Paris - Roubaix 2024, one day monument, April 7

[Samu Cuenca]

Giro d'abruzzo on Tuesday, real cycling is back after these Mickey mouse cyclocross races

That race is a replacement for one that went under, so it's already a bit of a Mickey Mouse event.

 

[Unchained]

I think we can all agree that Phillipsen was very poor today and contributed nothing to the win.

He covered everything as MvdP rolled away, the Alpecin riders disrupted the chase for long enough for him to get a minute and a half, Phi.llipsen obviously didn't ride a perfect race or he would have won but he was absolutely awesome, individual and team effort, results are clear.. anyone wanting to go across the gap to Van der Poel would need to drag another Alpecin rider with them

 

[fbjim]

We are in the wacky cycling era, where the only good races are the Tour de France and Worlds, instead of the other way around

 

[Lequack]

Love Jens Vought interviewing riders.

 

[LookProGoSlow]

well hello team-play! perfection straight into utter boredom.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Wærenskjold 10th, first rider to top-10 Scheldeprijs and Roubaix in the same week since, er, Philipsen two minutes before him.

 

[Lequack]

Is MVDP doing any GTs this year at all?

 

[Danskebjerge]

Why would Pedersen not slow to a crawl track style, you are screwed if you finish with speed with a pure road sprinter in the wheel.

He reacted in the moment there was a wheel to follow. Nothing wrong with that. Besides, short explosive sprints are not Pedersen's thing.

 

[jaylew]

Why would Pedersen not slow to a crawl track style, you are screwed if you finish with speed with a pure road sprinter in the wheel.

To top it off Pedersen opened the door for Philipsen after he'd blocked himself in. It looked like there was a chance the latter might have even missed the podium for second there.

 

[Unchained]

Phillipsen is a strong rider, to be sure, but right now he's maybe a 90/100 with MvdP whereas he'd be maybe 80/100 without.

After reading some of these posts about anti Phillipsen he should ride back and find the criminal woman to take some of the heat off!!

 

[movingtarget]

Amstel will probably be more of the same.............

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Has the first Soudal rider finished yet?

 

[Faserr]

Van Dijke doesn't like to be touched.

 

[Andy262]

Laporte the first home rider in 25th. Having not been seen since the cobbles started.

 

[Spine Concept]

I hope they severely punish the consummate coward who tried to throw his/her hat on Mathieu's bike in an attempt to get it stuck in his chain/spoke. I cannot express the things I'd do to a coward like that on this forum.

 

[RedheadDane]

Has the first Soudal rider finished yet?

Lampaert.
36th.

 

[Andy262]

Has the first Soudal rider finished yet?

Lampaert 36th, lol….

 

[Didinho]

Lampaert.
36th.

Classics season saved.

 

[Unchained]

We are in the wacky cycling era, where the only good races are the Tour de France and Worlds, instead of the other way around

Wow!! Since Tour Down Under, and with recent crashes, would say super exciting year of racing, even adding Paris Roubaix snooze..

 

[Tim Cahill]

They should just ban all these guys from races if there isn't any equal opposition, remember how much of a laugh we were having on yesterdays Basque stage

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Lampaert 36th, lol….

Euskaltel would be proud.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Is MVDP doing any GTs this year at all?

Tour

 

[yaco]

And Amstel. It's destined to be the worst season in modern history. Off the back of an already-bad 2023 to boot.

MVDP is more vulnerable in AG as he is not suited by the repeat climbs in the race.

 

[Lequack]

Tour

Leadout for Philipsen again?

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm just hoping it'll be a little less than 128 years before we get the next Dane on the podium.