Cycling-Van Baarle goes from zero to hero to win fastest Paris-Roubaix for Ineos Grenadiers

Cycling - Paris-Roubaix - Roubaix Velodrome, Roubaix, France - April 17, 2022 Ineos Grenadiers rider Dylan van Baarle of the Netherlands celebrates as he crosses the line to win the race REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

ROUBAIX, France (Reuters) - Six months after finishing the Queen of the Classics outside the time limit, Dylan van Baarle won the Paris-Roubaix Monument on Sunday to give the Ineos Grenadiers team their most prestigious victory in a one-day race.

The 29-year-old Dutchman, who was second in the Tour of Flanders two weeks ago, went solo 19km from the finish line on a key cobbled sector to prevail at a record average speed of 45.79kph.