--- 這場勝利使他在 Five monuments (Milan–San Remo、Tour of Flanders、Paris–Roubaix、 Liège–Bastogne–Liège、Giro di Lombardia ) 之中,已經贏得其中 4 場的桂冠, 如今距離 "Five monuments 大滿貫"的難得紀錄,只缺 Milan–San Remo 了。 (Gilbert 自從 2004 年以來,除了 2016 年之外,年年參加 Milan–San Remo, 2008、2011 年二度獲得第 3 名。預祝他能在退休之前拿下 Milan–San Remo 冠軍, 完成 "Five monuments 大滿貫"。那他將會是創下這項非凡紀錄的第四人,前面三位前輩是:Eddy Merckx、Roger De Vlaeminck、Rik Van Looy,都是比利時人。) ( 史上 Five monuments 冠軍的大魔人,非 1966 ~ 1976 的 Eddy Merckx 莫屬,11 年之間,他不但創下"五項全能"的大滿貫紀錄,最驚人的是,他總共獲得 19 次冠軍,這項超人紀錄至今無人能破。) 【 Gilbert's metamorphosis moves him one step closer to Monument immortality - Paris-Roubaix victory leaves Belgian one short of a Monuments sweep (2019.04.14 / cyclingnews) 】 【 Gilbert : Winning the five Monuments is still my motivation - Belgian keen to stay at Quick-Step beyond 2019 but 'won't close other doors' (2019.01.11 / cyclingnews) 】
--- 這場勝利是 Gilbert 所獲得的第 5 個 monuments 第 1 名 (Giro di Lombardia 於 2009、2010 連霸)
--- 細數今年三月底開始的七場主要的 Cobbled Classics 賽事,前面六場在比利時舉行的賽事, 第 1 名全部由外國人拿走 : (見 2019 年 " Cobbled Classics") 1. Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne (Three Days of Bruges–De Panne) Winner:Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jumbo-Visma) (荷蘭人) 2. E3 BinckBank Classic Winner:Zdeněk Štybar (Deceuninck - Quick Step) (捷克人) 3. Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields (Ghent-Wevelgem) Winner:Alexander Kristoff (UAE-Team Emirates) (挪威人) 4. Dwars door Vlaanderen (Across Flanders) Winner:Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon - Circus) (荷蘭人) 5. Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) Winner:Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First) (義大利人) 6. Scheldeprijs (Grand Prize of the Scheldt) Winner: Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck - Quick Step) (荷蘭人) 在今年第 7 場也是最後一場的 Cobbled Classics 賽事,比利時人的第 1 名終於開張了。 【 Blow for Belgium as Gilbert and Naesen come down with illness ahead of Tour of Flanders - First time since WWⅡ that no Belgian has won a Classic ahead of De Ronde (2019.04.04 / cyclingnews) 】
※ Five talking points from the 2019 Paris-Roubaix - From veteran stars to breakthrough performances - here are the hot topics from the 'Hell of the North' (2019.04.14 / cyclingweekly) 【 1. Gilbert moves closer to historic Monument clean sweep; 2. Another vintage Deceuninck – Quick-Step performance; 3. Star-making ride from Nils Politt; 4. The selection is made early; 5. Incident packed Paris-Roubaix. 】
※ High-risk bet on pavé pays off in spades for Gilbert- The cycling equivalent to a mid-life crisis leads Gilbert to the cobbled classics, and in a span of just 24 months, he wins cycling's two biggest monument classics. (2019.04.15 / velonews)
※ 7 conclusions from Paris-Roubaix/ - From the emergence of Nils Politt to the disappointment of Peter Sagan (2019.04.15 / cyclingnews) 【 1. Demol looks to build Katusha's Politt bureau of Classics riders; 2. QuickStep dynasty reaches 700 wins; 3. Not all equipment gambles pay off; 4. Wout van Aert can be proud of his pain; 5. Gilbert's 'Strive for Five' gets real; 6. What a difference a year makes for Šiškevičius; 7. Sagan must look to Ardennes to make sense of his spring. 】
※ Gallery : The merciless cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix - Crashes, mechanicals, and other mishaps spoil the day for some, but Philippe Gilbert prevails, riding a perfect race to win his fourth of cycling's five monument classics. (2019.04.15 / velonews)