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spalco said:I understand what you're saying, but I'm not sure how much value this argument has. Because in my opinion the reason is, that Roubaix is the most selective of those races, so fewer guys ever have a chance to get to the end in a good position.
How many guys are realistically capable of winning the Tour de France in any given year? Three or four the most, unless something extraordinary happens? And yet it's the most important race in the calendar.
Sure, but Roubaix really has a much weaker field than the Ronde van Vlaanderen.
If GVA can get fourth, maybe some other Ardennes type riders should try. LBL probably is the classic with the toughest competition. The Emperor of the classics.