George Hincapie can see Taylor Phinney competing with the best riders in Paris-Roubaix this year and has tipped the American to one day win the race.
Phinney won Paris-Roubaix at Under 23 level twice - in 2009 and 2010 - and has again established himself in BMC core Classics team after suffering a career threatening injury in 2014.
The American helped Greg Van Avermaet seal the overall classification in Tirreno Adriatico last month before riding well in Gent-Wevelgem last week. He will form part on the squad around Van Avermaet in the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, but Hincapie expects the 25-year-old to come into his own on the pave in Paris-Roubaix a week later.
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“If there’s any American rider who can take up the reigns after me then it’s Phinney,” Hincapie told Cyclingnews.
“He’s incredibly powerful rider and he has everything that it takes. He’s a great bike handler and can position himself well. If he’s fully recovered from his injury, and he looked great in Gent Wevelgem working for Greg, I think he’ll get better this week and I think he can be a contender in Roubaix. With the week he’s had, he can be a winner in he future.”
As for the Tour of Flanders, Hincapie sees a cluster of riders capable of winning, rather than one stand-out contender.
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