Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[Berniece]

No, normally he should not. He's racing with Pogacar for crying out loud and he should absolutely have no selfish agenda at all like he did in Flanders.

Selfish in Flanders? Didn’t see that, but again, he was promised a free role in Roubaix. That’s why I’m looking forward to see if they honour it.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Top favorite Florian Vermeersch will have a solid team around him.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Before San Remo, some thought Del Toro should play a free role.

Vermeersch has as much chance of beating Van der Poel post 2022 version as Del Toro has of winning San Remo this year.

 

[jotafap]

Before San Remo, some thought Del Toro should play a free role.

Vermeersch has as much chance of beating Van der Poel post 2022 version as Del Toro has of winning San Remo this year.

Agreed… I only see them possibly trying to use Florian as bait, or getting him up the road and waiting for Pogacar to bridge across. Any other scenario, under normal circumstances, won’t happen.

 

[canina82]

Before San Remo, some thought Del Toro should play a free role.

Vermeersch has as much chance of beating Van der Poel post 2022 version as Del Toro has of winning San Remo this year.

Don't forget Roglic in Kigali.

 

[Jan the Man]

Selfish in Flanders? Didn’t see that, but again, he was promised a free role in Roubaix. That’s why I’m looking forward to see if they honour it.

Either way he must be pretty happy at UAE having signed his extension until 2029.

Roubaix always comes down to an element of fortune - if for whatever reason Pog finds himself in G2 and Florian in G1 for sure he won’t have to sacrifice himself, or if he is in the final selection with Pog and can play a tactical joker role he will.

Otherwise I think everybody knows/realises he’ll end up working for Pog.