What is sporting greatness? To some, it may be watching Lionel Messi gliding across a football pitch before scoring for Argentina, or maybe a bowler tearing through a team to win a Test match. Or perhaps it's the sight of one man - resplendent in the world champion’s rainbow jersey - entering into the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux to a wall of noise, after conquering cycling’s toughest one day race once more.
Mathieu van der Poel did just that on Sunday after an untouchable performance across the harsh French pavé that gives Paris-Roubaix its legendary status in cycling.
