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I know it's not until tomorrow but get hype
Hell of the north. 250km. 50km on cobbles
>Preview and course profile
inrng.com/2015/04/paris-roubaix-preview-2015/
>(bookies) Favourites
Kristoff 5/1
Wiggins 8/1
Stybar 8/1
Dagenkolb 9/1
Terpstra 9/1
Vanmarcke 9/1
Best value: Van Avermaet 16/1
It has't rained during the race for 10 years but we can always hope
1. Kristoff
2. Kristoff
3. Kristoff
Kelly and Lemond during the 85 race
Here's a good documentary about the 1977 race to get you in the mood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxBTVU9JDrA
Can't be many sporting events that produces better pictures
who /shimano van/ here
>>57882385
Still funny
>you will never ride the cobbles with thousands of fans cheering you on
>>57882385
You're at the club and this car smacks into your gf's ass. What do you do
Wiggins interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq_GIxY5788
>tfw grandad always takes us out for lunch on his birthday, causing us to miss Paris-Roubaix
When he passes away, at least I will find consolation in the fact that it'll free me up to watch the hell of the north again
I'll be here tomorrow, hyped and hoping it doesn't completely dry out.
More classic pics for the Queen of the Classics
Here Mr. Roubaix himself parts the waters
>>57889545
More de Vlaeminck
British casuals, this is your last chance to see Sir Wiggins on the road, and riding for Sky. Do not miss it, because he's willing to kill himself for this one.
>>57889722
Wiggins has an air of depression around him
Which he's had for a while, I guess
>>57889926
Yeah, I think he's suffering because the end is in sight.
I'll miss his depression and melancholy banter.
>>57889722
Actually he'll still be racing on the road with team Wiggins.
And no, he won't win the race tomorrow.
>>57882141
HYPE
Y
P
E
>tfw i will miss the race due to some family bullshit
;_;
>>57889191
>>57890104
>putting family before cycling
absolutely disgusting
>>57890065
True, but second tier races. Tour of Britain is probably the only one people might see.
I didn't say he'd win, I said he's willing to go all out to do it. fwiw I think he could do it. Boonen thinks he's clear fav.
All of you attending, do some fucking rain dances!
>>57890282
I can't see how he would actually win. There's literally no way he could win a sprint, and he isn't explosive enough to attack. I don't think he's strong enough compared to the other main contenders to just ride clear off the front either. I think sky would be much better off focussing 100% on Thomas. With someone as strong as Wiggins behind him to help control things, and given his strong recent form, I think he could take it.
>>57890659
he is pretty much a weaker cancelara for classics.
with bonen and cance ded he might have a chance but i doubt it
>>57890282
Tour of Britain needs to be upgraded to the world tour. It can replace the Tour of Poland.
>>57890736
I wouldn't say he's a weaker Cancellara, rather a totally different kind of rider.
does anybody else think predicting the winner for classics is an exercise in futility?
>>57890659
He's talking about breaking with a small group here, says he's definitely stronger than he was last year when he should have attacked, but didn't.
It's been pissing it down all afternoon, so he's probably fucked anyway, lel.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/bradley-wiggins-guide-to-paris-roubaix-166119
>>57890659
He won a bunch sprint in Romandie!
He needs to still be there in the final 30 then make his way into a small group that Etixx + Katusha are happy not to chase (something like Terpstra, Roelandts, Oss, maybe Paolini). Then you never know.
>>57890798
nah. don't want to make it so the smaller british teams aren't allowed to race.
>>57890845
Kristoff, mate.
>>57890798
I was in Sheffield on Jenkin Road for the second day, absolutely mental, will never forget it.
>>57890974
Nah his form has been beastly but nothing lasts forever
>>57890945
Yeah good point actually. I'd love see more of the top riders race it though.
>>57890845
Mostly, but it's still kind of fun.
>>57890870
I think he's certainly stronger than last year, but I still can't see how he's going to attack from what will inevitably be a bunch of some big name classics boys, he just doesn't seem to have the explosiveness. And it will most likely be dry for the race tomorrow, but I think a wet race would actually favour him quite a lot.
>>57890886
That was against a bunch of GC riders and climbers while he was at the absolute peak of his career, there's just no way he can out sprint guys like Degenkolb or Greipel, even if he was somehow stronger than he was back then. And there's no way any team will let him get into a small group out front unless they have their no1 man in there with him.
>>57890974
The peak he was on at Flanders and Scheldeprijs is most likely over now, I would say he's an outsider for Roubaix.
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>>57891873
>And there's no way any team will let him get into a small group out front unless they have their no1 man in there with him.
Why not if he can't outsprint anyone? Especially if Kristoff is behind.
