Van der Poel (Kapellen, 28 years old) attacked in the legendary sector Carrefour de L’arbre, 17 from the finish line, took advantage of a puncture from his biggest rival, the Belgian Wout Van Aert and rode solo to the velodrome of Roubaix, where he raised his arms with a time of 5:28:42, at an average of 46.8 km/h.
Second place went to Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Dedeuninck) and third to Van Aert, both 45 seconds behind the winner.
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“Hell of the North” had the key moment with 100 km to go when the Jumbo attacked to break the peloton, catch the breakaway and form a final breakaway with Van Aert (Jumbo), Küng (Groupama), Van der Poel and Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Degenkolb (DSM).
Van der Poel tried several times to take down Van Aert, his greatest enemy, with a teammate who had fled, but the Belgian managed to respond well to all attacks. It was at the Carrefour de L’Arbre where the race was decided.
Source: El heraldo

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