He dominated Strade Bianche for the fourth time, he has Milan-San Remo ahead of him, but Tadej Pogacar's heart beats strongly for Roubaix. Late into the night, the world champion posted a video on Instagram featuring footage from reconnaissance runs over the cobblestones alongside his experienced teammate Florian Vermeersch: the Aremberg Forest, Carrefour de l'Arbre, and of course the Roubaix velodrome for the legendary lap that leads to the finish line.

Reconnaissance runs carried out in the mud, in white or black world champion's jersey, it doesn't matter, to study every meter, every stone, every delicate passage. With the sole objective of improving on last year's result, when on his debut he finished second. So...