‘Paris-Roubaix is flowing through my veins’ – John Degenkolb revels in mixed day on the cobbles

At Paris-Roubaix, more than almost any other race, a puncture even at 100km from the finish can be a race ruiner.

Few know that more than race veteran, former winner, and Hell of the North lover John Degenkolb. The 35-year-old German has taken on Paris-Roubaix 12 times during his lengthy career, triumphing back in 2015, and on Sunday continued his streak of always making it to the velodrome.