Paris - Roubaix 2022, one day monument, April 17

[SHAD0W93]

What are the odds of a Jumbo 1-2-3?

0-1% with the team that’s confirmed unless a miracle.

 

[Lequack]

 

[Bonimenier]

Vanmarcke will miss PR because of sickness. This guy can't catch a break.

 

[Red Rick]

The title saying monument makes Paris Roubaix the least of the monuments by default if even still a monument

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I think Alpecin just assembles some random riders around MVDP to make it look like he's not racing by himself.

tbh I rate Alpecins team for Roubaix more than for other races. They actually do got a shot to support him well into the finale if they play their cards right

 

[Max Rockatansky]

How many times will Luke Rowe crash? How many times will he make his team mates crash?

 

[Billie]

The title saying monument makes Paris Roubaix the least of the monuments by default if even still a monument

Thougt this was the Paris-Roubaix one week stage race

 

[Billie]

tbh I rate Alpecins team for Roubaix more than for other races. They actually do got a shot to support him well into the finale if they play their cards right

Yes I agree it's the one race where you'd expect Merlier to be helpfull as a domestique and Dillier did finish 2nd not that long ago.

 

[ice&fire]

The title saying monument makes Paris Roubaix the least of the monuments by default if even still a monument

It's a portable monument the French can move around at their convenience.

 

[Rackham]

I think this needed an Easter Bunny literally on fire & engulfed by the lava.

It's just not dramatic enough IMO.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

And he has prepared this race for a while now, unless he absolutely suck at cobbles he should be a strong outsider IMO

When he won the Espoirs edition of 2016, he attacked from a group with 4k to go. That group formed at 165k to go and was really big. We also know Pavel Sivakov, who was in that group. But it looked like one of the races, where the peloton can't get a group back.

Only Marc Madiot has won both Espoirs and the pro race of Paris-Roubaix.

 

[Red Rick]

Sure, but I have seen a lot weirder things in cycling than a 90 kg guy, who by far has the most watts in the peloton, doing well in Paris-Roubaix. Probably the only one day race hes really suited to anyways, and we know what has happened to that race the last couple of years. Ganna is still relatively young, so it wouldnt surprise me at all if he wins.

I'm honestly very surprised that he hasn't done any of the other cobbled races this season, even if I keep hammering the point that non Roubaix cobbles are overrated.

I see Ganna more as a wildcard. He was also team leader for Sanremo and he was really bad there.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Perhaps we'll witness the resurrection of Gilbert on Easter Sunday.

 

[wansteadimp]

I think this needed an Easter Bunny literally on fire & engulfed by the lava.

It's just not dramatic enough IMO.

No Bunny's left at Ineos - Froome fed them all to his python - that's why he moved on.

 

[gregrowlerson]

No Bunny's left at Ineos - Froome fed them all to his python - that's why he moved on.

What did Froome crash into in 2019?

Perhaps it was an object shaped like a cross.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

The watts monster trained on track to prepare for Roubaix:

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ganna-training-on-track-in-quest-for-paris-roubaix-form/

Those 60 kph intervals require a lot of power. Let's see how it translates to real cobbles.

 

[Jan the Man]

I would be surprised if Ganna won, but @Red Rick don’t think one can judge much from San Remo when he had been ill in the week preceding.

given van aert’s illness and current spring form i would probably rank as follows-

*Van der Poel
**** Pedersen
**** Asgreen
** Van Aert, Laporte, Kung
* Stuyven, Stybar, Pollit, Ganna, Turner, Van Baarle, Trentin, Mohoric

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Best day of the year as a cycling fan!

My favorites:

Van der Poel
Pedersen, Van Aert
Laporte, Küng, Asgreen
Ganna, Van Baarle, Kristoff, Lampaert
Senechal, Mohoric, Matthews, Turner, Politt

 

[Lequack]

The cobbles of old

https://twitter.com/x/status/1513996428263268355

View: https://twitter.com/triviumcolombia/status/1513996428263268355?s=20&t=tNyFOHZkoJ9hS55eED1TMA

 

[search]

Vanmarcke will miss PR because of sickness. This guy can't catch a break.

Haussler as well. That's two major contenders out already

 

[Kapitein]

Hi all,

I have been following this forum for quite a while now. But decided to make an account for the following question. Me and some friends are doing a weekend in Lille next to Roubaix. As big cycling lovers we want to visit the race. But not so sure on where to go. First plan was Carrefour de l'Arbre, but i'm not sure if the alcohol ban is still in place. Do they have a big screen there?

Any other options? Preferably close to Roubaix/Lille with the option to drink something and watch the race on a big screen.

Thx for the advise!

And for the race, I hope Stybar takes his big win

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

This guy can't catch a break.

so he is no Tim Deqlerc you say?

 

[Lequack]

Hi all,

I have been following this forum for quite a while now. But decided to make an account for the following question. Me and some friends are doing a weekend in Lille next to Roubaix. As big cycling lovers we want to visit the race. But not so sure on where to go. First plan was Carrefour de l'Arbre, but i'm not sure if the alcohol ban is still in place. Do they have a big screen there?

Any other options? Preferably close to Roubaix/Lille with the option to drink something and watch the race on a big screen.

Thx for the advise!

And for the race, I hope Stybar takes his big win

Welcome to the community!

 

[Lequack]

Did Greg Lemond have a Belgian accent at some point?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1514906628012724224

View: https://twitter.com/Miroir2Cyclisme/status/1514906628012724224?s=20&t=vtCmD2DuTdcL6c_kYqX1Bw

 

[tobydawq]

Madouas will start. I'm quite surprised by that but nice to see!