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Paris-Roubaix, Flanders, Milan-San Remo, and a whole lot more.

Who's your pick for the big ones? Can't dispute that Boonen is in excellent form right now, but can he knock off Spartacus!?!? Throw Sagan in for extra spice and we should be in for some good spring classics this year! Can't wait!

Im a classics lover too Gavin, and each of the monuments is watched eagerly from my lounge room with beer, coffee and cake ...I always invite a few cycling mates to join me to watch it, comment on the tactics and moves and basically talk trash. You are most welcome to join us if you are a solo watcher in your household. Im at Flinders.

Thanks Marcus. I'll have to check my roster closer to the date. Was working for Flanders last year which meant I got paid to watch it can't complain with that!

Kurne-Brussels-Kurne on Foxtel Eurosport Monday AM

Times like these I wish I had foxtel! The in-laws do but of course not eurosport

Well last weekend was good. Boonen failing at Omloop, but made up for it in Kuurne- Brusell - Kuurne.
Interesting to see them still riding on the footpaths against UCI rules.... a bit cheeky and unfair I think.

Strade-Bianche this weekend! The first Sagan-Cancellara classics battle for the year. A lot of big names in their too!

Well looks like I'll be getting paid to watch the first of the Monuments tonight. Night shift while Milan-San Remo is on

Sagan & Cav have got to be the favourites, but really hoping there's some excitement, maybe Gilbert, Van Avermaet, Cancellara in the mix.

Gerro out though - illness overnight. Lancaster in.


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Bring on tonight. I hope the weather is a little less harsh then last year. Not to much though, it is a classic after all

singlespeedscott wrote:Bring on tonight. I hope the weather is a little less harsh then last year. Not to much though, it is a classic after all

Won by a young Norwegian in wet conditions apparently.http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/ev ... nremo-2014

Good race... The weather certainly wore them down!.

I stayed up and watched it so have been a little tired today. Nibali's attack certainly turned the heat up! Cavendish just didn't have the legs for the sprint, even Cancellera out sprinted him. Kristoff went like a train and no one was going to catch him.

Yeah I watched most of it. Great race. Quite an exciting last 30km, and the Eurosport commentators are extremely enthusiastic which made it very entertaining. Nibali's attack was suicide, but his descending was fantastic! Good to see a few attacks. There was certainly no one better than Kristoff in the sprint. No lead out for him at all and basically won the sprint from the front! Did well to get over those last few hills and be on the front with a body size like him. He looks a similar size to Greipel, who was clearly suffering on the back.

Sagan was looking good and I was surprised to see him not really feature at all in the contest for the line.

Disappointing for Cancellara. Let's see what he can do at Flanders and Roubaix.

There was certainly no one better than Kristoff in the sprint. No lead out for him at all and basically won the sprint from the front!

He had Paolini there keeping him fresh right until the end I believe.

Disappointing for Cancellara. Let's see what he can do at Flanders and Roubaix.

Yep -
He'll be better at Roubaix.


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Anyone watching Dwars?... Footpath races!
Edit: Great ride by Terpstra!!!

toolonglegs wrote:Anyone watching Dwars?... Footpath races!
Edit: Great ride by Terpstra!!!

Must have been something to behold, 140 pro cyclists fighting for space on a footpath !

elantra wrote:

toolonglegs wrote:Anyone watching Dwars?... Footpath races!
Edit: Great ride by Terpstra!!!

Must have been something to behold, 140 pro cyclists fighting for space on a footpath !

Did they ring their bells when passing pedestrians?

I only watched the last 50 or so k's ... only about 30 left for footpath racing by then .

Could be a million dollars of athletes taken out by a Citroën reversing down its driveway.

GAV!N wrote:Paris-Roubaix, Flanders, Milan-San Remo, and a whole lot more.

Who's your pick for the big ones? Can't dispute that Boonen is in excellent form right now, but can he knock off Spartacus!?!? Throw Sagan in for extra spice and we should be in for some good spring classics this year! Can't wait!

Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen, Peter Sagan, Ian Stannard, Alexander Kristoff just to name a few.

David

The Spring Classics.

1. Milan - San Remo, March 23
2. Ghent - Wevelgem, March 30
3. Ronde van Vlaanderen -- Tour of Flanders, April 6
4. Paris-Roubaix - "Hell of the North", April 13
5. Amstel Gold Race, April 20
6. La Flèche Wallonne, April 23
7. Liège-Bastogne-Liège, April 27

David

1. Milan - San Remo, March 23
1. KRISTOFF Alexander KAT 06:55:56
2. CANCELLARA Fabian TFR 00:00:00
3. SWIFT Ben SKY 00:00:00

David

2. Ghent - Wevelgem, March 30
1. DEGENKOLB John GIA 05:34:37
2. DEMARE Arnaud FDJ 00:00:00
3. SAGAN Peter CAN 00:00:00

David

3. Ronde van Vlaanderen -- Tour of Flanders, April 6
1. CANCELLARA Fabian TFR 06:15:18
2. VAN AVERMAET Greg BMC 00:00:00
3. VANMARCKE Sep BEL 00:00:00

David

The Ronde was a great finish.