchal. You heard it here first

 

[Vroome.exe]

Gilbert will not win this race.

My vote is on Gilbert.
My heart wants Vanmarcke or Sybar or Naesen.
These 3 guys are strong. These 3 guys are consistent. Now, they are in golden age.
It is bad if they retired without a really big win.
Especially for Vanmarcke and Naesen, too many bad lucks at bad moments.

Pissed Sagan will just sit on his wheel and the game is over. I do not think Gilbert is strong enough to get rid of him unless mechanical.

Sagan is strong and is able to match Gilbert 1st attack. Then GVA attack and Vanmarcke also.
Next one will be from Stybar and then Flander winner. The killer strike will be from Gilbert.

Flander will win might be true but it want be Gibert. Sagan will not be chasing. He will just sit on the Gibert wheel and .... loose.
As Sagan said he might not be able to win but he could always decide who will lose.

Negative racing on Gilbert wheel is his best option to win. And the best situation for Terpstra becoming legend.

Lol why he would sit on Gilbert's wheel? Maybe he could sit on Terpstra's wheel, but why Gilbert? He doesn't have any bad feelings towards him and Gilbert isn't favorite to win.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Naesen, all that bad luck gotta turn once

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Trek looks quite good for P-R, assuming that Degenkolb will be better on the flat pavés than on the helligen (which I think is a likely assumption).
They might be the only team that can challenge QS on numbers alone.

If Trek is unable to match QS, I will be hoping for something unexpected to happen or, perhaps, bad luck for QS, which I would gladly welcome for the sake of having a more open race.

Ultimately, I just hope it won't be a "numbers" win a la Terpstra's 2014 win or Valgren's Omloop win.

 

[Koronin]

Re:

5 QS in the top-10 - Stybar, Gilbert, Terpstra, Lampaert, Sénéchal. You heard it here first

That would not shock me at all. I play a fantasy manager and I did put 4 QS riders on my 9 man team for Flanders. I'm half temped to go with the entire QS team for Roubiax, and at minimum at least 4.

 

[jaylew]

It's strange to me that the early favorite is a guy who's only raced Roubaix once, over 10 years ago.

 

[Koronin]

Gilbert said after he won Flanders last year that he was going to target Paris-Roubiax this year. If he wins it, expect him to target Milan-San Remo next year.

 

[jaylew]

Re:

Gilbert said after he won Flanders last year that he was going to target Paris-Roubiax this year. If he wins it, expect him to target Milan-San Remo next year.

Yeah, but still...we have no real evidence of his abilities there.