This week has all been about Paris-Roubaix.
One image that didn’t make it into this week’s round-up was an illustration of Tadej Pogačar and Wout van Aert as they crossed the finish line inside the velodrome: the world champion hunched over his bike as Van Aert stretches his arms out wide. The text below reads: ‘Not Tadej’ – an expression used when the Slovenian is unexpectedly not victorious, a play on ‘Not today’.
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1. Did anyone else know Wout van Aert was a Sam Fender fan? Here he is toasting his Paris-Roubaix victory with lyrics from BRIT Awards song of the year ‘Rein Me In’
2. “Rough day in hell,” Tibor del Grosso captions this photo of him and his team-mate, Mathieu van der Poel, during an untimely wheel change on the Arenberg sector Paris-Roubaix.
3. The Arenberg sector is Paris-Roubaix’s most feared, graded five out of five stars for difficulty. Del Grosso thinks that’s not enough.
4. We’ve had Wout van Aert take on downhill mountain bike world champion Jackson Goldstone in a track stand, now it’s Tom Pidcock’s turn against five-time world champion Loïc Bruni.
5. Emma Finucane is getting ready for the UCI Track World Cup in Hong Kong this weekend. The Olympic champion is already a decorated track athlete, with three world titles under her belt ahead of the competition.
6. Ever wondered what it’s like to prepare for a Track World Cup as a privateer? This is a day in the life of Grenada’s Red Walters.
7. I don’t remember this scene from The Lego Movie.
8. That’s not all the Lego content this week. Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto announced Zoe Bäckstedt‘s two-year contract extension by getting her to build 2028 in animal-themed Lego bricks.
9. Frustrated by the reduced coverage of Paris-Roubaix Femmes this year? Stay angry and demand more, says TNT Sports presenter Orla Chennaoui
10. And finally, here’s a touching family photo of siblings Tomáš, Julia and Matyáš Kopecký, together with their completely unrelated namesake Lotte after Paris-Roubaix.
The Kopecky’s together in the Vélodrome 😍(🫶 Of course you’re part of the family, @LotteKopecky) 🇫🇷 #ParisRoubaix pic.twitter.com/KvuiAZWpJ2April 12, 2026
