Paris-Roubaix 2026, one day monument, April 12

[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!!!

 

[RedheadDane]

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.

"By mistake"...

 

[YavorD]

he was 2 minutes down at one point

Pogacar was a minute behind and probably dropped another 10 or 15 seconds.
Van Aert also had some issues.

 

[tobydawq]

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.

How often did Wout win a major race?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

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

 

[search]

will both van Dijkes get disqualified now?

 

[Gratemans]

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.

But that's the fun thing, in hindsight you know he wasn't acting. But when they were racing, I was genuinely wondering if he didn't let a gap fall every once just to lull Van Aert into feeling more confident / stronger.

 

[tobydawq]

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

Yeah, I actually had noticed that earlier in the spring (Tim has a beard, Mick doesn't) but when I saw the number today, I didn't look for facial clues...

And beards are subject to change so you can never know.

 

[Forever The Best]

How often did Wout win a major race?

Not only that but he got 2 wins last season and 0 this season until today. I get where Libertine is coming but Wout wasn't winning like Pogacar or VDP or Vingegaard.

 

[tobydawq]

Not only that but he got 2 wins last season and 0 this season until today. I get where Libertine is coming but Wout wasn't winning like Pogacar or VDP or Vingegaard.

Exactly. If it had been Mathieu and Tadej I absolutely would have understood where she was coming from but not with Wout.

 

[Sciatic]

Crazy af. Finally big Wout won a monument! I think everyone will be happy with his win which is by the way deserved for crowning his career.

2nd monument—but definitely the big one for him.

 

[Squire]

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.

So they're actually gonna do the Yates alternating GT days thing?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

How often did Wout win a major race?

How major does it need to be? The man has 14 Grand Tour stages, 2 Monuments (including today) and at least 5 other Classics to his name.

And with all of his 2nds and 3rds, we have just had so many races with different rotations of the same small handful of riders that it's possible to be both bored as sin of seeing those same teams and riders there, while simultaneously happy for the guy that won because it's a race he ought to have already had on his palmarès and therefore the most palatable of the "SSDD" candidates.