First Estonian to finish in the Top 10 of
Paris-Roubaix. While there were numerous great cyclists coming from the mostly flat Baltic country, it took until 2024 when
Madis Mihkels' broke into the group of elite cobblers at the 'Queen of Classics'.
"I'm highly satisfied," he said after the race. "I felt good, but there were critical moments. After the Arenberg sector, my tire went flat, and I had to expend a lot of energy to catch up. Because of this, I was in an energy debt on the following sectors and fell behind a couple of times, but I still managed to catch up."