CYCLING. Paris-Roubaix: van Baarle on the high cobblestones, Van Aert 2nd, the race classification

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CYCLING Paris Roubaix van Baarle on the high cobblestones Van Aert

17:45 – Thank you

Thank you all for following us for this live commentary from Paris-Roubaix, which will have seen Dylan van Baarle win alone. See you soon for new cycling races.

17:35 – Van Baarle takes over from Terpstra

By winning alone, Dylan van Baarle succeeds Nikki Terpstra, the last Dutch winner of Paris-Roubaix in 2014. He joins his compatriots in the legend of the Hell of the North: Peter Post (1964), Jan Janssen ( 1967), Jan Raas (1982), Hennie Kuiper (1983), Servais Knaven (2001) and Nikki Terpstra (2014).

5:30 p.m. – The top of the pavement for van Baarle

One wonders what crossed his mind when shortly before 5 p.m., Dylan van Baarle entered the Paris-Roubaix velodrome stained with dust, his legs exhausted by nearly 6 hours of effort. Perhaps he was thinking of the 2021 edition, this infernal race that ended out of time, so far from the bliss of the day. Because yes, last year, the elements had leagued against Dylan van Baarle, defeated by a ruthless journey. This same route, bathed in spring sunshine, made him king after a day that will remain etched in his memory forever. From the height of his 29 years, the Dutchman went to pick up the most beautiful victory of his career, his first Monument, he who had just failed in second place in the Tour of Flanders behind Mathieu van der Poel, a few months after also taking silver at the last World Cup. This time, no former wearer of the yellow jersey of the Tour de France to thwart his plans. Today, the strongest was indeed him within an Ineos-Grenadiers collective who knew how to use all his assets.

It must be said that the British left no room for doubt, racing the race where we least expected it, causing a curb more than 200 kilometers from the finish in a bare section swept by an icy wind. East. The black and garnet train got into running order behind Filippo Ganna, who had been impressive for a long time before stretching out. The peloton split in two and engaged in a long game of cranks between those who remained at the front and the trapped ones, including Van Aert, van der Poel and other Küng. The forces left in the pursuit were perhaps those which they lacked in the final when the race was decided. Because all these little people gathered to chase a breakaway of five in which Mohoric was leading. The tireless Slovenian rider held out for a long time against the designated favorites until hostilities were triggered by a Van Aert, future second, decidedly in excellent condition for his return to competition, to the point of returning after a serious mechanical problem. in the Trouée d’Aremberg. It was the Slovenian who then initiated a new running movement that led to the epilogue. Seeing the favorites gauge each other, he fled and embarked with him Lampaert, Devriendt and Pichon. In the process, it was van Baarle who followed the movement and integrated the good shot. He collaborated up to sector 5 and Camphin-en-Pévèle. There in a cloud of dust, he dislocated and spun in the English way. Mohoric hesitated for a moment. The one too many. He would never catch up with the Dutchman flying over the cobblestones, caressing them like a child being cuddled. Neither in the Carrefour de l’Arbre, last big piece of the day, nor after toiling in a fruitless pursuit with Lampaert, who lost the podium to him in a fall caused by a spectator. In strong, van Baarle resisted everything and ended up disgusting his rivals who dropped the case in the last ten kilometers. Alone, the Ineos-Grenadiers courier could enjoy his entry into the velodrome and his laps of honor. Those he had done to general indifference a few months earlier. So is Paris-Roubaix, a race that can raise to heaven those it had condemned to hell. In modern Orpheus, van Baarle has made his way from the depths to the pinnacle without ever looking back. Here he is who holds the upper hand.

5:20 p.m. – The big week of Ineos-Grenadiers

This victory for Dylan van Baarle in Paris-Roubaix concludes a great week for the Ineos-Grenadiers team. Last Sunday, Michal Kwiatkowski snatched the Amstel Gold Race for a gut to Frenchman Benoît Cosnefroy. A few days later, on Wednesday, the young American Magnus Sheffield (19) won La Flèche Brabançonne.

17:15 – The ranking of Paris-Roubaix 2022

Here is the ranking of Paris-Roubaix 2022, 119th edition of the Hell of the North:

1. Dylan van Baarle (HOL / Ineos-Grenadiers) in 5h37’00

2. Wout Van Aert (BEL/Jumbo-Visma) + 1’47”

3. Stefan Küng (SUI/Groupama-FDJ) + 1’47”

4. Tom Devriendt (BEL/Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Materials) + 1’47”

5. Matej Mohoric (SLV/Barhain-Victorious) + 1’47”

6. Adrien Petit (FRA/Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Materials) + 2’27”

7. Jasper Stuyven (BEL/Trek-Segafredo) + 2’27”

8. Laurent Pichon (FRA / Arkéa-Samsic) +2’27”

9. Mathieu van der Poel (HOL / Alpecin-Fénix) + 2’34”

10. Yves Lampaert (Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl) + 2’59”

17:03 – Van Baarle: “Incredible”

“It’s unbelievable. I couldn’t believe it when I entered the velodrome. I looked on the other side and there was no one there. I told myself that I was going to do it. is a Monument, it’s a dream. I was not planned (reference to the movements initiated by Ineos-Grenadiers) but it happened like that. We wanted to make the race very difficult. I can’t thank the team enough. team for their work”explained with emotion Dylan van Baarle, winner of Paris-Roubaix 2022.

17:01 – The arrival of van Baarle on video

If you missed it, we invite you to relive in pictures the triumphant arrival of Dylan van Baarle in the Paris-Roubaix velodrome.

17:00 – Van Aert takes 2nd place

In the sprint, Wout Van Aert took second place on the line from Stefan Küng who had started from a distance. A big performance for the Belgian champion who was making his return to competition after infection with Covid-19 which deprived him of the Tour of Flanders and the Amstel Gold Race.

16:52 – Victory of van Baarle

Alone and strong, Dylan van Baarle won for the first time in his career at Paris-Roubaix. His first Monument at 29 years old. He will have made the decision in the Camphin-en-Pévèle sector and secured his victory by resisting in the Carrefour de l’Arbre in pursuit of Mohoric.

16:51 – Van Baarle on the Velodrome

Dylan van Baarle entered the Roubaix velodrome alone. The Ineos-Grenadiers runner clenches his fist and relishes.

16:49 – Two kilometers to go

Under the beautiful Roubaix sun, van Baarle unrolls. He is alone in the lead and he only has two kilometers to go with a lead of 1’30” over his first pursuers. The Dutchman can savor, victory is his.

16:48 – Mohoric resumed, battle for the podium

Following the fall of Lampaert, Mohoric got up and was joined by Van Aert, Küng and Devriendt. The four men will compete for places of honor on the podium.

16:43 – Spectacular fall of Lampaert

In sector 2 from Willems to Hem, Lampaert squeezed on the right and hit a cheering spectator. Behind, the Belgian lost control, tried to brake and locked his wheel on the cobbles and fell heavily on the other side of the road. The podium flew away for the Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl rider.

16:42 – Finally Van Baarle?

At 29, Dylan van Baarle is less than 10 kilometers from winning the biggest race of his career. Two weeks ago, the Dutchman failed in second place in the Tour of Flanders, beaten by Van der Poel. Last year, he also took second place in the world championship behind the irresistible Julian Alaphilippe. So it’s been around for a few months.

16:39 – Van Baarle digs

Van Baarle’s pedal stroke does not weaken, unlike Mohoric and Lampaert. The Dutchman is 45 seconds ahead. with another 9 kilometers to go.



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