Paris - Roubaix *spoiler*

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited April 2013 in Pro race
Cold, sunny and dry

Meh.

Anyone know roughly what time the Arenberg should be?
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    14.26 CET if the average speed is 40kmh - All here http://www.letour.com/2013/PRX/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html

    Really hope the other teams do a better job of making life difficult for Radioshack and Cancellara today, certainly won't be as "easy" to control as Flanders was. Hopefully they'll all channel 2011 and try and get a strong man away early.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Just been trawling through the interviews on Steephill. Haussler appears to be renaissance man.

    Everyone is worrying about Cancellara. Perhaps they have already mentally gifted him the race. all a bit Merckx (70/71?) when he won by 5 mins.

    I'm soo excited. Just like the Grand National it's a bit sad to back the favourite so here's to Stannard and Van Summeren.
    @JaunePeril

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  • dave milne
    dave milne Posts: 703
    cannot wait.

    going out for a ride around 12, after putting the kids to bed will settle down with beer and pizza to watch the last 100k. no work tomorrow
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    inkyfingers wrote:
    14.26 CET if the average speed is 40kmh - All here http://www.letour.com/2013/PRX/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html

    Really hope the other teams do a better job of making life difficult for Radioshack and Cancellara today, certainly won't be as "easy" to control as Flanders was. Hopefully they'll all channel 2011 and try and get a strong man away early.

    This has to be the way forward. Radio shack have to be made to work like dogs for most of the race.
    @JaunePeril

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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    take it Eurosport starts at 12.

    Anything earlier available elsewhere?
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  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    http://live.cyclingnews.com/
    Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Radioshack have Bob Jungels up the road in the early breakaway. Right tactic? No surprises that Morkov is also in the break.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Milton50 wrote:
    Radioshack have Bob Jungels up the road in the early breakaway. Right tactic? No surprises that Morkov is also in the break.

    Well, it means they can all sit in the bunch and save their efforts for the big push, when it comes.
    Won't be expected to contribute.
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Sky, BMC and Blanco the only teams with nobody in the break. Doh
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Graeme_S wrote:
    Sky, BMC and Blanco the only teams with nobody in the break. Doh

    Bravo!

    At least I covered my Phinney bet.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Cold, sunny and dry

    Seems like a perfect day for a winning solo attack 40km from the finish...

    Starts as a race, ends as a time trial.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Cookie91
    Cookie91 Posts: 97
    edited April 2013
    "Is there a live stream i can watch this from? I have tried cyclefan and steephill but neither seem to work."


    edit*
    apologies just noticed that eurosport isn't showing until 12.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Cookie91 wrote:
    Is there a live stream i can watch this from? I have tried cyclefan and steephill but neither seem to work.

    I doubt there will be any live streams for a couple of hours yet
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Clever tactic by the shack to have a man in the break, looks like they won't be doing any early chasing.
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • Robb0
    Robb0 Posts: 90
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    Cold, sunny and dry

    Seems like a perfect day for a winning solo attack 40km from the finish...

    Starts as a race, ends as a time trial.
    Almost no wind too, just a v light breeze from the East.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Break only has 25secs. Was 30 earlier so sounds like they're keeping them on a short leash
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    Cookie91 wrote:
    Is there a live stream i can watch this from? I have tried cyclefan and steephill but neither seem to work.

    I doubt there will be any live streams for a couple of hours yet
    At this point the best you'll find are people tweeting updates and photos taken on their phones.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    The break's been caught and 2 remaining escapees, Veuchelen (VCD) and Koretzky (BSE), per the official ticker.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Around 30mins before the first of the cobbled sections.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    I'm in the good books at the moment so that's me in front of the TV as soon as ES coverage starts and then get a few miles in myself once it's finished. Shame about the weather but the cobbles will still make riders suffer :)
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Good to see Bretagne Seche being so aggressive. Hopefully ASO will take note.
  • slimreaper
    slimreaper Posts: 738
    Just got back from a ride.
    Now for lunch, beer and an epic Cancellara TT no doubt.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Stannard off the back...

    Edit: Puncture apparently.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Sporza just starting up, France 3 already has live pictures.
    136kms to go EBH to the fore.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    It's the "Dust of the North", this year.
    All stations now live................
    ..........except, Eurosport, who have old man Kelly riding d'Arenberg...........
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Looking like Radioshack are going to get a real working over today.
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Ouch!! FDJ.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Offredo out.
    Looked behind, hit the road sign. Major face plant.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Offredo out.
    Looked behind, hit the road sign. Major face plant.
    Ouch!
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