Paris To Roubaix - Results and Video

Belgian Johan Van Summeren claimed his first Paris To Roubaix win with a torrid kick over the final stages to capture a surprise victory for an unsung member of one of cycling stronger squads.

Van Summeren completed the 258km-long course in six hours seven minutes and 28 seconds.

The Team Garmin rider created a gap with 13 km remaining to beat perennial favourite and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara, who narrowly edged out Dutchman Maarten Tjallingii and countrymen Gregory Rast (see video hyperlinked below for footage from the final kilometre.

Paris To Roubaix 2011 Top Ten:

1. Johan van Summeren (Bel/Garmin) 6hrs 07mins 28secs

2. Fabian Cancellara (Swi/Leopard) +19 seconds

3. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned/Rabobank) same time

4. Gregory Rast (Swi/RadioShack) same time

5. Lars Bak (Den/HTC-Highroad) +21 seconds

6. Alessandro Ballan (Ita/BMC Racing) +36 seconds

7. Bernhard Eisel (Aut/HTC - Highroad) +47 seconds

8. Thor Hushovd (Nor/Garmin) same time

9. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spn/Team Sky) same time

10. Mathew Hayman (Aus/Team Sky) same time

The race had plenty of torn lycra, bloodied knees and horrific crashes for the thousands who lined the course, including a narrow escape from the path of a motorcycle by two of cycling's heavy hitters, Cancellara and Thor Hushovd. The near frightening moment is captured below, at the 3:25 mark, during one of the final cobblestone stretches on the passage of the Carrefour Des Arbres.

CARREFOUR DES ARBRES - A LATE COBBLESTONE STRETCH



LINKS TO OTHER FOOTAGE:

TOM BOONEN AND OTHER CRASH WITH 68KM LEFT (INCL. CANADIAN MICHAEL BARRY:

CANCELLARA, HUSHOVD AND BALLAN ATTACK:

FINAL KILOMETRE - VELODROME FINISH (ROUBAIX)



UPDATE:

As a little icing on the cake of an upset win for the Belgian, he proposed to his girlfriend at the finish line - she said yes.