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

[thehog]

They got the finish that matched the strength of their riders.

Had the 6th and 7th favourites on the exchanges - got 4th.

Talk about scrapping the bottom of the barrel!

They were ****e!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

That would be Sky.

Hard to say really. Who had the worse day, the strong team who don't feature at all, or the team who have five men in the lead group and manage not to get a podium?

 

[Trofinios]

What 2 riders in Top 10, that's good, isn't it ?

For a team like Sky, anything other than a podium spot is a failure.

 

[The Cobra]

Looked like Sky were the only ones not riding for second today, disappointing. Epic performance by Boonen regardless and a worthy winner.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

For a team like Sky, anything other than a podium spot is a failure.

Looking at their squad I disagree for pr

 

[cineteq]

M. Boonen!

BMC, RABOBANK, GARMIN and SKY big fail

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Talk about scrapping the bottom of the barrel!

They were ****e!

Obvious troll is obvious. Yawn.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Basso in 2006 was winning TTs...just sayin

Sod off.


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[Descender]

Standing ovation for Mr Boonen everybody! What a cyclist, what a legend!

Sky were beyond laughable.

 

[dlwssonic]

M. Boonen!

BMC, RABOBANK, GARMIN and SKY big fail

A podium a fail? No one could have beaten boonen today.

 

[Pippo_San]

Lol at your constant doping talk , again this isn't a tour stage, pr always favors the strong men.

who ever talked about doping? this isn't the clinic I was just remarking...things that are happening and things that happened

 

[DominicDecoco]

Ballan is the loser of the day without a doubt.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Sky were only a fail if you buy their false hype

 

[will10]

What 2 riders in Top 10, that's good, isn't it ? '

If Thomas was here they could had got a podium, next year should be better. Hagen totally disappointing, let him focus on sprints and forget about classics.

To be one of the strongest teams of the day (4 guys in a group of 14), then ride for completely the wrong rider, I'd call that a fail.

Will you stop bleating about Geraint Thomas, he wasn't here.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

EBH, nearly 8 minutes behind Boonen, totally demoralized I guess.

more like empty tank

 

[Caruut]

A podium a fail? No one could have beaten boonen today.

Says the guy who's been insisted that Ballan will for nearly a month now. Interesting how much your position changes so much ones the evidence arrives.

 

[dlwssonic]

Ballan is the loser of the day without a doubt.

Shouldn't it be riders like hushovd, pozzato.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Ballan is the loser of the day without a doubt.

more pozzato. ballan was at limit. pozzaot wasn't and he let terpstra and boonen ride away :L

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

To be one of the strongest teams of the day (4 guys in a group of 14), then ride for completely the wrong rider, I'd call that a fail.

Will you stop bleating about Geraint Thomas, he wasn't here.

In this regard I agree, ebb doesn't look the goods in these races

 

[Pippo_San]

Ballan is the loser of the day without a doubt.

This. The "Boonen&Terpstra" split is something Ballan & Pozzato are gonna regret for sure.

 

[The Cobra]

The sky criticism is amusing, Boonen would have won by ten minutes if they weren't there!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Looked like Sky were the only ones not riding for second today, disappointing. Epic performance by Boonen regardless and a worthy winner.

I think they might actually have been better served by being a bit weaker at that point, to be honest. With 5 men, nobody wanted to help them because they'd still be outnumbered, so they waited until the odds were better, so we were left with Stannard vs. Boonen and Hayman vs. Boonen (aided by Terpstra's disruption) until it was too late. If Sky had only had their 2 strongest riders or maybe 3 (let's say Hayman, since he was really strong today, EBH and Flecha), then other riders would have had more reason to involve themselves in the chase and help Sky before Boonen's gap got too big.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

more pozzato. ballan was at limit. pozzaot wasn't and he let terpstra and boonen ride away :L

Agreed he screwed up major there.

 

[will10]

The sky criticism is amusing, Boonen would have won by ten minutes if they weren't there!

You're right, all hail Sky.

 

[dlwssonic]

Says the guy who's been insisted that Ballan will for nearly a month now. Interesting how much your position changes so much ones the evidence arrives.

When the hell did I? Only in the PR predictons did I do so. That was more like who you wanted to win