Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[Brullnux]

10km of rest then 10km of pain now

 

[Gigs_98]

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

Tbf at this point a year ago we were not yet sure if Pogacar could catch MvdP again.

 

[Heston]

Group 2 know they are riding for 3rd. They have resigned now

 

[Andy262]

Gotta feel a bit sorry for MVDP. Tough breaks today. Arenberg is the worst place for a mechanical.

 

[Red Rick]

It's funny MvdP is stuck with a bunch of dudes who didn't help him keep Pogacar back but did pull to keep him back

 

[Flamin]

also shouldnt fear mvdp after this chase

Wout's track record with Mathieu isn't particularly good 😉 he'd probably still manage to lose against him, somehow.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It's funny MvdP is stuck with a bunch of dudes who didn't help him keep Pogacar back but did pull to keep him back

This is just not true, nobody was really committing after Arenberg either.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

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

Man, but Pogacar ins´t Cavendish.

Either of them can win because Pogacar isn't slow, but Van Aert is more sprinter, so Van Aert still has a better chance. I think poeople are blinded by their hate with Pogacar.
Van Aert isn´t Landa against Cavendish.

 

[Schultz0620]

What an opportunity for Wout here

 

[Red Rick]

You're gonna get a lot of 90% pulling int he final 15 minutes. It should favor Van Aert normally.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Van Aert is the sort of guy who could do a Femke Markus on the velodrome, but he could also easily be dropped or have another mechanical before he gets there.

 

[Netserk]

Wout's track record with Mathieu isn't particularly good 😉 he'd probably still manage to lose against him, somehow.

in any case , he should attack and go solo . i think thats easier the more he rests

 

[Heston]

Do we really trust Van Aert's sprint here? He hasn't really looked fast in a sprint since the loss to Powless last year

 

[Brullnux]

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...

Tbf, Van Aert had a big pull to get back on after his second puncture. It's not been all smooth

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Gotta feel a bit sorry for MVDP. Tough breaks today. Arenberg is the worst place for a mechanical.

But all the mistakes made in handling it is the difference between him getting back on with Philipsen also still a factor and him getting stuck at half a minute. It wasn't only luck.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

33km to go and Wout the only one still making this race watchable

 

[Red Rick]

Van der Poel will probably box in Van Aert while being lapped in the Velodrome

 

[rghysens]

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

There is doubt about that after a race like this.

 

[burning]

This is just not true, nobody was really committing after Arenberg either.

I get that Pogacar winning all the time can be boring, but some of the folks are fully delusional here, and they are happy to invent things lol

 

[dgodave]

They turned off the windmill so it wont blow against the riders.

 

[Boehmand]

Get ready to throw something heavy at the screen, when one of the front two gets a flat on Carrefour de l'Arbre

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I get that Pogacar winning all the time can be boring, but some of the folks are fully delusional here, and they are happy to invent things lol

It helps that I don't want Van der Poel to win either.

 

[Red Rick]

Evenepoel would probably be in G2 after 4 flat tires right now

 

[Gigs_98]

also shouldnt fear mvdp after this chase

But don't you think the strong sprinters behind should scare him? Idk, I just really think its in his own best interest to work with Pogacar, at least a little bit.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Wout van Second got cooked by Poweless in a sprint not that long ago. Don't see how anyone can see him as a favorite here, this isn't 2019.