World Champion earns Strava KOM on Mons en Pévèle Tadej Pogačar has won three of cycling's five Monuments and his hope of adding one more appears to be significantly increased after the reigning World Champion set Strava course records on three sectors of Paris-Roubaix's pavé on Wednesday Pogačar arrived in Belgium on Tuesday ahead of the Tour of Flanders but rather than warm up by racing Dwars door Vlaanderen to do a reconnaissance on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix Pogačar powered across almost all 30 sectors of the 2025 Paris-Roubaix route While he cruised through the Arenberg sector well behind the record from last year's race he set Strava records on the Auchy les Orchies and Mons en Pévèle sectors in quick succession he was within one second of the time of Wout van Aert from the 2023 Paris-Roubaix Pogačar was originally not scheduled to compete in Paris-Roubaix as his team felt it was risky with the Tour de France a major goal but after finishing third in Milan-San Remo he decided to confirm rampant speculation and race the Hell of the North.  On Pogačar's Strava post he revealed some new merchandise in collaboration with cycling artist Jorge Larco with a drawing of him standing in his rainbow jersey with one of the goats the organisation used to clean up the cobbles of the Arenberg forest T-shirts of the drawing are available for sale on Pogačar's website she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track Laura has a passion for all three disciplines When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads UCI governance and performing data analysis you will then be prompted to enter your display name No changes for the women's route in the Hell of the North The 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes will take place on Saturday on the same 148.5 kilometre route as was used in 2024 The course includes includes 29.2 km of cobbles and the same final 17 sectors of the men’s race The women's Paris-Roubaix was altered slightly last year from previous editions removing a "risky" part of the course with a three-kilometre detour Five star sectors at Mons-en-Pévèle with 49km to go and the Carrefour de l'Arbre with 17km to go remain the biggest challenges for the women along the route from Denain to the Roubaix Velodrome Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) won the 2024 Paris-Roubaix Femmes in a small bunch sprint ahead of Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) and Pfeiffer Georgi (DSM-Firmenich) Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Paris-Roubaix 2016 tackles 27 sectors of cobblestones and we did a little digging on Strava to find each and every corresponding KOM The first man across the line in the velodrome surely won’t be chasing Strava segments along the way it is fun to see how fast they ride the Arenberg Forest If you’re fortunate enough to be over in northern France perhaps you can have a go at a lesser-known segment to see how you stack up (+ denotes difficulty on a scale of one to five stars Each sector links to the related Strava segment.) How many conductors does it take to make a barbershop quartet Olaf Orchestra performances and in-person activities suspended for the remainder of the spring semester conductor Steven Amundson has dearly missed the weekly time he spends with his orchestra students So like any good orchestra conductor would do he decided to compose and record an original barbershop tune as an ode to those students that’s certainly true… since you’ve been away we’re definitely feeling blue,” sings Amundson “I’ve been missing my students a ton and wanted to cheer them up during these strange and challenging times and to offer my thanks for being such a meaningful part of my life,” says Amundson We are grateful for the impact your gifts make possible on the Hill You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed and how to watch live Tadej Pogacar’s debutCan Tadej Pogacar challenge two-time defending champion Mathieu van der Poel in his debut at the 'Hell of the North' Read on to explore the key storylines and route of the third Monument of the year Picture by REUTERS/Papon BernardBy Alessandro PoggiThe cobbled Spring Classics season reaches its climactic finale on 12-13 April with the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes and Paris-Roubaix the year's third Monument after Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders with the men’s race marking its 122nd edition and the women’s its fifth Last year, Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands and Lotte Kopecky of Belgium claimed victory in the men's and women's events In the men's race, two-time defending champion van der Poel starts as the rider to beat, as he aims to match the three titles of legends Francesco Moser and Octave Lapize. Meanwhile all eyes are on Tadej Pogačar who makes his debut and is chasing one of the two Monuments (along with Milan-San Remo) missing from his trophy cabinet The women's race is set to be wide open, with four different winners in as many editions so far. Among this year's contenders are defending champion Kopecky, Olympic medallists Chloe Dygert, and Marlen Reusser, while Dutch rider Puck Pieterse will look to capitalise on her multi-terrain skills. Scroll down for a course preview and details on how to follow the action. The men’s race will once again start in Compiègne taking the peloton across 30 cobbled sectors (all packed in the last 165km) over a total of 259.2 km before concluding in the Roubaix velodrome The course features two new sectors (Artres along with a different speed-slowing section before the iconic Forest of Arenberg but remains largely unchanged from last year The women’s race follows the same route as in 2024 starting in Denain and finishing in Roubaix after 148.5 km including the sections of Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour de l’Arbre Belgian riders have dominated Paris-Roubaix The record for most individual wins is held by Belgium’s Roger De Vlaeminck (1972 Here's a list of the most recent winners of