TNT1

Like 360(two)Life at the Epic? Don't ya make your own luck?

Yeah. She's a nice, decent girl.

I've never been a huge Boonen fan, but I was rooting for him here. I can't wait for Roubaix...

map out a short XC course, ride your bike, then beg a ride on your mate's dream bike. see which is faster. The same oke would be you then...

Is Boonen the Phil Gilbert of 2012?

Pozzato stayed with him to take second, with Ballan third.

It is too obvious to Ballan that he has no chance and he hangs back. Boonen takes it!

Ballan opens, but Boonen powers his way past.

Ballan still ahead, then boonen, then Pozzato.

500 meters. who will open?

Pozzato leads, and slows thigns down. So Ballan jumps immediately. All go with him under the last km marker.

I revise my answer. The hardest, most fit rider, with the best genes, is your answer. It's not about the bike. I honestly think Stauser woulda won on 26" HT's this week.

With 3km, Ballan tries to go. The others were right there with him, though.

Well, those chicks that just won the Epic rode HT's...

Ballan is leading and looks back to Pozzato to take over, which he does.

Anther potential disadvantage for Boonen is that he is up against two Italians. Would they have a motivation to work together against him? 16:15:28 CEST The gap is now 52 seconds!

16:14:31 CEST Sagan gives up and falls back into the field. 16:14:09 CEST Ordinarily one would pick Boonen, but he had some problems on that last climb. Will he be missing that last little bit he needs to win a sprint? 16:13:26 CEST Who is the better sprinter, Ballan or Boonen? 16:13:02 CEST The three leaders are all taking turns with the lead work, doing perfect tradeoffs.

Nine km and now 28 seconds.

wot's a half marathon? 21km on a mtb?

16:09:05 CEST Popovych leads the small chasing group, and they will get Sagan soon. 16:08:43 CEST The three leaders are stll working well together, but keeping a wary eye on each other as well.

No Lance, no "luck"

Gallopin drops out of the chase group with a mechanical. RadioShack-Nissan is really having no luck today. 16:06:50 CEST Paolini has been caught, and Sagan is now at 21 seconds.

13km to go. Sagan has jumped from the chasing field, but may have left it too late.

No, he is with the other two again as they leave the cobbles.

Is Boonen falling back?