Degenkolb not afraid of Kristoff in Paris-Roubaix sprint

Alexander Kristoff’s remarkable winning run over the past fortnight has seen the Norwegian afforded a Paul Bunyan-like status by some of his peers ahead of Paris-Roubaix, though Giant-Alpecin's John Degenkolb, it seems, is not among their number.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.