Sun 11th April: Paris - Roubaix, 259km

[Parrot23]

Boonen let himself in "the luren leggen."

One moment of inattentiveness and the race was decided. One moment where he sat in the back, maybe hubris after those pulls on the cobbles and that little tap on Cancellara's shoulder. Stretched himself, overlooking the field like Caesar, seeing it was a good day...

And Spartacus was gone.

Yeah, it looked like he got too confident for a moment. Looking really cocky, then lost attention.

 

[Publicus]

He's going to win by 3 minutes.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

2'01, wtf

 

[Pantheon of Greats]

Gap over two minutes.

 

[Spare Tyre]

Over 2 mins already!

 

[hfer07]

I wonder if cancellara will be greedy enough to go for the Ardenes too....

 

[trompe le monde]

Boonen let himself in "the luren leggen."

One moment of inattentiveness and the race was decided. One moment where he sat in the back, maybe hubris after those pulls on the cobbles and that little tap on Cancellara's shoulder. Stretched himself, overlooking the field like Caesar, seeing it was a good day...

And Spartacus was gone.

Eloqunetly put. I was wondering if his masturbatory accelerations would come back to haunt Boonen. Indeed, they have.

 

[Tom T.]

It's getting to the point where Riis is going have to tell him to back off so it doesn't get too ridiculous.

 

[Bala Verde]

I wonder if cancellara will be greedy enough to go for the Ardenes too....

Nest week is AGR... why not.

 

[Cerberus]

I wonder if cancellara will be greedy enough to go for the Ardenes too....

He says he wants to, but perhaps not this year.

 

[DamonAlbarn]

Isn't that the case. Basically it's Boonen vs. Cancellara as the other ones are spent.

 

[Parrot23]

Didn't Indurain pull something like Cancellara is doing today to the peleton once in Tour stage in Belgium, and was it not the Hog, who rode his wheel, and took the win? The Hog, ha, ha, ha.

Who can pull an increasing gap on the peleton from a long, long way out?

 

[python]

only indurains attacks from the front come close in my memory. im logging off,
game's clear and over.

 

[Publicus]

It doesn't even look like he is pressing. And the gap is now 2'12". Bro Deal might be right, with the 4 minute prediction.

 

[thehog]

I was thinking that.

New sponsor for Shack at Tour of California: Metamucil.

Is there wireless at Luke's derby?

 

[skidmark]

Oh good, now that his back brake isn't rubbing anymore he should actually be able to pull out some time on these guys.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Didn't Indurain pull something like Cancellara is doing today to the peleton once in Tour stage in Belgium, and was it not the Hog, who rode his wheel, and took the win? The Hog, ha, ha, ha.

Who can pull an increasing gap on the whole peleton from a long, long way out?

1995, stage to Liege I think. Bruyneel didn't take the lead once.

 

[Mellow Velo]

We are entering the "nutter" sections of pave.

It doesn't even look like he is pressing. And the gap is now 2'12". Bro Deal might be right, with the 4 minute prediction.

Maybe he should grow a beard while he's waiting for the rest to finish?

 

[Pantheon of Greats]

Only one of these nutter spectators walking across the road can stop him now.

 

[issoisso]

Didn't Indurain pull something like Cancellara is doing today to the peleton once in Tour stage in Belgium, and was it not the Hog, who rode his wheel, and took the win? The Hog, ha, ha, ha.

Induráin attacked the entire Tour peloton on a small climb near Liége, then went for it on the flat after the climb.

The entire peloton chased. He still finished 50 secs ahead.

Bruyneel was in the break, and when Induráin went past on the flat, he jumped on the wheel, sucked it as hard as he could and sprinter past at the line after doing zero work.

The hog...the only guy to ever manage to stoop so amazingly low as to annoy Induráin.

I can't remember seeing Miguel angry any other time.

The kicker? The TT was the next day, so everyone was expecting to take it real easy.

 

[Parrot23]

It's getting to the point where Riis is going have to tell him to back off so it doesn't get too ridiculous.

I hope it's like politics: when they start to laugh at you, you know you're finished or getting near to getting uncovered. Fans can't be treated like idiots.

 

[ChrisE]

UCI made them take down the gap time. It's back now.

 

[Bala Verde]

Induráin attacked the entire Tour peloton on a small climb near Liége, then went for it on the flat after the climb.

The entire peloton chased. He still finished 50 secs ahead.

Bruyneel was in the break, and when Induráin went past on the flat, he jumped on the wheel, sucked it as hard as he could and sprinter past at the line after doing zero work.

The hog...the only guy to ever manage to stoop so amazingly low as to annoy Induráin.

I can't remember seeing Miguel angry any other time.

The kicker? The TT was the next day, so everyone was expecting to take it real easy.

It's his passive aggressive nature. That's what made him tell Contador to not ride so aggressively last year's tour...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

flecha goes, it should be a good one as he is basically the only one in the group who hasn't worked.

 

[Spare Tyre]

Ahhhh some racing from Flecha