both races: All times Central European Summer Time / CEST (GMT+2) both the men’s and women’s Paris-Roubaix will be broadcast on a variety of international channels and streaming platforms Paris-Roubaix organizers have released the final details and ratings for the 52.7 kilometers of cobbles on offer in Sunday's monument Paris-Roubaix organizer Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) announced Tuesday that Christian Prudhomme and Thierry Gouvenou have evaluated the 27 sectors of cobblestones or “pavé,” and assigned a difficulty rating to each, taking into account their length the riders will be faced with 52.7km of cobblestones in the 253.5km course A close look at the route provides clues as to where the favorites will show their hands in this unpredictable race the race’s true picture comes into focus as the riders exit one of the race’s most infamous stretches of pavé — the first five-star sector — the Trouée d’Arenberg or Arenberg Forest the peloton reaches the next five-star sector, Mons-en-Pévèle If that doesn’t help decide the race Govenou said that the Carrefour de l’Arbre the last obstacle before the Roubaix velodrome presents an even more rugged challenge in 2015 than 12 months ago the Carrefour de l’Arbre has got harder and harder it’ll be right up there with the Arenberg Forest this year I don’t think there’s a single level cobblestone.” Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker In his first semester at St. Olaf College, Chung Park hasn’t missed a beat held for the first time this year at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis But perhaps more importantly, he has placed an importance on nurturing the sense of community that has long been at the heart of the St. Olaf Orchestra. Before the home concert that concluded the fall tour he extended an invitation to his office for coffee providing chocolate and espresso to the Orchies who gathered in a circle on the floor where the smell of the fresh bread he made for members of the orchestra filled the entire main floor he focused on his care for the well-being of the student musicians and encouraged laughter “I can’t think of a better person to take on the role of conductor at a place like St Olaf where community is such a big part of the campus,” says St Olaf Orchestra President Sam Ivory ’23 “He has embraced our ‘Orchie love’ and all of the orchestra’s time-honored traditions the orchestra has fully embraced him back.” I can’t think of a better person to take on the role of conductor at a place like St Olaf where community is such a big part of the campus He has embraced our ‘Orchie love’ and all of the orchestra’s time-honored traditions the orchestra has fully embraced him back.St That embrace has included a willingness by members of the St Olaf Orchestra to challenge themselves and continue to grow as musicians in new ways under Park’s leadership “Any good conductor has the ability to keep an orchestra together and push them technically Park has been able to prompt us to look inward and bring some of ourselves into the music and share that with our peers around us and with an audience,” says St Olaf Orchestra Vice President Grace Alexander ’23 The result of that work was on display during the very first concert of the Pacific Northwest tour this fall Olaf Orchestra performed at Western Washington University in Bellingham and it was the first time the ensemble had really played under the baton of their new conductor and I felt myself becoming lost in the music,” Ivory says “I believe the audience was equally transfixed because by the time we got to the end of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathetique’ symphony the audience was silent for a full 10 seconds before roaring applause It was at that moment when I realized this year would be full of amazing music-making.” 2014 road world champion and current Olympic Games mountain bike champion soloed to victory in Saturday’s 5th Paris-Roubaix Femmes It was Visma-Lease a Bike’s first 2025 WorldTour triumph having returned to road racing for the first time since 2020 saw her boyfriend Dylan van Baarle win the men’s edition in 2022 Alison Jackson was in the front action all day and placed fifth while her Italian teammate Letizia Borghesi was runner-up The women’s race included 17 sectors of pavé in 148.5 km Although the five-star Trouée d’Arenberg wasn’t included 3-km Mons-en-Pévèle and 2.1-km Carrefour de l’Arbre The race would reach its climax in the famous Roubaix Velodrome The Canadian contingent was 2023 winner Jackson Jackson was top Canadian in both Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders By that point there was a breakaway duo 2:40 up the road That longest sector of pavé thinned out the peloton kept leading the bunch on *** Warlaing à Brillon Their veteran campaigner Ellen van Dijk attacked before **** Tilloy à Sars-et-Rosières and linked up with 62 km to go The cobbles and echelons had streamlined the peloton to 30 riders a crash at the very beginning created chaos that inspired Kopecky to attack with teammate Lorena Wiebes and Vos Jackson made it over with four others to create an octet On Mons-en-Pévèle Kopecky attacked and Vos made it over to her Chloé Dygert sewed it up but now there were six leading Kopecky kept trying to escape as the 14-strong chase containing Balsamo and Ferrand-Prévot edged closer Both Jackson and Borghesi made accelerations at the front inside 40 km to race On the way to *** Cysoing à Bourghelles Balsamo and van Dijk’s Lidl-Trek teammate Emma Norsgard flew the coop the Dane piling up a 36-second lead with 26 km remaining Ferrand-Prévot bridged over before **** Camphin-en-Pévèle On Camphin-en-Pévèle Ferrand-Prévot dropped Norsgard The final five-star sector was Carrefour de l’Arbre The French rider’s growing gap set the alarm bells ringing The main chase split and Jackson was in the first part Kopecky couldn’t hang on to the chase group Ferrand-Prévot took almost a minute’s lead into the velodrome A butterfly followed her over the finish line The WorldTour continues next Sunday at Amstel