Niki Terpstra is in the moment of his life after winning the prestigious Paris-Roubaix. However, he has found new goals for the rest of the season, including the cobble stage to Arenberg in Tour de France.
"I will take a break now and then build towards a second peak in this season," said Terpstra in an interview with De Telegraaf. "The National Championship is an important goal every year, and I hope to ride Tour de France again. I have marked the cobble stage to Arenberg on my schedule."
The fifth stage of this year's Tour de France will feature nine cobbled sectors in the last 70 kilometers. Most of these sectors are used in Paris-Roubaix, but in the opposite direction.
Terpstra also admitted that his life changed a lot after the victory. "It's somehow strange to see myself on the front pages of newspapers. I know that has something to do with my victory, but it's just strange to see yourself in those pictures."
This year, Terpstra has enjoyed his best ever performance in the classics, winning Paris-Roubaix and Dwars door Vlaanderen, placed second in E3 Harelbeke and sixth in Ronde van Vlaanderen.
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