For the second time in a row, Mathieu van der Poel won the Paris-Roubaix after completing an attack of more than 60 kilometers. A week after his victory in the Tour of Flandershe Alpecin-Deceuninck celebrated in the Roubaix velodrome twice with Jasper Philipsen finishing in second place.
The podium was completed by the Dane Mads Pedersen (Lidl – Trek)relegating German Nils Politt (UAE Team Emirates) to fourth place. The top five was closed by the Swiss Stefan Küng (Groupama – FDJ), in the fastest edition in history. The Colombian Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates) He finished in 76th place, 12 minutes behind the winner.
The menu of the 121st edition of the ‘Hell of the North’ It had 29 cobblestone sections and a total route of 259.7 kilometers. In the final section, most of the cobbled sections were concentrated with the Forest of Wallers, Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour de l’Arbre 17 km from the arrival.
The first hour of the race was completed at more than 54 km/h. In the initial phase they escaped Per Strand Hagenes (Visma | Lease a Bike), Rasmus Tiller (Uno-X Mobility), Kasper Asgreen (Soudal Quick-Step), Liam Slock (Lotto Dstny), Marco Haller (BORA-hansgrohe), Gleb Syritsa (Astana Qazaqstan) y Kamil Malecki (Q36.5).
The attackers did not get much of an advantage, so Dries De Bondt (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) and Dusan Rajovic (Bahrain Victorious) were able to make the leap. However, the platoon, led mainly by Alpecin-Deceuninck, didn’t give them much space. Even before Bosque de Wallersthe initial escape was caught by the favorite group.
Mathieu van der Poel y Jasper Philipsen They rode very attentively with their teammates in the first cobblestone sectors, selecting the group. Then, he slowed down, allowing the return of Stefan Küng, Laurence Pithie, Tom Pidcock, Nils Politt, Tim Wellens, Stefan Bissegger, Johan Jacobs, Jordi Meeus y Gianni Vermeersch.
With 70 kilometers to go, the three escapees were caught, after which a new situation began. In the Orchies section, Van der Poel He went on the attack again, which immediately gave him a big advantage. No one could follow the Dutchman 60 kilometers from the finish.
In the final stretch, the world champion gained a considerable advantage, to take another solo victory, true to his style. Mathieu van der Poel shone like never before and joined winners like Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen, Roger De Vlaeminckwho conquered the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in the same season and equaled Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault y Peter Saganwho won the ‘Hell of the North’ as world champions.
Paris-Roubaix 2024 (1.UWT)
Final Results (259.7 km)
1 Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin – Deceuninck5:25:582 Jasper PhilipsenAlpecin – Deceuninck3:003 Mads PedersenLidl – Trek,,4 Nils PolittUAE Team Emirates,,5 Stefan KüngGroupama – FDJ3:156 Gianni VermeerschAlpecin – Deceuninck3:477 Laurence PithieGroupama – FDJ3:488 Tim van DijkeTeam Visma | Lease a Bike4:459 Jordi MeeusBORA – hansgrohe4:4710 Søren WærenskjoldUno-X Mobility,,
76Juan Sebastián Molano *ColombiaUAE Team Emirates12:00