'I think he has a chance' – Mathieu van der Poel considers Tadej Pogačar a serious Paris-Roubaix threat

Tadej Pogačar attacks Mathieu van der Poel on the Poggio during the 2025 Milan-San Remo
Tadej Pogačar attacks Mathieu van der Poel on the Poggio during the 2025 Milan-San Remo (Image credit: Getty Images)

Mathieu van der Poel has conceded that Tadej Pogačar could beat him and so win this year's Paris-Roubaix as their 2025 Classics rivalry is confirmed for two more weekends in April. 

On Wednesday, Pogačar's UAE Team Emirates-XRG squad announced that he will ride Paris-Roubaix after weeks of growing speculation, reports, conjecture and concerns about the dangers of racing on the French cobbles. 

Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.

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