(SPOILER) 111th Paris-Roubaix, 7 April 2013

[deptfordmarmoset]

That moment you realise Cancellara is right behind you... must be soul-destroying.

And that moment you realise you can't stay on his wheel isn't too good either!

 

[Noodley]

Yep, there was a good feature on Stybar in the last edition of Rouleur.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Yep, there was a good feature on Stybar in the last edition of Rouleur.

Oooh, Rouler. Posh git.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Well, that's Vandenberg out. The camera close-up captured all the pain of falling on cobbles. Brutal.

 

[Dayvo]

And then there were three...

 

[Nearly there]

Winced watching that fall

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Stybar almost went down too then. Can he get back on? Looking better and better for Cancellara.

 

[Dayvo]

Why TF do the crowd have to encroach on the road? Two horse race, now, surely?

 

[Noodley]

Stybar taken out of the race by a loon of a spectator. Lucky to stay upright, but it's put paid to his chances, and surely just a matter of time til Cancellara rides away with it

 

[Dayvo]

Stybar giving it everything, possibly too much. He may push it too far.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Stybar taken out of the race by a loon of a spectator. Lucky to stay upright, but it's put paid to his chances, and surely just a matter of time til Cancellara rides away with it

Well he won't want to wait because Vanmarke can sprint a bit.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Can't believe they still rode the gutter after that! Stybar excellent bike skills to stay upright there.

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[Dayvo]

and surely just a matter of time til Cancellara rides away with it

And no Sagan to pull along either!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

And no Sagan to pull along either!

Vanmarke is doing his best to do the same thing to Cancellara though... and it seems to be starting to get to him a bit! Now he takes the lead though and looks strong on the cobbles.

 

[Dayvo]

Yes, indeed. I suspect Fab will go hell for leather with about 5 km to go. As you said, he may lose out in a sprint.