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

[JosefK]

I don't think Jumbo's tire-inflation-device sales person will get a renewed contract.

 

[Asero831]

Can someone tell me why Philipsen is not DQ'd?
So what he did was legal?

 

[dazaau]

Two badly timed mechanical problems. Not much they could do about it..

Seems they have a habit of getting wheels that collapse and tubes that puncture here. Hard on wout and Laporte

 

[Brullnux]

Very good but he wasn't close to winning. He will not have a chance. I have wiggins vibes with him

Nah he's much, much more powerful than Wiggins. He's also like ten years younger than wiggins was when he tried roubaix (twice). I doubt he'll ever be a Cancellara but if it's a softer race and he is able to improve his cobble skills to the point that he isn't desperately trying to close gaps on and after every sector he could definitely win

 

[Scarponi]

Glad some of those break away riders held off the Peleton

 

[Boehmand]

Great race with the best going heads up the last 30 K, would have liked to see Asgreen there, but you can't have everything.

 

[Leinster]

Joins Tadej as the only current riders with 3 different monuments.

First since Cancellara to have those 3 (MSR, RVV, PR) in his collection?

 

[jono]

Well that sucked. Grats to MvdP though brawns over brain

Van der Poel rode that race exactly as someone who thought they were strongest should have ridden it. He needed to win solo with the riders in the group, and that's not happening if he's not the only one who can bridge to van Aert.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Two badly timed mechanical problems. Not much they could do about it..

They had some bad luck today and just generally with some of their strongest riders missing here or at RVV, but they still managed to get outnumbered by Alpecin after they decided to initiate the first split.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Can someone tell me why Philipsen is not DQ'd?
So what he did was legal?

Unless they can prove it deliberate I don't think they can reasonably DQ him. He clearly lost a bit of grip and was looking for a better line, but his losing that grip slowed him down and caused MVDP to have to come around him. It's just bad luck for Degenkolb that that was the moment he had chosen to make his move on the inside, causing him to get squeezed for space. It wasn't in a sprint or anything like that where there are special rules regarding staying in your lane.

 

[Sciatic]

How does he misbehave off the bike ?????

You’re joking right?

 

[Ricco']

Can someone tell me why Philipsen is not DQ'd?
So what he did was legal?

Well, I'd say it's hard to say if a deviation on a 5 star cobble sector it's something that could easily be said on purpose. If they say, lots of DQs coming next years in Roubaix.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So, is this what the 2011 Tour de Suisse was like?

 

[HelloDolly]

Love if Jonh Degenkolb takes their rock and throws it down the field

 

[Brullnux]

Great efforts from Rex and Bax!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

The way Van der Poel speaks French, you would think his mother was French or something.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Well, according to his detractors, this is the end of Wout's career. He will never win another race. This is it. Put him out to pasture. I guess he retires, rather than riding the Tour. It's been nice Wout, chapeau!!...<rolleyes>

 

[Aimar16]

They had some bad luck today and just generally with some of their strongest riders missing here or at RVV, but they still managed to get outnumbered by Alpecin after they decided to initiate the first split.

If Laporte had not had a puncture, Philipsen and Vermeersch would probably not have come back.

 

[StryderHells]

Love if Jonh Degenkolb takes their rock and throws it down the field

Only if he wants to look like an idiot

 

[Libertine Seguros]

So, is this what the 2011 Tour de Suisse was like?

No, that was a special explosion of hatred. That was like me at Richmond 2015, only the whole forum.

 

[jono]

If Laporte had not had a puncture, Philipsen and Vermeersch would probably not have come back.

Are you saying that Kung and Ganna don't bridge if Laporte doesn't puncture?

 

[Leinster]

Philipsen the strongest today? Maybe held back by orders & VDP status?

Anyway another show by Mathieu...what a beast!

I don’t think he was “held back by orders,” I think Alpecin played it dead right when you have a strong attacker and the fastest sprinter both in the group.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Ah yes, I love me some Roubaix.

This is exactly the frickin reason why Tour of Flanders is a bette race. Its honest, this is not.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Can someone tell me why Philipsen is not DQ'd?
So what he did was legal?

I've put my take on the incident in this thread

 

[Boehmand]

Danish studio saying Pedersen's 4th place, is the best Danish placing in PR for 127 years