Bonus Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Cobbles are not too muddy and not too dusty. Just right I'd say.Some serious chain slap going on though.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Peter Sagan has opted to go for mechanical gearing today for that reason. It's not a fail-safe but it reduces the chances of a mechanical issue. He suffered one towards the end of last year's race when his shifter broke.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 The average speed is a swift 45.8kph. The fastest ever Roubaix was 45.1kph in 1964 and was won by Peter Post. We can expect this to slow down in the latter stages.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 The break are out of the Quievy sector, the most difficult sector so far at 3.7km. They've got just 48 seconds on the peloton.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Etixx-QuickStep probably have the strongest team in terms of depth with Boonen, Terpstra and Stybar all potential winners today. Stybar finished second last year and he told Cyclingnews that he hopes his cyclo-cross skills will give him a small advantage.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 An intense Spartacus at the startHe's saying good-bye today to his love affair with the Cobbled Queen http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2016/04/10/2/img_20160410_wa0044_resized_670.jpg
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 More problems for Lars Boom. He's just off the back of the peloton at the moment and doesn't look too happy. He's already had a mechanical issue earlier today.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 More riders falling foul of mechanical problems in the break. Martinez is the next rider to be dropped after he suffers from a snapped chain.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Tornado Tom gets the media attention before startline http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2016/04/10/1/img_20160410_wa0035_resized_670.jpg
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 UCI motorfiets iPad checker thingieAt least 10 teams inspected http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2016/04/10/1/img_20160410_wa0026_resized_670.jpg
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Etixx-QuickStep are manning the front of the peloton at the moment. They seem happy to give this break a little more room and the advantage has grown to 1:40.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Boom is back in the main group but that is energy he would have preferred not to use up.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 CRASH! Riders having to do a bit of cyclo-cross to get around the crash on the cobbled sector. Fredrik Zurlo looks worst off but there doesn't appear to be any serious injuries.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Popovych has been doing a lot of work in the breakaway. He's going to retire after this race and become a directeur sportif. Popovych has been a professional since 2002 and is a former u23 Paris-Roubaix winner.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 So, a few crashes and many technical issues for the PROs already hey Not a friendly environment for padfietse, even with all the special specifications
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