Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[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

 

[Danskebjerge]

Pogacar dropping a gap every corner on the cobbles.

Playing with Van Aert?

 

[KoopaCycling]

Haven't seen Pogacar on the front for ages, once carrefour comes he'll attack and WVA will be holding a pikachu face i fear

 

[Brullnux]

I also don't see much issue leading Pogacar on the cobbles. Van Aert takes more aggressive lines so it puts a bit of pressure on Pogacar

 

[Didinho]

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.

And just to be safer through the corners with a CX rider in front of him.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Politt ending Groupe Turgis

He was completely burying himself for Pogacar two hours ago, it would have been another top-5 without that I think.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

This is where Van Aert cracked in 2019 so we can say it‘s not his worst Roubaix at least

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Based off the last hour or so, Pog will come back next year and win, Wout will finally have his day today.

 

[noob]

I low key am more scared of Pog crashing Wout than the other way around

 

[Tim Cahill]

I think they are both ****ed

 

[Rackham]

Anything can happen, but Pog doesn't look like the stronger of the two at the moment imo

The gap to the group behind is totally stable, which makes me think Pog has more in the tank tbh.