Sun 11th April: Paris - Roubaix, 259km

[Pantheon of Greats]

Boonen should never has wasted energy trying to attack. He should have saved that for the Cancellera attack and stayed with him and refuse to do any work. Then he could hopefully out doing him in the sprint.

Just because this strategy did not work last week doesn't mean it was the wrong strategy. It was his only hope.

 

[luckyboy]

Pretty great race until 40kms out Cancellara is the best cyclist in the world atm.

Can't see where BMC are going to get their wins from this year Embarrassing.

Great ride from Hammond, Leukemans and Hinault

Also, I'm sick of Eurosport never showing the podiums. Instead they cut to Planet Armstrong : /

 

[The Sheep]

Pretty great race. Cancellara is the best cyclist in the world.

Can't see where BMC are going to get their wins from this year Embarrassing.

Great ride from Hammond, Leukemans and Hinault

Kroon is going to win AGR

 

[sublimit]

Hammond did well, he doesnt have the physical cababilities of the other riders but hung in there, and Leukemans could be a future winner i reckon. good ride by Hinault too.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Kroon is going to win AGR

That would be the Alabama-Georgia Rally, right?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Respect for this guy

53. BOS Théo 22 CERVELO TEST TEAM 6h 49' 42" + 14' 32"

Only 30 seconds behind

52. TRAKSEL Bobbie 157 VACANSOLEIL PRO CYCLING TEAM 6h 49' 10" + 14' 00"

 

[53 x 11]

Flecha sprints like my mum.

 

[sublimit]

Flecha is an interesting rider, no explosive sprint, change of pace or timetrial skills but just so much guts and just relentlessly pushes on.

position 3 for such a hard race is a good result for him.

 

[luckyboy]

Chapeau to Guesdon for finishing in the top 20

 

[search]

does anyone know what happened to Sagan?

 

[Big GMaC]

Disappointment is plastered across my face.

Tommeke, I do not blame you. Goodnight Sweet Price.

 

[rhubroma]

Boonen should never has wasted energy trying to attack. He should have saved that for the Cancellera attack and stayed with him and refuse to do any work. Then he could hopefully out doing him in the sprint.

Just because this strategy did not work last week doesn't mean it was the wrong strategy. It was his only hope.

Tom is a "passista" with a good sprint, Fabian is a "passista" cronoman. Consequently with Sparticus on form as he was, Tommke should have made sure of only one thing today: that Cancellara didn't get one meter away from his front wheel ever in the last part of the race. And then out sprint him in Roubaix.

His useless attacks from 60 K out only made him have to take a rest for a moment on the 15th wheel. At precisely that moment, and none other, Sparticus followed the surge of a trio, looked back, saw Tommke was gaped, and opened up the gas as only he can do in situations like this.

Game over.

The Belgian press is going to rip Boonen apart this week that's for sure.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

does anyone know what happened to Sagan?

Same as for Boom

Emtpy after 200km, they have some limit.

 

[Michele]

speechless

 

[CycloErgoSum]

Remember the last time we saw Riis slapping hands with a rider at the end of a long breakaway like this, during the Tour?

+1

A keen observation. That man is a rogue.

 

[maltiv]

does anyone know what happened to Sagan?

sagan did great really, anything better at the age of 20 would've been quite...scary

 

[CycloErgoSum]

A clever move by Cancellara won the race, but it was a bit of a sucker-punch. Didn't he think he could win otherwise?

Boonen lost the race on hubris. His tactics were poor, but his team were worse.

Cancellara is a stylist on the bike, but there's some things about him that rub me the wrong way. Anyone else have that feeling?

While I'm at it, I had the misfortune of watching the race being commentated by Liggett and Sherwin: those two are patronising blowhards who don't know when to shut up (or find an excuse to mention an absent LA and plug his ersatz rivalry with AC)

 

[Phlakaton]

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

I think he's all talent and pure badarse - but it kind of surprises me that nobody mentions doping when you can just ride absolute pros off your wheel like that. Twice in one week.

It's CycleSports fault... all I read are doping articles in their mag and now its the one thing I think when I see performances like this.

I still lay serious congrats at the man's feet though. Awesome ride.

 

[Big GMaC]

I think he's all talent and pure badarse - but it kind of surprises me that nobody mentions doping when you can just ride absolute pros off your wheel like that. Twice in one week.

It's CycleSports fault... all I read are doping articles in their mag and now its the one thing I think when I see performances like this.

I still lay serious congrats at the man's feet though. Awesome ride.

Go look in the Clinic

 

[Nicoper]

19 Frédéric Guesdon

You got to love this gay.
Can anyone post his Rube finish record?
I think he always finishes in top 20 or 30.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Garmin - Transitions only had 1 rider finish the race... Martijn Maaskant

Ouch

 

[search]

sagan did great really, anything better at the age of 20 would've been quite...scary

yes, that's why I wonder why he did not finish the race

 

[luckyboy]

19 Frédéric Guesdon

You got to love this gay.
Can anyone post his Rube finish record?
I think he always finishes in top 20 or 30.

1994 - 2nd (Espoirs)
1995 - 86th
1996 - 14th
1997 - 1st
2000 - 17th
2001 - 26th
2003 - 12th
2004 - 18th
2005 - 11th
2006 - 7th
2007 - 25th
2008 - 11th
2009 - 13th
2010 - 19th

 

[Mellow Velo]

No surprise with Frédéric Guesdon. At 39, he's just entering his prime.

 

[Phlakaton]

Go look in the Clinic

what does that mean?