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Kirsten Frattini

Mathieu van der Poel's Paris-Roubaix derailed by double mechanical in Forest of Arenberg

Mathieu van der poel at Paris Roubaix racing over the cobblestones.

A puncture forced Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) off and running along the decisive Trouée d'Arenberg with 94km to go, while his rivals Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) and World Champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) left him behind at Paris-Roubaix.

Van der Poel appeared to puncture along the gnarly cobblestone sector and quickly dismounted his bike at the side of the road. His teammate Jasper Philipsen offered his own bike, but Van der Poel couldn't seem to clip into the pedals.

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