Paris Roubaix 2016 *SPOILERS*

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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Above The Cows wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    At the risk of jinxing this.... The new Eddy Merckx isn't looking too bad, kept out of trouble, done little work....

    Let's hope his bowels hold out. That's been the problem in the past right? Struggles in the longer races with the squits.

    IIrc, he had trouble with energy gels so had to stick to normal food. Which caused problems in long races with little to no down time.

    Someone will probably corrrect me shortly though.
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Above The Cows wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Just to give you an indication of how this year's race is so much better than last year's...

    This is the point that Wiggins "attacked" last year

    Like a sad shag with its 20 seconds of excitement.

    Aren't they meant to be like that?
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Hang on a minute, all you lot going on about attacks during advert breaks are having us on, each time we go back to the action they're all together...

    I said! Just a leg tester
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The_Boy wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    At the risk of jinxing this.... The new Eddy Merckx isn't looking too bad, kept out of trouble, done little work....

    Let's hope his bowels hold out. That's been the problem in the past right? Struggles in the longer races with the squits.

    IIrc, he had trouble with energy gels so had to stick to normal food. Which caused problems in long races with little to no down time.

    Someone will probably corrrect me shortly though.

    Ah ha, this explains him eating some chocolate a minute ago.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    F@ck me I'm nervous.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Just to give you an indication of how this year's race is so much better than last year's...

    This is the point that Wiggins "attacked" last year

    Like a sad shag with its 20 seconds of excitement.

    Aren't they meant to be like that?

    I bet Peter Sagan's aren't.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    I think the podium will be Boonen, Vanmarcke & Stannard in some order or other.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    F@ck me I'm nervous.

    Desperate for a last Boonen win, even though your "no Etixx classic" prediction will be blown out of the water?
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    Time for Sep to drop the rest.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    RichN95 wrote:
    I think the podium will be Boonen, Vanmarcke & Stannard in some order or other.

    Stannard, EBH, Boonen.

    That's my preferred order.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    F@ck me I'm nervous.

    Desperate for a last Boonen win, even though your "no Etixx classic" prediction will be blown out of the water?

    Partly.

    I also get some decent wedge if Boonen and/or Sep are on the podium!!
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Pace does not look super high...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Sep's due a mech.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Sagan is only 47 back, btw.
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    AAAARRRGGHHH another twatting advert break
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Sagan group coming back as Eurosport go to another ad break.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    thegibdog wrote:
    Sagan group coming back as Eurosport go to another ad break.

    He's expending a lot of energy whatever happens.
    _
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    F@ck me I'm nervous.

    Desperate for a last Boonen win, even though your "no Etixx classic" prediction will be blown out of the water?

    Partly.

    I also get some decent wedge if Boonen and/or Sep are on the podium!!

    I'm still nervous, and I never got round to putting that money on Boonen.

    It's been such a good race, it would make it all the better if Tomekke could win
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Can't believe they'll get back on. On Cd'lA I expect the front group are going to expolde
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    Booned Sep and Stannard will attack on the next secteur.
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • BlueDynamo
    BlueDynamo Posts: 143
    As much as I want a record winning Boonen win I've got £100+ potential winnings on the line with a Stannard win here...
    "One thing that is worse than Carlton Kirby: people complaining about Carlton Kirby.

    Talk about first world problems."

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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    edited April 2016
    Sky begin to wind it up...

    Dropping Saramontis
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    BlueDynamo wrote:
    As much as I want a record winning Boonen win I've got £100+ potential winnings on the line with a Stannard win here...

    He has a teammate, and he has the pedigree.
    _
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    edited April 2016
    Rowe signs off, Standard, Sep, Tommeke and Eddie go

    And Hayman sorry, who is looking phenomenally ominous
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • norvernrob
    norvernrob Posts: 1,448
    Stannard killing off half the group
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Stannard turns the screw.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Stannard goes for it. :)
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Sep. Getting ready for carrefore. Nom nom nom.
    _
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    There are now two members with track cycling rodents in this thread. We're just missing ratsy.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Stan, Hayman, Tommeke, Sep, EBH.
    Correlation is not causation.

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