Paris Roubaix - Spoilers be here.

[beastie]

It's certainly not Thomas's, he's too lightweight. Terpstra too might not have the bulk.

Kristoff's does have it, but I just have a (completely subjective) feeling that it's not his race, at least not this year. Some year, Stybar has to win it, and maybe it's this year. Stannard could do it sometime too, but he's still coming back to form. Wiggins, I imagine, has a finely honed plan and I have no doubt he will put everything into. He's certainly capable of anything he puts his mind to and he's physically ready this year. It would be the fairytale ending to a road career, but how often do such plans pan out?

Thomas has done well on the cobbles the last two times he has ridden them, a top ten and a cracking ride in Stage 5 last year. I think he might be sent up the road to force others to tow Wiggins. I nearly picked Kristoff FTW for this Sunday, he is just on such top top form. He will be a threat until he is more than a minute down. Etixx need a win badly so I expect them to be super aggressive.
can't wait

 

[raindog]

some interesting pics showing the roads and the region
http://pelotonmagazine.com/shutter/the-road-to-hell-awaits-paris-roubaix-2015-preview/

 

[Louch]

Maybe this is all a big bluff from sky. Everyone's attention is on wiggins, send Thomas in the breakaway and a.n other and while everyone waits for brad to go for it, gt gets the win.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I need someone to write up tomorrow's race for www.veloballs.com

Would anyone who is actually there like to submit any photos?

I'll pay for both, although you don't need to be a pro-writer! Enthusiasm and sense of humour is more important.

PM me if you're interested.

 

[Tojo]

Sorry to interrupt, but is there any coverage of the racing on any of the TV channels.....

 

[BigAl68]

Eurosport will be showing it plus a few of the European terrestrial channels if you can get them.

 

[david k]

It seems the predicted good/great weather will be useful for all the pave sections to dry up till Sunday.
This is how the "Forest of Wallers" (that's the section right before Arenberg) is looking like today:

Will they be racing on CX or MTbs?

 

[thom]

Daniel Oss bike cam recon:

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

They are not hanging about, 50.4 km in the first hour.

 

[jarlrmai]

http://www.cyclingfans.com/paris-roubaix/live for people looking for coverage.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Now live on Eurosport

 

[jarlrmai]

Blythe in the break.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Cyclocross and crashes!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRutfszFHcs&feature=youtu.be&a


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8sCQICWliU

 

[jarlrmai]

is it me or do they have a massive tailwind?

 

[jarlrmai]

So Wiggins off the back getting caught up in the minor crashes...