Paris Roubaix 2021 pre race chat
Can't believe we've gone 2.5 years without this race
Oh, and...
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My prediction: a lot of people won't be as happy as they expected about a wet race once the crashes start."Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0
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Anyone know if Sep Vanmarcke is riding? He's long odds.0
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See if you can get odds on him puncturing. 😉PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20231
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Did they take some sections out for one wet edition or am I confusing it with a cobbled Tour stage ?
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Yeah 2014 TourDeVlaeminck said:Did they take some sections out for one wet edition or am I confusing it with a cobbled Tour stage ?
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Bit surprised to see Hayman’s fairytale was over 5 years ago.
Unpopular opinion: the cobble riding is usually an anticlimax. I know it makes for the selection, but (in recent years at least) there’s very little visible action on the iconic sectors. I’m hoping they do a better job of keeping the buggers off the side paths too.
Doubtless someone will put me right very quickly.
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Not for me, part of the race is staying upright whatever the conditions. It feels like an age since the last wet one. I'd rather see that wind a bit stronger though although it's a race that doesn't need the wind to break things up I suppose.andyp said:
I think this is spot on. People will enjoy it up until the point one of their favoured riders crashes out.gsk82 said:My prediction: a lot of people won't be as happy as they expected about a wet race once the crashes start.
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Feels much more open than I was expecting but basing form on the Worlds can be difficult as it is a different dynamic when back racing for trade teams.0
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God I hope it rains . We could do with an old skool Roubaix.."If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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MvdP it is thenrick_chasey said:If it’s wet you would back a crosser over anyone else.
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Just reading a brief bit about the women's race.
'Only' (depending on your opinion on such things) 116km.
They are doing Carrefour de L'Arbre, but not from what I can tell the Arenberg (too far away from Roubaix I guess given the race distance).
Sort of feels a bit PR lite, but guess we'll see what the riders say when they've done it.0 -
Not to be that guy* the only reason I know this is there was a re-run on Eurosport the other night but seems like Gilbert and Politt got away with an attack on the cobbles the last time the race was run. Think it was the section after Carrefour?Mad_Malx said:Bit surprised to see Hayman’s fairytale was over 5 years ago.
Unpopular opinion: the cobble riding is usually an anticlimax. I know it makes for the selection, but (in recent years at least) there’s very little visible action on the iconic sectors. I’m hoping they do a better job of keeping the buggers off the side paths too.
Doubtless someone will put me right very quickly.
So you know, sometimes it happens.
(* sorry, I was totally that guy)
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Erm, Van Aert?dish_dash said:
MvdP it is thenrick_chasey said:If it’s wet you would back a crosser over anyone else.
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I assumed you were tipping Pidcock.0
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Not sure if he's riding. TBH after his WCs would love to see him there.TheBigBean said:I assumed you were tipping Pidcock.
Equally, you could see him going to Lombardia next week and putting in a strong ride.0 -
He's not on the startlist at the moment.yorkshireraw said:
Not sure if he's riding. TBH after his WCs would love to see him there.TheBigBean said:I assumed you were tipping Pidcock.
Equally, you could see him going to Lombardia next week and putting in a strong ride.0 -
It will be interesting to see how they cope given that lighter male riders generally struggle and very few of the women's peloton will be heavier than the lighter males.yorkshireraw said:Just reading a brief bit about the women's race.
'Only' (depending on your opinion on such things) 116km.
They are doing Carrefour de L'Arbre, but not from what I can tell the Arenberg (too far away from Roubaix I guess given the race distance).
Sort of feels a bit PR lite, but guess we'll see what the riders say when they've done it.
Edit - I haven't seen the women's startlist but Ellen van Dijk would be my pick.0 -
A shame given his form to not at least start and see how he goes. It's not like Ineos are stuffed full of in-form classics strongmen outside of Van Baarle.Pross said:
He's not on the startlist at the moment.yorkshireraw said:
Not sure if he's riding. TBH after his WCs would love to see him there.TheBigBean said:I assumed you were tipping Pidcock.
Equally, you could see him going to Lombardia next week and putting in a strong ride.
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Yeah, no Hayter either and Rowe doesn't look the rider he was in Classics so far this season. I suppose Moscon and Kwia are options although surprisingly it is Kwia's first time in the race. Moscon has a 5th to his name and Rowe an 8th. Outside of Rowe and van Baarle their squad only has 8 appearances in the race (4 by Moscon, 3 by Doull and 1 by Golas).yorkshireraw said:
A shame given his form to not at least start and see how he goes. It's not like Ineos are stuffed full of in-form classics strongmen outside of Van Baarle.Pross said:
He's not on the startlist at the moment.yorkshireraw said:
Not sure if he's riding. TBH after his WCs would love to see him there.TheBigBean said:I assumed you were tipping Pidcock.
Equally, you could see him going to Lombardia next week and putting in a strong ride.0 -
Kwia looked good in the GP de Denain last week over (some of) the same roads0
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I have a christening to attend so will be doing a likely lads and watching the recording
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Normally for sure, but he really is far away from his best. His Strade Bianche form would render him unbeatable (as far anyone ever is) this Sunday, but he could currently just as well abandon with a bad back after a couple of cobbled sectors. Albeit he isn't really one for quitting. Tends to grind things out. Grinta and all that. 😉dish_dash said:
MvdP it is thenrick_chasey said:If it’s wet you would back a crosser over anyone else.
WVA is weirdly flying under the radar suddenly, just because of a non stellar WC RR. He wasn't even bad, just not his usual incredible self.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230 -
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I'm aware of the betting odds. I'm speaking of this forum and the lukewarm sentiment he is getting in some of the media. Is probably par for the course when you are the odds on favourite to win the WC RR and come up rather short in terms of placings.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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So what are you thinking? Race seems really open also due to the position in the calendar and everyone being rather cooked. No one (outside of Alaphilippe who isn't riding afaik) seems in amazing shape.rick_chasey said:The worry is WvA is cooked and his team is quite weak
Could also be an under the radar win for Sagan; but he doesn't seem his old self (yet after Covid).
I want MvdP to win, but I'm not convinced he has the form for the hardest race.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230 -
For me he's joint favourite with MVDP but I went with the latter for PTP as if they come into the velodrome together I think he wins the sprint (and it feels like neither seems to get away from the other).m.r.m. said:I'm aware of the betting odds. I'm speaking of this forum and the lukewarm sentiment he is getting in some of the media. Is probably par for the course when you are the odds on favourite to win the WC RR and come up rather short in terms of placings.
I suspect the chat on here is just looking at alternatives to the obvious.0
