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MVDthreePeat: The best photos from Paris-Roubaix 2025

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MVDthreePeat: The best photos from Paris-Roubaix 2025

Paris-Roubaix delivered and more on Sunday, serving us an exciting day of racing on the iconic cobblestone roads of northern France.

Mathieu van der Poel made it a hat-trick of Paris-Roubaix titles by taking his third win in three years. Much like his other victories, he came into the Roubaix Velodrome alone after leaving Tadej Pogačar to wallow in the mud after overcooking a corner with around 30km to go. The Slovenian would hold on for second place in his maiden Roubaix, with Mads Pedersen rounding out the podium in third.

Photographer Xavier Pereyron was on duty over in France, capturing the stars in a Monumental 122nd edition of the race.

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Smile and wave.

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Take a look at that timepiece. Pogačar wore a watch valued at over €300k.

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The lucky pink frames made a return after the Tour of Flanders last week.

Xavier Pereyron

21 year-old Per Strand Hagenes is a hotly tipped Classics talent of the future.

Xavier Pereyron

The pressure was on for Wout van Aert. Van der Poel and Pogačar have won 16 Monuments since the Belgian’s sole Monument victory at the 2020 Milan-San Remo.

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Arm warmers were called upon for a cold roll-out from Compiègne.

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It was a dog day afternoon, so the cobbles had time to dry before crunch time.

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The atmosphere is brewing.

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Hit record and hope for the best.

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The morning break consisted of eventual top ten finishers Markus Hoelgaard and Jonas Rutsch.

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Around two minutes behind, the peloton rolls by.

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No luck for the Flemish this weekend, but Mathieu van der Poel was born and raised in Flanders if that helps.

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Filippo Ganna was off the back early on after a crash before the Arenberg.

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The gutter is the cleanest path through the cobbles, however, it requires focus and confidence.

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The Unibet Tietema Rockets squad made a solid Monument debut on Sunday.

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With Ganna back on, Ineos returned to the head of affairs.

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Van der Poel made his first move on the Arenberg.

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On debut, Pogačar was one of the early protagonists.

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Clément Russo’s tyre ripped off on the cobbles.

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Slovak champion Lukáš Kubiš came a cropper on the Arenberg.

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Following the accelerations, Van der Poel, Philipsen and Pogačar went clear.

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By the 70km to go marker, these guys (including the youngest rider in the race Matthew Brennan) were already resigned to thinking about minor placings.

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And just like that, there were two.

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Behind, Mike Teunissen and Mick van Dijke follow the chasing group.

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Two becomes one.

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Pogačar couldn’t get back onto Van der Poel’s wheel after he came off on a muddy corner of the Pont-Thibault sector.

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A spectator threw a bottle at Van der Poel on this stretch of cobbles.

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Now almost a minute down, Pogačar keeps his cool on the Moulin-de-Vertain sector.

Xavier Pereyron

Wout Van Aert can barely remember what it’s like to follow Van der Poel on the pavé.

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Van der Poel suffered an uncharacteristic puncture on Carrefour de l’Arbre, but there was no panic from the Dutchman.

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Almost home and dry.

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They say good things come in threes.

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If that wasn’t enough…

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…we get a bike push across the line. What is this? 2024?

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Second on debut. That cobblestone trophy is waiting for him.

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‘Nice try, Wout.’

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Another top three finish for Mads Pedersen. This is his fourth appearance on the podium of a cobbled Monument since the 2023 Tour of Flanders.

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Riders’ hands suffer the biggest physical impact on a day like Paris-Roubaix.

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That’s got to hurt.

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Only a few splutterings of mud on show here. Big win for the white shorts.

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Danish champion Rasmus Søjberg rode to 31st place on his Roubaix debut.

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87% of the Monuments since 2022’s Paris-Roubaix have been won by this pair.

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He can almost pave his driveway with his Roubaix trophies now. How many cobbles does it take to park a Lamborghini?

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Happy families.

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Expensive watch on one arm, Whoop on the other. Are watches aero?

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Brace yourselves for cycling’s strangest photography tradition…

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…the shower shots.

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A professionally positioned shampoo bottle.

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Those tanlines might’ve even had a top up in the French sunshine.

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A much-needed hit of caffeine [shampoo].

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‘Surely you don’t need another angle?’

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See you next year.

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