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Video: cobbles, crashes and chaos from inside the Paris-Roubaix peloton

Velon video brings the best thrills and spills via on-board footage

Bone-jarring cobbles, crosswinds, punctures, crashes… Paris-Roubaix isn’t known as the ‘Hell of the North’ for nothing.

And Sunday’s race was no different, with plenty of action to enjoy in the third of the season’s five Monuments, before Mat Hayman went on to sprint to victory.

Velon’s teams captured the thrills and spills of Paris-Roubaix (pic: Velon, via YouTube)

But what does the race look like from inside the peloton? Since forming the Velon group, the WorldTour’s biggest teams have pushed their on-bike footage to help take spectators closer to the action.

And the latest video from Paris-Roubaix perfectly encapsulates the cobbles, chaos and carnage wrought by one of the most famous races on the calendar.

From near misses even before the peloton had reached the pave secteurs to the thrills and spills of the cobbles, check out the best of the action above.

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