What remains the day after the Paris-Roubaix ; certainly the awareness of having seen a spectacular, hard-fought race pushed to the limit of human possibilities. The cold numbers and feelings embrace each other in the middle of the journey, at the instant in which the international direction superimposed the average of 46.98 km per hour. There is no time for anyone, not even for those who, unlucky, puncture or fall several times: it is the fate of Filippo Ganna , who perhaps could have played another role in this Roubaix, or of Matteo Trentiin , who in the throbbing phase of the race , is once again targeted by bad luck. Mirror of a day that, after Sonny Colbrelli 's feat in 2021, does not give Italy joys. Another possible protagonist, Davide Ballerin i, is cut out of a puncture in the Arenberg forest when he is in the leading group.

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The blue balance is bitter and the 19th place of the good Pasqualon is not enough to make us smile (who if not he could have been the best yesterday).  

Team Ineos ' daring tactic remains, breaking the group in two and leading the race from the start, immediately forcing the big guns Van Aert and Van der Poel to chase. Their "Van", on paper, has fewer horses to express, but reality proves the opposite, because Dylan Van Baarle , proves that he deserves the success in a classic monument. The Dutchman will not have the class of other more popular riders , but he is concrete and gritty when needed, he places the attack at the right time and deserves to enter the legendary velodrome alone.

By the way, everyone is waiting for Van der Poe l, who does not have any, while Van Aert , who leaves without too much pressure, after having disposed of Covid, runs as a protagonist. Another chapter, albeit a minor one, of the duel that inflames modern cycling in the classics.

There is the heroic Mohoric who attacks and pushes throughout the race and tries to sow his opponents one by one. He doesn't succeed, but deserves applause for his great generosity and post-race statements: "I've been thinking about Sonny Colbrelli all day, I was hoping to dedicate the victory to him," said the Slovenian.

There remains the sinking of the Quick Step which fails to overturn a campaign in the north stingy of satisfactions in the last useful appointment. The " wolfpack ", to tell the truth, tries, but Lampaert 's fall in the final (who collides with a fan on the side of the road while the podium is being played) is the symbol of a moment definitely to be reversed.

Faces of a Roubaix that leaves everyone dusty, but with very different facial expressions. Like the smiling ones from Intermarché WantY Gobert . The brave Devriendt and Petit (fourth and sixth respectively), are the mirror of a team that deserves the results it is obtaining.

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