Right, who's looking forward to the cobbles?

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Its started but this bit is the best. Cant wait.

yup.always enjoy it, went to watch it last year but only got to see 3 cobbled sections as it was dry and the race pace was obviously faster…wet weather always makes it more fun 🙂

yep! Cancellara please!

Thats why dual air is better than solo air. You can fine tune small bump sensitivity.

Is Boonen good to go? He pulled out of last weekend’s race but I reckon and hope that was to keep his powder dry.

Really looking forward to it. Hoping Boonen does it again, but I suspect his fitness and a certain Mr Sagan might play a part. Looking forward to seeing how Team Sky handle this race as it feels like they are getting close in the Spring Classics. Geraint Thomas is being talked up and i would love to see Stannard steam roller it but I’m sure Cancellara will have that covered.

Good race preview over on the INRNG blog Here

yeah hes good, bad start to the season but looking good now, OFQ have strong team with options. Boonen will be marked might see Chavanel squeeze past?

would be great for a brit to win! like sagan (amazing talent) but dont want him to win.

Recording it Working 🙁

Me! Am very excited. Been following all the Spring races properly for the first time and am loving them. Enjoying them more than the recent grand tours.

Gerraint ftw although it seems unlikely.

Hell yeah! I’ve got waffles for breakfast and a selection of Belgian beers to help me through the afternoon.

I’m even more excited about Paris-Roubaix; got a late booking onto a trip to see it, including start area/Arenberg/velodrome access.

Boonen has crashed out!

Uh Oh!

Right, 90 min ride then back to watch this with tea and chocolate

…..Also stops me walking around the shouting Boooooooooooonen!
there’s always Paris-Roubaix, hope it’s not to bad

Boonen’s streak of bad luck continues, pretty rotten season so far. Hear he’s off to hospital. Guess they’ll focus on Chavanel now.

Oh good. The snooker on Eurosport is over running.

Eurosport up at last. Hoping for a good battle between cancelara and sagan. Sky have got a strong team out. Think ill go for cancellara.

Its no good im going to have to watch it on steephill tv, if im quet they wont notice 😀

Off topic but is that image in the OP yours or did you nick it from the team Sky’s Facebook? Or did they get it from you?
The reason i ask is it could be a prime example of how unworkable the current orphan works/copyright legislation that the government is pushing to become law is. What happens when an image gets ‘borrowed’ and the original author gets lost by metadata stripping.
I’m not looking to accuse anyone of stealing images but this could be an example of how the legislation is flawed.
I know people who are researching/lobbying against this legislation as it affects both amateur and professional image makers. An odd request but it would help my research to know.
Anyway back to the racing 🙂

bloody eurosport player not working so watching on the phone!

i nicked it from sky.

i nicked it from sky.

Thanks for your honesty :-). I don’t think Murdoch will mind.

Yup but I’m not going for Cancellara.

I’m up for someone like Vansummeron.

Just love the classics Tour of Flanders today Hell of the North next Sunday just love it, shame the scheduled Eurosport coverage was ruined by bloody snooker which ain’t a sport just dicks in DJ’s with sticks.

Did you see the aerial shot of them jumping on and off the pavement.? Some good bike handling going on.

Sagan for the win although a big ask to overhaul Spartacus long shot Geriant Thomas for home interest. Bit mad the pavement shortcuts close call missing the kirb

Pozzato will be fired up I reckon. I hope Sparticus rips it up.

greipel is having a laugh 😀

VOECKLER makes me laugh hes always there

Go Sparticus!!

I heard the boom as Sagan popped from here!!

Ouch Spartacus kills them off, what a display!

Now that’s putting the hammer down.

trying so see the “motor” hidden in the frame

awesome display

31mph that’s just crazy

Magnificent.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, “what a guy”. I’ll probably be saying it next weekend. We’ll deserved 3rd from Roland as well.

Not sure how he conned Sagan into doing a turn at the front during the initial break but I doubt he’ll fall for it again!