Van der Poel claims third Paris-Roubaix race title

Van der Poel wins Paris-Roubaix race: Mathieu van der Poel won cycling’s Paris-Roubaix for a third straight time on Sunday, edging Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar in the race nicknamed 'The Hell of the North'.

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At the line, Dutch rider Van der Poel jumped from his bike and hoisted it aloft, roaring at the packed ranks of fans in the Roubaix velodrome.

Van der Poel became the first rider since Italy's Francesco Moser in 1980 to win three consecutive editions of Paris-Roubaix.

"It means a lot. I was really suffering," said Van der Poel after hugging his friend and rival Pogacar.

"When he made that mistake in the corner, I had to go for it," he said of the key move.

He described Pogacar as "one of the best riders ever," but added he had seen Pogacar was going too fast into the tight, narrow corner.