Paris - Roubaix 2024, one day monument, April 7

[Didinho]

Has there ever been a world champion winning the double?

 

[Squire]

Has there ever been a world champion winning the double?

Rik Van Looy 1962.

 

[staubsauger]

Hagenes just broke his nose, and seemed relatively okay in RVV. But he should be better suited to RVV than Roubaix, so we'll see how he goes. I had big hopes of an early breakthrough before the season started, but he hasn't really set the world alight. Granted, he's had a program with very few opportunities to be anything other than a domestique.

Yeah. Hagenes missed the split at Kuurne. Crashed at E3. Hence missed Dwars door Vlaanderen where might have gotten the opportunity to go for his own result. Subsequently was a bit of the pace at the Tour of Flanders.

Now it's only Paris-Roubaix left, the race that suits him the least.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Rik Van Looy 1962.

One of the few times the answer isn't 'Eddy Merckx'

 

[pastronef]

Rik Van Looy 1962.

let's hope noone joins him

 

[MJR]

Unless he's sick or injured, Jumbo leaving Jorgenson at home is positively moronic.

 

[Tim Cahill]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1776268610110890472

 

[Sciatic]

Unless he's sick or injured, Jumbo leaving Jorgenson at home is positively moronic.

I’m disappointed to see that. I think the comments above about his increased value for Visma at the Tour has something to do with it.

 

[Gratemans]

Anybody came across further news about Bettiol and his stomach problems?

 

[Sciatic]

Anybody came across further news about Bettiol and his stomach problems?

Maybe they switched him to a different diet to avoiding cramping and his stomach has rebelled?

 

[tobydawq]

Rik Van Looy 1962.

Incredible.

 

[Squire]

Incredible.

Another impressive thing about it was that neither that WC jersey nor the wins in RVV and PR were his first ones in those races his career. He already had all the monuments and a second WC. And he was only 28 at the time.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Unless he's sick or injured, Jumbo leaving Jorgenson at home is positively moronic.

I think, as someone pointed out, Vingegaard's physical condition (today's update casts serious doubts regarding being in top form for the Tour) possibly leaves them without a team leader for the Tour, and risking his health on what looks to be an extremely dangerous P-R, is a big consideration. He may not be a Tour winner, but based on performance, he is a better contender than Kuss, this year. They need someone to be leader at the Tour...and the Giro, so I think their decision is related to that.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Roubaix is the new Pompeii, for it will no longer exists once Albert Withen Philipsen and Ashlin Barry are done here. They have arrived. (I actually rate Felix Orn-Kristoff just as high, but I like to think in duels).

Is the Junior's televised anywhere? I am guessing not, but they start 30 minutes before the pros (on the shorter course, obviously). I've never seen it televised in the past.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

A bit bummed to see Lamperti didn't make SQS's squad, but completely understandable. It has looked like, in the past couple of weeks, that going from the US crit scene (primarily) to the distances of the spring classics, has muted his effectiveness to the team. Still, was hoping he would get a shot at the race. Early breakaway or something.

 

[Lequack]

Van Dijke twins eager to perform well at Paris-Roubaix​

Van Dijke twins eager to perform well at Paris-Roubaix

La Trouée d'Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour de l'Arbre. Cycling fans will know what it is all about: Paris-Roubaix. In the shadow of all the bad…

www.teamvismaleaseabike.com

 

[RedheadDane]

Is the Junior's televised anywhere? I am guessing not, but they start 30 minutes before the pros (on the shorter course, obviously). I've never seen it televised in the past.

They tend to film them entering the Velodrome.
But that's about it.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Van Dijke twins eager to perform well at Paris-Roubaix​

Van Dijke twins eager to perform well at Paris-Roubaix

La Trouée d'Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour de l'Arbre. Cycling fans will know what it is all about: Paris-Roubaix. In the shadow of all the bad…

www.teamvismaleaseabike.com

Pari5-Roubhix will be a great race.

 

[DNP-Old]

They tend to film them entering the Velodrome.
But that's about it.

Not true, last years race was live on Youtube.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Not true, last years race was live on Youtube.

Is it live this year? (I can't find anything on youtube about it, how did you discover it, last year?)

 

[DNP-Old]

Is it live this year? (I can't find anything on youtube about it, how did you discover it, last year?)

I will post a link when the broadcast goes live.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Neither Van Baarle. Neither Hagenes. Affini looks like their best bet?

apparently Van Baarle was good/felt good in RVV until he got cold in the rain. He's been having trouble with cold weather/rainy weather since he moved to Monaco apparently.

This weekend the weather isn't anything like that. (tomorrow predicted 25 degrees even in NL). So he should be fine then

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I will post a link when the broadcast goes live.

Awesome! Thank you!

 

[staubsauger]

apparently Van Baarle was good/felt good in RVV until he got cold in the rain. He's been having trouble with cold weather/rainy weather since he moved to Monaco apparently.

This weekend the weather isn't anything like that. (tomorrow predicted 25 degrees even in NL). So he should be fine then

Yeah, it's Lente in Twente for 2 days here as well! 🌻

 

[tobydawq]

Time for Red Rick to get a heat stroke

I doubt it will be as hot as when the Tour started there in 2015. Didn't you have almost 40 degrees those days?