Roubaix. First, it was the reckless Tadej Pogacar who misjudged a corner and fell clumsily. As a result, his breakaway companion Mathieu van der Poel ended up riding alone at the front, while the world champion initiated the chase.

The key storylines from a weekend of physical brutality and spectator misdemeanour on the cobbled roads of northern France

Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel benefited from Tadej Pogačar’s late crash on Sunday to win the Paris-Roubaix race for the third straight year.