Do take the Tadej Pogačar vs Eddy Merckx argument with a pinch of salt, as a 70s star swings for the Slovenian, again

Pogacar with the Insta360 GO Ultra camera.

To earn a nickname like Mr Paris-Roubaix, you need a few things. A supreme athletic talent, of course. But also a steely-eyed belligerence when it comes to defending your ground – and a decided lack of risk averseness.

And Seventies star Roger De Vlaeminck – Mr Paris-Roubaix himself – has once again been displaying plenty of the latter two attributes in his latest interview, this time with Belgium's Het Laatse Nieuws.