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| doddy13 |
Posted on 13-04-2009 10:18
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Three seriously injured spectators had to be airlifted from the Orchies sector of pavé in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday after a race motorcycle lost control and ran into the crowd. About a dozen more fans were injured in the incident.
According to the Associated Press, two people were treated for abdominal injuries and a woman was briefly knocked unconscious. Amaury Sport Organisation spokesman Philippe Sudres said, "Doctors do not think their (lives) are in danger, but we have to wait for the results."
Many of the injured were reportedly from the same family, who had been watching the race together at a house adjacent to the course, and had come outside to see the riders go past. Among the injured was a four-year-old girl.
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| Wyman |
Posted on 13-04-2009 10:24
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doddy13 wrote:
Ste117 wrote:
Boonen was awesome, best classic rider of all time i think. Pozzato done really well. that was my first Paris- Roubaix ive watched and only the second classic ive watched, my first one was the tour of Flanders this year. I only used to watch the Tour de France but i will be watching my first giro and Veulta this yeat. Ive flicked on them a couple of times in past years.
Welcome to the real cycling.
Next week is Amstel Gold
week after is Fleche Wallonie (weds)
then Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Watch them races 
I cant wait for them, my favourite classics by far 
I'm actually going to watch Amstel Gold, its going to be a bit of a car journey but lets hope i can get a good spot on the Cauberg 
I'll try to get some good photos aswell B)
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| soda |
Posted on 13-04-2009 10:25
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It was bound to happen sooner or later. The crowds keep growing in races like RVV and P-R.
Anyway im glad to hear none of the spectators are in critical condition. Hopefully they will all fully recover. |
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| knasen |
Posted on 13-04-2009 11:28
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Like somebody sad earlier, Boonen was the best but i rather had seen him win on a attack, counter attack or a sprint. Not a fall. |
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| YtimK |
Posted on 13-04-2009 13:09
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I'm not really a Boonen fanboy but to be honest in my opinion he was the best both in RVV and Roubaix.. sorry for Hushovd to lose the race that way but I saw Tom as the strongest man
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-04-2009 13:32
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YtimK wrote:
I'm not really a Boonen fanboy but to be honest in my opinion he was the best both in RVV and Roubaix.. sorry for Hushovd to lose the race that way but I saw Tom as the strongest man
yeah Flecha and Hushovd crashed trying to keep Boonen's pace. So yep he was really the strongest
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 13-04-2009 13:33
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alexkr00 wrote:
YtimK wrote:
I'm not really a Boonen fanboy but to be honest in my opinion he was the best both in RVV and Roubaix.. sorry for Hushovd to lose the race that way but I saw Tom as the strongest man
yeah Flecha and Hushovd crashed trying to keep Boonen's pace. So yep he was really the strongest
Flecha crashed when Hushovd attacked.
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| Shifty |
Posted on 13-04-2009 13:40
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YtimK wrote:
I'm not really a Boonen fanboy but to be honest in my opinion he was the best both in RVV and Roubaix.. sorry for Hushovd to lose the race that way but I saw Tom as the strongest man
I haven't watched the replay yet because i was watching it on an internet stream the first time (No rewinding) but i have it on my DVR and i'm going to double check because it looked to me like Husovd got clipped by a spectator or something of the like because he wasn't going at the barrier in such a way so as to hit it, crash, and end up on the opposite side of the road.
But yeah Tom seemed the strongest because he was the one making all the splits once everything came back together after the Arenberg but it was a little disappointing that there was no challenge to him from much of anyone due to a crash, for all we know Pozzato could have ended up 28' behind a group of Boonen and a few others.
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Posted on 13-04-2009 13:47
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Shifty wrote:
YtimK wrote:
I'm not really a Boonen fanboy but to be honest in my opinion he was the best both in RVV and Roubaix.. sorry for Hushovd to lose the race that way but I saw Tom as the strongest man
I haven't watched the replay yet because i was watching it on an internet stream the first time (No rewinding) but i have it on my DVR and i'm going to double check because it looked to me like Husovd got clipped by a spectator or something of the like because he wasn't going at the barrier in such a way so as to hit it, crash, and end up on the opposite side of the road.
But yeah Tom seemed the strongest because he was the one making all the splits once everything came back together after the Arenberg but it was a little disappointing that there was no challenge to him from much of anyone due to a crash, for all we know Pozzato could have ended up 28' behind a group of Boonen and a few others. Hushovdt didn't get clipped, he hit one of the barriers feet that was sticking out. Similar to what happent to Rast in the RVV. Only this time you couldn't see it as well cuz of the merchandising stuff that was attached to the barrier.
If he would have been clipped im pretty sure he would have mentioned in the interviews after the race.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-04-2009 13:48
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mattiasgt wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
YtimK wrote:
I'm not really a Boonen fanboy but to be honest in my opinion he was the best both in RVV and Roubaix.. sorry for Hushovd to lose the race that way but I saw Tom as the strongest man
yeah Flecha and Hushovd crashed trying to keep Boonen's pace. So yep he was really the strongest
Flecha crashed when Hushovd attacked.
he has right behind Boonen, probably that why I was fooled. That happens if I look at the race and the same time writing here...
