Paris-Roubaix 2012 [Warning: will contain spoilers]

mediwheel

http://vimeo.com/m/13906966

Great Video !

Any thoughts on the possible winners ?

Morrisseeee

Oh Tom Tom Tom Tom Tom..........

:pac:

GlennaMaddy

I'll be rooting for Sylvain Chavanel, but Boonen will probably win it. The odds on both of these are nothing to get excited about. Hushovd is 18/1, so I put a few quid on him. I've also put a small amount on two long shots, Farrar (50/1) and Goss (125/1)

Hopefully I'll have a reason to shout at the telly!

Lusk Doyle

GlennaMaddy wrote: »

Hopefully I'll have a reason to shout at the telly!

That reason will probably be to "turn off the fcuking tennis or snooker highlights and show the sh*gging race Eurosport"!!!

forfcksake

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

GlennaMaddy wrote: »

Hopefully I'll have a reason to shout at the telly!

That reason will probably be to "turn off the fcuking tennis or snooker highlights and show the sh*gging race Eurosport"!!!

This not on tv at all?

GlennaMaddy

4 hours of it on Eurosport on Sunday, preceded by Track cycling, succeeded by Mountain Biking, about time we got our own back on the Tennis fans!

Beasty

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

show the sh*gging race Eurosport"!!!

There's a sh*agging race on Eurosport?:eek:


... what time?:D

dastardly00

This will get you in the mood for Sunday's race!
A Sunday in Hell is a 1976 Danish documentary film directed by Jørgen Leth. The film is a chronology of the 1976 Paris–Roubaix bicycle race from the perspective of participants, organizers and spectators.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4IDCkcnnHg

DKO

It defies reason. There seems to be so many people cycling yet bl**dy tennis gets to dominate the telly and the newspapers. Seriously, just how many Irish people play tennis except against a wall when Wimbledon is on once a year? Nothing against it really, but just often wondered.

goldencleric

DKO wrote: »

It defies reason. There seems to be so many people cycling yet bl**dy tennis gets to dominate the telly and the newspapers. Seriously, just how many Irish people play tennis except against a wall when Wimbledon is on once a year? Nothing against it really, but just often wondered.

British Eurosport is the one clue I am giving.

Jawgap

The R132 in to Dublin or the Arenberg Forest?

funnights74

mediwheel wrote: »

http://vimeo.com/m/13906966

Great Video !

Any thoughts on the possible winners ?

Superb video, possible winners excluding tom, pozzato, maybe ballan. Hard to see past tom though

funnights74

Jawgap wrote: »

The R132 in to Dublin or the Arenberg Forest?

Ballinadee to Innishannon near Cork, jesus the bike rarely touches the ground. :mad:

morana

funnights74 wrote: »

Ballinadee to Innishannon near Cork, jesus the bike rarely touches the ground. :mad:

that brings back memories I was down there for the summer vacation!
nice roads though...


I think tomorrow the winner will be flecha! again an outsuder but its too easy to say Boonen...possibly Steegmans

emtroche

40% chance of rain for tomorrow.

TheBlaaMan

A grand total of €91,000 will be awarded in prize money



PLACES PRIZES
1st €30, 000
2nd €22, 000
3rd €15, 000
4th €7, 500
5th €3, 200
6th €1, 700
7th €1, 500
8th €1, 300
9th €1, 200
10th €1, 100
11th €1, 000
12th €900
13th €800
14th €700
15th €600
16th €500
17th €500
18th €500
19th €500
20th €500
TOTAL €91,000

funnights74

And one rather large stone, value; priceless.

Bunnyhopper

When Sean Kelly tells you the Arenberg is scary, you know it's scary.

AG2R

Wish Eurosport would hurry up and change over! I've enjoyed the track champs but I don't want to see the medal ceremony !

titan18

Ya,Eurosport missing the Arenberg for a medal ceremony is stupid.

TheBlaaMan

Was watching online.....Eurosport schedules really are a disgrace, and especially so as the race is really fast thus far so they are already thru Arenberg when live TV joins in. Really rough looking fall from the breakaway in the Arenberg, but everybody seems safe.

