Sun 11th April: Paris - Roubaix, 259km

[Bala Verde]

Canc the Kaiser of the classics!

 

[pedaling squares]

Well Boonen sure gave it everything he had. I liked his race.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

As an exception I find it kanda nice to see someone win who went for it with 50km out. Crazy. Impressive. And indeed, boring in one way. But one year that will stick in the mind for years to come nevertheless.

Might as well "waste" a good weather PR this way.... [starting my rain dance for 2011 early]

yeah spartacus did an amazing job, what a great rider he is.

hammond did great. Boonen absolutely spent.

leukemans gets vasc. 6th (great classics campaign by him. Podium at e3, 4th at flanders and 5th here. Props to him)

oh yeahh... VASC. > BMC

 

[Spare Tyre]

As an exception I find it kanda nice to see someone win who went for it with 50km out. Crazy. Impressive. And indeed, boring in one way. But one year that will stick in the mind for years to come nevertheless.

Might as well "waste" a good weather PR this way.... [starting my rain dance for 2011 early]

Me too.

And I liked seeing Cancellara's tears of ... happiness? relief?

 

[Bala Verde]

Bring on the Presidential Tour of Turkey. All those lovely holiday resorts in glorious HD.



I almost forgot.

Hope there are any feeds for the Brabbancone

 

[Pantheon of Greats]

Boonen will be criticised by the Belgium press for this.

 

[DamonAlbarn]

Hoste is 8th but over 5 minutes behind

What a remarkable race.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Quickstep classics campaign = fail.
Quickstep season = fail.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1. Cancellara
2. Hushovd
3. Flecha
4. Hammond
5. Boonen
6. Leukemans
7. Pozzato
8. Hoste
9. Hinault
10. Roulston

 

[Spare Tyre]

G'night all

 

[pedaling squares]

Quickstep classics campaign = fail.
Quickstep season = fail.

Timmy-doesn't-love-Quickstep?

 

[franciep10]

Vuelta Castilla Leon on wednesday should be interesting

 

[Jamsque]

Quick-Step will be under a lot of pressure to win some stages at the tour now.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

laurenstendam
result parys roubaix: 1. Cancellara. 2. Valentino rossi. 3. Casey stoner

 

[ak-zaaf]

Knaven is in for the 16th time!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I knew I saw Tom Veelers in that group for a while. Finished 13th and best dutchie at 7 minutes.
Ouch, we really don't figure in cobble races.

 

[Francois the Postman]

Well, I hoped that 2010 would become the year in which the book on "how races are won in the modern era" would be thoroughly binned, along with the ones on "how a team controls the Tour", "you must concentrate on one goal if you want to succeed" and "modern racing doesn't allow for all-rounders to shine or exist".

So far, so good....

I've excepted that this won't be the year just quite yet in which they bin planet Armstrong...

 

[Francois the Postman]

Knaven, congrats!

 

[trompe le monde]

Great work by Hammond to secure fourth spot and help Thor for a chance for second.

Despite the lack of suspense, it was a great race, mainly in the spectacle of trying to determine by how much time can Spartacus put into mere mortals in a 50km time trial. Would have liked someone else besides the usual suspects to at least podium, I had hoped for a Boom or even Sagan to podium, but maybe next year.

 

[Moondance]

29th for Hincapie? Good job for him. BMC is turning into an absolute joke.

 

[maltiv]

Great ride by Hushovd, too bad Cancellara is a monster.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

29th for Hincapie? Good job for him. BMC is turning into an absolute joke.

yeah but at least they wont be another breakaway team at the tour like vasc

 

[issoisso]

It's been many years since a Hinault was this far up at Roubaix

 

[Mellow Velo]

29th for Hincapie? Good job for him. BMC is turning into an absolute joke.

Yeah. No mechanical, badly timed flat, or exploding bike to blame, either.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

still being a rabo fan I can't speak. wow they sucked. They need a leader..