PARIS, April 12 (Reuters) - Belgian Wout ⁠van Aert shattered a decade-old jinx to win Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, outduelling world champion ⁠Tadej Pogacar in a brutal classic race across the cobbles.

The 31-year-old suffered ‌a puncture as did Pogacar and great rival Mathieu van der Poel, who had two mechanicals and could not contest the final sprint, which went in Van Aert's favour for his second title in one of the ​five Monument classics after his Milan-Sanremo victory in 2020.