Qui va gagner Paris-Roubaix?

"Fasten your seatbelts!" says Fabian Cancellara to his adversaries about the road to Roubaix, or is this just him trash talking a bit to make up for a wounded ego, after everybody (according to him) in RVV didn't ride to win but rode for him to lose?

The same old contenders from RVV are lining up for the cobblestone trophy on Sunday - Boonen, Hushovd, Flecha, Chavanel, Hincapie, Ballan, Pozzatto et al. Cancellara again has to be odds on favourite, but is he mentally tough enough after not being able to ride the entire peloton off his wheel last Sunday? No doubt he will be heavily marked, so will this give a lieutenant (like Chavanel) in a break enough rope to slip the noose, while all the favourites look at each other? Gilbert is skipping PR, which is unfortunate, because he always rides to win, sometimes to his detriment.

Easy money says Cancellara or Boonen, but outside bets Flecha or Hushovd, and a real roughie Geraint Thomas - Go Boyo!

So who is your money on?

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Permalink Reply by Patrick O'Kane on April 9, 2011 at 10:17
Boonen for me, although I'd probably not put any money on it..
Permalink Reply by Darren S. on April 9, 2011 at 10:21
Ballan. But like Pat, not game to put any coin on it :-)
Permalink Reply by denis brown on April 10, 2011 at 14:01
Hell Zimm Zamm, You are fair dinkum. Would like to see you pull that bet off.
Permalink Reply by RD6 on April 9, 2011 at 11:34
Thor !
Permalink Reply by Peter Jenkin on April 9, 2011 at 13:46

O'Grady

Boonen as second choice...

Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on April 9, 2011 at 13:55
Spartacus of course! What's all this "trash talk" LOL
Permalink Reply by David Gardiner on April 9, 2011 at 16:04

Boonen, Chavanel, O'Grady.  Too warm for Cancellara. Or a guy in a helmet i.e. not a top tier favourite.

Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on April 9, 2011 at 16:47
Don't worry, if Stuey wins you'll hear chearing.
Permalink Reply by snappy_don on April 10, 2011 at 1:35

Chav

with a lazy $10 on Matty Goss who has kept his head down since MSR, getting his legs back- he's the sort of tough nut who I reckon will win on cobbles sooner or later.

Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on April 10, 2011 at 11:50
Yeah, he's a real chance. Certainly in good form.
Permalink Reply by Richard on April 10, 2011 at 17:16
You'd imagine that Cancellara knows how to set up his bike, but he had a loooot of hip rock last weekend and you've got to wonder if that didn't hurt him overall. He ain't gonna win of course, it'll be one of the Aussies. I wonder if I'll still be awake enough to notice (I have a long track record of falling asleep in front of sporting events).
Permalink Reply by Richard on April 10, 2011 at 18:10
Is there any truth to the rumour that some of the professional teams prepare for the pave by riding Adelaide's bike tracks?

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