Stefan Bissegger
"If I don't die, everything's open".
"The race went well until Tadej Pogacar attacked and I crashed at the same time. That broke up my race a little, and when Wout Van Aert attacked in the finale, I lacked the strength to follow him and challenge for a podium place. It's a shame, but I'm still happy with my performance and the work of the team, who did everything they could to place me. The equipment worked very well, I had a lot of fun racing today and I think we can build on this result to do even better in the future."
Julien Jurdie
"We thought it was a perfect day
"It was a great day for the team. With Stefan (Bissegger) in 7th place, we've achieved our objective. Still, we have a few regrets, because until his puncture, Stefan was among the best, which meant we could have achieved an even better result, like a top 5 or a podium. We're still satisfied, though, because it's never easy to get a top 10 finish in Paris-Roubaix. It's only the second time we've managed it, and it's also thanks to all the riders, especially the younger ones (Oscar Chamberlain, Rasmus Pedersen, Pierre Gautherat), who did a superb job of positioning themselves at the start of the race and particularly on the first cobbled sectors."
The news
Before the WorldTour, NewGen also successfully tackled cobbled sectors
Setting off before the pros, the Juniors and then the Espoirs were the first to tackle the cobbles of the Enfer du Nord this afternoon. In amovement, Ilian Alexandre Barhoumiand Antoîne L'Hôte took their chances, finishing 10th and 15th respectively.
7
The number
7th in today's race, Stefan Bissegger posted his best-ever result in the Queen of the Classics. It's also the second-best performance in the team's history on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix.
