Van der Poel fends off Pogacar and bottle thrown at face to win Paris-Roubaix
13-04-2025 18:30 via theguardian.com

Van der Poel fends off Pogacar and bottle thrown at face to win Paris-Roubaix

Dutchman earns third straight win despite bottle attackDenmark’s Pedersen also suffers punctureMathieu van der Poel overcame a bottle thrown at his face, a puncture and a fierce challenge by the world champion, Tadej Pogacar, to claim his third straight victory in the Queen of the Classics.The debutant Pogacar, who was looking to become the first Tour de France winner to also prevail in the “Hell of the North” since Bernard Hinault in 1981, overcooked a turn and lost his balanc
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