Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix

If the last few weeks are an indication of what's to come this year in cycling, hang on. Tom Boonen (BEL) of Quickstep took the double by winning the Tour of Flanders in a solo effort and then backing that up the next week with a sprint win in Paris Roubaix. Both victories showed the 24 yr old is not only "fast and strong" (as Lance Armstrong described him this week), but also very astute with tactics. Congrats to George Hincapie (USA) of Discovery for an amazingly strong showing in Paris Roubaix and getting a well-deserved 2nd place while narrowly missing out on the top podium spot. After 163 miles of hell including 60 kilometers of pave' (cobblestones), to see a three up sprint finish in the Roubaix veledrome was nothing but exciting. Can't wait for next year.