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INSANE: Van aert - The Real Truth

'The cobbles, by the way, are excellent in London' - how crowds at Herne Hill cheered home Wout van Aert to victory at Paris-Roubaix

The Belgian's Paris-Roubaix win wasn't just celebrated across Belgium

Cycling Weekly

'I wasn't able to do a recon, I'd never even ridden proper cobbles' – this is the rider who finished last at Paris-Roubaix

Alastair MacKellar arrived at the velodrome half an hour after Wout van Aert's victory

Cycling Weekly

Sunday showed Paris-Roubaix Femmes deserves its own day – let’s not settle for reduced coverage for the best race of the year

Franziska Koch vs Marianne Vos and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot deserved to be shown in full, obviously

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'Wout always said he would win the flowers at Roubaix for Michael' – Van Aert honours promise to parents of lost teammate, gifting them his Paris-Roubaix bouquet

After dedicating his win to Michael Goolaerts, who died during the 2018 race, Van Aert sent flowers to his late friend’s family

Cycling Weekly

'We're not superstitious, but we think our Michael rode along with Wout' – Goolaerts' parents moved by Van Aert's victory tribute to teammate who died during Paris-Roubaix 2018

Late Belgian rider's father says 'Tears streamed down my cheeks' when he heard Visma-Lease a Bike rider's first interview

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KoMs, 'paradise' and 100K+ kudos: the Strava activity of Wout van Aert's Paris-Roubaix victory

'Tadej Pogačar rode with Wout van Aert' says Strava –that's one way of putting it

Cycling Weekly

Sean Kelly's Classics column: My heart was with Wout van Aert at Paris-Roubaix, hopefully his victory over Tadej Pogačar will give others confidence too

Cyclingnews' Spring Classics columnist explains why he was so happy to see Van Aert win, Pogačar's need to return to Roubaix, and how Visma-Lease a Bike could have changed their tactics to help Marianne Vos

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The fastest Paris-Roubaix in history – Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogačar set blistering new highest average speed of 48.91kph, smashing previous record

Franzi Koch's victory in the women's race was also the fastest in its six-year history with a 40.834kph average speed

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'We won against the best rider of this moment' – Team boss Richard Plugge says Wout van Aert beating Tadej Pogačar to Paris-Roubaix victory 'makes it even sweeter'

Emotional Visma-Lease a Bike CEO reacts to the biggest win of star rider's career

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Huge tyres, off-road rear mechs, and single chainrings galore: All the tech we spotted at Paris-Roubaix

There were new hacks and trends on show at this year's cobbled Hell of the North

Cycling Weekly

'It's been my goal to win this race and point to the sky' – Wout van Aert dedicates Paris-Roubaix victory to late teammate as past misfortune gave him 'knowledge to pull it off'

Belgian dedicated victory to Michael Goolaerts, admitting 'I like to believe that he gave me a bit of extra power'

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'I will be back, maybe not next year' – Tadej Pogačar defers history-making after second place at Paris-Roubaix

World champion beaten in sprint by Wout van Aert after 'no regrets' performance

Cycling Weekly

'Winning this race means basically everything to me' – Wout van Aert conquers bad luck to finally triumph at Paris-Roubaix

Visma-Lease a Bike rider spoils Tadej Pogačar's history-making quest by making some of his own

Cycling Weekly

Did Shimano's new pedals cost Mathieu van der Poel victory at Paris-Roubaix?

Quick-thinking Tibor Del Grosso saves the team from complete embarrassment, but Christophe Roodhoft takes the blame for putting half the team on different pedals

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Tadej Pogačar says it was 'mission impossible' to drop Wout van Aert on the cobbles after another second place at Paris-Roubaix

'When I started the sprint, my legs were like spaghetti' says World Champion

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Paris-Roubaix Men: Wout van Aert edges out Tadej Pogačar to claim his first cobbled Monument victory in thrilling finale after both riders deal with punctures and bike changes

Jasper Stuyven takes third from chase group driven by Mathieu van der Poel who finished fourth after mechanical drama

Cycling Weekly

Wout van Aert outsprints Tadej Pogačar in velodrome to win epic 2026 edition of Paris-Roubaix

Brutal race marred by punctures and mechanicals for all the big favourites ends with Wout van Aert finally winning the Hell of the North

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Wout van Aert brushes aside tyre tech ban ahead of Paris-Roubaix as Matthew Brennan downplays chances due to lingering illness

'We have tried to make the right choices with the material that is available' says Belgian contender

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'I can pull off some kind of good sprint' –Does Tadej Pogačar even need to arrive alone to win Paris-Roubaix?

'Everybody talks about some sort of club but honestly I don't even know who's in this club' he says of all-five Monument winners

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No Gravaa, no problem: Up close with Wout van Aert's Paris-Roubaix winning bike

Unlike his Slovenian rival, Van Aert's bike is relatively stock, though far more aero than last year.

Cycling Weekly

'It takes away all hope, that's how big the difference is' – Tadej Pogačar's riding is beyond demotivating, says Classics rival

The peloton is now riding at three speeds, says Belgian rouleur Oliver Naesen

Cycling News

Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, and beyond – Analysing the contenders for the men's Paris-Roubaix

Our look at 10 of the main contenders for this year's Hell of the North

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'We could only have come back if they had started looking at each other' - Wout van Aert settles for fourth in Tour of Flanders

Belgian dropped by lead group on second ascent of three of Oude Kwaremont

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Tour of Flanders: Indomitable Tadej Pogačar solos to repeat victory after Oude Kwaremont attack

Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel round out podium in Oudenaarde

Cycling Weekly

'When I race there is pressure to win' – Tadej Pogačar triumphs at the Tour of Flanders for a record-equalling third victory

The World Champion soloed to victory after a decisive move on the Oude Kwaremont

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