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Wout van Aert wins Paris-Roubaix, stopping Tadej Pogacar from making history

The Telegraph·Tom Cary Senior Sports Correspondent.·about 1 month ago
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3:39PM So much to unpack from that race Link copied to clipboard Mathieu van der Poel got to within 16 seconds of the winners, almost returning to the front after two punctures in the Arenberg Forest. He did not give up and comes away with great credit after perhaps the greatest fourth place in modern cycling history. So many punctures, so much drama and a duel that will live long in the memory. 3:33PM Tadej Pogacar, take a bow Link copied to clipboard He came back from a puncture with 120km to go and raced his heart out. This time, Mathieu van der Poel was not the problem, the Dutchman’s great rival was. He simply could not shake off Wout van Aert. Second place again, metres from glory. He will be back again to win his fifth monument, no doubt. 3:31PM Van Aert jumps into the arms of team managing director Link copied to clipboard In the mixed zone, Van Aert shows he still has some energy left, leaping into a bear-hug from Visma-Lease a Bike MD Richard Plugge.…

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