Van Aert's Cobblestone Triumph: A Victory Dedicates to a Fallen Teammate

Wout van Aert won Paris-Roubaix after a tense finale with punctures and bike changes, sprinting to beat Tadej Pogačar in the velodrome. He dedicated the victory to his late teammate Michael Goolaerts, saying past misfortunes gave him the knowledge and resolve to pull it off, including riding through the sector where Goolaerts died.