Paris Roubaix 2016 *SPOILERS*

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Decent pain faces at the start ;).
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Everybody still wants to be one of the sad gits sent up the road for chase fodder.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Everybody still wants to be one of the sad gits sent up the road for chase fodder.

    There's always one who survives and makes it to the end with the big boys...

    Devolder putting in a huge dig to make the break..!

    Need to be a bit careful given the tailwind...last time there was a big big tailwind O'Grady won from the break.
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Eurosport have swapped Rob Hatch out for Declan Quigley. Will Sean have the stamina to go all day while his partners swap in and out to keep up with him?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Graeme_S wrote:
    Eurosport have swapped Rob Hatch out for Declan Quigley. Will Sean have the stamina to go all day while his partners swap in and out to keep up with him?

    The quality of actual race commentary today from this duo is staggering compared when compared to Kirby.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Graeme_S wrote:
    Eurosport have swapped Rob Hatch out for Declan Quigley. Will Sean have the stamina to go all day while his partners swap in and out to keep up with him?

    The quality of actual race commentary today from this duo is staggering compared when compared to Kirby.

    In fairness, my own farts compare quite favourably to Kirby commentary ;).
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Chava still wearing his jacket!
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Looks like this could be the break of the day. 22 riders.

    Biggest riders there: Stuyven and Devolder!
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Cav in the break.

    Woop woop.
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  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Any streams of eurosport? Steephill's has been pulled.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Echelons!!
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    echelons
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    great minds...
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Not a drill! Bona fide echelons! Someone man the klaxon!
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Meh, echelons with 207km to go don't count guys...
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Ninja edit, Rick ;)
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    RVV noise: read somewhere that the Tajeneberg is to be renamed "Boonenberg", seems fair :-)
    left the forum March 2023
  • cc78
    cc78 Posts: 599
    really interesting this, seeing how the break forms and how various others keep trying to get across
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    My 10 month old son is obviously inspired by the athleticism on display. Just changed his 4th poopy nappy since the race started!
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Everybody still wants to be one of the sad gits sent up the road for chase fodder.

    There's always one who survives and makes it to the end with the big boys...

    I don't think that will be the case today.

    Time to start again. Next chancers on your marks, get set....
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Is that chava trying to get in break?
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    So has anyone done the Flanders-Roubaix double while wearing the rainbow jersey?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    20 kms to the pave and still the race hasn't settled down.
    Ervitti in there again, this week, if this one sticks.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Ah quick step forgetting the race is 260km long again.
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  • Shadowrider
    Shadowrider Posts: 483
    What's the group situation, all the big names in group 1?
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Who's missed the split
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Has Sagan made it back on? If he has why are Ettix burning matches so early?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    5 star mud:-
    https://twitter.com/ElisaMadiot/status/ ... 7021641728
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • gingermagician
    gingermagician Posts: 326
    Slightly off topic, but any recommendations for good bars to watch the race on TV in Roubaix itself? We're in the centre having lunch after riding the 170km route yesterday and ideally want to find somewhere within walking distance of the velodrome.

    Fwiw coming from an amateur first timer, the Arenberg was very wet and muddy yesterday - and it chucked it down for a good couple of hours last night (albeit we were in Lille by then).
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    That's a very handy group
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy

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