Never mind Nibali. We need Servais Knaven (or Museeuw)to come out of retirement and show these young guys how to ride a wet Paris-Roubaix.
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Never mind Nibali. We need Servais Knaven (or Museeuw)to come out of retirement and show these young guys how to ride a wet Paris-Roubaix.
Like with the women, it could be tactically a dull race with a decisive move from relatively far out. So chances are big it won’t be better than 2016, tactically.
But the mudfest will be worth watching. Like yesterday, mons en pevele and Camphin en pevele will be tricky, but there are secteurs earlier in the race that we haven’t seen yet, and could be muddy as well.
I only hope, when there are crashes, that they aren’t serious. It’s actually hard to think about it that the chances are big one of the starters will crash and break something today. In any other sport, most wouldn’t be willing to take that risk.
I initially read this as "secateurs" and thought seriously, as if the rain and mud wasn't enough, they have to dodge having their legs cut off.
Riders: I would give my leg to win Paris-Roubaix!
ASO: Okay...
Riders: THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually, Museeuw almost did just that!Riders: I would give my leg to win Paris-Roubaix!
ASO: Okay...
Riders: THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A wise man once told me they are one and the same.Hmm, chances are this will be stupidly epic. Or epicly stupid.
Prudhomme to RTBF: "Paris-Roubaix is the Queen of the Classics, her legend is also in the rain. If a rider does not want to start, he does not start. It's not like a stage race: its difficulty makes its legend"
I'd *** do these cobbles myself if it meant no PDBF or Peyragudes ever again.Peyragudes and PDBF confirmed. He's just trying to make amends to us right now.
This is going to be fantastic and almost impossible to predict the outcome
* Wout van Aert, Asgreen, mvdp
**** Nils Politt (I would love for him to win and he have a fair shot at this) , Stuyven, Mads Pedersen, Stybar, Senechal
*** Van Baarle, Valgren, Lampaert, Vanmarcke, Kung, Sagan, Kristoff, Trentin, Kwiatkowski, Campenaerts, Taco
If I can't have Nils Politt, I would prefer a Dane
View: https://twitter.com/amantes_cycling/status/1444555526281601025?s=20
Mons-en-pevele has turned into a swimming pool