Mathieu van der Poel-Wout van Aert. This is the match that was highly anticipated in the last few days in the Paris-Roubaix. But it is one thing to talk about favoritism and another thing to translate it on the road.
The two predicted well. Van der Poel and Van Aert were active in picking the key break of the day and, when they were among the best, proved to be the strongest to play for victory. The two were left alone in the lead of the race and aimed to play for victory at the Roubaix velodrome in several meters of the highest voltage.
But if there’s one thing these ‘monuments’ have, it’s supreme emotion. If they lacked one thing, it was any breath. Misfortunes are very expensive and they are the order of the day in Paris-Roubaix.
With Van der Poel and Van Aert scrambling in search of victory, the Dutchman launched an attack fifteen kilometers from the finish. However, in his attempt to answer her, Van Aert earned a hole worth its weight in gold at the end of the race: the Belgian was immediately served by the Jumbo-Visma car, but Van der Poel went solo in a time trial to victory.
A matter of details, like the same that Van der Poel played in his favor in the final kilometers of the test. It can change the script again when, at maximum speed, the champion finally ran into a road separation pivot at the exit of a turn. It was close to him, but he avoided it to pursue his own triumphant march to the finish line. At the back, Van Aert settled for third place after losing the sprint for second place to Jasper Philipsen.
Source: La Verdad
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