Pog to go solo from Arenberg next weekend?
3 Likes
I think heāll find it harder to dominate due to the lack of hills?
2 Likes
An attack on the pave is like an attack on a hill - if he can put in a sustained burst of high power he can get a gap and then heās in TT mode to the finish
Gravity though, power to weight less of a factor.
Have you ever ridden on the Roubaix pave?
Itās like turning the resistance up on your turbo when you hit it.
2 Likes
The shape of those cobbles is different and the crown probably favours a more TT focussed rider like Evenepoel.
Cross/headwinds could be a massive factor in whether a break could stick as well I guess.
1 Like
Itās where us fatties can shine 
3 Likes
Almost no winners of Roubaix are climbers or GC riders. Hinault was the lastā¦in 1981.
3 Likes
Itās a hard feeling to describe. āFloat heavy with power and loose wristsā is the best I can come up with.
Rubbing is racing will also do.
1 Like
But lots of riders win both Roubaix and Flanders.
Itās the same sort of explosive power.
GC riders donāt tend to race Roubaix because of the high risk of injuries and the pure climbers get bounced around on the cobbles, but itās suited to strong time trialists with good bike handling on the rough stuff.
Pog has won Strade Bianchi loads of times and heās strong enough to go solo from 80km out, so he should be a contender at Roubaix if the team lets him go.
3 Likes
Yeah, you want to be skipping along the top of the cobbles.
Itās very difficult to ride them slowly because thereās so much resistance from every cobble impact at low speed and your front wheel is diverted in all directions
1 Like
Flat cobbles suit me more because Iām heavier with a bit of a TT bias.
Climbing cobbles in Flanders I found hard ,because on the very steep climbs I move slowly, that means the corner of the cobble can āgrabā the front wheel. This was worse when there is a wider āmortar gapā between them.
Some cobbles are tight like Lego bricks and others look like they were laid by Tobes after a night on the cans.
3 Likes
No doubt Pogacar is a favourite, but I simply said heās unlikely to dominate. Surely not controversial?
2 Likes
Pogi created the gap and then increased it further on the climbs. Not saying he canāt do similar on the cobbles but I think MvdP, Remco and even Ganna (is he racing?) can do lot better in Paris Roubaix.
3 Likes
Ganna did most of the P-R route in training last week
2 Likes
Paul Seixas gives off some serious Il Falco vibes!
1 Like
If Pog wins P-R on Sunday he will be the holder of all 5 monuments
5 Likes
Donāt have TNT but want to watch PR tomorrow.
1 Like
Same here. Was going to try vpn to Australia then this. I think I need to create a free account though.
Edit: seems to work ok. ( set to Perth) Tested on last weeks flanders race 
5 Likes