{"id":238110,"date":"2026-04-12T14:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/paris-roubaix-men-wout-van-aert-edges-out-tadej-pogacar-to-claim-his-first-cobbled-monument-victory-in-thrilling-finale-after-both-riders-deal-with-punctures-and-bike-changes\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T14:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:35:28","slug":"paris-roubaix-men-wout-van-aert-edges-out-tadej-pogacar-to-claim-his-first-cobbled-monument-victory-in-thrilling-finale-after-both-riders-deal-with-punctures-and-bike-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/paris-roubaix-men-wout-van-aert-edges-out-tadej-pogacar-to-claim-his-first-cobbled-monument-victory-in-thrilling-finale-after-both-riders-deal-with-punctures-and-bike-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris-Roubaix Men: Wout van Aert edges out Tadej Poga\u010dar to claim his first cobbled Monument victory in thrilling finale after both riders deal with punctures and bike changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) recorded an unforgettable victory at one of the most pulsating, unpredictable and gripping editions of Paris-Roubaix<\/a> in recent memory, surviving a dramatic Sunday in Hell to beat Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates) in a two-up sprint.<\/p>\n

Poga\u010dar and Van Aert moved clear on sector 12 and were never closed down, heading into the Roubaix Velodrome with nothing to separate them. Poga\u010dar had bounced back from two punctures<\/a> and was aiming to accomplish an historic series of five consecutive Monument victories, but Van Aert proved his equal on the day, coming back from a puncture of his own to launch the race-defining attack, and never allowing the world champion to distance him.<\/p>\n

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