Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[Libertine Seguros]

Who would be an acceptable winner? Would you be happy with WvA?

The field.

Nobody in the big 6 or on Visma or UAE.

 

[Flamin]

stop wout !

Don't agree. Sure, he might get dropped in the end, but this Van Aert shouldn't be afraid of Pog who wasted plenty of energy already. Not in Roubaix.

 

[pelotonIQ]

Pogi asking Wout for a turn after taking him through the wringer

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

If Pogacar wins this it's entirely due to him getting back between cars while Van Aert had to close half a minute himself.

No need to discredit the Bora boys

 

[Dazed and Confused]

There´s also that small hill 6km from the finish.

correct, and if I remember right it has been decisive before...

 

[Didinho]

Mathieu deserves to see the front again.

Who’s the next rider puncture away from G1.

 

[Red Rick]

The field.

Nobody in the big 6 or on Visma or UAE.

My question is why do you hate Tottenham

 

[Salvarani]

Not much happening until Camphin-en-Pévèle or Carrefour de l'Arbre

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Did you read that right?

Yes, the joke is an old forum meme that the best races always happen when Gigs isn't watching, because they missed so many great stages and races.

 

[Bertram Wooster]

I've not seen Wout like this since 2022

Unfortunately, he isn't fast in sprints anymore. I am not sure he can beat Pogacar H2H in a sprint, whilebefore his injuries it wouldn't have been close.

 

[ppanther92]

If Pogacar wins this it's entirely due to him getting back between cars while Van Aert had to close half a minute himself.

You mean all by hinself sitting on the wheel of the two Bora guys for 80% of the time?

 

[noob]

I need more icecream

 

[Tim Cahill]

He has to be giving it the I've got Christophe behind at this point

 

[Netserk]

Is this finally the year he stops being Silver Pozzato? Pogacar does not look good enough to reliably drop him.

pogi will outsprint him

 

[Boehmand]

I think Pogacar waits for Carrefour de l'Arbre and then gives everything he's got

If that fails, his best bet would be to sit on WvA from then on.

They can't play too many games though, with only 30 seconds to the group behind.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Wout needs to sandbag, and than go all out on carrefour.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

He has to be giving it the I've got Christophe behind at this point

Pulling at 90-95% is the correct play here. No reason to torpedo his lead given who are behind, also no reason to empty himself when a regrouping is better for him than Pogacar.

 

[YavorD]

He has to be giving it the I've got Christophe behind at this point

Not sure. If he feels strong enough, that's probably his biggest chance to win PR.

 

[Boehmand]

Wout needs to sandbag, and than go all out on carrefour.

WvA is faster on the line

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He has to be giving it the I've got Christophe behind at this point

Kristoff would have been better for a monument group sprint, but he's on TV duty today.

 

[E_F_]

Wout needs to sandbag, and than go all out on carrefour.

Surprise attack or sprint, I'd say.

 

[KoopaCycling]

WvA is faster on the line

No he is not, not anymore
But endurance sprint this will be, not regular sprint (if wva manages to hang on)

 

[saunaking]

Well, he did it last year in Paris with a tired Pog.
Why not today??!!

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Van Aert has lost speed but is still more sprinter than Pogacar, and Pogacar has expended more energy in the chase. Van Aert had almost a perfect race, but reading the comments in this thread, I saw a different race. So much lamenting...

 

[noob]

MvdP losing time