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Chris Marshall-Bell

Wout van Aert outsprints Tadej Pogačar in velodrome to win epic 2026 edition of Paris-Roubaix

Wout van Aert.

After years of trying and heartbreak, Wout van Aert finally won Paris-Roubaix, outsprinting Tadej Pogačar in the mythical velodrome after a brutal, epic race.

In what was the fastest ever edition of a Sunday in Hell, Visma-Lease a Bike's Van Aert and UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Pogačar distanced themselves from the other favourites with just over 50km to go.

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