Gold Race the first of the Ardennes Classics—the Cauberg is back in the final lap Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Hundreds of former and current members of the St. Olaf Orchestra gathered on campus during Reunion Weekend to honor Conductor Steven Amundson who retired this spring after 40 years of leading the award-winning ensemble Olaf Orchestra Alumni Social on Mellby Lawn Olaf Orchestra Alumni Dinner that featured a celebration of Amundson and a tribute video (watch it above) Olaf Orchestra alumni and current members performed a Reunion Concert that featured Amundson conducting his beloved “Orchies” for the final time “I have learned that the music making endeavor is one that opens hearts, fosters community, and helps us be in touch with our emotional and spiritual well-being,” Amundson noted in a St. Olaf Magazine profile of his career this fall “It’s been both humbling and a tremendous privilege to lead such a fantastic undergraduate orchestra and I’ve cherished the journey!” The Arenberg and the Carrefour get all the press but there are no easy or inconsequential sectors at Paris-Roubaix It’s slightly downhill and speeds are high thanks to farm fields that slide into the sector’s trough There will be riders who don’t make it past this first sector This sector was refinished prior to the 2017 edition but is still plenty nasty mostly because it’s quite long and because it comes just a few kilometers after Troisvilles Unless you flat on one of the potholes on the left side then a 90-degree bend sets off a crosswind if you ride down the crown (right in the middle) this short sector isn’t that bad so woe be the rider who tries to make a pass in anticipation of Haveluy and then the Arenberg This sector is often muddy even when the rest of the course is clean and dry what makes Haveluy so important is its proximity to the next sector The jockeying for position is in full swing The entrance to the Arenberg is slightly downhill and the stones were clearly set by someone who took little pride in their work The tree cover keeps things damp and slippery Organizers run a street sweeper over the Arenberg before each race The stones are polished smooth by use and even the slightest dirt or water makes them treacherous the peloton makes a left turn onto pavement so they’ll line up in the right-hand gutter it’s hard because the sting of the Arenberg is still fresh There’s a train crossing halfway through that has stopped racers before Wandingnies is the longest sector all day and heart rates are still spiked from the Arenberg dipping slightly up and then slightly down so that you can’t seem to find a rhythm The right and left sides sink downward and are full of speed-sapping holes there’s no way to pass the rider in front and close them down this sector was recently worked on by les Amis des Paris-Roubaix the volunteer organization that maintains the cobbles though some of the more massive holes have been leveled somewhat Plus we’re getting into the meat of the race The first half of this sector was created specifically for the race and added in 2007 and that may lead riders to believe they can deviate in their line choice The holes between cobbles near the edges of this sector are just wide enough for a road tire there is very little recovery between Beuvry-la-Forêt and this relatively short but quite rough sector There’s some grass down the middle in the first half that can be nice to ride on but holds hidden holes There’s a monument to Marc Madiot at the start The stones in this sector are broken and gashed It was so bad in 2007 and 2008 that they actually removed Berée from the race Even after les Amis did some work on it in 2009 It can be decisive if the riders want it to be Or they take it easy ahead of Mons-en-Pévèle A left-hand turn off the pavement drops riders onto this sector which heads downhill for a couple hundred meters before flattening out Its stones are savage and its length is leg breaking Multiple corners make it difficult to pick and hold a good line It’s just the right distance from the finish to launch a long-distance attack It matters because it starts 3km after Mons-en-Pévèle finishes and ends 2km before Ennevelin Two left-hand corners cause frequent crashes Bodies are tired and wits aren’t as sharp as they once were Two parts of this sector were refinished in early March by Les Amis the group hasn’t managed to make the stones any softer The work mostly involves digging up the cobbles and improving drainage underneath Rider his this segment with over 215km in their legs and though it’s rarely decisive This sector should be included with the one that follows there’s simply a short paved stretch between the two this is one of those moments that feels like it’s made for a bit of rest with a stack of big sectors coming up and a couple just behind Cysoing is usually easy to spot thanks to massive piles of manure off to one side but the sector itself isn’t particularly notable and the edges of those curves hold water if it’s rained recently For a 1.1km sector to gain three stars the surface must be awful A small stretch of pavement in the middle offers a brief respite these are some of the worst cobbles in the race The last 500 meters of this sector can end a rider’s day Jagged stones reach up and grab at tires and have caused riders to flat out of the front group in recent years which turns left once again to head toward its exit and the crown is the only place one can feasibly ride this is the last chance for the non-sprinters to get away Cross the road after Carrefour and within a hundred meters you’re back on cobbles but it’s really just an extension of the Carrefour and is thus frequently part of the race’s final and most decisive attacks and any strongman who wants to go solo has to be alone by now so an attack here is truly a last-ditch effort Secteur 14 - Tilloy à Sars-et-Rosières Length: 2.4 km Rating: *** Km from start: 188 Km from finish:.. Some like to state the obvious.