Lars Boom has told Cyclingnews his result at the Tour of Flanders doesn’t reflect the form he has, saying if he had had better luck, he’d have been much up the finishing order in Oudenaarde.

"My result from Sunday doesn't reflect of what I'm capable of. I'm better than that result. If I don't have the flat tyre on the Taaienberg then I'm up there in the front of the race. Then I'd be able to keep up with Cancellara in the finale."

With rain reported, Paris-Roubaix may become a longer version of the 2014 Tour stage across the cobbles, won by Boom.

"I'm not checking the weather reports. It'll be a tough race anyway, whether it's dry or wet. For me, obviously, it's a factor but I'm not in control of it so I'm not looking into it. Regarding equipment obviously I've got everything ready. We're talking about tyre widths and maybe I'll get my cross bike ready but I still have to look into that. Every year they're showing photos but then they turn out to be two years old or something. Tomorrow we'll see how the course looks like and then we'll know more. What matters most right now is arriving with great sensations at the start on Sunday."