The Spring Classics - 2016

[Bonus]

Sky doing some work

 

44sec gap

[Gen]

Where to stream. Cyclehubtv has been the best view but just got shut down by ASO

Try steephilltv

['Dale]

Quite a break:

 

Kump (Lampre-Merida), Borut Bozic (Cofidis), Magnus Cort Nielsen (Orica-GreenEdge), Jelle Wallays (Lotto-Soudal), Johan Le Bon (FDJ), Yannick Martinez (Delko Marseille), Yaroslav Popovych (Trek-Segafredo), Tim Declarcq (Topsport Vlaanderen), Matt Hayman (Orica-GreenEdge), Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Dimension Data), Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky), Frederick Backaert (Want Groupe Gobert) Imanol Erviti (Movistar), Michael Morkov (Tinkoff), Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) and Maxime Daniel (AG2R-La Mondiale).

['Dale]

 

 

Peter Sagan chasing back onto the peloton with teammate Adam Blythe. Looks like he may have had a mechanical issue.

[Bonus]

First cobbles in 1.5km if I understand correctly?

[Bonus]

Crash at the back of the pack.

[Gen]

Peter Sagan chasing back onto the peloton with teammate Adam Blythe. Looks like he may have had a mechanical issue.

Wasn't that now now.. he had a bike change. . Ditched the tarmac for the Roubaix

['Dale]

First cobbles in 1.5km if I understand correctly?

The break are onto the first cobbled sector. It's a 2.2km ride rated 3 stars.

['Dale]

Crash at the back of the pack.

Lots of jostling in the peloton and some riders go down near the back. Oliveira seems to be the worst affected.

['Dale]

165km remaining from 257.5km

 

The two pelotons have come back together as the break continues to forge on. Bike changes for Lars Boom and Sep Vanmarcke.

['Dale]

 

"I’m getting a little bit better. I was sick in Paris-Nice and didn’t feel too well after it. It was hard in Flanders, the last few hours were difficult and I hope to be better in Paris-Roubaix.

I would like to get into the breakaway. It’s really difficult to get into the break in Paris-Roubaix, it’s a very difficult race. I just want to have a Paris-Roubaix without any problems, without any punctures or crashes. I haven’t ridden Paris-Roubaix in a couple of years and whenever I do I seem to have bad luck."

 

Chavanel

['Dale]

 

It has been a quick start to Paris-Roubaix and the average speed over the first hour has been a zippy 47.5kph.

['Dale]

 

"I’m here more to support the team. I’ve always wanted to do Paris-Roubaix, I grew up watching this race. As you can see, when we’ve raced on the cobbles in the Tour de France I haven’t done so badly. I always wanted to do it, the problem was that I often had the Giro d’Italia a few weeks after Paris-Roubaix and the teams I was racing for had stronger rosters. With Dimension Data, I can fit into the team and we work really well. We’ve got a god group of guys and we’ve got a good chance with Edvald and gives me a chance to give something back to the riders that help me in the sprints."

 

Cav', on his 2nd Hell of the North:

['Dale]

 

Representatives from Trek, Sky and Etixx all on the front. Position is key here.

[HappyMartin]

Rougher than Sani2Sea. Insane.

[Bonus]

The break are onto the first cobbled sector. It's a 2.2km ride rated 3 stars.

Cheers!