An attack of which he has the secret. Mathieu van der Poel pedaled for a long time in a leading group on Sunday on the Paris-Roubaix, before widening the gap 59 kilometers from the finish. The world champion accelerated in the Orchies sector. Mads Pedersen and Laurence Pithie tried to follow... in vain.
The Dutchman from the Alpecin-Deceuninck team, winner of the E3 Saxo Classic and the Tour of Flanders this season, quickly took off. With 28 kilometers to go, he was more than 2 minutes ahead of the first group of pursuers. Unstoppable.