A team race for the best of causes, ruined at the last moment. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, who was not initially expected to defend her title, accompanied her teammate Marianne Vos to the end to help her win her first Paris-Roubaix… in vain.
German champion Franziska Koch won the race for the first time on Sunday, beating the two stars of the peloton. Koch, 25, signed the fourth success of her career by achieving a perfect sprint while she faced the two teammates from the Visma-Lease a Bike team, with whom she had escaped 45 kilometers from the line, after an acceleration from Ferrand-Prévot. The Frenchwoman undoubtedly had the legs to go to the end, but she wasn’t there for that.
“We cannot be disappointed. We fought until the end and we gave everything. She (Vos) would have liked to win, but it’s still a superb 2nd place. After what she has experienced in recent weeks, hats off to her,” PFP debriefed quickly, before giving details of her surprise presence at the start. “I wasn’t scheduled for this race, but when I found out his dad had passed away, I asked the team to do the race so I could help him. I also spent quite a bit of time with the Vos family, so it was a way to say goodbye and help Marianne. »
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