Hammond in doubt for Roubaix

British champion Roger Hammond (Discovery Channel)

British champion Roger Hammond (Discovery Channel) (Image credit: Roger Thomas)

"This was one of those days where it seemed everything went wrong," said Discovery Channel directeur-sportif Dirk Demol on a less-than-average team performance in Gent-Wevelgem that only saw one finisher in Antonio Cruz, who came 16th, with the rest of the team suffering mechanicals, bad luck, or being the victim of crashes. "That's life, and now we have to focus on Sunday."

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