Quotes
Stage 1
11| Mads PEDERSEN
Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek): “I was unlucky to puncture in a really bad moment”
“I was unlucky to puncture in a really bad moment. I was feeling really good, although I definitely didn’t have the feeling I was the strongest. The team did impressive work to keep me out of trouble, positioning me ahead of every sector. Everything went well until that moment. But it is what it is.”
“When the race is gone like it was, you need to get your head ready to fight for something else. We kept fighting even though we were out of contention for the podium at that moment, because anything can happen in this race. In the end, it paid...
Stage 1
21| Tadej POGAČAR
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates): “I may come back to Paris-Roubaix next year”
“I was focused on trying to follow the motorbikes when I crashed. I just didn’t see the corner coming, and couldn’t brake in time to avoid crashing. Shit happens. I believed I could come back, but the gap was all the time around 15”, and my front brake was touching the wheel. That played in my mind, and I sort of cracked a bit. By the time I changed bikes, I had already exploded and was just hoping to reach the finish line as quickly as possible.”
“I may come back to Paris-Roubaix next year. There are still a lot of goals left this...
Stage 1
1| Mathieu VAN DER POEL
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck): “It has been the Roubaix I’ve suffered the most in my career”
“This victory means a lot to me. It has been a very hard race. It has been the Roubaix I’ve suffered the most in my career. I was not expecting to go clear that early. Tadej [Pogacar] misjudged a corner and I was quick enough to save it. That’s part of racing. From then on, I just had to go for it even if it was quite far until the end. I struggled with the headwind on the cobbles, but I gave everything I had all the way to the finish.”
“Tadej is an amazing champion. It was his first time here, but I’m not surprised by his performance...
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