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Who's going to win Paris-Roubaix?

Tom Boonen

11%

[ 8 ]

Fabian Cancellara

22%

[ 16 ]

Magnus Backstedt

[ 5 ]

Roger Hammond

28%

[ 20 ]

Juan Antonio Flecha

[ 6 ]

Vladimir Gusev

[ 1 ]

Thomas Vaitkus

[ 1 ]

Thor Hushovd

[ 3 ]

A.N Other

14%

[ 10 ]

Total Votes : 70

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Dan Souf
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject:

Doozer wrote:

Pozatto is a pansy italian curly-haired nonce who is no way hard enough to win Paris Roubaix.

I read that in a Gene Hunt voice Wink

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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: Paris-Roubaix winner poll

stretch armstrong wrote:

Richard wrote:

ANyone I've missed?

hoste and van pet Rolling Eyes

And Ballan Rolling Eyes

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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject:

Doozer wrote:

stretch armstrong wrote:

and pozatto

Pozatto is a pansy italian curly-haired nonce who is no way hard enough to win Paris Roubaix.

He's also the pansy italian curly-haired nonce that split the group to pieces on the pave 2 years ago to set up Boonens win. Laughing

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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: Paris-Roubaix winner poll

Matteo wrote:

stretch armstrong wrote:

Richard wrote:

ANyone I've missed?

hoste and van pet Rolling Eyes

And Ballan Rolling Eyes

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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject:

Doozer wrote:

stretch armstrong wrote:

and pozatto

Pozatto is a pansy italian curly-haired nonce who is no way hard enough to win Paris Roubaix.

He could have a haircut like kojak or cousin it for all I care, the blokes a class rider. He'll be there in arenberg while your sat on your rrrs eating pork scratchings doing your armchair directeur bit.

Who's the nonce ?
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:55 am Post subject:

Joursans wrote:

Steegtmans didn't look in too much trouble sitting on his wheel on Sunday Confused

According to his post race comments on cyclingnews he was stuffed and couldn't pull. He did a few pulls near the end of the break as that was the only time he could (apparently).

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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:09 am Post subject:

marlboro man wrote:

Des wrote:

marlboro man wrote:

Roy Gardiner wrote:

marlboro man wrote:

hed wrote:

Patrick wrote:

hed wrote:

Patrick wrote:

Think we all know who is flying at the mo Cool

go on then, give us a clue Rolling Eyes

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Richard. he's got no chance.

Agreed. Gent Wevelgem is one thing, PR against this field is something else.

Hammond has already finished 3rd at Roubaix as you well know. He has to be in with a shout, surely?

I think there's a Gulf the size of Africa between a runner up and a winner at PR. As good as Roger is, I think he'd need all the luck in the world to beat the likes of Ballan and Cancellara with their form

Its Paris - Roubaix; luck has a strange way of influencing this race Confused

I can see why you may all see why luck plays such a part especially after last year. However if you look at guys like Ballerini, Tchmil, Backstedt and even Cancellara last year, someone could have built a brick wall across the road and they would have still won.

Too right, there's never been a lucky winner in Roubaix.

I hope a small group rides into the velodrome and we get a sprint finish, between Boonen, Cancellara, Pozzato, Ballan and maybe Hammond. I'm going for Boonen.

Friere could be a good outside bet,
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:15 am Post subject:

It's a long shot, but i'd like to see Flecha win he's been up there several times and clearly has the class to pull it off. I think it will be quite an open race, Boonen has not been dominant as in recent years. Although, after his Flanders result he'll be motivated.

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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:19 am Post subject:

marlboro man wrote:

Des wrote:

Its Paris - Roubaix; luck has a strange way of influencing this race Confused

Luck is a huge part of PR, perhaps historically more than any other classic.

Bad luck eliminating people, not good luck enabling fluke winners. If you look back the overwhelming majority of winners are the very top riders of their times, not people exploiting a good chance on the day.

Pick the unlikely suspects from this lot!

2006 Fabian Cancellara Switzerland
2005 Tom Boonen Belgium
2004 Magnus Bäckstedt Sweden
2003 Peter Van Petegem Belgium
2002 Johan Museeuw Belgium
2001 Servais Knaven Netherlands
2000 Johan Museeuw Belgium
1999 Andrea Tafi Italy
1998 Franco Ballerini Italy
1997 Frédéric Guesdon France
1996 Johan Museeuw Belgium
1995 Franco Ballerini Italy
1994 Andrei Tchmil Ukraine
1993 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle France
1992 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle France
1991 Marc Madiot France
1990 Eddy Planckaert Belgium
1989 Jean-Marie Wampers Belgium
1988 Dirk Demol Belgium
1987 Eric Vanderaerden Belgium
1986 Seán Kelly Ireland
1985 Marc Madiot France
1984 Seán Kelly Ireland
1983 Hennie Kuiper Netherlands
1982 Jan Raas Netherlands
1981 Bernard Hinault France
1980 Francesco Moser Italy
1979 Francesco Moser Italy
1978 Francesco Moser Italy
1977 Roger De Vlaeminck Belgium
1976 Marc Demeyer Belgium
1975 Roger De Vlaeminck Belgium
1974 Roger De Vlaeminck Belgium
1973 Eddy Merckx Belgium
1972 Roger De Vlaeminck Belgium
1971 Roger Rosiers Belgium
1970 Eddy Merckx Belgium
1969 Walter Godefroot Belgium
1968 Eddy Merckx Belgium
1967 Jan Janssen Netherlands
1966 Felice Gimondi Italy
1965 Rik Van Looy Belgium
1964 Peter Post Netherlands
1963 Emiel Daems Belgium
1962 Rik Van Looy Belgium
1961 Rik Van Looy Belgium
1960 Pino Cerami Belgium
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:46 am Post subject:

Doozer wrote:

stretch armstrong wrote:

and pozatto

Pozatto is a pansy italian curly-haired nonce who is no way hard enough to win Paris Roubaix.

i disagree, he might look 'a bit too classy' but i reckon he's well capable of winning any classic tbh.
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:59 am Post subject: Re: Paris-Roubaix winner poll

stretch armstrong wrote:

hoste and van pet Rolling Eyes

Leif Hoste - never seen him up in P-R recently which is odd considering how on form he is the week before
Van Peet - past it now and from the coverage I saw in Belgium last week his form is non-existent

Matteo wrote:

And Ballan Rolling Eyes

See my comment about Hoste - he only stood on the podium last year due to the disqualification of the 3 above him.

Now Gusev and Vaitkus - ominously strong pair who are on form currently.

But then, with me being a keyboard warrior - what do I know?
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: Re: Paris-Roubaix winner poll

Richard wrote:

stretch armstrong wrote:

hoste and van pet Rolling Eyes

Matteo wrote:

And Ballan Rolling Eyes

But then, winning flanders convincingly is no indication of form for P-R so Ballan's got no chance of making the podium this weekend eh? Confused

My money's on ballan to do the double.

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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:20 am Post subject: Re: Paris-Roubaix winner poll

SteveAS wrote:

[But then, winning flanders convincingly is no indication of form for P-R so Ballan's got no chance of making the podium this weekend eh? Confused

My money's on ballan to do the double.

The double is such a rare thing though - only 3 people have managed it and we've been lucky to see two of them in recent years. before that it was about 25yrs +? since it had happened.
I don't doubt Ballan is on form but it is rare to even podium in both events in the same year. Like I said about Hoste - stood on the podium of Flanders 3 times in the past 4 years but seemingly nowhere in P-R.

I will gladly apologise if the podium is a combo of PVP, Hoste and Ballan but I can't see it myself. Don't discount people like Backstedt, Cancellara, Hammond, Boonen who have either won it or stood on the podium in the past 3 years.
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:46 am Post subject:

marlboro man wrote:

Roy Gardiner wrote:

marlboro man wrote:

hed wrote:

Patrick wrote:

hed wrote:

Patrick wrote:

Think we all know who is flying at the mo Cool

go on then, give us a clue Rolling Eyes

initials - R.H

Richard. he's got no chance.

Agreed. Gent Wevelgem is one thing, PR against this field is something else.

Hammond has already finished 3rd at Roubaix as you well know. He has to be in with a shout, surely?

But Hammond finished in the lead group sprinting for the win. That's not exactly a gulf is it? It's better than yates ever did and he got bigged up as a potential winner.

I'd love Roger to win it and his ride On wednesday suggests he has the legs. And after his bad luck of the last 2 springs he's due a bit of good luck surely?
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:56 am Post subject:

Lee wrote:

marlboro man wrote:

Roy Gardiner wrote:

marlboro man wrote:

hed wrote:

Patrick wrote:

hed wrote:

Patrick wrote:

Think we all know who is flying at the mo Cool

go on then, give us a clue Rolling Eyes

initials - R.H

Richard. he's got no chance.

Agreed. Gent Wevelgem is one thing, PR against this field is something else.

Hammond has already finished 3rd at Roubaix as you well know. He has to be in with a shout, surely?

Well let's hope you're right. I just can't see it happening myself.
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:21 am Post subject:

I have gone with Margret Backstedt..... I think PR is a big gig for him and from what I read he was riding into some good form... _________________ Imagination is the war against reality....

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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:25 am Post subject:

Rich Hill wrote:

I have gone with Margret Backstedt..... I think PR is a big gig for him and from what I read he was riding into some good form...

Too early for him I think. He is not back to full on, yet. Traditionally those who do well in GW do not do so well in PR, so this might not be Rogers year (but I still voted for him).

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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:05 am Post subject:

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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:18 am Post subject:

Dudley Busser wrote:

Has to be Roger. Wink

not Enrico Franzoi?
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:20 am Post subject:

Richard wrote:

Dudley Busser wrote:

Has to be Roger. Wink

not Enrico Franzoi?

Forza Enrico. love it to be but a bit too far for the yound lad on cross tubs. Laughing

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