>The peak he was on at Flanders and Scheldeprijs is most likely over now, I would say he's an outsider for Roubaix.
Based on what?
>>57892019
>Why not if he can't outsprint anyone? Especially if Kristoff is behind.
Because he's still strong enough to attack out of a mid level group, especially on the cobbles, and then he'll be incredibly hard to bring back.
>Based on what?
The way his performances have increased up to this point from around San Remo time is typical of a taper and peak, and that peak won't last forever, especially when his level of performance was so high in Flanders. I think he's an outsider because now he'll, most likely, be coming off his peak, whereas some other riders will be hitting theirs just at Roubaix (such as, seemingly, Vanmarcke)
>>57882141
KRISTOFF OH I CANT WAIT
>Look familiar? It should. Alexander Kristoff is sticking with his Canyon Aeroad aero road bike, the one he used to win the Tour of Flanders last week, for the bigger, nastier cobbles of Paris-Roubaix. In fact, most of his team will ride the Aeroad, rather than the Ultimate, a more traditional road frame. The Aeroad has plenty of clearance, even for a 28mm tire, so the team believes it doesn't need the extra cushion provided by an endurance frame.
>tfw no Tour of Russia
>>57900871
They should combine all races into TOUR OF THE WORLD. 4 months, 100 stages.
>>57890198
Other way around, pleb
>>57899662
Damn gorgeous
>>57906274
Wait nvm lol I read that wrong
I wanna see Sagan do damage
Report in for the race! Hyped as fuck, ready to pedal!
Also i hope we get a lot of WIN like last sunday on the tour the flandres!
H Y P E D
First for merckx is a cunt
Any streams live yet?
>>57882299
Beautiful and sick at the same time. The wounds on some of the racers, complete madness. The guy with the gash on his forehead, looked like a clean knife cut but then you realise he went face first on to the cobblestones.
Roidwheel isn't a sport.
>>57914172
in 3 minutes time
http://www.cyclingfans.com/paris-roubaix/live
Come on, Sir Brad. Just get stuck in.
>>57914172
It begins in 10 minutes here
>>57895875
If he wins this too I'm going to start believing he is roiding harder than your cross country skiing team.
>>57914332
dayum
fuck yes, let's do this shit
let's go lads
>>57914332
>not having glorious norwegian genetics
stay mad
>>57914361
stream started!
>>57914386
And whole sky team working at the front of peloton. Will we see same as in Flanders, Sky team being spent too early?
I'm already nervous for the crowds on the Carrefour etc
Silly Trek got nobody left
>>57914435
All depends on Wiggo. Also, we finally see if the Pinarello uber 12K bicycle will make a difference
Rained a lot recently but looks all dried out.
Any good live trackers? I'm too much of a pleb to keep track who is in which group.
>>57882385
>safe riding and neutral service will come to you, but only if you post "Thank you Shimano car" in this thread
>sweden
where were you going, ahlstrand?
>>57914498
Damn, I was hoping for rain today ;_;
>>57914514
http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_wielrennen/Comp_voorjaar_2015/1.2297486
always good at keeping track of groups when the race splits up
>>57882385
Dont fuck with shimano!
>tv stations that don't allow airplay in their apps
ugh
>zero German broadcasts
anyone got commentary on the sporza stream?
Who are you guys cheering for?
>inb4 Wiggins
All my favs are either retired (Vino), not starting (Martin) or dead (Canchellara).
There's one Polish guy, but AFAIK he's reduced to helping Sagan.
>>57914584
iktfb
>>57914616
Wiggins
>>57914616
I wish Orica had a realistic contender, their youtube channel is great.
>>57914610
Commentary hasnt started yet, sporza just started their broadcast on tv
>>57882385
>filename
>>>796546
>>57914616
Wiggins, of course.
Also Terpstra
KRISTOFF KRISTOFF KRISTOFF
Another excellent day lads :D
i've never known a rider to crash as often as stijn devolder
>>57889609
Could've shaved before starting the race.
>>57889722
He'll take this many EPO injections?
>>57914498
Is water on cobbles really so bad? They already had a big pile-up around a puddle.
>>57914639
>>57914675
pls no
>>57914651
Who's there anyway? If his name sounds nice I will support him.
Stuyven to finish top 5 for Trek. BOOK IT.
they should fix up these roads before having a big race on them
>>57914666
>number of the beast
>wasted on not knowing how to link to other boards
Shame.
>>57914724
Kek
>>57914711
wet cobbles = extra slippy + mud everywhere
>>57914722
I think Mathew Hayman is their biggest hope. Luke Durbridge seems like a top cunt but he wont be winning any real races.
>>57914711
>Is water on cobbles really so bad? They already had a big pile-up around a puddle.
