Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[tobydawq]

Brian Holm's unprompted analysis now is that they're at a place in the race where a change of bike would do no harm.

 

[pelotonIQ]

Two upcoming difficult cobble section, make it count Pogi.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Van der Poel will probably box in Van Aert while being lapped in the Velodrome

But then Pogačar is lucky Van Baarle isn't there to do it to him.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Brian Holm's analysis now is that they're at a place in the race where a change of bike would do no harm.

Well, they‘ve got the cars behind, but they wouldn’t be able to draft the cars then so it‘s dumb to say that

 

[Brullnux]

Wout van Second got cooked by Poweless in a sprint not that long ago. Don't see how anyone can see him as a favorite here, this isn't 2019.

And Remco. But I do think van Aert is still the favourite in a sprint – we have also seen Pogacar lose a sprint to Skjelmose

 

[Didinho]

G2 really missing Ganna unfortunately.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So it will be Wout vs Pogi in the finale. Will Pog prevail on decesive cobbles combo? Or will it be Wout winning? Time will tell.

 

[Revelation]

I get that Pogacar winning all the time can be boring, but some of the folks are fully delusional here, and they are happy to invent things lol

It almost makes these threads unreadable.

 

[Squire]

Groupe Jegat, Paris-Roubaix version!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

„Groupe Turgis“

 

[fenns]

can't see Pog dropping Wout now - velodrome sprint

 

[Boehmand]

Wout van Second got cooked by Poweless in a sprint not that long ago. Don't see how anyone can see him as a favorite here, this isn't 2019.

It's a track sprint, on a velodrome, he's the heavier and faster rider, who actually habitually contends bunch sprints

Obviously none of us know the fatigue level of either rider, but logically WvA should have the upper hand

 

[Devil's Elbow]

'Groupe Turgis' appearing on screen, at that point they might as well rename G2 'Groupe Laporte'.

 

[awavey]

It's funny because it's true

now happening in the womens race too on the first cobble sectors.

 

[tobydawq]

Well, they‘ve got the cars behind, but they wouldn’t be able to draft the cars then so it‘s dumb to say that

Especially because nobody asked him.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Pogacar getting ready for one more attack it looks like to me

 

[YavorD]

G2 really missing Ganna unfortunately.

For Ganna to be in, the gap would've been over a minute.
He is just not good enough on cobbles.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Robbie challenging people to sum up this race in 21 words or less.

I propose "everybody has punctures, but then it reverts to SSDD"

 

[Miha81]

For Ganna to be in, the gap would've been over a minute.
He is just not good enough on cobbles.

He was very useful on the normal road....

 

[KoopaCycling]

Do we really trust Van Aert's sprint here? He hasn't really looked fast in a sprint since the loss to Powless last year

Pogacar fans want to convince us WVA is faster. But it's unknown.
I would not bet on WVA in a regular sprint anymore. But this will be endurance sprint. Different matter.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Two minor sectors coming:
7 : Cysoing à Bourghelles (km 231,5 - 1,3 km) ***
6 : Bourghelles à Wannehain (km 234 - 1,1 km) ***

 

[Tim Cahill]

Van Aert was getting taught a sprinting lesson by the Clement Champoussin's of the world a month or so ago because he panicked, he's faster in bunch sprints than he is in smaller groups where he often finds a way to stuff it up.

 

[Rackham]

So it will be Wout vs Pogi in the finale. Will Pog prevail on decesive cobbles combo? Or will it be Wout winning? Time will tell.

I feel like Pog is being very smart here and making WvA really believe he can win because I expect the nuke to drop soon and Pog to solo to the line.

Or maybe I've just got Pog derangement syndrome and expect it to happen based on reputation alone. We'll see.

 

[Netserk]

But don't you think the strong sprinters behind should scare him? Idk, I just really think its in his own best interest to work with Pogacar, at least a little bit.

no , because they wont ride the cobbles as fast as the duo in front

pogi will attack again , and wout should counter

 

[YavorD]

He was very useful on the normal road....

Fact. But he was losing way too much on the cobbles IMO.