A year after winning Paris-Roubaix, little has changed
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With the win in Paris-Roubaix took Niki Terpstra in 2014 for the largest Dutch cycling success in years. Twelve months later, it appears there is actually not much has changed in his life. The best Dutch rider of the moment can still undisturbed to the supermarket, just in the peloton is his status different. The rear of the wheel Terpstra tomorrow they most being watched.
Niki Terpstra came Thursday afternoon at home after training and then-he was suddenly on his door. Such a red-white stone as they are on the road in northern France to mark the cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix. “Success Niki ‘it said in black letters. Terpstra: ,, Nice. I do not know who that thing has put down there. It will have been a couple of my neighbors. ”
Tomorrow is the first anniversary of Terpstra (30) posted the largest Dutch cycling success in years. Thirteen years had a classic Dutchman won no more, until he at April 13, 2014 with little more than six kilometers to the finish decided to body of cyclists. Ten minutes later he arrived at the velodrome in Roubaix jubilant over the line and he had won the most heroic classic of all.
The video of his victory he has only seen again a few times. ,, The moment is in my head. Today we did the survey and that brought beautiful memories. ”
The morning after his victory, he was called by the radio, he was allowed to join in The World Keeps Turning and there was a cruise through the canals of Amsterdam. But soon it became silent. The price for Cyclist of the year he passed and Terpstra can now still need to hand out to the grocery store without signatures. Niki madness reaches its climax these days with a red-white stone for the door, instead of throngs of fans. Terpstra himself likes that best. ,, There has been some attention and that was nice. Look how much publicity the Amstel Gold Race the Week was then. Good for the Dutch cycling, but my life has not changed much. Slightly more fame after last year. For a moment after the game, but people forget too quickly. Netherlands is not like Belgium. ”
Read the full story with Niki Terpstra in AD Sportwereld.
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