Impressive race, with Gilbert very impressive, but the way he died towards the end suggested that if the chase group of 3 had stayed upright, they would have caught him and it would have been Sagan vs Van Avermaert. Shame Boonen's mech destructed (and what was going on with his second bike?
) - I was hoping to see some fireworks from him on his last Ronde. The break he got in was pretty impressive, bu tI missed it coming back together after Gilbert escaped - I think it happened in an advert break. What happened there?
Gilbert says he's aiming to retire having won all 5 monuments - it's a big ask for a rider of his style to win Roubaix and Milan-San Remo though.