Two very exciting races through the ‘Hell of the North’ at the weekend, with two worthy winners. We have all the Paris-Roubaix news with videos, reports, results and what the rider’s thought. Plus we wind-up the Itzulia Basque Country.TOP STORY:INEOS Grenadiers wanted to take over Mathieu van der Poel’s teamRider news:A full bidon thrown at Mathieu van der PoelAdrie van der Poel after Paris-Roubaix: I am more surprised by Mathieu every springMathieu van der Poel received a big fine after Paris-RoubaixTotalEnergies boss makes a request to Tadej PogaarTom Boonen: Pogaar has the potential to have a larger palmars than MerckxVictor Campenaerts injured in the Basque CountryTeam news:Abarca Sports strengthens its position with the entry of Quantum Pacific as shareholderRace news:2025 World Gravel championships are coming to Maastricht, Beek and BeekdaelenThere will be a very small peloton in the Olympic road race in Los AngelesPlus:Video interview with Soudal Quick-Step’s Luke Lamperti EUROTRASH cobbles and coffee.TOP STORY:INEOS Grenadiers Wanted to Take Over Mathieu van der Poel’s TeamMathieu van der Poel has only raced for one team his whole professional career, run by the brothers Christoph and Philip Roodhooft. That isn’t going to change as he has a long contract, but many teams with a lot more money have tried to take Van der Poel away.“We have sometimes felt pressure,” Christoph Roodhooft admits in an interview with Het Nieuwsblad. “I can still see INEOS boss Dave Brailsford approaching us on the morning of the Amstel Gold Race, in 2019, a few hours before Mathieu…
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