The European spring time is arguably die hard fans favourite
time of the year. Whilst the Tour De France is the most famous and prestigious
bike race in the world, the Spring Classics really generate excitement amongst
cycling fans.
Last night Peter Sagan displayed a powerhouse performance to
win the Tour Of Flanders. He was quite literally a machine. The way he just
rode the group off his wheel on the cobbled climbs and then soloed the last
16kms to victory was amazing.
Some might not see cycling as an exciting sport to watch on
TV but it was hard to take your eyes off the screen. Just when it looked like
Fabien Cancellara was about to bridge the gap, Sagan accelerated. With 14
seconds separating Sagan from Cancellara and Sep Vanmarcke with 15kms to go it
was tense viewing. Sagan would eek out a few more seconds only to have the
chasing duo close the gap and look like they were going to catch Sagan with
just over 5kms to go. But alas it was just like Sagan was toying with them and
he stretched the gap to go on and claim his first monument.
This leads into this weekends Queen of the Classics, Paris –
Roubaix. This is without doubt the favourite one day race amongst fans and
never fails to deliver an entertaining, dramatic race. Being an aussie you cant
go past Stuart O’Grady’s win in 2007.
If you are unfamiliar with
Paris-Roubaix, watch the clip below from SBS and come Sunday night you might just find
yourself glued to the TV.
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