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Stephen Farrand

'My head got big, I made a mistake' - Pithie regrets Paris-Roubaix crash

Laurence Pithie looks on, with his face caked in mud, and injuries sustained on his elbow after crashing at the 2024 Paris-Roubaix where he finished 7th on the day.

Laurence Pithie appeared to drop some F-bombs after he finished Paris-Roubaix. The 21-year-old Kiwi was in the front group yet again and was riding the cobbles of northern France like a veteran alongside teammate Stefan Küng.

Then Pithie suddenly lost contact when he crashed on a corner before the Templeuve cobbled sector with 33km to race. He had been in the five-rider group chasing eventual winner Mathieu van der Poel but suddenly lost any chance of a podium spot.

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