Pretty good result by Kristoff! He's actually really fast, but his problem is that he "sucks" at everything except from sprinting so he's normally exhausted before the sprint even starts. Hopefully when/if his endurance and stamina improves he will be up there, as his sprint itself has proven to be even better than Hushovd's (Kristoff has beaten him 4/4 times they have sprinted vs each other as far as I know)auscyclefan94 said:
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maltiv said:
fast yes, wyss delivered him up to boonen's wheel and peeled off and then he just went backwards. got into the wind a bit as well. i know he has beaten hushovd in a sprint at norwegian nationals but that's all my knowledge. lacks endurance to sprint after a fast hard leadout. still very quick though. thought bmc maybe could of gone with wyss who is a bit more stronger and still has a good kick!
Thoughtforfood said:
I don't remember Ak-zaaf saying extremely generic crap like "Something bad will happen this month", then taking credit when someone's puppy gets run over.
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A bit gutted Bos couldn't place himself, positioning is still hard to do in a race like this. It would've been nice to see how he rates against actual sprinters (Farrar) instead of Graeme Clown
issoisso said:
Hey, ak is the man with the Haussler musette...if he says my puppy is going to die, I am looking for another dog...
On a side note, I know a guy who named his dog Lance midway through the comeback.
For obvious reasons.
(he's british, which helps with the pun)
For obvious reasons.
(he's british, which helps with the pun)
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theyoungest said:
You may eat those words based on his performance last week. There is no Muur to contend with, and his size will help on the cobbles.
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No, they just didn't want to.Rocksteady said:
Many of the roubaix-racers take this race as 'training'. Which is pretty logical, they did the same with Gent Wevelgem last year (and this year also btw)
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Good win for Farrar today. He's one rider I seem to like more and more with each race.
Would love to see him hit the velodrome with 3-4 others.
Would love to see him hit the velodrome with 3-4 others.
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Since when is Farrar a cobble monster? He won the sprint of a big group for 3th place in Omloop, and a sprint of a big group for 5th place in Tour of Flanders.
That is absolutely not comparable to being the strongest on hills and cobbles.
For example, in pure cobble skill, I rate the ones who finished in the 4th place group of the E3 Prijs (Pozzato, Boom, Langeveld, Leukemans, Marcato) higher than Farrar... Because they actually made the race and escaped from the others on cobbles (except the train Cancellara/Boonen ofcourse)
Roubaix is a much harder race, in the sense of, there is no returning of big groups, the distance between each group and rider only becomes bigger and bigger. The only thing Farrar can do is hold on and hope to win the sprint for uhm... 14th place or something (and that WOULD be a class achievement already, I don't rate him that high)
That is absolutely not comparable to being the strongest on hills and cobbles.
For example, in pure cobble skill, I rate the ones who finished in the 4th place group of the E3 Prijs (Pozzato, Boom, Langeveld, Leukemans, Marcato) higher than Farrar... Because they actually made the race and escaped from the others on cobbles (except the train Cancellara/Boonen ofcourse)
Roubaix is a much harder race, in the sense of, there is no returning of big groups, the distance between each group and rider only becomes bigger and bigger. The only thing Farrar can do is hold on and hope to win the sprint for uhm... 14th place or something (and that WOULD be a class achievement already, I don't rate him that high)
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Come on, he was invisible for almost the entire race, only in the end when the different chase groups melted into one he was suddenly there. He's no competition for Cancellara and Boonen.Thoughtforfood said:
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Farrar is going well right now, but he's not going THAT well, and (correct me if I am wrong) I believe he does not have that much experience at Roubaix. I think Maaskaant remains Garmin's best hope at Roubaix, they actually look like having a very solid squad for that race with Millar also going well lately.
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Maaskant is having some troubles after falling in Flanders (against his own team car )
Their best bet is Vansummeren, who rode an excellent Paris Roubaix a couple of times already
) Their best bet is Vansummeren, who rode an excellent Paris Roubaix a couple of times already
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I have to agree with the assesments of his prowess on the cobbles, but if he somehow manages to get to the velodrome in a lead group, I'm not betting against him, unless Cav (highly unlikely) and Thor (very likely) are in that group. How many times has Roubaix been decided by a small group sprint, say 3-5 guys?
Regardless, his Classics performances have really surprised me this year.
Regardless, his Classics performances have really surprised me this year.
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http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/farrar-finds-the-form-of-his-life-in-belgium
I hope things go his way on Sunday, and not just because he's the top rider on my VDS team. He seems like one of the good guys in cycling.
theyoungest said:
If he comes into the velodrome with them, they are no match for his sprint. I am not saying I think he will win. I am saying that with his form, and the right breaks (because lets face it, many times that has proven as important as anything in P-R), if he is in a small group of favorites at the end, watch out. Also consider that he is nowhere nearly strong enough to compete with the best on the hills of RVV, yet he showed up at the end. Look it as a weak performance all you want, but that is just stupid.
ImmaculateKadence said:
Yea, talk about a paper tiger at the moment. Cav won't be anywhere near the front after Arenberg.
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