In the Trouée d’Arenberg, Mathieu van der Poel positioned himself in the lead to make differences and widen the gap. The peloton broke into several groups. At kilometer 40, the Paris-Roubaix 2024 peloton was disrupted by a fall, four riders abandoned. Follow Paris-Roubaix 2024 live.
15:22 – Bissegger puncture
At the exit of the last cobbled sector, Stefan Bissegger stopped to change bikes after his puncture.
15:21 – The trio resumed
Stefan Küng, Gianni Vermeersch and Nils Politt were taken over by the van der Poel group.
15:19 – The leading trio soon caught up
At the exit of the Tilloy sector in Sars-et-Rosières, the leading trio is only five seconds ahead of the peloton.
15:17 – Fall of van Dijke
In a turn on the right, Mick van Dijke fell. The Dutch rider quickly recovered.
15:14 – The gap narrows
In the Warlaing sector in Brillon, the gap between the leading trio and van der Poel’s group is decreasing. It is currently 20 seconds.
15:05 – Pidcock repositions
In the cobbled sector from Hornaing to Wandignies, Tom Pidcock takes the lead of the peloton, which is 33 seconds behind the leading trio.
15:04 – The gap widens
The three leading men are 37 seconds ahead of Mathieu van der Poel’s group. The runners have just entered the paved sector from Hornaing to Wandignies, 3.7 kilometers long.
14:59 – Three riders attack
Stefan Küng, Nils Politt and Gianni Vermeersch are twenty seconds ahead of Mathieu van der Poel’s group, taken over by Mads Pedersen’s group.
2:55 p.m. – Van der Poel restarts
After the puncture of Mads Pedersen who gets annoyed, Mathieu van der Poel restarts.
14:54 – Pedersen punctures
Perhaps a turning point in Paris-Roubaix 2024. In the leading group, Mads Pedersen had a puncture.
14:53 – Twelfth paved sector
After the Trouée d’Arenberg, the runners negotiate the sector from Wallers to Hélesmes.
14:52 – The leading group resumed
While Mathieu van der Poel was followed by three runners including Mads Pedersen and Jasper Philipsenthe group whose leading men Nils Politt and Tom Pidcock returned to.
2:50 p.m. – Philipsen dies!
At the exit of the Trouée d’Arenberg, Jasper Philipsen stops. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider suffered a punctured rear wheel.
14:46 – Van der Poel takes matters into his own hands!
Mathieu van der Poel does damage. In the Trouée d’Arenberg, the winner of Paris-Roubaix last year took the lead of the race. He is followed by Mads Pedersen, Jasper Philipsen in particular. He leaves the mythical sector alone.
2:45 p.m. – La Trouée d’Arenberg at the rendezvous
It’s hard for Kasper Asgreen, Jordan Labrousse. Dries Van Gestel suffered a puncture for the second time.
2:44 p.m. – It’s happening!
Feared by the riders, the chicane with two 90 degree turns was passed without incident by the leading riders.
14:42 – The chicane in sight for the riders
For this 121st edition, a chicane was put in place just before the Trouée d’Arenberg to slow down the riders at the entrance to this difficult to negotiate sector. All the riders sprint to get to the front.
14:38 – 100 kilometers!
There are 100 kilometers left to go for the riders before the arrival of Paris-Roubaix 2024, at the Roubaix Vélodrome.
14:36 – Labrosse loses contact
The rider from the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team, Jordan Labrosse, has just been left behind by the leading peloton.
2:34 p.m. – Penultimate sector before the Trouée d’Arenberg
The runners have just entered the Haveluy sector in Wallers, 2.5 kilometers long.
14:33 – Timo Kielich’s straight-ahead
Teammate of Mathieu van der Poel, Timo Koelich went straight into a left turn. The Belgian noticed a puncture before avoiding a fall.
14:25 – Unlucky Seneschal
Second puncture for Florian Sénéchal who finds himself behind the second peloton.
14:24 – Politt and Van Gestel return
After their mechanical incidents, Nils Politt and Dries Van Gestel have just returned to the peloton.
14:22 – Transition period
After the paved sector from Haspres to Thiant, the riders have a period of eleven kilometers before tackling the tenth sector of Paris-Roubaix 2024.