Mathieu van der Poel criticizes chicane before the Arenberg gap. Defending champion at Paris-Roubaix feels that this chicane “makes the race even more dangerous” “It's good that people are trying something, but in my opinion it's not the right method,” he said.

“There will never be total security and that’s a shame,’ he regretted. ‘I don't feel very comfortable in the peloton towards the Wallers Forest, but changing for the sake of changing is not always the best thing to do’