(Image credit: Ben Atkins/Cyclingnews)It begins ...Continued from Page 1 Secteur 14 - Tilloy à Sars-et-Rosières Length: 2.4 km Rating: *** Km from start: 188 Km from finish: 71.5 only just over a kilometre after the last one it's pretty smooth and almost completely flat Shaped like a massive letter 'L' the course heads across to the middle of some fields before turning ninety degrees and makes for the small village of Sars-et-Rosières where once again civilisation returns and riders can rest in the knowledge that they have a whole four kilometres to prepare for the next ordeal Secteur 13 - Beuvry-la-Forêt à Orchies Length: 1.4 km Rating: *** Km from start: 194.5 Km from finish: 65 discovered and prepared by les Amis de Paris-Roubaix over the winter this secteur has been dedicated to 1985 and 1991 winner Francaise des Jeux directeur sportif Marc Madiot To commemorate its inclusion in the race course this year a monument in the shape of a pyramid of cobblestones has been built at the start of the secteur Instead of following the straight road into Orchies the course takes a left fork just outside the town and follows the Chemin du Moulin in an almost semicircular arc to rejoin the main road in the centre of the town The surface when Cyclingnews visited in February was pretty smooth but very muddy - there may well be plans to clear some of this mud before the race Secteur 12 - Orchies Length: 1.7 km Rating: *** Km from start: 199.5 Km from finish: 60 This secteur is actually divided into two parts; the Chemin des Prières and the very aptly named Chemin des Abattoirs The first part runs in a mostly easterly direction until it turns to asphalt at a small group of houses - and a large bar It then turns left ninety degrees to take a northerly path The beginning of the secteur is quite muddy except for the last few hundred metres where the cobbles become quite broken up This is where the course runs very close to the A** Autoroute and it is not unknown for fans to abandon their cars on the hard shoulder and run up the embankment to watch the race - something that the French Police strongly disapprove of Secteur 11 - Auchy-lez-Orchies à Bersée Length: 1.2 km Rating: *** Km from start: 205.5 Km from finish: 54 Shortened to just 1.2 km (it was previously 2.6 km) due to the second half of the previously used secteur being proclaimed unusable (don't worry the missing 1.4 km have been replaced by the new Secteur 13 - above!) almost the entire secteur is a false flat rising gently nearly all the way so it will again test the resolve of those who aren't feeling too strong which is the point where a semi-classic would end it's this point that sorts the men from the boys Secteur 10 - Mons-en-Pévèle Length: 3 km Rating: ***** Km from start: 211 Km from finish: 48.5 clearing the surface of the worst of the mud and water - I can assure you that these two incidents are not linked in any way It begins with a slight uphill part before descending gently for a kilometre or so whereon it turns left ninety degrees and continues straight until it joins the main road just north of Mons particularly in the early part where the Hincapie incident occurred the cobbles are much more plat (flat) as they would say in this area Secteur 9 - Mérignies à Pont-à-Marcq Length: 0.7 km Rating: ** Km from start: 217 Km from finish: 42.5 it's only 700m long and the surface is in really good condition Because of this it shouldn't really cause anyone any problems other than serve to break up the rhythm and add to the accumulative effect of so many cobbles Secteur 8 - Pont-Thibaut à Ennevelin Length: 1.4 km Rating: *** Km from start: 220 Km from finish: 39.5 This one zigzags across the fields between the two villages without ever becoming too challenging to fresh legs but tired ones will start to feel it on the last few hundred metres where the hitherto good surface deteriorates and the crown of the road becomes the only vaguely smooth line This last part is where the big assertive riders will be making their presence felt as lesser and less confident riders will be forced to ride in the wheel tracks at the side - a much harder route Secteur 7 - Templeuve - L'Epinette Length: 0.2 km Rating: * Km from start: 225 Km from finish: 34.5 but instead of taking the asphalted main road they cut the corner and take the diagonal cobbled track across but it's so short that unless it's slippery and causes a crash this will cause no problems at all Secteur 7 - Templeuve - Moulin-de-Vertain Length: 0.5 km Rating: ** Km from start: 226 Km from finish: 33.5 but that was so short and this one is so close that they are combined but as it passes some in-use farm buildings it's pretty muddy Secteur 6 - Cysoing à Bourghelles Length: 1.3 km Rating: **** Km from start: 232.5 Km from finish: 27 The course leaves the town of Cysoing and joins the fairly well surfaced pavé This smooth start may lure the unwary into a false sense of security because after a few hundred metres the surface goes from cobbled road to rock garden in the space of a few turns of the crank the course went straight on over a brief bit of asphalt before becoming cobbled again (which is now part of the next secteur) but in 2006 the course was changed to turn right continuing on the cobbles to the village of Boughelles Vladimir Gusev crashed quite spectacularly at this point This part of the country is about as close as you can get to Belgium without actually being in it as well as the fact that we are now getting close to the finish the Belgians flock to the next three secteurs - literally - by the lorry load There will also be at least one - maybe two - beer tents along here to keep them all well lubricated This secteur is dedicated to 1992 and 1993 winner Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Secteur 6 - Bourghelles à Wannehain Length: 1.1 km Rating: **** Km from start: 235 Km from finish: 24.5 which is basically enough to get around the block the course leaves Bourghelles on the cobbled road that used to be the last part of the old secteur 6 - they used to tackle this in the opposite direction The course turns right and then follows a right hand arc to rejoin the main road