New Posts For Thread: 2014 Paris Roubaix early thoughtshttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughtsI would really fancy Boonen here if it wasn't for his thuimb injury. I still thought he did well in the Tour of Flanders despite being in some discomfort over the bigger cobblestones. Anyone know if it will clear up by next week? Imho, Boonen is thetwo very contrasting races from Flanders and Roubaix. Obviously Flanders provided the better finish but the pictures from Roubaix were brilliant, apart from Eurosport suddenly going to an Ad break when Sagan first attacked. Hope Sagan learns to be mohttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughts?post_id=538924073#538924073two very contrasting races from Flanders and Roubaix. Obviously Flanders provided the better finish but the pictures from Roubaix were brilliant, apart from Eurosport suddenly going to an Ad break when Sagan first attacked. Hope Sagan learns to be moTue, 15 Apr 2014 14:33:34 -0500Agree that Sagan would have been better off waiting. In the few kms where he was in the group of 5 before the Terpstra group bridged he was sitting in the wheel and letting others do the work and drive the group. By then though he'd already done hishttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughts?post_id=538916455#538916455Agree that Sagan would have been better off waiting. In the few kms where he was in the group of 5 before the Terpstra group bridged he was sitting in the wheel and letting others do the work and drive the group. By then though he'd already done hisTue, 15 Apr 2014 02:25:42 -0500Clay -- interesting opinion mate, and in review I accept it, since sometimes it is much more accurate to review a ride as a whole instead of identifying individual parts. In terms of this bigger picture you raise, essentially Sagan gaining experiencehttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughts?post_id=538916429#538916429Clay -- interesting opinion mate, and in review I accept it, since sometimes it is much more accurate to review a ride as a whole instead of identifying individual parts. In terms of this bigger picture you raise, essentially Sagan gaining experienceTue, 15 Apr 2014 02:12:51 -0500SP - I thought Sagan's interview at the start was quite interesting. He, to my mind, effectively said that was a mission to find out if this is going to be a race for him in the future. And looking in hindsight I feel he was testing the best places thttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughts?post_id=538911723#538911723SP - I thought Sagan's interview at the start was quite interesting. He, to my mind, effectively said that was a mission to find out if this is going to be a race for him in the future. And looking in hindsight I feel he was testing the best places tMon, 14 Apr 2014 13:28:50 -0500Clay -- that he got impatient is one way of looking at it, but I really believe that he considered himself a dangerous-enough rider that he would have got the respect from the other principals in dragging them out of the peloton with him when he wenthttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughts?post_id=538909217#538909217Clay -- that he got impatient is one way of looking at it, but I really believe that he considered himself a dangerous-enough rider that he would have got the respect from the other principals in dragging them out of the peloton with him when he wentMon, 14 Apr 2014 09:47:44 -0500SP - again I feel Sagan got it wrong tactically. Why couldn't he have done a Terpstra? With Boonen, Thor and Thomas up the road, you know the other teams would chase them. Sagan could have just sat and followed. But again he got impatient.https://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughts?post_id=538905011#538905011SP - again I feel Sagan got it wrong tactically. Why couldn't he have done a Terpstra? With Boonen, Thor and Thomas up the road, you know the other teams would chase them. Sagan could have just sat and followed. But again he got impatient.Mon, 14 Apr 2014 02:03:52 -0500Clay -- thanks for your kind words. Yes, I am aware of your respect for my opinion, and as one of the regular posters I too value yours. 1.) I believe you'll agree that Sagan showed his true potential for the classics, yesterday?2.) I have never desphttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughts?post_id=538904911#538904911Clay -- thanks for your kind words. Yes, I am aware of your respect for my opinion, and as one of the regular posters I too value yours. 1.) I believe you'll agree that Sagan showed his true potential for the classics, yesterday?2.) I have never despMon, 14 Apr 2014 01:18:56 -0500Well done marychain. Terpstra deserves a big win and OPQ made the racehttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughts?post_id=538894195#538894195Well done marychain. Terpstra deserves a big win and OPQ made the raceSun, 13 Apr 2014 10:14:49 -0500On the Flanders thread, thanx! "If this is the season for which Niki Terpstra will be regarded as having raised his level of racing to the highest of standards, then he needs to claim a monument, and I simply cannot exclude him here, nor for Paris-Rohttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughts?post_id=538893739#538893739On the Flanders thread, thanx! "If this is the season for which Niki Terpstra will be regarded as having raised his level of racing to the highest of standards, then he needs to claim a monument, and I simply cannot exclude him here, nor for Paris-RoSun, 13 Apr 2014 09:52:38 -0500well done mc a great race,great write up by you, and a good priced winner. well done Terpstrahttps://community.betfair.com/other_sports/go/thread/view/94142/30238339/2014-paris-roubaix-early-thoughts?post_id=538893719#538893719well done mc a great race,great write up by you, and a good priced winner. well done TerpstraSun, 13 Apr 2014 09:51:25 -0500