Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[No Excuses]

Politt wins thanks to his super domestique Van der Poel

 

[The bald fraud]

Red Bull working for Wout

 

[Boehmand]

Nobody in the 2nd group giving each other space in the crosswinds - seems like a rather dumb decision

 

[dazaau]

Insane effort by MvdP

There is still hope

 

[Brullnux]

MVP is nuts! Ganna not so much

Why do you dislike Ganna so much? He even got back onto the front group then punctured before the cars got through.

VdP has got 50s back, Ganna managed 25 in one go then now has been behind Swift.

 

[canina82]

Pogacar is smiling. MVP is coming back!

 

[Salvarani]

Not Van Aert saying he got Laporte in front lol

 

[Revelation]

All of lead group will get 2 more punctures, MVP wins.

 

[tobydawq]

Nice Red Bull trio chasing the front.

 

[Tim Cahill]

IGC is in the Ganna group coming back!!!

 

[Didinho]

Pipo & Mathieu duo chase incoming. They’ll see the front again.

 

[Red Rick]

Laporte being the Gratious Lord and Savior of All Things Good and Holy in the Cycling Universe.

 

[ppanther92]

How about taking turns Wout if you want to win something for once? I have Laporte upfront is not very convincing in that race situation

 

[Libertine Seguros]

This year has been next level, though (at least relative to past years)

I think it's more that it's been bigger in terms of the names that are affected, although the fact that the sport has such a clear haves-have nots divide at the moment means that it's disproportionately important if any one of them is affected, and when they all are it is obviously dramatic.

Kinda like how GT GC contenders crash out of the race every year, but 2014 with Froome and Contador, the number 1 and 2 favourites for the race, both crashing out in the first few days seems disproportionately impacted.

And where on the road the other ones that have been impacted have been has also exacerbated the perception. In other years there may have been just as many incidents and mechanicals but it's not really relevant if it's in a group 3-4 minutes down.

 

[Poursuivant]

I think WVA group will get back to the front.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Ganna and MVDP talking about the tactic

 

[canina82]

Laporte being the Gratious Lord and Savior of All Things Good and Holy in the Cycling Universe.

No love for Maddy?

 

[burning]

It looks like WVA doesnt want to come back lol

 

[nightowl]

Even when Pog has bad luck he has good luck. He's had 3 bike changes yet he's in the front group without his 2 main rivals.

 

[Brullnux]

Ganna x VdP?

 

[Tim Cahill]

I think Pogacar probably needs to go now if he has it, there is far too much messing about going on

 

[saunaking]

mvdp and ganna chatting...'hey we should at least catch wout'

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Ganna gets another helper in Heiduk as well

 

[Leinster]

MvdP to Ganna “I’m gonna f8c4ing pin it on Carrefour, you in?”

 

[Gigs_98]

The positive for MvdP is that he is in a group now. The negative is that he is now in a group unable to gain any time for the last 30 km