The key storylines from a weekend of physical brutality and spectator misdemeanour on the cobbled roads of northern France

Paris-Roubaix lived up to all cycling fans' hopes: drama, joy, a battle between Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar, outsiders who kept dreaming, and ultimately, a man-to-man battle towards the Vélodrome.

At the age of 26, Tadej Pogacar already has a Hall of Fame-level career. The Slovenian seems to win at will, attacking anytime the terrain slopes upwards and – generally speaking – dropping everyone, even the most determined opposition.