Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[YavorD]

If you take out the waiting for mechanicals MVDP rode this race the fastest by about a minute

How much did his mechanical cost compared to Van Aert and Pogacar?

 

[Heston]

Wout and Van der Poel were the 2 strongest riders today.

Incredibly well deserved win for Wout.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Great job with that attack at 160 k to go, great panache and grinta rider

He dropped Bissegger very hard. I didn't think SB was going to top 10 at that point.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

How magnanimous of you to extend your congratulations.

Good thing you have Vietnamese GT going on to watch instead.

Thank you for your totally not sarcastic response. I appreciate how wonderful it is to have the same five or so riders and the same two teams win every single race, and of course nobody ever criticised women's racing as being amateurish and not worth watching for the same thing for years upon years only to now think it's a fantastic thing when it happens in men's races.

 

[nilfen]

Best edition in a long time and with the right winner (as usual!).

 

[Wvv]

Tears in my eyes, still.

YEEEEES Wout!

 

[skippo12]

Wout maybe not the strongest today but considering how many times bad luck ruined his chances in the past he deserved it.
Credit to Pog and MVP. Both with the kind of bad luck that even all time greats cannot overcome every single time. And they still came close.

 

[Didinho]

He’s never gonna take another Shimano bike again.

 

[noob]

The riders are much more mature than the forum though.

WvA “great to ride with the world champion upfront”

Pogacar “we shared the work quite well”

Meanwhile the forum - rider XYZ is so stupid…!!!

Two things can be simultaneously right

 

[Bavarianrider]

New to watching Paris Roubaix, I see. You'll learn more about it, as you grow up...if you grow up.

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I don't think I have ever seen a post of yours that I liked. But the final hour is beating all records.

Well, if you have never liked a post of the most respected poster on the board, then maybe you shoukd take your time to carefully evaluate yourself.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Pogacar calling the shimano bike uncomfortable.
I'm always baffled why there is such a big difference between shimano bikes and their own.
I mean shimano is a major player in cycling products.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Just turned into the Paris Roubaix Femmes. A terrible crash with riders crying loudly on the ground. One rider was on the ground face down and not moving.

Yeah, that was a horrible way to start coverage.

 

[SorelyBoy]

MVDP was by far the strongest today and Pogacar second. But bad luck

I agree, but remember Wout suffered two punctures himself and at one stage was nearly half a minute down on Pogacar. He’s also been in previous editions of this race where he was the strongest and suffered terrible luck. He deserves his flowers for this win. He rode a brilliant race and his win is totally deserved.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I don't think I have ever seen a post of yours that I liked. But the final hour is beating all records.

I like the ones about introducing 200 k of TT but that‘s about it and I doubt I would even watch those TTs, just add them for balance

 

[jmdirt]

Wout! Congrats WvA!

 

[ice&fire]

Yes, mr Cosmic Entity, can i now order one glass of "Netherlands winning World Cup" please?

That might be like Sagan winning MSR

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So Mick Van Dijke finished in 6th while going undercover with the number of his twin.

 

[Forever The Best]

Amazing race with an excellent winner. So happy for Wout. Sanremo was very exciting too (so was Strade Bianche Donne), but I don't think this is going to get beaten as best race day of the season.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

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Well, if you have never liked a post of the most respected poster on the board, then maybe you shoukd take your time to carefully evaluate yourself.

I've given Pog plenty of respect, and recognized he is the greatest rider to ever throw a leg over a bike..so again, it was a great day. Thanks for checking in.

 

[Red Rick]

That might be like Sagan winning MSR

I did not realize @Libertine Seguros had such a distaste for the Dutch National football team.

 

[tobydawq]

Lol, apparently Mick and Tim van Dijke had by mistake swapped their bib numbers in the morning. So it was in fact Mick who was in the front.

 

[fenns]

How much did his mechanical cost compared to Van Aert and Pogacar?

he was 2 minutes down at one point

 

[Didinho]

Lol, apparently Mick and Tim van Dijke had by mistake swapped their bib numbers in the morning. So it was in fact Mick who was in the front.

On Sporza they saw it because one has a beard apparently.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I think they both tried to do _some_ of the work but not too much. Exactly like they should. Neither did anything wrong imo.

Also, like QueenStagaire (?) said, it was pretty hard to see who actually was strongest up untill they hit the Velodrome. Some great acting by both. I love that stuff.

I don't think Pog was acting when he was stretching his back. At first, I did, but he was doing it while Wout was on the front, not looking, at least 3 times.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Lol, apparently Mick and Tim van Dijke had by mistake swapped their bib numbers in the morning. So it was in fact Mick who was in the front.

Apparently Mick's girlfriend contacted Dutch Eurosport to explain it. And then started doubting herself. Robbie McEwen was laughing about it on the English commentary saying that seeing as they're twins, he really hopes she got it right too otherwise there would be some serious explaining to do!!!