I didn't read the entire thread yet, so I hope no one made this prediction before.
Although my heart wants Boonen to win, I don't think he'll take his third Ronde this year. As already has been mentioned, his team is too strong, so the chance Devolder or Chavanel ends up in front in a promising group is too large, just like last year. And with the warm and sunny weather they're predicting, the race will be less selective. So I predict a large group of about 40 riders at the bottom of De Muur, just like in 2007. After the Muur and the Bosberg, a group of 10 riders will remain, featuring all big guns: Boonen, Devolder, Burghardt, Haussler, Pozzato, Nuyens, Flecha, Hoste and so on. A lot of attacks will follow, and just when it seems like no one can get away, Flecha makes his move and takes a small gap. Hesitation. The Quickstep guys are too tired from countering previous attacks, and other fast men like Haussler and Pozzato don't want to take the risk of burning the energy they need for the sprint. Nuyens perfectly sabotages every attempt at a counterattack, and Flecha reaches the Hallebaan on his own. Pozzato launches an ultimate attack going in the final kilometre, but he comes just a few seconds short to keep Flecha from his greatest and well deserved classics victory.