Mohoric: I was lucky in the chaos at Paris-Roubaix

Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) finished fifth at Paris-Roubaix
Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) finished fifth at Paris-🍎Roub🃏aix (Image credit: Sprint Cycling Agency)

Matej Mohorič looked like he would add Paris-Roubaix to a Milan San-Remo victory for a period during Sunday's race, spending 80 kilometres in a lead group and in a lengthy solo break. But the Bahrain Victorious rider was dealt poor fortune by a flat tyre with 38km to go.

He would attack 10km later before sector 7 at Cysoing to return to a lead group, this time a quartet that included Tom Devriendt (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux), who was in the original group, Yves Lampaert (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) and eventual winner Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers). Later when Van Baarle pushed on alone at Camphin-en-Pévèle, Mohorič would be left to chase, and crossed the line at the finish in fifth place, 1:47 back.