Here are the big talking points from Paris-Roubaix (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) When Philippe Gilbert reiterated at the start of the season his desire to win all five Monuments before retiring, it came across as admirably ambitious, but increasingly implausible.
Philippe Gilbert sprints to victory ahead of Nils Politt in the 2019 Paris-Roubaix (Sunada)The Belgian says he put a lot of pressure on himself to deliver a result in Roubaix
Rwandan cyclist Joseph Areruya (L) of Delko-Marseille Provence-KTM during a Paris-Roubaix 2019 recon (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP/Getty Images)The 23-year-old crossed the line but finished outside the time limit
Philippe Gilbert wins the 2019 Paris-Roubaix (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Philippe Gilbert (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) won Paris-Roubaix 2019 after a tense sprint finish inside the Roubaix velodrome against Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin). The Belgian has now won four different Monuments, adding Paris Roubaix to Tour of Flanders, Il Lombardia and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The former world champion entered the Roubaix velodrome in the wheel of Nils Politt, and opened […]