Pro-cycling thread

Does anyone know what time P-R is likely to finish on sunday?

Between 16:30 and 17:10 (42 and 38 kmh average).
Local time

Nice one thanks mate.

Going to be an interesting race, how the pendulum swings. Kristoff was a danger before, how he's the most marked man in the peloton. That may make it easier for Geraint in P-R as it was clear he was the rider everyone had eyes on in Flanders. At the start of the season outside of Canc and Boonen you would have picked Vanmarcke to step up but despite a very strong start to the season he's looks jaded, but his DS talked about trying to hold him back a bit in races, be more conservative and it hasn't worked, and that at P-R he's going to be completely off the leash, attack attack attack. I like the sound of that, my pick for the race.

I'd agree with that having watched the final 40km of the race again. Nobody really seemed to spot Kristoff moving up to Terpstra's shoulder because he wasn't seen as a danger of getting in a move that far out and they let him go.

I think he's surprised plenty of people by getting into a break rather than waiting for a sprint. He's starting to to look like one of the most wily riders in the bunch at 27.

He's already done five P-Rs - sixth this year.

Thursday's WW: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/bradley-wiggins-fairytale-ending-at-paris-roubaix-165651

Pretty much every team in the peloton is doing recon on the cobbles today, according to the Twitter feeds.

Given the number of crashes so far already this year, I would rule out some sort of pile up today.

That wasn't as exciting as I hoped, but: Van garderen has a shot at this, no?

shame simon yates didn't manage to take the win, but well done rodriguez

henao looked strong

It's a hell of a hand up from that kid. :)

applause

Carlos Betancur jokes go here

That's awesome. Surprised it's not a bbq'd burger given its orica.

Looks like pepperoni, I'd have gone for ham and mushroom personally

I took some leftovers Domino's pizza on a ride once. It's a top snack.

Does each team have a separate pizza delivery guy or is this from a neutral pizza car?

Rain in Lille on Saturday - hopefully we might seem some wet cobbles and mud for Sunday!

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Getting so hyped for this. Belgium beers and feet up on the sofa. Doesn't get much better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buQGibzq8Sg

+1.
Going for a ride beforehand to ensure i'm sufficiently psyched. Some of the shit lanes in Kent and Surrey are nearly at a level of the pave so i'll be with Wiggo et all in spirit.

That's my plan for today... Not quiet Arenburg but there's one cobbled street in Hove I know of.

I'm going to don a skinsuit and 80mm carbon wheels and do 13mph laps of RP and then come home and watch the golf.

Wiggo Quizzo

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/cycling-quiz-sir-bradley-wigginss-road-cycling-career-165643

Come on Tim!

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Well chuffed with that because pretty much every one was guessed.

Same score. Guessed pretty much on all but the Cofidis and Tour of California ones.

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I knew the tour of Romandie one because of that sprint