#### Paris Roubaix Official Race Thread ####

[Hamilton]

For those wishing to share notes on what's happening in the Hell of the North.

Will Tom Boonen make it 5?

 

[Stat Brother]

Brave.

 

[Hamilton]

Brave.

Boonen or the thread?

Either way, I'm sat with a nice cup of tea and waiting to see what sort of break might emerge.

222k still to go.

 

[Stat Brother]

The thread.

I don't like it when we get ideas above our station.
We have our own enclave, and I always think we're asking for trouble when we start invading.
We're leaving ourselves wide open to reprisals.

 

[Pantani]

It started an hour ago as well! Geeks, know your limits.

 

[Hamilton]

The thread.

I don't like it when we get ideas above our station.
We have our own enclave, and I always think we're asking for trouble when we start invading.
We're leaving ourselves wide open to reprisals.

It's Sunday. Everyone is happy. It'll take minds off the 'will we won't we' hand-wringing.

And on this dry sunny day, this could be one of the fastest races ever. Enjoying it 'live' on Eurosport now (for those wondering what the hell it is.)

 

[Hamilton]

First section of pavé coming up.

This is what it's like to ride over it. Bear in mind it's difficulty rating is 3 star out of 5.



At about 1.23 you get a feel for how rough the cobbles are.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Boonen had some unbelivable technicals at Flanders. Did i read G is not riding it for the first time.

Would love to be out in Knockhaerts home town velodrome today.

 

[Hamilton]

Boonen had some unbelivable technicals at Flanders. Did i read G is not riding it for the first time.

Would love to be out in Knockhaerts home town velodrome today.

No G today. And Luke Rowe may have just suffered a crash. Stannard in the mix.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

This is supposed to be a football message board.

You don't even pay road tax or stop at traffic lights.

 

[Hamilton]

This is supposed to be a football message board.

You don't even pay road tax or stop at traffic lights.

I bet you're one of those petrol heads that doesn't even know the highway code!

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I bet you're one of those petrol heads that doesn't even know the highway code!

Why do you cycle on the road when there's a perfectly good cycle path?

And you look like such a nonce in your spandex.

 

[Hamilton]

Why do you cycle on the road when there's a perfectly good cycle path?

And you look like such a nonce in your spandex.

Perhaps you should get on a bike more often, then you'd realise how poorly served cyclists are. Get out from behind your keyboard mate! Then you might not look like this...

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Perhaps you should get on a bike more often, then you'd realise how poorly served cyclists are. Get out from behind your keyboard mate! Then you might not look like this...

That's [MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION].

And why isn't there a straight pride?

 

[Hamilton]

That's [MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION].

And why isn't there a straight pride?

There will be a straight pride after Brexit. Now we've got our country back and we're free from the EU shackles, they can't tell us what we can and can't do!

 

[Hamilton]

Arenberg 20k away.

Let's hope they get through it safely.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

This race looks like a piece of piss. Completely flat - where's the challenge in that?

 

[Stat Brother]

Perhaps you should get on a bike more often, then you'd realise how poorly served cyclists are. Get out from behind your keyboard mate! Then you might not look like this...

I wish it weren't true.
I hope you're proud of yourself picking on someone with reverse starvation.

I'm off to drown my sorrows in Tangfastics.

 

[Hamilton]

This race looks like a piece of piss. Completely flat - where's the challenge in that?

You try and ride it then. I bet you haven't the balls!

 

[Pogue Mahone]

You try and ride it then. I bet you haven't the balls!

Not me.

get a car.