Moment in time: Johan Vansummeren’s shock win at Paris-Roubaix


Belgian Johan Vansummeren left the cycling world with a feeling of welcome astonishment in April 2011 when he triumphed at Paris-Roubaix. But as the then Garmin-Cervélo rider explains in the first of our Moment In Time features, he almost squandered his chance of success in the final minutes thanks to an event beyond his control

Johan Vansummeren wins the 2011 Paris-Roubaix (Watson)
Belgian Johan Vansummeren left the cycling world with a feeling of welcome astonishment in April 2011 when he triumphed at Paris-Roubaix. But as the then Garmin-Cervélo rider explains in the first of our Moment In Time features, he almost squandered his chance of success in the final minutes thanks to an event beyond his control