krisa wrote:
Not only Thomas. David is also doing very great job

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I want to thanks everyone for following this story, I hope you enjoy it as much as I am.
All your comments are motivating and I hope to make a legendary story like others did before me

I want to thanks the coach to trust me in a race like that and, I want to thank you, all the cycling's fans who were thousands on the side of the road to support us in this suffering race.
I'm going to rest now and I will be part of the team for Circuit Sarthe - Pays de la Loire at list for three days.

Fabian Cancellara (1st): " I'm very happy of my win today, the team did a great job and I can only thanks them. It's not only my victory it's the victory of a long time work with my team mates, my family and myself.
Last year was a painful classics season but here I am winning again this wonderful race. "

Tom Boonen (2nd): " Fabian was the best today and I want to congratulate him for the impressive show he made. Of course I wanted to win here on my home land with the amazing support of the crowd but I was not as strong as Fabian. "

Sylvain Chavanel (3rd): " I'm quite disappointing with this 3rd position because I'm sure I could have followed Fabian. The coach asked me to wait for Tom and as a team mate I did it. I'm looking for more liberty in Paris - Roubaix but if I have to work for Tom, I will do it without complaining. "

Sébastien Turgot (6th): " Today I was in great shape, but when Fabian accelerate in the Paterberg, I reacted too late. My main objective today was to be in the top 10 and I only did it thanks to the work of my team mates. "

Thomas Voeckler (10th): " Lots of people say it's a surprise to see me in the 10th position, have they already forgotten that last year I was 8th?
Of course without the hills, I won't have made this result but the most important in this race is to always save some energy for later. "

Tomorrow, I will still wear the KoM jersey.
My goal : Keep it until the end

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Bram Tankink	Blanco Pro Cycling Team	10h49'37
2	Adam Hansen	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
3	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1
4	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team	+ 2
5	Imanol Erviti	Movistar Team	+ 5
6	Stéphane Poulhiès	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 6
7	Romain Lemarchand	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 8
8	Sandy Casar	FDJ	s.t.
9	Ioannis Tamouridis	Euskaltel - Euskadi	+ 15
10	David Boucher	FDJ	s.t.

Stéphane Poulhiès | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits



Mark Velpois | Team Europcar

Young Ranking

Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team



Movistar Team

My first distinctive jersey !!!
Tomorrow we are in a training day on the cobblestones of Paris - Roubaix I think I might take some pictures for you

It's weird to realize that tomorrow I will be one of the 200 riders starting this race knowing that 3 years ago I went to the Templeuve (Moulin-de-Vertain) cobbled area to support the guys I will ride with tomorrow .
With the squad we have and the shape we are in, The team can hope for at least two in the top 10 of the race . It might not be me because I will ride as a team mate but, perhaps I will be a surprise like Sébastien did last year.
To everyone who will follow this race tomorrow, See you

With an average speed of 36.97 kmph for Tom Boonen, the race is definitely not the fastest one but a very destrucive one because 92 out of 200 riders arrived in the time limit. I'm glad to be one of this 92 riders but most of all I got a second top 25 in a WT cobbled race.

Ian Butler & Jesleyh: thanks, I'm glad you like the report. I really enjoy playing this race I was feeling like it could be for real .

Journalist: Thanks Tom to answer our few questions, first, 2nd in the Ronde and 1st in Roubaix, how are you feeling right now?

Tom Boonen: Well, it's been two amazing race, but again I think that without Sylvain, who is the perfect lieutenant, I would not joined Fabian in the "Carrefour de l'Arbre". And I'm so happy to win this race again.

J: It's the 5th time that you won here, you are the only one who ever did that!

TB: I know it's sound surrealist but I don't plan to stop now, next year I will come back and I will win it again!

J: Thank you very much Tom and again congratulation for your win.

"It's been an amazing race for me, I knew that Tom Boonen was in great shape and that's why I tried to attack him quite far from the line. I used too much energy and Tom still got a team mate.
When we entered the Velodrome together I thought : perhaps it's not too late, I can win it. In the end the sprint was very tight and I have no regrets about my race today"

" I won the E3, I made third in the Ronde and third in Roubaix, I don't think that my classics season was crap but again, I had to help Tom toward the victory, I spend a lot of energy to protect him while we were with Fabian and I had no chance of victory. As my contract end after this season I may change of team to be the leader in this races."

"Last year I was a surprise and now, I'm a confirmation. I arrived with a group where I did not took part in the chase because I knew how I was feeling and I knew that they were unreachable. In fact no one really worked to catch them, we were all saving energy thinking about a sprint between us. I also had the help of a strong team, unfortunately Damien (who fell twice during this stage) could not help me in the last 25 km."

Journalist: Mark it was your first Paris - Roubaix as a pro what were your feeling during this race?

Me: I was feeling lucky to be part of this wonderful and painful race and also It was weird to see so many people supporting us as i'm used to ride this road during my training session.

J: You also took part in the Ronde but it was not planned, was it?

Me: Well I was not selected for the team in Belgium but because of a cold I could not be part of the E3 or Gent - Wevelgem. As the coach wanted to see me in two WT cobbled races, he decided to put me in the squad for the Ronde and for Roubaix.

J: How do you explain your 25th position in the Ronde and your 24th position in Roubaix?

Me: It's easy, after leaving Séb to his main lieutenants, I stay with Alex ant the back of the group to regain some energy. But the thing is that I never stop my effort as some other riders must do, so I always ended up
alone or with a team mate at the end of the day.

J: Thanks for your time and good luck for the rest of your season.