Greig Leach

As this chase group of 16 got close to the early break away on Pave Sector 9, the Pont Thibaut, last year’s winner, Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) lost control of her bike on the muddy cobbles. As she went down the rest of the group either went down with her or were caught behind the twisted pile of bikes and bodies. Somehow, only Romy Kasper (AG Insurance-Soudal-Quick Step) manage to stay upright. She was able to push on as Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) and her teammate in the WWT points jersey fell over the former Italian champion. As I said in an early post, Paris Roubaix can have a way of changing riders’ fortunes in a blink of an eye.