Paris-Roubaix (France), 253kms

Parigi Roubaix 2015

A nine-man escape led by Ralf Matzka arrives at Troisvilles nine-minutes ahead of the chasers...

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Ian Stannard and Bradley Wiggins lead the peloton on to the cobbles at Troisville...

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Sky and Etixx are leading a much smaller the peloton on the 3rd section after crashes at Quievy...

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The peloton is enjoying a warm, sunny day in Hell..!

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Geraint Thomas is chasing about one-minute back after a bike-change...

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Guillaume Van Keirlsbuck leads an Etixx dominated group onto section 21 at Querenaing...

Jurgen Roelandts takes the peloton into the Arenberg forest - they are still seven minutes behind the escape..!

The leading group is under enforced escort after a closing level-crossing split the race...

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Thomas has crashed as the race began its re-start - this is just not his day..!

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Thomas gets a hefty shove from Servais Knaven, but he's lost a fair bit of time...

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Gregory Rast leads the escape across the cobbles at Warlaing, still with a five-minute lead..!

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Laurens De Vreese makes a surge from the peloton at Warlaing...

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Peter Sagan and Albert Timmer lead the pursuit at Brillon...

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Thomas is watching his Paris-Roubaix plans fall apart - he's over two minutes back now...

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The peloton pours across the cobbles at Orchies, still 80-strong after more than four hours' racing...

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Rast and Gougeard are pounding across the cobbles at Berseé, still over four minutes in front...

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Stannard leads the first chasers now, the race has split and re-grouped many times already...

Greg Van Avermaet leads another group 20-seconds back...

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Johan Van Summeren has crashed with Matti Breschel and Marco Marcato...

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Frederik Backaert leads the escape at Ennevlin, but now their lead is about two minutes...

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Svein Vandenbergh is hurtling across the gap, is this the start of an Etixx winning move..?

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Sep Vanmarcke looks strong and composed in the chasing group...

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Bradley Wiggins has re-acted to Vandenbergh and got across with Stybar just before Cysoing - is this the winning move..?

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De Vreese now leads a bigger pursuit group at Cysoing...

Backaert leads the race at Bourghelles, but the chasers are coming closer...

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Wiggins leads Bozic and De Vreese in pursuit, less than 30-seconds back...

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Roelandts has soloed past everyone and leads at the Carrefour de L'Arbre...

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Borut Bozic is the nearest chaser at 15-seconds...

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Luke Rowe emerges as Sky's best hope, but he has John Degenkolb on his wheel...

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Van Avermaet is chasing at 30-seconds, but he has Lars Boom on his wheel...

Wiggins is about 40-seconds back, and possibly out of contention...

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Sagan is also out of contention now, but he'll latch on to Wiggins group before the end...

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Alexander Kristoff won't win this Classic, at least not this year..!

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Van Avermaet and Yves Lampaert have escaped on the last cobbles at Hem, following a regroupment after Carrefour de L'Arbre...

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Lampaert is now leading out Stybar with one-lap of the velodrome to go..

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Wiggins is back on a track for his last-ever Classic, chasing hard, and putting on a great show for the public..!

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John Degenkolb wins Paris-Roubaix from Van Avermaet and Stybar..!

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Bradley Wiggins cannot hide his emotions at the end of a glorious career, though retirement is still a way away...

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Ian Stannard arrives to salute teamates Wiggins and Rowe on a day they hoped to win...

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John Degenkolb shares his podium with Greg Van Avermaet and Zdebek Stybar

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