Paris Roubaix 2017

pelevin

Just to have something up here as the race approaches. Tom Boonen's last race, Sagan favourite. Could be a very open race. Then again maybe it won't.

koutoubia

Really Really Really hope Tomeke wins.

neris

Any ideas what the weather will be doing? Wet & muddy could be fun.

Outside bet Luke Durbridge

neris

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

JK.BMC

neris wrote: »

Any ideas what the weather will be doing? Wet & muddy could be fun.

Outside bet Luke Durbridge

Up to 20 degrees, dry with a tailwind for much it; I'm expecting an incredibly fast, chaotic and unpredictable race, in which case I haven't the faintest idea who will win.
Whoever doesn't crash or puncture will have a great chance!

fcon

Any radio coverage of this? Online stream or otherwise? Probably be in the car for most of the day tomorrow

The tax man

And the wait continues for a wet Paris Roubaix. Hope Tom gets the fairy-tale end to his carrier.

Eamonnator

1st. Sagan.
2nd. G.V.A.
3rd Boonen.

JK.BMC

Demare at 25/1
Martin at 25/1
My two against the field

Melodeon

Here's the official map:


20% or so (55km) of the total distance is pave:


...and it comes thick and fast for the final two thirds of the race:


Eurosport have live coverage of the whole thing, I think, starting at 10:10am.

dahat

Racing tmrw so won't see much of this at all but any love for Luke Rowe? Was going well till he crashed last week.

Quigs Snr

just did the course today. Nothing but respect for the professionals. it is impossible to explain just how hard the cobbles are to someone. it has to be experienced to be understood. All the books and websites I read... Nothing prepares you for the pain in the arms after that many cobbles.

Inquitus

Boonen please. I like fairytale endings....

triggermortis

Inquitus wrote: »

Boonen please. I like fairytale endings....

+1 but I'd also like to see Sagan win

Rock Lesnar

I'll go with GVA at 6-1

carltonleon

I do find it strange that Sagan is consistently the bookies favourite for Paris Roubaix yet he has never actually finished in the top 3 of the race.

Malari

I'd like to see Greg van Avermaet doing it.

Don't want Boonen to win - then he'll come back next year :pac:

TheBlaaMan

Sagan is ready........or is that Jennifer Aniston?

https://twitter.com/EuroHoody/status/850748424916004866?s=09

dastardly00

It's been a crazy fast start

dastardly00

Not long until the first pave sector and still no breakaway...

carltonleon

Could be carnage on the cobbles with such a big peloton and no breakaway

Somedude9

dastardly00 wrote: »

Not long until the first pave sector and still no breakaway...

All down to the fact that Heyman won from the breakaway last year. It's gonna be carnage on the cobbles now, someone would want to get up the road.

dastardly00

3-rider breakaway have a 40 second lead!

Somedude9

And that's our breakaway. Unsurprisingly a few were finally let go, just as well too.

dastardly00

The peloton seems to have calmed down now and is spread across the entire width of the road. Good few riders taking on some subsistence.

dastardly00

Big crash!

Beasty

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

Sagan is ready........or is that Jennifer Aniston?

Apparently he's growing his hair for his new role as Cousin Itt Addams



Either way - must be favourite to take 2nd place today...

Somedude9

Jaysus that break didn't last long. Race is already on.

dastardly00

Tony Martin has been at the front of the peloton for a long time. Given that his mouth resembles a basking shark, he must be inhaling monumental amounts of dust and dirt

Rock Lesnar

Ah C*ap, GVA down and lost serious time

Somedude9

Game Over for GVA

dastardly00

GVA needs a bike change after a small accident.

Boonen trying to push on the peloton

dastardly00

I don't think it's game over for GVA, but that's twice now that he's had to make his way back to the front of the peloton after two incidents.

Somedude9

dastardly00 wrote: »

I don't think it's game over for GVA, but that's twice now that he's had to make his way back to the front of the peloton after two incidents.

And that's why it's Game Over

dastardly00

Somedude9 wrote: »

And that's why it's Game Over

Yeah you're right actually

Somedude9

Wow 74km out and Sagan goes!

godtabh

and now has a puncture

Somedude9

dastardly00 wrote: »

Yeah you're right actually

Perhaps not, depends on the efforts he made to get back on, which I don't think were that great.

pelevin

So easy to root for Sagan the way he rides, as with Boonen also of course. Both ride to hopefully win like a champion. And Greipel doing his usual gutsy all-in effort also.

dastardly00

Did Sagan get a new wheel?

pelevin

dastardly00 wrote: »

Did Sagan get a new wheel?

He certainly had a mechanical of some kind that quenched his attack.

Lots of riders in the mix as of now.

dastardly00

Very hard to pick who will win this...
So many big guns still in contention... Sagan, Boonen, GVA, Degenkolb, Greipel, Stybar, Trentin, Kristoff.

neris

Why is rob hatch calling boonan boner

dastardly00

neris wrote: »

Why is rob hatch calling boonan boner

He's very excited

oconnpad

dastardly00 wrote: »

Did Sagan get a new wheel?

I think he's a neutral service wheel as the mavic motorbike was close to sagan as he start fish-tailing on the cobble section.

I could be wrong but that's how it looked

Somedude9

All aboard the Sagan train

Again will he pay for doing all the work?

dastardly00

Matt Haymen still up near the front also

Melodeon

Damn!!! That extended version of the Jerusalem/Tel Aviv advert!

retalivity

sagan mechanical....

dastardly00

Mechanical for Sagan. That's him surely gone.

JK.BMC

Melodeon wrote: »

Damn!!! That extended version of the Jerusalem/Tel Aviv advert!

Do you like being bossed around by a lady in various states of undress? Nearly as tasty as the 'cooking wevolution' of Bora....

Meanwhile, back at the cycling....

Oss is doing a super ride