Paris Roubaix 2017 -*SPOILERS*

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  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    RichN95 wrote:
    My bets for Sunday:
    Debusschere to beat EBH 7/4
    Ladagnous to beat Thwaites 11/10
    GVA to beat Boonen 6/5
    Naesen Each Way 25/1

    I'm also on One for Arthur and Vicente for the National

    Well played
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,648
    First faller and the winner ;)

    Coincidentally I also picked one for Arthur! Totally by chance.
    _
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    Start delayed until 11.15am due to forecast tailwind.
    Still about the same time for Arenburg yeah? Was aiming to get to rapha about 1.30
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    RichN95 wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Genuinely makes me a bit emotional!

    I was really catastrophically hungover for PR last year (Brewdog AGM...), the last 50k of that race brought me back from the dead.

    There's a Zwift Stories one about it as well which is similar but a bit less OTT.
    Also worth a listen is Mitch Docker's podcast were he interviews Hayman before and after the race. The after is about a month after as Docker had a bad crash in the race, but the before is the night before. And the last five minutes are quite wonderful - a old pro looking back at 'could have been' moments, knowing that his chances have probably gone, but just can't stop dreaming.

    http://www.lifeinthepeloton.com

    Thanks - listened to that while dozing lightly on the sofa after doing an unreasonable amount of elevation this morning.

    Main issue is Mitch talking over Hayman all the time, although generally good.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    RichN95 wrote:

    I'm also on One for Arthur and Vicente for the National

    Result
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    If any of you lot are North West based I'll be in Rapha MCR for the arenburg (with a red rose in my left lapel etc etc)
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,570
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    If any of you lot are North West based I'll be in Rapha MCR for the arenburg (with a red rose in my left lapel etc etc)

    You should fit right in :D
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Tom's got the power of oranges on his side...

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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Looks like a few teams will be on disc brakes today.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    Start delayed until 11.15am due to forecast tailwind.
    Still about the same time for Arenburg yeah? Was aiming to get to rapha about 1.30

    Think so. The start was put back to make sure the schedule fit roughly with the trains... don't want 2015 again.

    Original schedule has this (local times)
    Début de secteur pavé de la Trouée d'Arenberg (19) 14h45 (44km/h) 14h56 (42km/h) 15h07(40km/h)

    So 1:30 should do, though the earlier the better, obvs, to watch the bullying for position before they get there.
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format
  • diplodicus
    diplodicus Posts: 721
    And, we're off :D
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,158
    My favourite race of the year. Just need to get to my parents' before they hit Arenburg so that I can watch their Eurosport and be fed lunch!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    Going to be a long old battle to get the break sorted.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Going to be some even more tired legs than usual at the end of the day. Been full gas for about 50km.
  • doug5_10
    doug5_10 Posts: 465
    50.9k for the first hour and still no break. Fast
    Edinburgh Revolution Curve
    http://app.strava.com/athletes/1920048
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    So if you were stuck on a crappy little french border town, where would you try and find the race on TV?

    (Alternatively, around Geneva airport, but i suspect that's less likely...)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    very fast start, lovely weather and 1st secteur coming up

    no fighting for position yet
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    ddraver wrote:
    So if you were stuck on a crappy little french border town, where would you try and find the race on TV?

    (Alternatively, around Geneva airport, but i suspect that's less likely...)


    No idea on TV but cant you get Eurosport on the internet? It works really well on my ipad
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Need internet for that tho...WiFi is fine for posting but i think 5 hours of streaming might be a tad expensive...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    ddraver wrote:
    Need internet for that tho...WiFi is fine for posting but i think 5 hours of streaming might be a tad expensive...

    Ahhh yes. Im on three 20gigs for £15 a month. Only bought it for streaming eurosport :)
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    three in a break 46seconds ahead and just about to enter secteur 29
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    DUST FEST!
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    28 cobble sections to go and the break have 46seconds, the peloton was lined out after the cobbles, now keeping it tranquil with two just off the front
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    s28 2k long best to be out front the ones behind are going to have to breath dust
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    problems for one of the break on the cobbles. just looked knackered
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    MASSIVVE PILE UP
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    no favourites taken out
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    oh luke Roe may have been wiped out :(
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    another small crash
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Galopin is not going to gallop any more today :(

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