Comments on: 2009 Paris-Roubaix

By: Aram

Aram — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:04:00 +0000

love love love that picture of the belgian guys parading around, beers in hand, strutting their stern joyless faces.

By: Death Bredon

Death Bredon — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:35:00 +0000

P.S.,

I am not a disgruntled Pipo fanboy. I like Tommeke just as much. Moreover, the real victim was probably Thor.

Without a motorcade tow, Pipo would have caught Tom. And the odds are that would not work together, as each would be want to tow the other to the line. That being the case, Thor and the Silence-Lotto Boys would have made up 30 -40 seconds and everyone would have come into the Velodrome together.

In sum, Flecha only ruined his own race by crashing and damaging his bike. Hoste and Thor's crashes were neither here nor there. Rather, the kilo or two of draft that Tom so timely received broke open the race.

By: Death Bredon

Death Bredon — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:28:00 +0000

If Tommeke owes tribute to anyone of anything it ain’t the cobbles — rather its the nice group of race officials and cameramen that motorpaced him out to a 10-second gap over his unassisted pursuer.

I saw it with my own eyes and the replays are available (at a price) on line. Boonen got a nice, big, long tow after Hushovd’s crash.

By: GhostRider

GhostRider — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:13:00 +0000

What is the Cervelo rider doing in that photograph? Asking the fans to check out his nearly bare ass?!?

Great collection of photos, as always.