Paris-Nice

[font=Verdana]You obviously don't know France like I do.... have a look at a map and look how close Nice is to Monaco...... and re-read what I wrote.... did I not write "down there" ? [/font][font=Verdana][/font]

Go back to reading your text updates on the web and leave the live coverage to the men.... :p

Thank-you linesmen, thank-you ball boys, game, set, match WBT. :p

bobke said:

I thought he lived in Monaco, well I guess thats close.
Bobby J lives in Nice, must be nice.
🙂

TB was very very impressive today - that man is riding really well.
He blew the field apart.

Good to see my darkhorse selection for MSR going well too.
Alan Davis - watch him.

Seems Boonen also chose P-N over T-A (starts next Wed) as it would give him longer to recuperate.

Win number 8 today for Boonen & 6 for Petacchi in Italy - all shaping up nicely for a MSR showdown....

whiteboytrash said:

Boonen said on Eurosport today that he wanted to ride to Nice as he lives down there and it gives him time to rest before MSR.....

Boonen talks a lot at long days like today.... But, he was brilliant today.

Thats what he mentioned on EuroSport and that he could get home quicker then if he went to T-A.......

micron said:

Seems Boonen also chose P-N over T-A (starts next Wed) as it would give him longer to recuperate.

Win number 8 today for Boonen & 6 for Petacchi in Italy - all shaping up nicely for a MSR showdown....

Dead Star said:

They ought to punish idiots like Trenti for blocking other sprinters after leading Tommeke out.

Yeah, I don't think it changed the result, but that was a dirty move.

whiteboytrash said:

[font=Verdana]You obviously don't know France like I do.... have a look at a map and look how close Nice is to Monaco...... and re-read what I wrote.... did I not write "down there" ? [/font][font=Verdana][/font]

Go back to reading your text updates on the web and leave the live coverage to the men.... :p

Thank-you linesmen, thank-you ball boys, game, set, match WBT. :p

It was a joke, I guess you didnt get it.

bobke said:

It was a joke, I guess you didnt get it.

Don't try the reverse Smelnakov now.... you mean't it ! Buy yourself a map of France..... or go visit there..... the Whiteboy is in da house ! :p

whiteboytrash said:

Don't try the reverse Smelnakov now.... you mean't it ! Buy yourself a map of France..... or go visit there..... the Whiteboy is in da house ! :p

c'mon WBT, re-read it.

I thought Boonen lived in Monaco, (referring to his quote) well I GUESS THATS CLOSE har har
Bobby J lives in Nice, MUST BE NICE, har har

[font=Comic Sans MS]Boonen does it again!!!!!![/font]

Tom - smoked em' today! What a fantastic finish, for a second there it looked like a couple guys where going to come around, but just didn't have the gas.

Whatever he is eating for breakfast - I want it in my bowl too!

HR

bobke said:

c'mon WBT, re-read it.

I thought Boonen lived in Monaco, (referring to his quote) well I GUESS THATS CLOSE har har
Bobby J lives in Nice, MUST BE NICE, har har

Stage 2 Boonen again, Davis second. Crosbie (Agritubel) man of the day, a solo of 189 kilometers.

cyclingheroes said:

Stage 2 Boonen again, Davis second. Crosbie (Agritubel) man of the day, a solo of 189 kilometers.

you hit the nail on the head that Agritubel rider worked fhard or his money today!

HR

Hookyrider said:

Tom - smoked em' today! What a fantastic finish, for a second there it looked like a couple guys where going to come around, but just didn't have the gas.

Whatever he is eating for breakfast - I want it in my bowl too!

HR

From the looks of it, he is eating the other riders for breakfast......

wolfix said:

From the looks of it, he is eating the other riders for breakfast......

Pro-ie-O's?

cyclingheroes said:

Stage 2 Boonen again, Davis second. Crosbie (Agritubel) man of the day, a solo of 189 kilometers.

That man Davis is really doing well.

What more can one say about Boonen?
He's superb.

Early days yet but Davies will be a chance for the green jersey and maybe a flat classic podium......

limerickman said:

That man Davis is really doing well.

What more can one say about Boonen?
He's superb.

limerickman said:

That man Davis is really doing well.

What more can one say about Boonen?
He's superb.

I was at Het Volk. I made two pictures which show how he controlled everything. First is Tom Boonen smiling about 1 kilometer for the finish, the second is Tom Boonen playing chess with Hushovd... about 50 meters after the first pic... The whole day it looked all so easy what he did.. Boonen didn't race to win there, he was letting people go (Gilbert), but he reacted immediatly if guys like Hushovd, Wesemann or Klier tried something...

cyclingheroes said:

I was at Het Volk. I made two pictures which show how he controlled everything. First is Tom Boonen smiling about 1 kilometer for the finish, the second is Tom Boonen playing chess with Hushovd... about 50 meters after the first pic... The whole day it looked all so easy what he did.. Boonen didn't race to win there, he was letting people go (Gilbert), but he reacted immediatly if guys like Hushovd, Wesemann or Klier tried something...

That was nice of him 😄

cyclingheroes said:

I was at Het Volk. I made two pictures which show how he controlled everything. First is Tom Boonen smiling about 1 kilometer for the finish, the second is Tom Boonen playing chess with Hushovd... about 50 meters after the first pic... The whole day it looked all so easy what he did.. Boonen didn't race to win there, he was letting people go (Gilbert), but he reacted immediatly if guys like Hushovd, Wesemann or Klier tried something...

That was exactly what it looked like at Kuurne Brussels Kuurne as well.
He can doing anything he wants in a race so far.
It will be interesting to see if anyone can hang with him when he goes this year in P-R or Flanders. MSR is another story, I mean he'll win of course but it'll come down to a sprint.