Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[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

 

[Devil's Elbow]

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

I think the sprint being on the velodrome is in Van Aert's favour if it comes to it, the heavier you are the more speed you generate by dropping from the top to the bottom of the track.

 

[Andy262]

Mathieu finds the only puddle on the course…

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Pogačar didn‘t fall over on this sector this time

 

[KoopaCycling]

sprint can go both ways. but still 50 minutes till then. much can happen

 

[iBanesto]

Pogacar learnt his lesson around "that" corner.

 

[canina82]

42" gap

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Race not decided yet at 37k to go, if it wasn't already a much better edition than last year's it is now.

 

[No Excuses]

Free Landa

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Wout's to lose now

 

[Netserk]

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.

also shouldnt fear mvdp after this chase

 

[rghysens]

WvA is faster on the line

Not sure about that.

 

[canina82]

This looks like WVA in Montmarte. Pogacar is working and working and then kaboom.

 

[noob]

If Wout beats Pog I will like cycling again

 

[Red Rick]

At this point Van Aert sitting in the wheel every secteur where Pogacar surges is a good thing for him.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Thank you tires. Thank you. This would have been a much worse race, without your failures.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Gap going out = Van Aert can afford to and should drop his pacemaking a notch.

 

[awavey]

Race not decided yet at 37k to go, if it wasn't already a much better edition than last year's it is now.

it must be good Ive literally sat in my cycling kit waiting to go for a ride for 3hrs watching it

 

[The bald fraud]

WVA is a favourite v. Pogačar in sprint. No doubt about that.

 

[noob]

Thank you tires. Thank you. This would have been a much worse race, without your failures.

It's funny because it's true