Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2025, one day monument, April 12 (women's)

[Libertine Seguros]

Right, now all of you just let Emma go until Kopecky realises she has to come to the front again. Canyon are the main ones I thought would do the chasing, having 3 in the group (none of whom are Marianne Vos) and yet they're not near the front. Jumbo I think will be holding the gap but not intending to close it. FDJ also have three but without an A-list candidate to win like a Vos or a Dygert.

 

[Netserk]

Good moment, before it's too late.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Marty claims PFP won the CX, MTB and Road championships in the same year, that's not actually true (the Road title was in 2014, the other two were in 2015), but she is unique in holding all of them simultaneously for the month or so between the Vallnord MTB Worlds and the Richmond Road Worlds.

 

[dgodave]

ooh gnarly corner!

 

[Andy262]

What an addition PFP is to the women’s peloton.

 

[Sciatic]

ooh gnarly corner!

good demonstration of why some folks underrate the importance of MVDP's cornering on cobbles in tomorrow's race.

 

[Andy262]

SDW wheelsucking…..

 

[Netserk]

Half a minute. Good buffer at this point.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This is looking great for PFP now.

 

[Netserk]

Kopecky far back in the group, can only hope Canyon will chase it down.

 

[Didinho]

Vos has the key for a Pauline victory.

 

[JR1012]

Race over.

 

[Andy262]

Canyon should play Backstedt more aggressively.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So what is SD Worx doing?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

For a brief moment of shock and amazement I thought from the helicam Lorena Wiebes was coming to the front, then I realised of course that their frame was all wrong to be Wiebes and instead it was Jelena Erić, who doesn't half love a bit of unnecessary time in the wind.

 

[pastronef]

rainy Roubaix means the mud does not allow you to ride on the dirt

 

[Libertine Seguros]

So what is SD Worx doing?

Waiting for everybody else to ride like lobotomised and carry them to the line. It usually happens.

 

[pastronef]

Pauline at Hushovd's corner

 

[E_F_]

Thankfully not poetry in motion.

 

[Didinho]

So they’re doing more gravel than cobbles.

Rooting for Pauline now. She’s strong.

 

[Netserk]

Norsgaard still in the fight?

 

[ppanther92]

Either rain or barriers need for Carrefour de l’Arbre tomorrow. Zero cobbles ridden today…

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So they’re doing more gravel than cobbles.

Rooting for Pauline now. She’s strong.

And more gravel than the gravel WC, too.

 

[E_F_]

French rider alone in front, suddenly the French producers forget Emma exists.

 

[dgodave]

I would want my Redshift stem.