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leggy_blonde in reply to @%~}

I think it's often the other way round. It's such a brutal race that everyone gets "bad luck" and only the strongest can keep riding back from mishaps. Also, the weaker riders are more likely to be on the limit and have to pick worse lines following the wheels. Like Flanders, it's a race where the winner is often one of the favourites. Even in a surprise winner year, the podium is normally stacked.

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%~} in reply to @leggy_blonde

In the year Hayden won, I’d say only Boonen was a favourite among that quartet who came into the velodrome.

I’m not saying it’s wide open but there’s certainly more chance for things to go wrong for one of the favourites.

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leggy_blonde in reply to @%~}

There's always an exception but glance your eyes over the list of winners in the last 20 years and only him, Van Summeren and maybe O Grady were not topfavorieten
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croft in reply to @%~}

In the year Hayden won

My guy hates sand, loves cobbles.

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