Seems like you answered your own questions.
steegman abandons too
>>57914616
Kristoff is on fire, he has won every race this month, who knows maybe...
One more sector and then the Arenberg Forest
>>57914724
>mfw one of my family members just said this
>mfw no face
Is Orica the most likable team in the peloton?
>>57914736
>extra slippy
Sure, but in this day and age they surely have some nice solution to this, right? Right?
>>57914747
I'd suppose one of them didn't want to get mud on his rims and cut off the other guy which cascaded into a pile-up?
>>57914739
>Durrbridge
Hehe.
>seems like a top cunt
This is good or bad? Not really into UCI-lingo.
>>57914757
Commentators on Polish Eurosport are saying it would be nice to see him, Wiggins and Degencolb (or how you spell it) for a sprint finish on Roubaix Velodrome. Would make a really tight finish.
The wind is pretty strong. Potential for /crosswinds/ at 65km to go.
Eurosport is so based
Sagan just shat in the hedge, like for real
what was that crash all about?
>>57914809
Wet cobbles is hell and almost undriveable and requires extreme technique. already now there has been plenty of crashes, imagine that on wet cobbles, and they haven't reached the hard ones yet.
>>57914819
ah, that would explain it. he had a sky rider in there with him i think!
>>57914817
TV2 for life
Here we go. Race about to get going in the next 10k
is nibali not participating?
>>57914809
he is aussie, so its good thing, I think.
>>57914793
yes. Shame that many teams seem to have very little interaction with fans in social media.
>>57914834
do you think they were holding hands :3
>>57914844
I'm German and Eurosport is the only tv station that shows cycling. And they are competent as fuck. Jens Voigt was commentating last week
Spooky forest.
>>57914829
Think you have a point.
Cheers.
>>57914819
Hope he wiped thouroughly. Itchy trench could take a hit on his performace.
>>57914858
Why do you have a danish flag?
This is where I make my move on PCM.
>>57914869
Proxy. Too much funposting last night.
>>57914819
Someone will collect his shit and sell it on ebay
RARE LIMITED PRODUCTION RACE EDITION SHIT
Beards to the fore.
Fucking ads at this point, great job eurosport
>>57914878
ayy
SERIOUSLY, Eurosport? NOW?
![arenberg[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Nxkkcc8.jpg "arenberg[1].jpg")
Arenberg forest is incoming
>>57914886
>>57914892
Do you want ads in the last 30k instead?
not an original point, but wiggo is just so bloody smooooth on a bike
>>57914904
1km previous to that break would have been nicer
BRUTAL
Thomas puncture, Sky are cursed sometimes.
G getting his usual Roubaix luck
>>57914858
Jens Voigt has nothing on Polish Eurosport commentators, but yes, Eurosport is pretty competent when it comes to hiring people for commentating their stuff.
>>57914857
>do you think they were holding hands :3
tfw you'll never pilot a helicopter
>>57914953
bro
HERE WE GO
A R E N B E R G ! ! !
Funny how they sealed off the side path.
ok forget the shitty break, back pls
Kiwi down.
mullet down
sky ded?
Arenberg Forest's segment was unexpectedly quiet
ha ha fucking train out of nowhere
Rumours that Sky are planning an attack on section 16, the next cobbled section.
>stopping for the train
>Based SNCF
MANIACS!
![iFIR6aC[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/nM49wXu.jpg "iFIR6aC[1].jpg")
I CANT BELIEVE IT!
crikey
train/n/s > cycling /n/iggers!
>>57915059
Commentators on me tele said that they received a signal that Wiggins got left behind.
>TGV about to run over cyclists
Nice.
>>57915153
>>57915156
>>57915155
will those riders be punished?
high speed train vs 6 stone cyclist. Who would win?
Was that a Shimano train?
>>57915176
Shimano van
>>57915174
They're being stopped right now.
>>57915156
>that one guy that jumped in the last second, under the police person's left arm
NICE.
You're in the club and a tgv is about to slap your gfs ass. What do you do?
>>57915174
They'll be fined at last
>>57915206
call Shimano
>>57915201
I feel like that cop just saved multiple lives
>>57915207
at least
>>57915156
Needs a train photoshopped in nearly killing the cyclists
>THOMAS
Thomas down. not looking good
![wuaJ4iw[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eF7xujw.jpg "wuaJ4iw[1].jpg")
Lol team sky is literally falling apart
>>57915258
>professional cyclist
>can't hop a curb
>>57915239
>go to race on cobblestones
>fall on asphalt
>>57915246
Nice pic.
>>57915267
They'll fudge it or have to throw out about 30 of them, lel.
>>57915267
They better not do that.
