ROUBAIX, France (Reuters) - As Tom Boonen led the way into the Roubaix velodrome on Sunday, a huge roar came from the crowd in anticipation of the Belgian's record-breaking fifth title on the Queen of the Classics.
It was not to be. Instead Mathew Hayman, more a domestique than a team leader, outsprinted the former world champion to claim the biggest title of his career in his 15th attempt at the Paris-Roubaix.
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