“I had been preparing this race for a long time and anticipating was the keyexplained the great German (1m97), arrived from EF last winter and author of an impressive sprint to get ahead of Bissegger on the velodrome. This winter, I watched the last editions of North Hell on my home trainer and it allowed me to identify an ideal place to try my luck. And I attacked. When the favorites joined us in Arenberg, I knew that it was time to enter the red zone and I hung on. I gave everything for 250 kilometers and I am happy with the outcome, I had always been eliminated on fall or puncture during the last editions. “
The Walloon training was also distinguished in a slightly more anecdotal way (but not for the wallet …) by losing two bikes. They detached themselves from the roof gallery of the car, because of the tremors on the pavers. One was found, but the other not. An event which gave entitled to a moment of funny television, on France TV. “Thank you for notifying the Intermarché-Wanty car that some of its bikes are dropping out, and I almost got one on the helmet”explained a journalist present on a motorcycle in full live. Paris-Roubaix is difficult for everyone.
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