Greig Leach

Having come off the first set of cobblestones a few seconds behind the front group, this trio of Tom Van Asbroeck (Israel Start Up Nation), Andre Carvalho (Cofidis) and Tosh Van Der Sande (Lotto Soudal) were just about to tag back onto the group that have dropped them on Sector 30. They may have been less than thrilled to realize that they were catching on just as the approached the Cappalle a Reusnes section (#24). With 130 kilometers to race, this was going to be the order, the accordion that is Paris Roubaix. Some riders can open a gap on the cobbles, and others have to chase back on the smooth tarmac between each section as they wind there way through the north of France.