**Paris - Roubaix 2019** **Spoiler Thread**

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    Looks like just about everyone but Sky has someone in one of the two groups. Don't think Sky will be forced to chase too much thugh, the first pave is in a few km, so the speed will be going up in the peloton anyway
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    Ad break just as the echelons klaxon was about to sound.

    Not really echelons, don't worry.

    Looks like Bora doing some work on the front
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    Bora and Sky taking it up now.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Sporza off at the news and Eurosport with a badly timed ad break.
    Meanwhile, Politt has gone off the front and Sky are chasing 3 groups up the road.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    Sorry, the Trentin/Pollit group was the second group, not the first.
    A third group with Lampaert in also got up to the second group.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    48" from first group to peloton.
    Only about 5km to first pave.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    2km to pave
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    1st group: Alexis Gougeard (AG2R-La Mondiale), Michael Schär (CCC), Damien Gaudin (Total Direct Energie), Frederik Frison (Lotto Soudal), Bert Van Lerberghe (Cofidis), Jorge Arcas (Movistar), Frederik Backaert (Wanty-Gobert), Kris Boeckmans (Vital Concept) et Michael Van Staeyen (Roompot-Charles).

    2nd group: Bodnar, Gradek, Theuns, Breschel, Politt, Haller, Declercq, Lampaert, Petit, Trentin, Küng, Van Poppel, Laengen, Philipsen, Ballerini, Van Rensburg, Bol.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    More ads and no Sporza.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    2nd group makes it up, now it's a huge group and it won't work together
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Hopefully Eurosport getting ads out of the way early. Keep the updates coming No tA Doctor.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Bora and Sky drilling it as they have missed out.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    No ads on Tiz- cycling
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    Hopefully Eurosport getting ads out of the way early. Keep the updates coming No tA Doctor.

    Is it that point in the spoiler thread when I mention I've got ad-free coverage with Rolf Sørensen and Chris Anker Sørensen?

    :D
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Boonen's prophecy coming to pass?

    Some very strong riders, even potential winners out the front.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Boonen's prophecy coming to pass?

    Some very strong riders, even potential winners out the front.

    They're not realy making much of a gap though, still under a minute
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Kristoff always looks so laboured over the cobbles.
    _
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Greipel, Kristoff and Trentin have all had punctures.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Kristoff always looks so laboured over the cobbles.

    Apparently they've made a minor change to his position this year, they thought he was a little far forward too much weight on front wheel and at risk of punctures.
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Gap is coming down quickly. Jumbo riding now.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Kristoff always looks so laboured over the cobbles.

    Apparently they've made a minor change to his position this year, they thought he was a little far forward too much weight on front wheel and at risk of punctures.
    This was mentioned on TCP last week.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    Hopefully Eurosport getting ads out of the way early. Keep the updates coming No tA Doctor.

    Is it that point in the spoiler thread when I mention I've got ad-free coverage with Rolf Sørensen and Chris Anker Sørensen?

    :D
    If you have ES player app you should be able to get an ad free stream.

    Normally they make some effort to do the ads early on for races like this. Some of the midweek races can be pretty crap for ads at critical moments
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Nasty looking fall from jumbo rider - any ID?
    _
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    edited April 2019
    Not quite as lavish as for Flanders, but I reckon this will do.

    Starting with an 8% blonde from Arques, Tripel Secret des Moines.

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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Looks a hell of a cross wind on some of these segments
  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    No ads on the France 3 stream
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    Echelons klaxon ready?
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,342
    Any victims of attrition so far? Anyone looking in trouble yet?
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Crash involving Sagan but doesn't look too serious
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    Daniel Oss crash, looks like he's hurt his hand. Stannard riding on with a puncture
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