szombaton nöi, vasarnap ferfi Roubaix, brutális lesz (sajnos valószínü crash-ekkel)
"It will be chaos on Sunday; it will be a Paris-Roubaix like I have never ridden before. It will be anything but fun and I hope the weather forecast changes," Gilbert said.
"I've seen a lot of falls during the recons. I can't imagine how we do this race without falling or touching the ground. If it starts raining it will be really chaotic. I'm not looking forward to it. I've raced in snow, in 45-degree heat, in gusts of wind, but never in mud like I saw today.
"Even in the few cyclo-cross races I've done in the past I have never seen this. It's anything but pleasant, in my opinion. Fingers crossed; it will stay dry. If not, it won't be the rider who goes fastest over the cobbles but the one who can stay in the saddle for the longest."
Gilbert, who last time out won the race for Deceuninck-QuickStep on the Roubaix velodrome, beating Nils Politt in a two-up sprint, said that the weather forecast meant he couldn't predict a winner, such is his belief that crashes – or lack of them – will decide the race. He did, however, note his former team as an obvious force in the race.
"The more riders from your team you have in the final, the bigger the chance you have of winning," Gilbert said. "Then you always look at the same team [Deceuninck-QuickStep]. But with the bad weather forecast, I can't give one name.
"If it really rains or is very dangerous, something will happen on every sector and some favourites will fall. When equipment breaks, you'll have to wait a long time because the cars will be everywhere and nowhere. It's going to be hell for everyone: riders, directeurs sportifs... But also: I'm not an expert. It's only my fourth start."
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