the we just left although work was carried out earlier this year to clear a lot or cinders and gravel from the final part Secteur 5 - Camphin-en-Pévèle Length: 1.8 km Rating: **** Km from start: 239.5 Km from finish: 20 across the TGV (Train Grand Vitesse) line - the building of which has been responsible for the loss of so much of the local pavé - the course takes a sharp left-hand corner and the secteur starts immediately The secteur is almost completely flat as it passes between farm buildings - flanked by thousands of passionately drunken Belgian fans - and heads out into the fields After almost a kilometre the course takes a sharp right hand turn and makes its way across to the village of Camphin but the vagaries of the surface mean that it earns four stars but others are broken up really badly by the regular farm vehicles that use it Unlike other badly surfaced parts of the course so powerful riders do well here and anyone still with the front group who isn't as strong as the others may start to fade Secteur 4 - Carrefour de l'Arbre Length: 2.1 km Rating: ***** Km from start: 242.5 Km from finish: 17 this secteur sums up what this race is all about Starting fairly anonymously behind a group of farm buildings the track winds its way alongside a wood before pitching into the open and heading almost dead straight across the fields With almost a kilometre to go it turns left ninety degrees and heads directly towards the point that gives it its name; the Arbre Junction quite simply is a junction of roads which has a bar on it called l'Arbre (the tree) In the days when the race was less fashionable but nowadays it's a thriving bar and restaurant keen to associate itself with the chaos that passes its door each April like the previous one has a very varied surface; it begins fairly benignly as it skirts the wood but as it moves into open country it deteriorates into a series of potholes peaks and ridges forcing riders to concentrate to pick the best line Once it turns the corner and heads directly for l'Arbre things improve again and the rest of it is "relatively" comfortable We're still right on the border with Belgium here and legions of them will come to this point to try and drink l'Arbre dry The last bend typically sees riders come through a sea of Flandrian and Belgian flags and the noise is deafening - particularly if its one of their own Over the last few years this secteur has proved decisive for some Last year it was the point where Fabian Cancellara's power finally broke the resolve of Vladimir Gusev and the year before it was where defending champion Magnus Backstedt found that he couldn't hold onto the accelerations of Tom Boonen much longer This is the last difficult part of the course Secteur 3 - Gruson Length: 1.1 km Rating: ** Km from start: 244.5 Km from finish: 15 This secteur used to form the last part of the previous one until it was made one in its own right for the 2004 race It leaves the main road adjacent to the Arbre bar - literally only a few metres from the finish of the last cobbles - and heads straight for the village of Gruson These cobbles were used in the 2004 Tour de France stage 3 between Waterloo and Wasquehal Secteur 2 - Hem Length: 1.4 km Rating: * Km from start: 251 Km from finish: 8.5 The last real cobbles of the race are not much of a challenge The secteur snakes its way towards the town of Hem in an uneven and irregular manner but because of its regular use by regular traffic the road has been widened at the sides with asphalt and despite the fact that it is badly broken up in places riders tend to hop from one side of the road to the other If this were not possible then it surely would be given a higher rating than one star That's not to say that this secteur cannot be decisive a soon to be retiring Johann Museeuw suffered a puncture on this stretch and with no teammates at this late stage of the race to take him back to the leaders it cost him the chance to sprint for a record equalling fourth victory Espace Charles Crupelandt Length: 0.3 km Rating: * Km from start: 258 Km from finish: 1.5 this secteur was created in 1996 to celebrate the race's centenary Running down the centre of the wide boulevard of Avenue Alfred Motte the recently nicknamed Chemin des Géants is more like the kind of cobbles you'd find in your local High Street than in the Hell of the North which ends just at the entrance to the famous old velodrome as well as one last little buzz to remind them of what they've just covered over the preceding kilometres and to let them know that their day of toil is almost at an end riders who ride together will be watching each other like hawks as they approach the track riders who arrive here alone will try and savour the moment the surface is dotted with a specially engraved stone for each of the race's winners From Hornaing through the Carrefour de l'Arbre and onto Roubaix the 29 kilometers of pavé that help make up the 2022 Paris-Roubaix Femmes when the men’s peloton was competing in the first-ever edition of Paris-Roubaix or work without their husband’s consent Each race since in its long history has added to the legend that enshrouds Paris-Roubaix like so many of the myths and legends that are told It took 124 years for a Paris-Roubaix Femmes to be organized, and 125 years for it to be raced, as the 2020 edition was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Already, Paris-Roubaix Femmes seems steeped in history. With her hands bloodied by her handlebars that had juddered up and down on the wet cobbles, Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) rode into the Roubaix velodrome last year alone to become the first-ever winner. Now, on the hallowed cobbled sectors of northern France, the women’s peloton will add another layer of history to the race. The race begins on the longest and one of the hardest cobbled sectors in Paris-Roubaix. Starting in the small village of Hornaing, this sector skirts the railway line and passes by the twin water towers that loom over the course. In 2021, Deignan accelerated just as the peloton hit