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What a @gozwift session today, watching @parisroub

What a @gozwift session today, watching @parisroubaixfemmes . So, @l_deignan wins the inaugural @parisroubaixfemmes and I’ve not cheered quite so loudly since @petosagan won the Men’s race a few years ago. So, what did we learn today and how might it translate to tomorrow’s Men’s race? Well, first of all, Lizzie can really handle her bike! She came through sketchy moments on Mons en Pevele and Carrefour de l’Arbre brilliantly. Fortune favours the brave and when she accelerated onto the very first section of cobbles, with 80km to go, she inadvertently gained a clear run at each section, being able to pick her line to suit and crucially, avoiding the mishaps of others behind her: they were like skittles at times. Second, cyclocross skills are, unsurprisingly, hugely useful - @mariannevosofficial took 45 seconds out of Lizzie on Carrefour de l’Arbre, but had left it too late to catch by then. Third, plans disintegrate really fast at Paris-Roubaix: Lizzie wasn’t even team leader today, but once she had a gap, the conditions made chasing very hard for the riders behind - they’d gain a bit of time on the road sections but then lose it again on the cobbles: the rider with a clear run has a massive advantage. So, I’m expecting chaos tomorrow and expect cyclocross skills and/or cobble expertise to win the day: @woutvanaert or @mathieuvanderpoel perhaps. We’re going to see far too many crashes for comfort and I really hope no one gets badly hurt. Arenberg gets all the hype but it’s pretty clean (since it’s closed to traffic most of the year), but by contrast, Troisvilles, Haveluy, Mons and Carrefour get tractor traffic every day. They’ll be filthy and almost unrideable after tonight’s rain. Good luck to all - I’ll be watching from behind my fingers! #parisroubaix #parisroubaixfemmes

I love this race more than any other - and now it’s two races because finally we have Paris-Roubaix Femmes - after a wait of only 125 years 😉. So, brilliant progress… except ASO (and @uci_cycling ?) need to explain why the prize money pot for the Men’s race on Sunday is €91,000, but the same pot for tomorrow’s Women’s race is just €7,505. We have a way still to go it seems, but whatever, for now I’m just super excited to see Paris-Roubaix Femmes finally come to be. 😍👊 #parisroubaixfemmes #parisroubaix

It’s here. Finally. Best, most exciting weekend

It’s here. Finally. Best, most exciting weekend of the last TWO years, coming right up. And even better than that, the first EVER Women’s edition of Paris-Roubaix runs in less than 24 hours. Beyond excited 😍🤷🏻‍♂️ #assosld #parisroubaix2021