Ellen Van Dijk 'more excited' for Hour Record than Paris-Roubaix as anxiety lingers over concussion

Ellen van Dijk has admitted she is more excited about the Hour Record than Paris-Roubaix after crashing out of last year's race. Van Dijk was among the favourites to win Paris-Roubaix in 2021 but suffered a concussion that has left her anxious ahead of this year's edition. Ad/> And while she is part of a strong Trek-Segafredo line-up ahead of the second edition of Paris-Roubaix femmes, the 35-year-old said she is not as excited as last time around.

Paris — Roubaix‘I was crying and screaming!’ – Colbrelli on that mud-soaked day at Paris-Roubaix13/04/2022 AT 08:49 «There are so many people who are excited about the race and it has such a big history. [It] is just different from any other race,» Van Dijk said. «Maybe my mentality changed a little bit last year, I really thought 'it's gonna be super cool'.

And it's probably something that suits me. This year, I was a bit more like, '[sighs] Paris-Roubaix, I have to ride it as well. I was not so excited about it any more.

»At the same time, I don't feel the pressure like I'm going win this race. I know I have the power for it. But I also learned that you do not just need the power for it.

You need way more to win this race than just good power." Paris-Roubaix femmes — who will be crowned Queen of the Cobbles? 'I was crying and screaming' — Colbrelli on that mud-soaked day at Paris-Roubaix Indeed, Van Dijk's attentions are firmly on the horizon and a career-long ambition to break the Hour Record. And she admits that has her far more excited than Paris-Roubaix. «I'm excited about [the Hour Record] and I'm also a little scared for that as well,» she added.