the Hornaing on an 82km race-winning solo attack. Beginning with a sharp left-hand turn, this sector then unwinds in a straight line so that it is possible to see riders up the road. By this point in the race last year, Deignan was nearly out of sight and a minute ahead of the peloton. A post shared by Paris-Roubaix Femmes (@parisroubaix_femmes) This sector is almost completely flat but features three, right-angled bends that are notoriously difficult to navigate. Last year, the peloton disintegrated on this sector due to various mechanicals and crashes leaving just 32 riders remaining, after a mere 50km of the race. Discovered and restored by Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix — the volunteer group that maintains the cobbles on the course — half of this sector was specifically laid for the race itself. While nothing significant has happened yet on this sector in Paris-Roubaix Femmes, it still plays an important role in accumulating fatigue and making the race exceptionally difficult. Although this sector begins in a relatively benign fashion, it crescendos to a 600m false flat with broken pavé under the wheels. Perhaps fittingly, the latter section of this sector is ominously named the Chemin des Abattoirs — the “Path of Slaughterhouses.” A false flat — and a surface so bad that it was removed from the men’s race in 2007 and 2008 — marks this sector as particularly difficult. As the rain fell on the race last year, the cobblestones became increasingly treacherous. On this sector in 2021, Anna Henderson (Jumbo-Visma) crashed in a pile-up with other riders while Lotte Kopecky (then Liv Racing) punctured and was forced to take her teammate’s bike. A post shared by Paris-Roubaix Femmes (@parisroubaix_femmes) A relatively short sector that signals the last 40km of the race, the difficulty of this road is still illustrated by the grass growing in the cracks between the cobbles, creating a slippery surface. Two sharp left-hand corners, the second occurring about two-thirds of the way through the section, are the primary hazard in this sector. Last year, the race somewhat reset behind the lone leader Deignan as a group containing Longo Borghini swelled the ranks of the second group on the road. Except for the final ceremonial sector in Roubaix, this is the shortest sector in the race and is normally relatively inconsequential. It is largely flat and not too long. There is some respite between Templeuve and Cysoing as the riders return to tarmac roads for five kilometers. This sector begins on a relatively good surface which soon makes way for the customary broken roads which are so emblematic of Paris-Roubaix. A post shared by Paris-Roubaix Femmes (@parisroubaix_femmes) Following just a kilometer after the previous sector these two cobbled roads are a significant obstacle particularly since they arrive so close to the finish with nearly 100km and 10 cobbled sectors of fatigue in the legs The road surface here is so choppy that there is no smooth line and in 2021 this sector was race-altering for many riders providing both a chance to attack and to be struck by misfortune Eventual runner-up Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) accelerated away from the chasing group in pursuit of Deignan while one of the pre-race favorites Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) crashed along with Leah Thomas (Movistar Team) and Sarah Roy (then Team BikeExchange) Deignan also nearly crashed on this sector but managed to stay upright The road on the Carrefour de l’Arbre peaks and troughs as if it were a wave sloshed over the cobblestones by one of the tractors that pass down it It is the second and last five-star sector of cobbles and its proximity to the finish marks it as one of the most important points in the race Vos began to chip away at Deignan’s lead in this sector the sector at Gruson formed the last part of the Carrefour de l’Arbre There are just a few meters of tarmac between it and the previous sector making it still an honorary extension of the Carrefour If a significant move does escape on the Carrefour this sector could well determine whether it makes it to the finish or not the penultimate sector of pavé is the last true opportunity to attack Since it is used by traffic as well as in Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes so it is possible to escape the worst of the cobblestones the cobbles in the town of Roubaix are utterly different from those forming the rural tracks around it created in 1996 to celebrate the race’s centenary and are not intended to affect the race as it edges towards the Roubaix Velodrome Mapei swept the 1996 Paris-Roubaix podium in unbelievable fashion but the race's outcome wasn't decided on the road we are taking a look back at some of the most memorable editions of “The Queen of the Classics.” The race favors the strongest riders who can handle the rough cobblestones but a healthy dose of luck is always crucial in this unpredictable classic What can we learn from the history of this grueling monument A phone call came in from Italy as the Roubaix velodrome inched closer: The Belgian will win as three riders from his classics juggernaut rode alone and off the front in the closing kilometers of the 1996 edition of Paris-Roubaix Johan Museeuw would get his first Roubaix win even if it meant two Italians would be relegated to lower steps on the podium Such decisions are the type of luxury that comes from sweeping a Roubaix podium with time to spare and Andrea Tafi — rolled around the velodrome together and crossed the line in precisely the order directed to them over the phone Mapei was at the height of its powers in 1996 After creating a 20-rider move across the Arenberg the Mapei trio separated themselves from the rest more than 80km from the finish quickly stretching their lead to over a minute It seemed a smooth team time trial was in order Museeuw suffered a puncture and was forced to stop for a wheel change as the Italians rode on and Museeuw rejoined before the group behind could make contact With 8km remaining Museeuw