Cycling-Italian Colbrelli wins epic Paris-Roubaix classic


  • Cycling
  • Sunday, 03 Oct 2021

Cycling - Paris-Roubaix - Roubaix, France October 3, 2021 Italy's Sonny Colbrelli celebrates winning the race REUTERS/Yves Herman

ROUBAIX, France (Reuters) -Sonny Colbrelli became the first Italian to win the Paris-Roubaix Monument classic in 22 years when he prevailed on his debut in a three-man sprint finish at the end of a gruelling race on Sunday.

His whole body caked in mud after 257.7 kilometres featuring 30 cobbled sectors, Colbrelli burst into tears as he collapsed on the grass of the Roubaix Velodrome after triumphing in the first rain-hit edition of the Hell of the North since 2002.

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