Pierre Gautherat (Décathlon-AG2R) was competing in his second Paris Roubaix. The 21-year-old is a great French hope in the classics.

His sports director, Julien Jurdie, is impressed by the determination and preparation of his runner. “Pierre felt good today. With his current legs, he can be frustrated when you see the race he's doing," he says of his young star. "It's his favorite race, he is inhabited by the cobbles of the North", praises his sports director.