punctured again But the call from Squinzi had already been made Lefevere drove to the front and called Tafi and Bortolami off; they slowed once again and waited for their leader Museeuw took the lead just before the velodrome and led to the finish where all three crossed the line with their arms in the air Both Tafi and Bortolami wanted to be second Cycling was certainly different in the ‘90s The 50 percent hematocrit rule was instated in a year after Mapei’s sweep which came two years after Gewiss swept the podium in a similar manner at Flèche Wallonne There’s something to be learned about cycling’s team dynamic and ’96 Roubaix is a good reminder that pro racing is still a business Tafi and Bortolami were excellent riders in their own right They could have disobeyed orders and ridden on to victory A conversation intercepted by Italian RAI TV suggests that it wasn’t loyalty that kept them at bay Some things are more important than a Roubaix cobblestone trophy Cycling’s fundamental injustice was on display in 1996 A team sport with a lone winner just feels so unfair sometimes compacting talent into a single team as Mapei did has become more difficult Carrefour de l'Arbre as hard as Arenberg Forest this year Troisvilles is a relatively gentle introduction though.(Image credit: Ben Atkins/Cyclingnews)The cobbles of Orchies are quite different from those of Arenberg(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Paris-Roubaix's Orchies sector(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The moment the breakaway moved clear on the Orchies sector during Paris-Roubaix with Tom Boonen in the lead he raised four fingers in the Roubaix velodrome to equal Roger De Vlaeminck's number of victories at the Hell of the North.(Image credit: Jered Gruber)The organisers of Paris-Roubaix inspected the cobbled sectors of this year's route to assign the severity ratings Jean-François Pescheux and Thierry Gouvenou assessed the length general condition and location on the route to assign the five-star designation to the Arenberg Forest Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour de l’Arbre noting that the latter has become more difficult over time Video: Top 10 riders to watch at Paris-Roubaix and continues with 26 more along the rest of the length of the 253.5km route with the cobbled roads taking up a total of 57.5km this year The infamous Arenberg Forest represents the crucial moment where the contenders may not make the winning move but can surely lose the race through crash or puncture the 2400m long stretch of ancient road has typically been the worst of the race but the winning moves have more recently formed later with the Mons-en-Pévèle sector at 47.5km to go providing the first selection and the Carrefour de l’Arbre with 17km to go providing the final launching pad Govenou says the Carrefour de l'Arbre is even worse than last year the Carrefour de l’Arbre has got harder and harder it’ll be right up there with the Arenberg Forest this year I don’t think there’s a single level cobblestone." Pavé sectors of the 2015 Paris-Roubaix Incroyable. This spring Mathieu van der Poel attacked 44 km out to win E3 Saxo Bank, 45 km out in take a hat trick of Tour of Flanders titles and in Sunday’s 121st Paris-Roubaix he made the winning move on a three-star sector of cobbles almost 60 km from the famous velodrome Only Andrei Tchmil’s famous 1994 Hell of the North winning attack was longer Van der Poel now has two consecutive Paris-Roubaix titles and six Monument victories the 121st Paris-Roubaix featured 55 km of cobbled roads spread out over 30 sectors starting at the 97-km mark The five-star sectors were infamous: number 20 Trouée d’Arenberg (with its neato new chicane) The race ended in the famous Roubaix velodrome The Canadian contingent was Guillaume Boivin and Josh Tarling of Ineos was disqualified for hanging onto a team car He held onto the commissaires’ car to remonstrate Alpecin kept marshalling the race a minute ahead of larger chase group An Alpecin near-disaster at the business end of the lead group on ****Haveluy à Wallers meant that Lidl-Trek was able to take the reins The chicane brought some riders almost to a standstill Van der Poel attacked with his teammate Jasper Philipsen Ten chasers including Pidcock and Küng clawed back the MvdP trio Pedersen punctured on ***Wallers à Hélesmes Küng and van der Poel’s teammate Gianni Vermeersch dashed away and held out for a few sectors as the race settled down Pedersen got back on even terms and his Lidl-Trek squad chased at the front of a group of 25 and eventually reabsorbed the threesome van der Poel ambushed a complacent group on ***Orchies and took a gap his desperation clear when his deficit hit 11 seconds Done and dusted for Van der Poel? This will be 300m short of Andrei Tschmil's longest solo win (60km) in Paris-Roubaix from 1994. #ParisRoubaix — Felix Lowe (@saddleblaze) April 7, 2024 Van der Poel hit *****Mons-en-Pévèle with 1:07 on a platoon of chasers where Pedersen found no teammates The chasers bumped along the cobbles behind the Dutchman Politt and Küng kept a larger Pidcock chase at arm’s length Five-star Carrefour de l’Arbre received van der Poel 2:45 ahead of Pedersen and company It would be Philipsen’s push that dislodged Küng Philipsen made it a 1-2 and Pedersen rounded out the podium Van der Poel joins 11 other riders with a brace of Paris-Roubaix trophies His 3:00 winning gap is the largest since 2002 and the fifth largest since the Second World War Riley Pickrell made it to the iconic velodrome and impressive showing in his first PR appearance The world champion launched his race winning move on the Orchie cobbled sector almost 60 kilometres from the Roubaix velodrome Mathieu van der Poel was ‘unable to explain’ the decision making behind his breathtaking, long-range attack at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday afternoon.  After attacking nearly 60 kilometres from the finish on the Orchies cobbled sector, the Dutchman soared to a second successive Roubaix title completing a stunning afternoon for his Alpecin-Deceuninck team at the Hell of the North.  