Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[Boehmand]

It's the eternal winner against the eternal runner up - time to break the mold WvA

 

[KoopaCycling]

WVA better ride at 90% when not attacking now

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Wout is doing way too much here

 

[Netserk]

wout now working more than pogi ...

he is such a sucker

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Yeah Pogacar playing Van Aert like a fool here, let's him do the majority of work to stretch his back and get ready to attack him on Pevele and Carrefour de lArbre

Van Aert still looks decently fresh, it doesn't have the same feeling as this point in the race last Sunday. You can argue whether Van Aert should be doing as much as he is, but it definitely isn't completely indefensible like it was for Van der Poel at Ronde.

 

[Sciatic]

„Groupe Turgis“

Hey, the race is in France

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This is not a hilly classic. Wout does not need to fear Pogacar

You should never not fear him, but of course not always to the same degree.

 

[rghysens]

Pog toying Van Aert

 

[Didinho]

Hope they start playing games soon. I want Mathieu in closer distance after Carrefour.

 

[ppanther92]

WvA looks way stronger now

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Its inevitable it would go like this, but it's unfortunate that the other riders aside from LaPorte in MDVPs group don't do some hard pulls to help out. It's the only way they can come back.

They are all placement riders, except MvDP.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Wout is doing way too much here

Yes, Pogacar playing it very smart
he's waiting for Carrefour

 

[awavey]

but the velodrome sprint is always different to a normal road sprint, because they do that slow lap thing, and its about who remembers how to sprint for the track sprint line.

so I dont think its necessarily about who is better/quicker in the outright sprint, its about getting positioning.

 

[Red Rick]

Pogacar dropping a gap every corner on the cobbles.

 

[search]

van Aert looks better on the cobbles to me, and particularly in the corners. Pogacar always has to invest a bit of energy to get back on the wheel

 

[Danskebjerge]

Its inevitable it would go like this, but it's unfortunate that the other riders aside from LaPorte in MDVPs group don't do some hard pulls to help out. It's the only way they can come back.

Let's see how it ends. If van der Poel finishes last in the group, you're right.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Do wonder how much Laporte has left, whether he has an attack in him if it gets closer

 

[dgodave]

Bike racing looks hard.

 

[Boehmand]

Nicki Sørensen commentating saying that Pogacar is opening up small gaps on purpose, to make WvA think he is losing ground and thus lure him into into bigger efforts.

 

[canina82]

Wout seems smoother on turns

 

[AmRacer]

Wout does most of the work

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Politt ending Groupe Turgis

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The 1-2 sector punch coming up:
5 : Camphin-en-Pévèle (km 238,4 - 1,8 km) ****
4 : Carrefour de l'Arbre (km 241,2 - 2,1 km) *****

 

[Davesta]

Wout deliberately hitting the front on the twisty cobble sections, to put Pogacar under pressure through the corners.

 

[Netserk]

wout fell for it again

you have laporte behind , pogi should be more desperate