Cycling-Van der Poel wins Paris Roubaix with stunning 60km solo attack

Deceuninck NV

07/04/2024 16:05

PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) - Mathieu van der Poel stormed
to a second victory in the Paris Roubaix on Sunday after the
Dutchman launched a stunning solo attack 60 km from the finish
line to win his second Monument of the year following his Tour
of Flanders victory last weekend.
    On the 260-km "Hell of the North" route which had 29
cobblestone sectors, Van der Poel's victory by three minutes was
one of the largest winning margins in years as he rode to his
sixth Monuments victory, crossing the line with his arms
outstretched.
    Van der Poel became only the 10th rider to win both cobbled
Monuments -- the Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix -- in the
same season and only the second rider to do it with the rainbow
jersey after Rik van Looy in 1962.
    Far behind him, Mads Pedersen, Jasper Philipsen and Nils
Politt battled it out for the last two podium spots. Politt went
for it early but it was Philipsen who finished second for an
Alpecin-Deceuninck one-two while Pedersen was third.

 (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Clare
Fallon)
 ((Rohith.Nair@thomsonreuters.com | Twitter: @RohithNair;))