Jasper Philipsen took second place behind Van der Poel and the exact same scenario unfolded on Sunday afternoon with Philipsen sprinting to second once more.  Van der Poel told the media that he had reaped the benefits of a stint training in Spain in between the two Monuments.  "I just felt really good already for a long time," he said "Today was my best day so far of this Classics season for sure The world champion was unable to explain why he chose to attack from such a distance but said that the lack of cooperation in the lead group eventually forced his hand He said that he hadn’t made a specific pre-race plan preferring to race on instinct as the race developed around him.  "I just thought it was a good moment there," he explained "We were with quite a small group as well and cooperation wasn't really good in the group I just wanted to make it a hard final from there and I think that's always my strength to make it a hard final I didn't expect to be alone from this cobblestone sector It was also mostly a tailwind to the finish line "They [team management] asked me this time to communicate when I was going to attack and I did so they were aware of it but I also didn't expect to be alone after one attack.  "But it gives you wings of course if you have a nice gap immediately If you hear on the radio that the gap is increasing all the time then you have a good chance of making it to the finish line I just try to avoid taking unnecessary risks and like I said I felt really good today so I could enjoy it a bit." Van der Poel also won Flanders with a huge solo attack When asked whether his long range Roubaix victory was better he said it was difficult to compare the two.  "I mean it's a different race as well," he explained "Also with the weather in Flanders but like I said before I think I made a good decision to do a few good days in Spain in the sun so that always makes me relax as well before days like this." The Dutchman explained that due to the peloton already being thinned right down "Luckily there wasn't a whole bunch anymore," he said "The race was already only like 30 to 40 people it's really good that they [ASO and the CPA riders union] search for options but when I did the recon two days ago it was even worse than I saw it on video.  "If you go there with 100 guys then maybe 5 guys make it and the rest are standing still so that's also not a long term solution." Van der Poel said that he revelled in the moment and was able to soak up the atmosphere as he entered the velodrome to a wall of noise “It definitely isn't [normal to win these races] I could only dream of this when I was a kid the rainbow jersey makes it even more special of course I could've never imagined all the races I would win now.  "I just focused on cyclo-cross when I was younger It's really amazing and I really tried to enjoy the last part of the races which I couldn't do in Flanders because I was really on my limit there.  "Today I felt better still in the final so I really tried to enjoy it because it's a special moment and it won't last forever It's just a really cool day in general.” Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 *Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 rider interviews and features appear both online and in the magazine he has reported from some of professional cycling's biggest races and events including the Tour de France and the World Championships in Glasgow He has also covered major races elsewhere across the world Tom writes race reports from the men's and women's WorldTour and focuses on coverage of UK domestic cycling It’s a short hop across the border to the start of today’s stage in Orchies which each April sees Paris-Roubaix thunder through with a dozen sectors of pavé still to go to the finish – it was just outside the town that Tom Boonen launched his decisive attack this year it’s hills rather than cobbles that will split the peloton with five categorised climbs in the Monts du Boulonnais ahead of an uphill finish in the centre of the Channel port itself It’s unusual for the first week of the Tour to feature a medium mountain stage but there are a couple of men in the peloton who know exactly what it takes to win here – Pierrick Fédrigo in 2006 both earned their French national champion’s jerseys in Boulogne It’s not just the climbs that could blow the race apart today either – with a twisting route in the last 70km or so this close to the coast there is always the threat of the wind playing a decisive role and the GC men will be anxious not to lose any time to their rivals should echelons form Geraint Thomas says: There will definitely be a lot of stress and fighting for position today I think there will be people going out the back and I think Marcel Kittel will struggle to get to that finish again It’s similar to the first road stage with people like Philippe Gilbert or maybe Simon Gerrans or Matt Goss for GreenEdge; Gossy will be able to hang in there if he’s in the form he’s been in People like Sylvain Chavanel have the legs to dig maybe 10k out They won’t win if it’s altogether but a lot of French guys will be in there coming to the finish while Movistar could look to control the back end of the race for Alejandro Valverde But I think you’ve got to go with Peter Sagan on a day like this especially with the run of results he’s had so far this season For more on this year's Tour stages read our full Tour de France Preview please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly As a subscriber you can read road.cc ad-free The revenue from adverts helps to fund our site then please consider subscribing to road.cc from as little as £1.99 Our mission is to bring you all the news that’s relevant to you as a cyclist Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008 when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994 His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day road.cc's audience Report an advert on road.cc Privacy policy Subscribe All material © Farrelly Atkinson (F-At) Limited, