Pressure is on Cancellara for Paris-Roubaix, says Boonen

Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen, Tour of Flanders 2010

Fabian Cancellara will have pressure on his shoulders to win Paris-Roubaix on Sunday and complete the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix double, said rival Tom Boonen. Boonen knows, he completed the double in 2005, the first year for him to win either of the two races.

"It is a big pressure. He has a strong team and the work will be on their shoulders," Team Quick Step's Boonen said in a press conference on Friday.

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