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| knasen |
Posted on 31-03-2010 20:20
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Frédéric Guesdon will win the RvV after a breakaway with 97km left and he will be joined by Markus Eichler but Guesdon will take the sprint. That is what I call a prediction. |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 31-03-2010 20:20
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issoisso wrote:
YtimK wrote:
Franco Ballerini made an - in my eyes - awesome quote about Paris Roubaix: it's something like this (very free translated by me):
To win Paris Roubaix you have to learn to lose there.You have to experience the changing conditions over the years and overcome your fears. Then, slowly, your faith will be strengthed - the faith in yourself to be stronger, stronger than La Roubaix.
doddy13 wrote:
For me one of the most simple (and best) Roubaix quotes, was last years race slogan, which was something along the lines of
La dure des dures.
The hardest of the hard/toughest of the tough.
Of course, the "Roubaix is so hard you have to be the best to win" is like most Roubaix myths: not entirely true 
Thankfully it's not a complete lie, like some of them 
To win Roubaix you don't have to be the strongest, you have to have a powerful cocktail of skill, luck, and will. Plenty of times a weaker rider will win because the stronger rider(s) either have bad luck or don't push themselves as hard as the winner. |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 31-03-2010 20:32
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I_Mayo wrote:
If even Tour De France queen stage can be boring, then Ronde van Vlaanderen oand Paris-Roubaix will never be boring.
The last two installments of the Ronde have been wash-outs imo.
Here's hoping for a good one. Hope Pozzatto has enough strength to try and get off Boonen's wheel this year. And who knows how Cancellara will perform this time out? |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 31-03-2010 20:38
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knasen wrote:
Frédéric Guesdon will win the RvV after a breakaway with 97km left and he will be joined by Markus Eichler but Guesdon will take the sprint. That is what I call a prediction.
And Boonen will have a 3.5square mm piece of lettuce between his 2nd and 3rd molar
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 31-03-2010 20:42
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fenian_1234 wrote:
I_Mayo wrote:
If even Tour De France queen stage can be boring, then Ronde van Vlaanderen oand Paris-Roubaix will never be boring.
The last two installments of the Ronde have been wash-outs imo.
Here's hoping for a good one. Hope Pozzatto has enough strength to try and get off Boonen's wheel this year. And who knows how Cancellara will perform this time out?
Pozzato? He will never win anyone of those two races. |
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 31-03-2010 20:58
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doddy13 wrote:
I love the cobbled classics, my favourite races.
So much so, that this year, i'm going to De Ronde!
Followed the sunday after with the compulsary viewing of Road to Roubaix just before Eurosport show Roubaix live.
I'm complimenting your plans, Doddy: I'll be watching Ronde on Eurosport and then attending Paris-Roubaix the following weekend. Anybody know of any half decent Ronde films to watch btw? |
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| Xavier |
Posted on 31-03-2010 21:15
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There is this series on Belgian telly. It's called "De Flandriens". It's about great rivalries and the (sometimes forgotten/unknown) stories of "Flandriens" (ie riders who did well in RVV & PR). It's awesome!
But it's in dutch tho. :-/
You can check out some vids of it here if you like: https://video.canv...programmas
I wish I could be more helpful but I don't know any great films about RVV 
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| Xavier |
Posted on 31-03-2010 21:16
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( H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y R U B E N ! ) |
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 31-03-2010 21:22
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Xavier wrote:
There is this series on Belgian telly. It's called "De Flandriens". It's about great rivalries and the (sometimes forgotten/unknown) stories of "Flandriens" (ie riders who did well in RVV & PR). It's awesome!
But it's in dutch tho. :-/
You can check out some vids of it here if you like: https://video.canv...programmas
I wish I could be more helpful but I don't know any great films about RVV
Thanks, my dutch is far from anything useful but hopefully I'll get a sentence or two out it  |
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| arthon |
Posted on 01-04-2010 04:47
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I_Mayo wrote:
fenian_1234 wrote:
I_Mayo wrote:
If even Tour De France queen stage can be boring, then Ronde van Vlaanderen oand Paris-Roubaix will never be boring.
The last two installments of the Ronde have been wash-outs imo.
Here's hoping for a good one. Hope Pozzatto has enough strength to try and get off Boonen's wheel this year. And who knows how Cancellara will perform this time out?
Pozzato? He will never win anyone of those two races.
Why not?
For the Ronde I'll call out Cancellara and Gilbert and I think the Paris - Roubaix will be another Boonen - Pozzato showdown. You may throw in Cancellara there as well. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 01-04-2010 05:01
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I think Pozzato can do well at RvV and maybe even win, but in PR he wont stand a chance to Cancellara, Bonnen, heck maybe even Hagen although they might be pretty even. But I can bet that Pozzata will not win PR is all I'm trying to say.
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| pmtg99 |
Posted on 01-04-2010 06:27
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in good weather, the best rider will win.
in the wind and rain, the rider who stays on his bike the longest will win |
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| Xavier |
Posted on 01-04-2010 08:50
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I read he(Pozzato) got the flu 
and EBH is out for flanders, dunno about roubaix but if he starts he wont be super imo
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 01-04-2010 22:28
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I have a new favorite for De Ronde...
Rollin for the Win! |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 01-04-2010 22:39
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Deadpool wrote:
I have a new favorite for De Ronde...
Rollin for the Win!
Just keep on (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin, (t)rollin.
BenBarnes wrote:
Thor wears a live rattlesnake as a condom.
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 01-04-2010 22:41
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Schleck... Shut up.
THE THOMAS VOECKLER PROPHET OF PCM DAILY
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 02-04-2010 00:12
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To continue the saga of how deep in Lance's pocket is Velonews, we get this gem:
Armstrong joins Sébastien Rosseler and Tomas Vaitkus to try to challenge for victory.
Yes, that's right, Armstrong is now a favorite for Flanders.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 02-04-2010 02:16
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Deadpool wrote:
To continue the saga of how deep in Lance's pocket is Velonews, we get this gem:
Armstrong joins Sébastien Rosseler and Tomas Vaitkus to try to challenge for victory.
Yes, that's right, Armstrong is now a favorite for Flanders.
Yes didn't you Know. He's come close many time and will probably win it atleast once in his remaining career. He might win PR too he's that good
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 02-04-2010 09:07
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Yes, he wins PR next yera but sacrifices his Tour form where Voigt takes the win Velonews funny
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| Wilier |
Posted on 02-04-2010 12:54
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It's definite: no Pozzato for the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Just read it on the sporza website.
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