Races Road Degenkolb wins Paris-Roubaix By Cycling News published 12 April 2015 Giant-Alpecin rider out-sprints Stybar and Van Avermaet in Roubaix velodrome Comments Race Home Race history Route Start list Image 1 of 155John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) kisses the cobble-stone trophy(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) during his final Paris-Roubaix(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Laurens De Vresse (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Niki Terpstra (Etixx-Quick Step) couldn't repeat his 204 heroics (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) added another podium to his palmarès but a monument victory awaits the Belgian(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb (Giant Alpecin) greats his wife and newborn baby after winning Paris-Rouabix(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)It wasn't Peter Sagan's (Tinkoff-Saxo) day with his stomach then shifter giving him grief(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nature break needed for Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) ducks under the railway crossing in the nick of time(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Riders try and squeeze under the barriers before the 320km/h SNCF train flies past(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) followed by John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Some family time for Lars Boom (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Zdeněk Štybar (Etixx-QuickStep) struggles to hide his disappointment with second(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Lars Boom (Astana) with his daughter(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)There was a podium for the bikes as well this year(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A young French fan flies his flag(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Neo-pro Alexis Gougéard (AG2R-La Mondiale) was one of the strongest riders in the breakaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bad luck for Arnaud Démare (FDJ) today with numerous punctures(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yoann Offredo (FDJ)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Zdeněk Štybar's bike(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb's race winning Giant bike(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet's BMC on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Australian champion Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Belgian champion Jens Debusschere (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)German champion André Greipel (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Adam Blythe (Orica-GreenEdge)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stijn Vandenbergh (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jürgen Roelandts and Marcel Sieberg (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) cornering(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Matteo Trentin (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Lars Bak (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Daniel Oss (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet (BM)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) watches his chances of victory dissapear(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jimmy Engoulvent (Europcar) gives his bike the once over on the start line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gediminas Bagdonas (Ag2r-La Mondiale)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)It wasn't a great day for French national champion Arnaud Démare (FDJ)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)An extra brake lever is a common sight at paris-Rouabix(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)One final time for Bradley Wiggins in Team Sky colours(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Antoine Duchesne (Europcar) drops back to the team car(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Ian Stannard (Team Sky)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Mountain climber John Gadret (Movistar) rides the cobbles(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jasha Sütterlin (Movistar) has a bicycle tattoo on his left forearm(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Martin Elmiger (IAM Cyling) rode to fifth place(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Taiwanese champion Chun Fei Feng (Lampre-Merida)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Matt Goss (MTN-Qhubeka)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A motoman during the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yoann Offredo (FDJ) had an aggressive race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sean De Bie (Lotto Soudal) gets back on after a flat in the Arenberg Forest(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) hits the deck(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fans pack the Arenberg Forest(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Adam Blythe (Orica-GreenEdge)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Mavic spares motorbike is crucial in Paris-Roubaix(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Sky had special signs for fans wishing to cheer on Bradley Wiggins(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The British fans came to cheer on Bradley Wiggins(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Lots of support for Bradley Wiggins in his last race for Team Sky(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A Belgian fan(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A last minute check of the tyre pressure on the spare bikes by the Team Sky mechanic(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Cobbles...(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Good luck charm for Pippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Alexander Kristoff fan club(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Arenberg Forest(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Oliver Naesen (Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise) wanting a quick change of a rear wheel flat(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexis Gougeard (Ag2r-La Mondiale) leads the break(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stijn Vandenbergh (Etixx-Quick Step) looks back at the chasers(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bradley Wiggins (Tram Sky) in the Forest of Arenberg(Image credit: Bettini Photo)John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) wins Paris-Roubaix(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) punctured and was unable to regain contact with the leaders(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Bradley Wiggins (Tram Sky) on the attack(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Big favourite Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) takes a cobbled corner(Image credit: Bettini Photo)John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) wins the 2015 Paris-Roubaix(Image credit: Bettini Photo)John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) raises his arms in celebration (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Adama Blythe (Orica-GreenEdge) was in the break of the day(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The peloton was lined out during the famous Forest of Arenberg crossing(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sep Vanmarcke (LottoNL-Jumbo) was again unlucky to puncture in a key moment (Image credit: Bettini Photo)The remains of the peloton set off after the train had passed (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Some riders stopped as a French TGV train came past (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Some riders ignored a police officer and crossed with the barriers down (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Johan Vansummeren (Ag2r-La Mondiale) takes a tumble(Image credit: Bettini Photo)There were several high-speed crashed during Paris-Roubaix(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Paris-Roubaix podium from behind (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The huge crowds at the Forest of Arenberg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
