Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[Red Rick]

Ganna will fianlly start entering cobbles sections in the top 10

 

[KoopaCycling]

remco in roubaix would be pure cinema.
His haters would have a field day and so would those that are a fan.

 

[jono]

Does Alpecin have nobody in between to help vdP?

Their team is awful. Only del Grosso and Philipsen caught up to van der Poel in the whole 3 minutes he was wrecked on Arenberg.

 

[Boehmand]

Visma is in a good position here, if the groups stays together for a while.

Ganna and Meeus back, great comebacks - RB now also have 2

 

[noob]

Wout deserves exact the palmares he has, just like any other rider.

But I hope he wins at this point.

No one waited the two years he got a mechanical at PR though. He'd have a win or two by now had people treated him like Pog back then.

 

[canina82]

People should compare Florian to Jasper. The difference in team working

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

The one thing that likely happened is that Pog didn't get to fuel well, during his chase, and then went directly into Aremberg, so he may have a calorie deficit.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

I need a Bisseger masterclass now.

 

[JRanton]

If only there weren’t any cobbles then Ganna could win…

 

[jono]

No one waited the two years he got a mechanical at PR though. He'd have a win or two by now had people treated him like Pog back then.

Nobody waits even for Pog with 15km to go.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Are people forgetting Pogacar did a 10 km solo on his own to close a 20" gap?
Visma should definitely work! It's the best chance for Wout in his entire career

Nope. They should sit and do nothing. Only Pogacar should ride. The rest should save as much of their legs for when Pogacar goes.

 

[E_F_]

Everyone is racing like champions today! Nobody wants to win!

 

[Gigs_98]

I'm not 100% sure MvdP is out yet

 

[Boehmand]

Pedersen constantly at the back of the group, he is sticking to his plan and not doing work at all

The big unknown is how much he will have at the end, coming off an injury

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Decathlon deserve credit for somehow making this front group with Bissegger despite having half their classics squad out with injury.

 

[Salvarani]

No one waited the two years he got a mechanical at PR though. He'd have a win or two by now had people treated him like Pog back then.

They didnt wait.

MVDP attacked.

Then no team wanted to push the group super-hard. There was still 120km to go.

This always happen in this race. A minor crash or mech is not the end in this race and never has been. You can come back.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I'm not 100% sure MvdP is out yet

That chase is burning a lot of matches, however.

 

[limak_]

ah, yes that would explain it, but then also are they crazy !?! why are they riding different equipment in this race among the team, and how did they forget when he handed over the bike, thats so dumb isnt it.

I suppose you might forget what pedals you use riding Arenberg in the middle of P-R... And if that's in fact shimano prototype, he may have thought it's compatible with standard shimano cleats

 

[Didinho]

They’re waiting for Mathieu. Race back on!

Ganna puncture.

 

[AmRacer]

remco in roubaix would be pure cinema.
His haters would have a field day and so would those that are a fan.

I'm not sure Remco would crash or have more mechanicals than others.

 

[E_F_]

Roll Pogacar over NOW

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I'm not 100% sure MvdP is out yet

No chance with that front group imo.

 

[Boehmand]

It was 15 seconds, you really think the other teams we're worrying about Vermeesch and would've floored it if he dropped back?

The point is it's not his decision to make - it's silly that people are hating on the rider for following orders

 

[Brullnux]

It was 15 seconds, you really think the other teams we're worrying about Vermeesch and would've floored it if he dropped back?

At the point it was sub 20s the peloton had totally sat up anyway. When it was still 30s and Alpecin/Visma pulling, that's a big risk. They might have decided to drill it (independently of Vermeersch's presence), and then it's race over.

You have to think of it from UAE's perspectiv. A 30s gap would only likely close if the peloton sat up. Vermeersch is on good form and has come second before – if VdP got a mechanical, there was a genuine chance to win.

By the time it was sub 20s, the peloton had sat up. That wasn't going to be much energy saved for Pogacar, for what ended up being 2km of chasing.

Maybe UAE should have told Vermeersch to drop after the cobbled sector? But VdP had just attacked maybe the pace have would have jumped up and it was a lost cause anyway.

 

[Netserk]

pogi attacking a mech ???