Paris-Roubaix *SPOILER*

[ComedyPilot]

Gap out to 1:30+

 

[ComedyPilot]

25km: BOONEN HAS A PUNCTURE!! The two-time champion gets a new bike and rejoins the lead group before the two-part 2.5km section six from Cysoing to Bourghelles to Wannehain.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Gap steady at 1:32

 

[ComedyPilot]

Cancellara out the back of the pursuers. Bang goes my prediction!!

 

[oxbob]

Flecha is looking good

 

[ComedyPilot]

Flecha is looking good

Good shout, although he's alone, then again so is Boonen (no team mates)

 

[ComedyPilot]

Chavanel pushing from pursuing group

 

[oxbob]

Feck!!!

 

[oxbob]

Aaargh!!

 

[oxbob]

Coke head to win?

 

[oxbob]

Quote"its all gone to cock" eurosport

 

[oxbob]

Well done tommy, now leave the sherbet alone!!!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

That was a great ride by Boonen today - he had the strength and the tactics were spot-on.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Daughter woke up, went to see her, and the race went bang. Loads of fallers and Boonen time-trialed away at the end.

 

[ComedyPilot]

1. 16:20 - Boonen takes the plaudits in the Velodrome, finishing in 6:15.54, some 46 seconds ahead of Pozzato. Hushovd beats Hoste and Van Summeren in the sprint for the final podium place. Flecha is sixth - over two minutes behind the winner - ahead of Haussler and Chavanel who came out of the second group on the run-in. Stay tuned to our cycling pages for a full report, results and reaction plus any news we get on the motorcycle crash involving the spectators earlier.
2. - - 1km: Boonen will join six other men as a three-time winner of the race - Octave Lapize (1909, 1910, 1911), Gaston Rebry (1931, 1934, 1935), Rik Van Looy (1961, 1962, 1965), Eddy Merckx (1968, 1970, 1973), Francesco Moser (1978, 1979, 1980) and Johan Museeuw (1996, 2000, 2002). He will chase Roger De Vlaeminck's record of four next year.
3. - - 3km: Pozzato has cracked and now is 27 seconds behind Boonen.
4. - - 5km: Looking good for the home fans with Boonen now 18 seconds ahead of Pozzato. Hushovd and Hoste will contest third place but the gap is 48 seconds to the leader.
5. 7 - 7km: Boonen stretches his lead to 16 seconds over the penultimate 1.4km section of pave from Willems to Hem.
6. - - 9km: Still 13 seconds as Pozzato chases Boonen, looking for Italy's first win in 10 years.
7. - - 11km: It's a time trial to the finish and the gap is now 13 seconds.
8. - - 13km to go: Pozzato was the only other man of the top six not to crash and is chasing Boonen - the gap is 10 seconds. Hushovd, Hoste and Van Summeren are 42 seconds back with Flecha's chances gone.
9. - - 15km: The five star section four at Carrefour de l'Arbre is often pivotal and Hushovd attacks. Drama behind as Flecha goes down on a corner and takes both Lotto riders with him. Boonen and Hushovd are clear but the Norwegian then runs wide and crashes himself. Incredible scenes and Boonen is at the front all alone.
10. - - 20km: Flecha steps on the gas across section six but fails to shed any of his five rivals. Cancellara has dropped out of the chase group, seemingly without either the desire or the legs to fight for a seventh place.