Luke Rowe gunning for Paris-Roubaix after impressive ride at the Tour of Flanders

The Welshman says he took a massive step forward at Sunday's Tour of Flanders, and now looks ahead to the Hell of the North next week

Tour of Flanders.

(Image credit: Daniel Gould)

Luke Rowe's fifth place in the Tour of Flanders on Sunday was the best British performance since Tom Simpson and Barry Hoban in the 1960s. Ahead of Paris-Roubaix, Rowe says it was "massive" to race so well in Belgium.

The Team Sky man rode in the second chase group behind solo winner Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) and took second in the sprint for fourth behind 2015 winner Alexander Kristoff (Katusha).

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.