Paris-Roubaix 2025, one day monument, April 13 (men)

[Moose McKnuckles]

 

[MJR]

I still can't quite wrap my head around the fact that Quickstep* isn't even in the conversation here.






* - whatever they're calling 'em this year. They're Quickstep forever, damnit.

 

[senna6541]

AD takes the race by the balls and MVDP destroys everyone.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Pog to win it by just riding everyone off his wheel and the whole narrative of Roubaix will change to it being the steepest elevation changes in all of cycling over a 2cm span repeated 6 million times

This post deserves to be stickied.

 

[red_flanders]

Pog should ride for Politt but he won't.
Tadej "The Ego" Pogacar.
Mvdp to win, Wout to finish second.

Assume you're kidding?

 

[scribers]

All this time pogis been riding the team leaders off his wheel.

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[ChewbaccaDefense]

My cheering hierarchy: Wout>Pogacar>Pederson>Ganna>anybody else>MVDP>Philipsen

My prediction: Exactly the same podium as last Sunday (Possibly exchange Wout for Pederson)

My 100 to 1: Brennan

 

[jono]

Will Alpecin's army of NPCs shred the race from 160 to go until the Arenberg like last year?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Will Alpecin's army of NPCs shred the race from 160 to go until the Arenberg like last year?

That won't drop Pog, and will shred themselves in the process. I think it would be unwise, but I don't get paid to develop race strategy for anyone.

 

[red_flanders]

My cheering hierarchy: Wout>Pogacar>Pederson>Ganna>anybody else>MVDP>Philipsen

My prediction: Exactly the same podium as last Sunday (Possibly exchange Wout for Pederson)

My 100 to 1: Brennan

Cheering hierarchy resonates...

Pedersen > Wout > large gap.... > Ganna > MVDP > Pogi > everyone else... > Phillipsen.

 

[jono]

That won't drop Pog, and will shred themselves in the process. I think it would be unwise, but I don't get paid to develop race strategy for anyone.

Depends. Last year those guys burned themselves out, but they still had Vermeersch and Philipsen for the finale. I think Alpecin would happily have that scenario again.

 

[Kwaremonster]

I would like a WVA win but if it is because of that tire system it will be a bit of an asterisk win (I know its legal, but it feels a bit too much like were jn formula 1), which would be a shame because he is good enough to win without it, tho I get it does increase his chances.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Today is Palm Sunday. In AD 33 Christ was cheered by the crowd when he entered Jerusalem on a donkey.

Today someone will be cheered by the crowd when he enters Roubaix on a bicycle. Enjoy the show!

 

[gregrowlerson]

Today is Palm Sunday. In AD 33 Christ was cheered by the crowd when he entered Jerusalem on a donkey.

Today someone will be cheered by the crowd when he enters Roubaix on a bicycle. Enjoy the show!

"Look it's a donkey!"
"No, it's the goat."

Either way it's now a racehorse.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

In for a shout
In for a Wout

 

[pelotonIQ]

No comment.

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

Cobbles are wet. It will probably dry out quite a bit for the finale, but some secteurs could be tricky.
This is Moulain de Vertain this morning:

 

[gregrowlerson]

Cobbles are wet. It will probably dry out quite a bit for the finale, but some secteurs could be tricky.
This is Moulain de Vertain this morning:

Forget motors, the question is intermediates or full-wet's?

 

[Savant12]

Today is Palm Sunday. In AD 33 Christ was cheered by the crowd when he entered Jerusalem on a donkey.

Today someone will be cheered by the crowd when he enters Roubaix on a bicycle. Enjoy the show!

Depending on how they play team tactics this time, the donkeys may be wearing yellow jerseys.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I honestly can't remember being this excited for a race. Alle the currently best cobbled classics riders, the goat finally in the biggest one day race on the calendar, a very even race between the six biggest favorites. I'm thrilled!

 

[Cookster15]

Cobbles are wet. It will probably dry out quite a bit for the finale, but some secteurs could be tricky.
This is Moulain de Vertain this morning:

Those conditions makes me more nervous about lightweight Pogi - looks way more dicey than SB? Hopefully dries out by the time the race passes these sections.

Fingers crossed no major crashes and especially no serious injuries.

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

The wet roads / cobbles are probably not that dangerous, but there will be some muddy sections with half-dry mud, especially in the beginning, and those always cause carnage with a full peloton.

 

[Rackham]

I had a dream that Mads Pedersen won this race. Which means he won't win because my dreams never come true.

 

[OlavEH]

Pedersen > Wout > large gap.... > Ganna > MVDP > Pogi > everyone else... > Phillipsen.

Wout > VdP > Pedersen >e veryone else >>>>>>>>> Pog........

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Cobbles are wet. It will probably dry out quite a bit for the finale, but some secteurs could be tricky.
This is Moulain de Vertain this morning:

It would appear we only have one safe place to ride here: In front and in the middle of the pavee. There will always be crashes in PR, it is an essential part of the race DNA. May the force be with the rider of choice.