Cycling: Van Summeren wins Paris-Roubaix

PARIS: Belgian rider Johan van Summeren won his first Paris-Roubaix Classic after breaking away in the closing stages and holding on for an unexpected victory. Van Summeren completed the 258km-long course in six hours seven minutes and 28 seconds. He finished 19 seconds ahead of two-time winner Fabian Cancellara and Dutchman Maarten Tjallingii. “Once I got up in the front group, I felt I could win,” said Van Summeren. “It’s wonderful.” The race, famed for its treacherous sections, included several crashes, with a number of riders involved.



Published in The Express Tribune, April 12^th, 2011.