The mean machine takes first Roubaix win for CSC

By Cycling News

published 10 April 2006

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Fabian Cancellara (CSC)(Image credit: AFP)

Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) and Fabian Cancellara (CSC)(Image credit: Sirotti)

The peloton in action(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC)(Image credit: Sirotti)

A distraught George Hincapie (Discovery)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC)(Image credit: Sirotti)

A sprint for second place that wasn't(Image credit: Sirotti)

Tom Boonen with Ballan and Flecha after being delayed by a train crossing with 10km to go. Hoste, Van Petegem and Gussev went through and were disqualified.(Image credit: AFP Photo/Franck Fife)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) takes the biggest win of his career(Image credit: AFP Photo/Franck Fife)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) wins the 104th Paris-Roubaix(Image credit: AFP Photo/Franck Fife)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) celebrates his win(Image credit: AFP Photo/Franck Fife)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) savours victory(Image credit: AFP Photo/Franck Fife)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) after winning Paris-Roubaix(Image credit: AFP Photo/Franck Fife)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) surrounded by CSC staff(Image credit: AFP Photo/Franck Fife)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) is congratulated by team director Scott Sunderland in the velodrome(Image credit: AFP Photo/Franck Fife)

The start in Compiegne(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The peloton in action on a section of cobbles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The bunch passes over one section of cobbles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The colours of the peloton through the green fields(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) in action(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Powering away through the spectators(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Anyone got a bike?(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

George Hincapie (Discovery) looking good(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Klier with Cooke and Franzoi(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Schreck leads Portal, Posthuma and Konyshev(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

On a downhill sector of cobbles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

A long line across the cobbles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Quick.Step on the front(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Dust and cobbles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Here comes the pack(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

The crowd is ready at the La Forêt d'Arenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) in the Forest(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) leads the way as the break splits from the bunch(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

An amazing scene in the La Forêt d'Arenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

George Hincapie (Discovery) powers through Arenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) through Arenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Leif Hoste (Discovery) exits Arenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) and Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) all smiles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) leads the peloton(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

A very scenic view of the bunch(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) attacks the cobbles with Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) and Fabian Cancellara (CSC) on his wheel(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) and Fabian Cancellara (CSC) in the break(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon Lotto) leads Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) and Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

George Hincapie (Discovery) doesn't have much luck at all today(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

A distraught George Hincapie (Discovery) also looks to be in pain(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) rides the gutter along this section of cobbles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) leads Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) and Fabian Cancellara (CSC) around a corner on the cobbles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon Lotto) leads a chase group of three in the final part of the race(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

George Hincapie (Discovery) before a broken fork put him out of the race(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) concentrates hard as he leads the group on the cobbles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) looked comfortable on the cobbles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) bridges to Vladimir Gusev (Discovery)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) makes his solo move(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) worked hard all day(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) drives for home on the velodrome(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) gets one lap to go(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) looked so smooth till the end(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) rides his final lap to victory(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) was able to celebrate his win for some time(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) sends a kiss to everyone(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) looks exhaustedly happy(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Gusev, Van Petegem and Hoste circle the track(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Gusev leads out with Van Petegem following(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Flecha, Boonen and Ballan get ready for their sprint(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

A sprint for second place that turned out to be for nothing(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)