the canadian Alison Jackson (EF Education) pulled off a surprise victory in a reduced sprint in the 3rd edition of the Paris-Roubaix contested between Denain and Roubaix, with a distance of 145.4 km.
In a final starring 6 of the runners who starred in the great break in the “Hell of the North”, Alison Jackson could hardly believe her victory, unexpected, surprising, but deserved, because in the Roubaix velodrome she was the fastest and she able to celebrate his success in style.
Jackson (Vermilion, 34 years old), raised his arms with a finish line time of 3h.42.56, at an average of 39.1 km/hour, ahead of the Italian nausea (Liv Racing) and the Belgian Martha Truyen (Phoenix Deceunick).
Favorites, such as Lotte Kopecky, Chiara Consonni or Marianne Vos, They reached the finish line with 12 seconds to spare, powerless when it came to neutralizing a breakaway they had allowed and could not cancel in time.
The great escape of the day started with 18 runners, with 43 left from the finish line, 15 stayed and it gradually decreased until there were 7 to 10 left from the Roubaix velodrome.
The big ones in the peloton calculated the cancellation of the adventure, but few expected a massive fall that affected some 15 runners, increasing the disadvantage, each time more insurmountable.
Victory came first, and 6 cyclists showed up at the Roubaix velodrome to defend an unexpected victory. Of the 7 applicants, one was eliminated due to a fall, the others gave everything for the achievement of enormous prestige.
Finally Alison Jackson He was met with glory. I couldn’t believe it, but he became the third winner of Paris Roubaix, it was his eighth victory and he became the successor in the list of Italian winners. Elisa Longo Borghini.
Source: La Verdad
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