Tadej Pogacar is making a highly-anticipated
Paris-Roubaix debut this afternoon in France. The
UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader has looked completely at home so far too, although his race-winning hopes were almost ended just now, by his own team car.
With
Mathieu van der Poel and Pogacar continued to put the pressure on at the front, heading onto the four star Hornaing à Wandignies sector of cobbles, only
Mads Pedersen,
Stefan Bissegger and
Jasper Philipsen were still in contact. In preparation, Pogacar had notably had his hand up, asking for the team car. When it finally arrived, the Slovenian was gifted a number of gels to keep him fuelled, but as they rounded a lazy corner, the UAE team car and Pogacar's bike almost crashed into each other for what would have been a real disaster.
Thankfully, that disaster was avoided, but you can watch the footage for yourself down below!