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'Always keep riding’ - looking back at Mat Hayman's remarkable 2016 Paris-Roubaix

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'Always keep riding’ - looking back at Mat Hayman's remarkable 2016 Paris-Roubaix

Aged 37 and riding with a broken arm, Mathew Hayman defied the odds to win Paris-Roubaix 2016. Dan Challis speaks to him ten years on about cycling's most remarkable Classic.

By Dan Challis

Illustration by Enric Adell

2 FEBRUARY 2026 | UPDATED 09.54 AM BST

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Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.