Mathieu van der Poel says he is ‘100% ready for Paris-Roubaix’ after helping Jasper Philipsen at Scheldeprijs

06.04.2023 - 15:47 eurosport.com

Mathieu van der Poel says he is “100% ready” for Paris-Roubaix after playing leadout duties at Scheldeprijs on Wednesday. Van der Poel did some of the early leadout work for Alpecin-Deceuninck team-mate Jasper Philipsen, who beat Team DSM’s Sam Welsford and Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan Team) in a bunch sprint.

Ad The Dutchman has a career-best finish of third at Paris-Roubaix where he lost out to Sonny Colbrelli in one of the modern great Monument races.

Paris — RoubaixParis–Roubaix 2023: All you need to know ahead of 'Hell of the North'04/04/2023 AT 13:00 “It was definitely the best choice to start,” Van der Poel told Het Niewsblad after Schldeprijs. “A 200km race with a strong team is better preparation than a training ride.

I always found the gap between the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix difficult, so this Wednesday race was ideal. “The team did a fantastic job and we actually always stayed out of trouble.

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