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Tom Boonen’s winning streak

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  • April 10, 2012 at 10:47 am #15519
    Derri Slatcher

    Anyone else reckon Boonen is gonna win every single stage of every single race he’s in untill the end of the year? :/

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  • April 14, 2012 at 11:58 am #673683
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    Derri Slatcher

    Just joking about Boonen
    😀 Just joking about Boonen winning all his races. Wasn’t serious!

    April 12, 2012 at 6:22 am #673681
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    dave_1

    I see Boone has decide after
    I see Boone has decide after all not to ride Amstel Gold as he says he is still tired from the cobbles. Fair enough eh..or maybe he over did the partying 😕

    April 11, 2012 at 9:22 am #673679
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    James Warrener

    I tested myself on the
    I tested myself on the Cauberg, just walking up it 😀

    April 11, 2012 at 8:58 am #673677
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    step-hent

    Just read that Boonen talked
    Just read that Boonen talked about Amstel before P-R. Said that he’s going:

    1. To ride for Chavanel;

    2. To gain experience of the race for a possible future attempt to win it;

    3. To test himself on the terrain ahead of the World Champs; and

    4. To (maybe) test himself on the Cauberg.

    April 11, 2012 at 8:42 am #673675
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    step-hent

    dave_atkinson wrote:he’s on

    dave_atkinson wrote:
    he’s on top form but i can’t see him winning amstel gold. can anyone else?

    No, can’t see him winning it. I’d guess he’s going to ride for teammates rather than a personal win. And maybe just trying to let his form come down more gently, rather than dropping off a cliff.

    That said, with the form he has been in, it can’t hurt to turn up and see where he ends up. Stranger things have happened in cycling…

    April 10, 2012 at 5:04 pm #673673
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    James Warrener

    dave_atkinson wrote:he’s on

    dave_atkinson wrote:
    he’s on top form but i can’t see him winning amstel gold. can anyone else?

    Nope, his form must be coming off soon…

    April 10, 2012 at 4:04 pm #673671
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    Gkam84

    dave_atkinson wrote:he’s on

    dave_atkinson wrote:
    he’s on top form but i can’t see him winning amstel gold. can anyone else?

    It is possible, but unlikely, we don’t need to look that far back into history (there may be others) but i’m thinking Jan Raas, He backed up alot of classic wins with the Amstel in the late 70’s early 80’s and did the P-R and Amstel in 82

    Even with Gilbert’s recent form, i’d think he’s got more chance this year over Boonen

    April 10, 2012 at 2:28 pm #673669
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    dave atkinson

    he’s on top form but i can’t
    he’s on top form but i can’t see him winning amstel gold. can anyone else?

    April 10, 2012 at 2:25 pm #673667
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    livestrongnick

    Considering he’s never ridden
    Considering he’s never ridden this Classic before, can’t see why he’s in it to be honest? 😕

    April 10, 2012 at 1:32 pm #673665
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    Gkam84

    Yeah he’s got as much chance
    Yeah he’s got as much chance of winning every stage he enters as i have of building my new velodrome on the moon.

    Of course he isn’t going to win everything, he’ll be in the OPQ team for at least one of the grand tours, So he’s not going to win every day for a couple of weeks 👿

    April 10, 2012 at 1:02 pm #673663
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    Raleigh

    He’ll obviously just put a
    He’ll obviously just put a motor in his downtube. 😐

    April 10, 2012 at 12:16 pm #673661
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    veseunr

    Amstel Gold will be very
    Amstel Gold will be very tough for him. I think he’ll struggle up the 17% gradient! Punchy climbers will make him struggle.

    He is phenomenal …. just wish Cancellara had been there too!

    April 10, 2012 at 11:36 am #673659
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    notfastenough

    Why?
    He will have focused the
    Why?

    He will have focused the majority of his objectives around the early season, in particular the classics. He won’t be like this in July.

    April 10, 2012 at 11:32 am #673657
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    domobrien96

    No
    No

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