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Earlier in the week, we spoke to two-tine winner of Paris-Roubaix Sean Kelly on what it takes to win the race and he gave us a few more bits of advice.

 

CN: You’ve given us some tips on how to win Paris-Roubaix but what about when it comes to using your team?

Sean Kelly: With your team you want to conserve them for as long as possible. You want to keep them fresh both going into the race, and then after the first sectors. You want guys with you because if you have a mechanical you want to have the comfort of having teammates around you. If you burn them early then you’re using them for no real reason.

 

CN: who is your tip?

SK: Cancellara is better in Roubaix than he is in a Flanders so he’s one of the favourites. Sasgan will be motivated but he’ll also be relaxed after winning his first big Classic.

 

CN: what will other teams need to do?

SK: With those two being so strong the other teams will need to put riders in the breaks early on. That’s going to be the thing because you’ll have Sagan and Cancellar’s teams tying to hold it together while other squads, like Ettix, who need to go for it from far out. If they wait for Cancellara and Sagan then they’re not going to be capable of winning. If there are wet cobbles then the elimination process just starts even earlier.

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Now a dilemma for me. I remember how Cancellera chased Martin down for no good reason in the TDF a few years back. Martin would have one the stage. Now Tony is putting the hurt on Fabian. I'm definitely enjoying that.

 

But Go Sagan!!!!!

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