>>57915289
that last bmc rider should be pulled out.
>>57915281
>Welsh in charge of cycling
>>57915289
From the replays it looks like most had no choice, there were probably only 5 that could have stopped in time
Will Démare finally win a major race?
>>57915343
They keep showing his sour face. He must've hit on the curb hard. Poor guy.
>>57915363
>Stopped by a train during the recon' of the race
>Shot down by a railway crossing during the race
This guy is doomed
Who is going to invest in a fucking Macedonia after seeing an Eurosport commercial?
I have the triathlon on in the background. Russian guy BTFO. Brownlee road right over him and destroyed his bike
>>57915517
I've never seen or heard of a triahtlon being broadcast.
So Thomas is out? Any other favorites dropped?
>Quickstep
>YES
EQS TTT
Kristoff literally BTFO
We EQS-Sagan now.
>>57915557
BBC shows it all the time because Brownlee wins every race. I don't really follow it. Every race is the exact same. The courses are so boring.
>>57915659
>Chavanel, Kristoff, Wiggings, Demare fucked by EQS
>mfw
Map of winners and their move
ok what did I miss?
>>57915661
they're stupid
>>57915661
>french organisation
>>57915702
Memories and feels of Fabulous Cancellara's 2010 win.
>>57915722
Lack of lucidity due to adrenaline tbh
>>57915702
Boonen was the GOAT in 2012, he will probably never win Roubaix again
>>57915714
Shimano train nearly killed the entire peleton
>>57915771
He said that was one of the greatest moments of his life. Imagine doing that, the adrenaline then glory setting in for so long.
>>57915753
Almost good as Dutch one!
my eyes when the Tinkoff happening on screen
lol greipel
>>57915722
Whenever I recall any of my previous trips I can only think how stupid I was for doing some of the shit.
>Greipel attacks
>a fucking kitchen appliance ad
Still better than banking bullshit.
Greiplel attacks, lets go to ads.
Oss jumped in the ditch
dat tumble
Sagan
Sagan attacks
Peter >SAGE lmao, go on kristoff show that leech who's the boss
Sagan is destroying this peloton lol.
Just found out GoT leaked first 4 episodes.
Paris Roubaix, Manchester derby, The Masters.
Who /notleavingthehouse/ today?
Breschel ;_;
>Sagan attacks
>Sagan's helper goes down on a curve
>>57916030
>/notleavingthehouse/
All day every day.
>>57916030
>/notleavingthehouse/
>Sunday
Every week
How long until they finish?
Mons-en-pévèle coming up!
Wiggo still in the mix
>>57916064
lolno
>>57916030
sunday bes day
What is "RTE Stop" mean?
Just had a sick Sunday dinner and am getting sleepy.
They could speed up a bit so I get to see the finish before dozing off.
vanmarcke getting ready
>Wiggins
>In charge of being in front
>>57916132
iktfb
can't remember a group this big at 40km to go
looking good for the sprinters
Sprint finish on the velo?
nah it'll explode for sure on the carrefour de l'arbre
>>57916313
sprints are usually done on a velo :^)
Demare ;_;
>>57916313
pls no
>Demare
CHAQUE FOIS !
>old man rings expecting to talk about football
no
The old attack and block the road tactic
>>57916351
C'mon dont be silly you know what he means
>>57916313
There's a big chance a relatively "large" group will fight on the velo for the first position.
VDB gaining time, peloton not going much faster, breakaways forming. Is Vandenberg gonna win?
>>57916055
16:30
lel Wiggins
Wiggins MIA
Wiggo going for it
Sir BRAD!
Yes chase him now! Speed this up!
Fucking panic
WIGGO
Peloton will be BTFO on the Carrefour. Lead group will be less than 10 at the finish
>>57916493
just as I post
>>57916493
good post, finland
>>57916515
kek
I don't think Wiggo will hold.
There's a lot to go still.
>These commercials
>German stoves
Eurosport fucking kill yourselves, I'm going to start Reeeeeposting if you do this again.
>>57916548
fuck it, I have faith
>I Wiggo
>U Wiggo
>Everybody Wiggo
>>57916557
>>57916559
>Not watching based sporza
wiggo, stybar, debuscherre, vandenbergh
wiggo should sit on now
>>57916559
>Wiggins and Stybar enter the velodrome
>"Let's hear from our sponsors for the last time!"
>having ads with your cycling
lol
>>57916377
Offredo now.
Fuck it.
ogre
cowardly etixx fear sir brad. they really don't think stybar can beat wiggo?
>>57916636
or they think Wiggo will beat himself
Where is Kristoff hiding? Haven't seen him all day
>>57916654
They had 2 in a group of 4 and chose not to ride. Weird.
