"The arrival of Tadej Pogacar is still an exceptional
moment. We've been waiting for the arrival of the last winner of the Tour de
France for 34 years... and there you go, it's for 2025! We can't wait. We know
he's ultra dominant at the moment.
“On the other hand, we don't know how he'll perform in
Paris-Roubaix. Can you win Paris-Roubaix without having done it before? If you
look at the statistics, no... but with him, you never know. He's knocking on
the door of the cycling legend, he's as great as Eddy Merckx, and he wants to
add this Monument to his list of achievements. For the moment, nothing can
resist him," he said.
While Pogacar has proven he can master the cobbles, as shown
in his performances at the Tour of Flanders and on the pavé during the Tour de
France, Roubaix presents a different kind of challenge altogether.
"But Pogacar's real opponent is first and foremost the
course, and it will be interesting to gauge him on it, with 55 km of formidable
cobblestones. We can think that they will still wear him out. Only after that
will he have to deal with the competition, with riders at their best like
Mathieu van der Poel, Filippo Ganna, Mads Pedersen, and a Wout Van Aert who is
coming back well. It promises a lot, and we can think that it will be the
smartest who will win Paris-Roubaix."