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Wiggins will be nowhere really, unless he can go very early and TT to the win, he will need to be more tactically aware than he seems to be.
According to a Brit wearing an Altura jersey and riding in trainers, talking to a Dutch guy 'Wiggo just thinks he's good, Froome is where it's at'. You can't really say anything to that can you?
Bradley won't make the selection today, does anyone know about the juniors? We saw the Norwegians out yesterday, them bumped into the Brits.
Oh, saw the Ordinary rider yesterday he said he was, 'a bit sore after Flanders', he was riding with a gent in tweed on a Brompton. Any news on them?
Why do "sportive" bikes have such stupid long head tubes!!!!
Dont get me started on this....i looked at loads of bikes when buying my last one and in the end the deciding factor came down to head tube length and aesthetics....ridiculous really as it should be about how it rides but things are getting silly with some manufacturers offering head tubes in the 17.5 - 20 cm range now!.
Honestly people buying these bikes would be better off on a hybrid, road bikes are supposed to be low at the front to minimise your frontal area, what is the point in sitting upright like a big sail in the wind?!
Head tube on mine is 12.5 cm and i'd like to get it shorter than that, i reckon a 10 cm head tube would be perfect.
Looks like to lotto belisol team are riding the ridley x-night cyclocross bike with mini v's
Link to live footage??
you never heard it from me...... http://cricfree.tv/live/index.php (the ads are annoying but once you've got rid they say gone)
If you want a race bike dont look at sportives and start frothing you daft ****s.
If you want a dodgy link google wiziwig.
thanks legend 🙂
Eurosport feed just started - and with Lemond as commentator, bloody fantastic! 😀
Carlton Kirby and Matt Stephens on EuroSport. I like Carlton, definitely one of the better ones.
I think what the long headtube naysayers fail to realise is that some people have longer legs in proprtion to torso and need the bars higher than those with shorter legs....wheels and forks are the same height generally, so that only leaves the headtube, otherwise you end up with <an unworkable> cm diff betwen bars and saddle height....
And that''s coming from a man who has the same bike fitter as Spartacus. (he actually copied me as I was fitted by cyclefit before him)..
Anyway back to the racing...
Leaders caught before S18?
Laurent Jalabert's starting to wind himself up in knots on FR3.
This is my favourite race of the season. Im going to go for Cancellara again. He was so strong last week. From Wiggos interview it sounds like hes taking this quite seriously. Sagan will be isolated again. Still plenty of potential winners and whatever happens it will be dusty an bloody.
Lemond was on the euro feed wasn't he? Just switched to HD and it's Kirby and Mr platitudes himself Matt Stephens (I really don't like him). Why no Sean Kelly!
Sky have obviously heard the news Sagan is chasing
Sky are pushing to get into the Aarenberg first, Sagan is back in the pack already before they went to the front.
Sky doing well! Good tactics.
Arenberg in 1.5km...
Jees watching Kenny de Haas bouncing along on the Arenberg... and then he punctures. How hard is that to ride on and keep a tempo.
Good race so far
Fantastic week of racing - the Ronde, Itzulia, and P-R. And almost Giro time...
Bloody hell that was the worlds worst bunny hop.Im sure his team leader will be overjoyed
Does anyone know what happened to the woman who was hit last week in the tour of flanders?
Still critical in hospital after several brain operations. Her family were hoping Vansummeren would win today!
How the hell did that FDJ rider stay up after hitting the (metal?) sign.
Crash after crash...and now an inflatable penis. I love Paris Roubaix.
Tom Boonen looks really strong. The road furniture is horrendous.
G!!
I'm sorry Mr Boonen if you join the head of the race, do not expect any help with the pace making. Chill !
If they work with him they have a 1 in 6 chance of winning, if they don't they have none at all.
It's very much in their own interests to work with him.
But It's ok, they've nearly been brought back.
Come on G, get on his wheel
If they work with him they have a 1 in 6 chance of winning
no they don't they would just be Boonen's lead out team.
Is the eurosport feed available online? I've just noticed that my virgin package has been downgraded so no eurosport 🙁
hope we see the god of thunder in the tdf. he was brutal !
i've signed up to the eurosport player. £3.99 a month in HD
Boom ! Go Van marcke
Wow. That gap went down fast.
boom indeed !!!! took 20 secs out of the lead in no time.....
sagan goes
Ah the comedy timing of the Eurosport ads.
bloody adverts
spoilt by the bbc 😉
and it's all change again. I would like to see Boonen win but he seems to be flagging now 🙁
it's very tricky to get boonens wheel on the pave he flys!
nice one sky pull through the chasing group !
Great edition. I love it when its finely balanced.
Watching cancellara winning from 200miles out is quite boring to watch in my opinion.
Roooting for sagan to latch on!
Got to wonder why the Boonen group aren't doing their turn other than Hushovd. With Boonen they stand a chance, with Sagan, Vanmarke and Cancellara they stand almost no chance.
This peloton is going to explode when they get back together.
sparticus is on it now
and off
bit early for sagan surely ?
This is the move. Cancellara will attack straight through sagan if hes any sense.