Cycling highlights: At almost 38 years old, Mathew Hayman won the mother of all classics. With his 15th start at Paris – Roubaix, he also surprised the experts – and himself.
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Hayman had no one on the bill
You hate it or you love it. Paris – Roubaix divides cycling professionals and fans like no other race. Mathew Hayman is definitely one of those people who loves racing. He was at the start of the mother of all classics 14 times. He never won. But with his 15. participation should finally succeed. 10 days before his 38th birthday he becomes the second Australian in the history of the race to win what is probably the most important and important classic in the cycling world. Nobody expected that - not even himself.
Boonen misses out on history
Someone else actually wanted to write history. Tom Boonen could have become the sole record holder with his fourth win. But the former top sprinter lost to outsider Mathew Hayman in the sprint of a group of four. He couldn't believe his eyes. Even minutes after the race, the surprise winner stood in the middle of the velodrome, wide-eyed, not quite sure how to deal with this unexpected success. Only when his teammates gradually arrived and happily hugged him did the likeable oldie seem to realize his triumph. Almost three years later, after the Tour Down Under, he ended his professional career in his home country.