|
Indeed! This was an epic Roubaix. Fastest on record.
Mathieu Van der Poel and his team ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK tactically executed the perfect race. I thought at first Van de Poel was working much to hard. But his team did the one two punch and secured 1st and 2nd.
Van der Poel's arch rival Wout Van Aert punctured at a critical moment on the 5 Star Carrefore de l'Abre and Van der Poel pulled away.
As always there were many crashes. Former Roubaix winners Peter Sagan and Dylan Van Baarle crashed and DNF.
We can now say without a doubt that the Mathieu Van der Poel will go down in history as one of the best one day classic riders. Monuments under his belt include:
Paris Roubaix-1
Flanders-2
Milan San Remo-1
This kid races to race. His mode is always attack and make people suffer.
|