AG2R

Really annoyed I've missed the Arenberg ¬¬

funnights74

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

Was watching online.....Eurosport schedules really are a disgrace, and especially so as the race is really fast thus far so they are already thru Arenberg when live TV joins in. Really rough looking fall from the breakaway in the Arenberg, but everybody seems safe.

Ya i saw it online, as usual Arenberg leaves it's mark, in more ways than one. Got to agree with ya about Euro sports scheduelling, pathetic, who the hell did they think wants to see a medal ceremony, get real.

le petit braquet

White lycra shorts are not a good look on cobbles - a lot of joggling gluteus maximus!

funnights74

le petit braquet wrote: »

White lycra shorts are not a good look on cobbles - a lot of joggling gluteus maximus!

White cycling short don't look good full stop. I'm amazed they sell at all.

TheBlaaMan

52k to go. Solo off the front. Who does Boonen think he is..........Cancellara....?:D
(might be eating my words in a hour or so....)

Sh1t or bust now, I think.

le petit braquet

funnights74 wrote: »

White cycling short don't look good full stop. I'm amazed they sell at all.

Unless your name is Mario Cipollini you shouldn't even look at them!

Hail 2 Da Thief

Who has the best live feed? Cyclingnews?

Aoibheann

Is it British Eurosport everyone else is watching? I'm on regular Eurosport and have had complete coverage ever since I switched it on around noon or so..

Boonen is either insane or on ridiculous form. Winning in this style would be unreal, but there's 42k to go..

le petit braquet

Eurosport HD has had coverage since 12

TheBlaaMan

le petit braquet wrote: »

Eurosport HD has had coverage since 12

As did ES online. But British ES cable TV didn't come on air until 1:25 - scheduled to come on at 1:10.

colm_gti

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

52k to go. Solo off the front. Who does Boonen think he is..........Cancellara....:D
(might be eating my words in a hour or so....)

Sh1t or bust now, I think.

20km later and he's still extending the gap, machine!

ednwireland

boonen riding an unbelievable race

le petit braquet

Who does he think he is? Spartacus?

le petit braquet

:DMaybe Specialised have been working on an electric motor?

ednwireland

out to minute now, bet the chasers are hoping he cracks

le petit braquet

A few of them could do with taking that train they just showed!

TheBlaaMan

Boonen on a phemonenal push. Amazing to watch !

Aoibheann

1'20 now and growing fast. This is insane. He'd have to have a massive collapse for them to have a shot.

Pity for Boom puncturing there! Absolute disaster for him.

le petit braquet

Unless he's unfortunate enough to have a mechanical problem then it looks all over. Anyone know the Flemish for magnifique or chapeau?

ednwireland

boom chasing was that a deliberate bike change

Aoibheann

Was a decent shot I guess, he took 10 seconds very quickly but it's since levelled off and even gone back up a little. I haven't seen Boonen on this kind of form since.. I can't even remember when. Wow.

ednwireland

chasers fighting for second now

TheBlaaMan

Its going to be some ceremonial lap of the velodrome. Awesome display from Boonen.........and a joy to watch !

Aoibheann

It's already turned into a ceremonial lap before the velodrome! :P He was waving and grinning like mad for the cameras there. Not surprising after his efforts today. Amazing! One win in Roubaix is one of the best things you can have on your palmares.. But four? Chapeau, Boonen!

Turgot takes second (after sneaking back up with Terpstra), Ballan in third.

le petit braquet

What odds on him holding up 5 fingers in the next year or two?

Encrypted Pigeon

Fight for second was close

titan18

Thought that was a fairly boring race tbh. No one bar Boonen looked strong enough, especially with Chavanel and Pozzato being unlucky early on.

Wish Cancellara had been there to make it a race. Also, either Boonen isn't clean or the rest just aren't good enough for a race like this.

Possibly the worst Paris-Roubaix I've seen in years

RobFowl

Class

dastardly00

That was pure class from Boonen. He really took the race by the scruff of the neck. All his solo riding was Cancellara-esque. 4 Paris-Roubaix: EPIC!

lennymc

that was good. enjoyed it. great performance from boonen