Paris-Roubaix 2023, one day monument, April 9 (men's)

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Great tactics by Jumbo, considering the situation. Make Alpecin ride or let them catch.

 

[Didinho]

Why is Wva still doing anything in this group?

He's dropping the pace all the time.

Time for Mathieu to let a gap go for his teammates. Then the others needs to chase and he can rest. But yeah that's not his style.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Why is Wva still doing anything in this group?

I thik he soft pedaled a bit

 

[glassmoon]

Why is Wva still doing anything in this group?

he's not. not really

 

[Carols]

wtf is Rabofail doing?

Trying to get a man up to WVA

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Alpecin have had the numeric advantage for almost an hour and done absolutely nothing with it. Yes, Van der Poel is the favourite, but it's not like he's been a cheat code all season...

 

[topcat]

I think Alpecin should let the gap go down to 30 seconds and then drop the hammer, just to wind the heads off Jumbo.

 

[Didinho]

It's hard to be a Mathieu fan in these monument situations. Always spending so much on the front. It's either super good legs or getting gassed for a sprint.

 

[glassmoon]

Trying to get a man up to WVA

the comment came when van H was solo chasing with 1:30 gap...

 

[DNP-Old]

wtf is Rabofail doing?

This is ideal for Van Aert. He doesn't have to ride, because he can still speculate with Laporte and Van Hooydonck.

 

[jono]

Neither Mathieu nor anyone else in the front group has been doing a lot of work. He's been on the front but nobody is taking hard pulls.

 

[Red Rick]

Van Aert tactically sitting behind the tallest mofo in the race

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

When they get off the cobbles, they start to soft pedal a bit.

 

[Didinho]

It's also suicide to get Vermeersch on the attack when you've got all these watt monstens to chase. Still 50km, where are you going solo.

 

[Sciatic]

At least the Jumbo chasers keep this from being a static dynamic with a group of favorites so far out in front.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Someone‘s gonna hammer Mons-en-Pévèle, and I think it‘s gonna be Van der Poel

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I think Alpecin should let the gap go down to 30 seconds and then drop the hammer, just to wind the heads off Jumbo.

...and then MVDP puncutures, and it will be the dumbest tactic ever...great tactical genius you are...

 

[dazaau]

Surely soon the front group explodes.

 

[KOM]

I mean stuff like Vingego is bad enough, but what is this weird insistance of that commentator to not pronounce any "n" if it happens to be at the end of a last name!? Who TF is Tom Boone and who is Jasper Stuyve?

 

[glassmoon]

This is ideal for Van Aert. He doesn't have to ride, because he can still speculate with Laporte and Van Hooydonck.

he wouldn't ride anyways. purely because 3 alpecin guys in the group

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So the trio of chasers has taken over a minute on the peloton. Van Hooydonck done?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Van Aert way too far back there.

Degenkolb actually has the legs today, would be a glorious day if he somehow pulls it off.

 

[Tim Cahill]

John looking glorious on the stones!

 

[KOM]

Degenkolb turning back the clock for real. Great to see

 

[Peyroteo94]

Ouch MVP