Paris-Roubaix 2012 - The Queen of the Classics (257.5km)

[Tyke1968]

Are they dangling Tom out there and letting him burn his matches?
Lot of non sky riders getting a free ride.

 

[Gloin22]

Rabobank should do something.....

 

[Publicus]

For all of their advantage, Sky isn't making a dent in Tom's lead.

 

[DominicDecoco]

He might win, but he'd be far more certain if he was with the group of 8 right now.

Rubbish. With 4 Sky riders?.. This is why Tom is a champ.

 

[burning]

Stannard gone

 

[DirtyWorks]

People so overrate Sky.

They are not going to catch Boonen unless there is a strong counter attack.

The problem being they have to tow a certain sprinter around for some of the spring classics.

Rabbo's got two guys in that group. If they can let Boonen hang out there and burn with sky keeping the pace up, it could work out very well. How many guys from Boonen's team in the chase?

 

[Marcus135]

Boonens first victim drops then.

 

[DominicDecoco]

I love Tommeke but this is getting real clinic stuff...

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[balkou]

It's incredible how Sky allow Tepstra to... "play defence" allowing him in 2nd or 3rd place... No wonder the gap is going up.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

This is kind of Epic - at least at this stage of the game.
Bet Cancellara is jealous.
Can't wait for Boonen to pull a mascot/charm from his pocket and show it to the cameras.

 

[dlwssonic]

Sky better start riding proper now.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Go stand in he corner for a few minutes. Have good hard think about what you're saying. Come back when you're ready to contribute intelligently. Don't waste my time.

Why don't you lick my balls, then keep running your tongue all the way to my brown eye?

 

[Gloin22]

If they want to catch him all should help chasing. Not only Sky for **** sake, lame Rabo's

 

[maltiv]

Motorbike increasing Boonen's gap even more

 

[spalco]

Pozzato and Ballan looked back to wait for something (I have no idea what), which caused Terpstra and Boonen to get a gap. They didn't attack or even increase the pace.

I think Pozzato had just taken a turn in the front and waved to Ballan to close the gap, who refused for some reason, and none of the other guys in the group wanted to do **** either. Terpstra and Boonen looked completely surprised when they saw they had a gap without even even having attacked; but they accepted the gift they were given.

 

[issoisso]

Stop for a moment and realize that a few years from now, we'll be thinking to ourselves "I remember watching live when Boonen tried that epic move back in 2012".

Whether he makes it or not, this is one of those cycling moments we'll remember forever......


.....and the gap keeps growing

 

[Ramira]

It's all going to come down to what happens when the big guys finally take charge back there, the Sky guys can limit the gap, but it's going to have to be the leaders to pull Boonen back.

 

[goggalor]

No one is leaving Boonen out there. They've been working to bring him back since he got the gap and he's taken a minute on them.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I doubt boonen loses this, if they push it on pave the groups will only get destroyed .

 

[Eyeballs Out]

At least Sky are trying

Everyone else hoping

 

[Highlander]

Rabo has 2 riders in this group. I'm surprised that they haven't done anything to help the Sky pursuit just yet

 

[TourOfSardinia]

If they want to catch him all should help chasing. Not only Sky for **** sake, lame Rabo's

Rabo will take over when Sky is bust - say km -20.

 

[Pippo_San]

Go back to to your cave.

You know when I hear something like "monstrous", "extraterrestrial" and such in the comments...

 

[T-Nielsen]

Lol. The danish commentators can't stop hammering Ballan and Pozzato.

 

[El Pistolero]

What's Cancellara doing in this race? I though he broke his collarbone?