Wout van Aert wins Paris-Roubaix, stopping Tadej Pogacar from making historical past | EUROtoday

There aren’t any mountains, not to mention hills, on the route for Pogačar to use. However, ending second on debut in 2025 confirmed he is usually a contender.

Mads Pedersen, Filippo Ganna and Wout van Aert are credible outsiders, however barring accident (extremely doable on this dangerous crash-fest) or unhealthy type, it’s more likely to be a duel between the 2 superstars.

For the primary time, the ladies’s version might be held on the identical day, ending a few hours after the lads. Defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and her Visma-Lease a Bike team-mate Marianne Vos are prime contenders, as is 2024 winner Lotte Kopecky. Briton Zoe Backstedt might problem for the win too.

It must be a dry version with a slight tailwind. The males’s race begins in Paris Compiègne at 10.05 BST and is about to complete round 3.45pm.

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