The Paris-Roubaix winner’s bike: Mathieu van der Poel’s Canyon Aeroad still covered in muck

Some might be calling it boring, predictable, inevitable even, but there’s no denying that Mathieu van der Poel’s performance at the 2024 Paris-Roubaix was impressive. To ride Mads Pedersen off his wheel on the Forest of Arenberg is a feat that not many – if any – others can claim. 

And dominant though his performance was, you don’t win Roubaix without a team of excellent mechanics, a well-dialled bike, and a big stroke of luck.