Official Cycling Thread

[keamoresouth]

Paris Roubaix is actual carnage at the moment. Lads falling or puncturing left right and centre. Pog been off the back twice and now back again. But the most damaging incident so far is MVDP puncturing in Arenberg and waiting 2 minutes for service. Now less than a minute down but gone from contention IMO. But still 65km or so to go, all to play for.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

I'm a Pog fan but great to see Va Aert sticking to him today. Pog had a go just there but couldn't shake him

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Every km now tilting it more in favour of the Visma man.
Van der Poel and co now gaining all the way too

 

[don]

it is good stuff, atmosphere looks good on the pave. must get to one of these races. I think you need rain to make it a real lottery though!

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

No contest in the end there for the sprint - well done Wout

 

[keamoresouth]

No contest in the end there for the sprint - well done Wout

Pog looked like he had nothing in the legs at the end

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Pog looked like he had nothing in the legs at the end

Yeah, he did all the attacking. No fault to Va Aert though - he played to his strengths. They all know that if you can hang on to Pog, he can be beat in the sprint

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Seth Dunwoody just pipped for the U23 race earlier - great show from him

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[El Guapo]

Tears of a champion: How Wout van Aert finally conquered Paris-Roubaix

Why the Belgian's hard-fought victory in one of cycling's hardest and most prestigious races is a hugely popular moment

www.nytimes.com

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Excellent Rás preview from Shane Stokes - not what you’d expect from RTÉ

Rás preview: Always chaotic race kicks off in Portlaoise

The riddle of how to win the always chaotic, always unpredictable Rás Tailteann begins shortly before noon on Wednesday when a peloton of international riders will roll out of Portlaoise, complete a short neutralized section, and then go all out when the flag drops.

www.rte.ie