Paris - Roubaix 2023 **spoiler thread**

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    RichN95. said:

    RichN95. said:

    The SD Worx rider will still win

    Maybe not
    Was insane

    "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 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Great final 50k
    "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 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    ddraver said:

    Stubbon 10 seconds tho...

    Very!
    "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 pm
  • peteco
    peteco Posts: 184
    That was a great race and a very deserved winner.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    They all owe the polish girl a big favour
    "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 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Lotte looks miserable
    "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 pm
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,252

    They all owe the polish girl a big favour


    Is she the one that took out the favourites group? That was the defining moment
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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,809
    RichN95. said:

    The SD Worx rider will still win

    Timing of this comment was superb!
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    RichN95. said:

    They all owe the polish girl a big favour


    Is she the one that took out the favourites group? That was the defining moment
    They took a long time getting it back together after that

    "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 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    Styling hat
    "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 pm
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,645
    Good race, nice to see a not SD Worx victory, well deserved.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,645
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  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,086
    She looked pleased with that win!

    Imagine being the rider who got to the velodrome doing f all in the break and then stacking it touching a wheel before the sprint opens - I imagine she'll be replaying that in her mind for a few years.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Just catched up. Good race. 👍 Jackson
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,594

    Yessss 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

    Mads is baller
    Maybe he can break the top 50 for the first time :D
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    My prediction is MvdP long solo
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907

    My prediction is MvdP long solo

    I can't work out if good conditions help a long solo or hinder it . ... Help.i think
    "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 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    I went Ganna .... Took a risk
    "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 pm
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,254

    I went Ganna .... Took a risk

    Strong enough.
    Possibly come down to handling, then luck.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,252
    I went for Pedersen. He looked strong last week and this should suit him better.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,645
    Heart says Mads, head says MvdP
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    MvdP has to be the big fav
    "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 pm
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,472
    Was Kopecky so smashed she couldn't bridge over the final 10 seconds? There was a Longo Borghini attack she covered with ease and she could have countered immediately and then been in the leading group. Some risk in bridging others over as well, but they'd have still been 2 SD Worx in the final group with Kopecky having a leadout for the bunch sprint.
    Seems strange to me to have put in so much effort before and then play it so passively in the final.
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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,955
    edited April 2023
    Moring all,

    I've avoided the women's PR result so far.

    Was it a good race?
    If so, from what distance remaining should I start watching please?

    Gave our daughter her 'new' to her 44cm Bianchi yesterday, and know this race has inspired her in the past.
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  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Very worth watching. I'd say a minimum of 40km to go for some context of events.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,594
    JimD666 said:

    Very worth watching. I'd say a minimum of 40km to go for some context of events.

    The gcn 40 minute highlights did a pretty good job from what I could tell
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • My outside bets for today are Sep Vanmarke at 100/1 and Edvald Boassan Hagen at 200/1

    Also have an each treble on MVDP in MSR RVV and PR
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,540
    daniel_b said:

    Moring all,

    I've avoided the women's PR result so far.

    Was it a good race?
    If so, from what distance remaining should I start watching please?

    Gave our daughter her 'new' to her 44cm Bianchi yesterday, and know this race has inspired her in the past.

    Last 50 kms if you can.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,414
    Riders going for a pee in the neutralised section.

    Could you not have gone before you left?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    Riders going for a pee in the neutralised section.

    Could you not have gone before you left?

    All that coffee