The Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won his first Paris-Roubaix solo on Sunday April 9, the fourth Monument of his career, at the end of an eventful 120th edition marked by the bad luck of Wout Van Aert, third. The race tipped in favor of the rider from Alpecin in the Carrefour de l’Arbre, 16 km from the finish, when Van Aert went on the attack, before puncturing the rear wheel. This dramatic turn of events benefited Van der Poel, the only one to have managed to follow the Belgian in the royal breakaway made up of seven riders, including the main favourites.
Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel wins Paris-Roubaix
