The scan sport – The success in Roubaix of Mathieu van der Poel on Sunday was held with the second best moment in the history of the event. Far from the time of the Belgian Philippe Gilbert only five years ago.
World cycling is faster and faster. And the 2025 edition of Paris-Roubaix will not contradict this trend. Last Sunday, although the public on the edge of the cobblestones, the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel raised his arms for the third consecutive time (after 2023 and 2024) at the end of “L’Effer du Nord”. In the fight with Tadej Pogacar, and helped by the error of lack of Slovenian attention in a curve, Raymond Poulidor completed the event in 5 hours, 31 minutes and 27 seconds, the second time faster in history. “MVDP” showed an average of 46,921 km/h in the 259.2 kilometers, a figure below its record speed last year (47,802 … upon arrival (47,802 …