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-04-2009 13:50
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Shifty wrote:
But yeah Tom seemed the strongest because he was the one making all the splits once everything came back together after the Arenberg but it was a little disappointing that there was no challenge to him from much of anyone due to a crash, for all we know Pozzato could have ended up 28' behind a group of Boonen and a few others.
If not for the crash, Pozzato would probably have been with Boonen, not behind him |
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Posted on 13-04-2009 13:53
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Anybody think that they should change the barriers in these races so that people do keep getting flipped off their bike...two races in a row makes me think that this is not just a coincidence. |
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| Shifty |
Posted on 13-04-2009 13:54
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Shifty wrote:
But yeah Tom seemed the strongest because he was the one making all the splits once everything came back together after the Arenberg but it was a little disappointing that there was no challenge to him from much of anyone due to a crash, for all we know Pozzato could have ended up 28' behind a group of Boonen and a few others.
If not for the crash, Pozzato would probably have been with Boonen, not behind him
I didn't think Pozzato got caught up in a crash, that was my mistake i was trying tohave Easter breakfast while watching  (it was around 9AM my time) But Tom did still end up making up time on him, the gap to him just went up not down since the initial split.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-04-2009 14:01
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Shifty wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Shifty wrote:
But yeah Tom seemed the strongest because he was the one making all the splits once everything came back together after the Arenberg but it was a little disappointing that there was no challenge to him from much of anyone due to a crash, for all we know Pozzato could have ended up 28' behind a group of Boonen and a few others.
If not for the crash, Pozzato would probably have been with Boonen, not behind him
I didn't think Pozzato got caught up in a crash, that was my mistake i was trying tohave Easter breakfast while watching (it was around 9AM my time) But Tom did still end up making up time on him, the gap to him just went up not down since the initial split.
While Pozzato did not go down in the crash, he did get held up losing about 10 seconds.
Once solo Boonen did start gaining time on Pozzato yes, with the Italian not being helped by some of the fans one bit. But its much easier to ride with someone than it is to chase after them, and the question is whether Boonen would actually have been able to drop Pozzato if not for the crash. |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 13-04-2009 14:14
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Macquet wrote:
Anybody think that they should change the barriers in these races so that people do keep getting flipped off their bike...two races in a row makes me think that this is not just a coincidence.
it's rare. Happened in Ronde Van Vlaanderen, not Roubaix. I didn't see a barrier there.
Crashes on barriers are very rare
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| soda |
Posted on 13-04-2009 14:16
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Macquet wrote:
Anybody think that they should change the barriers in these races so that people do keep getting flipped off their bike...two races in a row makes me think that this is not just a coincidence. Thats almost impossible, Hushovdt just made an error. Afterworths he said it himself that he hands were shaking and that was one of the reasons he wasn't able to sfeer like he normally does.
And crashes like in the RVV f.ex happen every year. I remember Mcewen manouvring Brechel into one (2 or 3 years ago i think).
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 13-04-2009 14:25
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Flecha and Hoste really seemed to have a chance this time it's a shame they both let the anxiety take them down.
Hushovd and Pozzato could really have created the chance for a dream finish in the velodrome but they didn't seem mentally strong enough to overcome the inexperience in P-R.
Boonen completely controled it. He deserved the win as he was always at the right place at the right time. That's pretty much all you need to be no.1 in P-R
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 13-04-2009 14:25
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Shifty wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Shifty wrote:
But yeah Tom seemed the strongest because he was the one making all the splits once everything came back together after the Arenberg but it was a little disappointing that there was no challenge to him from much of anyone due to a crash, for all we know Pozzato could have ended up 28' behind a group of Boonen and a few others.
If not for the crash, Pozzato would probably have been with Boonen, not behind him
I didn't think Pozzato got caught up in a crash, that was my mistake i was trying tohave Easter breakfast while watching (it was around 9AM my time) But Tom did still end up making up time on him, the gap to him just went up not down since the initial split.
While Pozzato did not go down in the crash, he did get held up losing about 10 seconds.
Once solo Boonen did start gaining time on Pozzato yes, with the Italian not being helped by some of the fans one bit. But its much easier to ride with someone than it is to chase after them, and the question is whether Boonen would actually have been able to drop Pozzato if not for the crash.
I really enjoyed the finish.
It was more interesting than it would have been if Pozzato had shadowed Boonen into the velodrome.
Boonen did very well to maintain and increase the gap over Pozzato, imo. Up until then, Boonen didn't look to have any hope of shaking as Pozzato looked almost easy matching Boonen's accelerations.
And I'd say 5 seconds, tops. But, it was enough. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 13-04-2009 14:33
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I think the finish could've been quite epic if the crashes didn't happen. It's always sad when someone crashes...and in this case it screwed up the race and gave someone the win on a silver platter  |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 13-04-2009 14:51
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issoisso wrote:
I think the finish could've been quite epic if the crashes didn't happen. It's always sad when someone crashes...and in this case it screwed up the race and gave someone the win on a silver platter
yep..this is my main argument.. I had great Roubaix race in sunday..start to waching..
And what a great race it was..3,5 h great, great.
Then was 6 raiders left..now I should be ready for grand finaly.. Boonen crashes..and I sayd damn..but they waited him. Ok..back in busines..grand finale..
Then another crash..and Tom riding away and takes a win..BOOOO! |
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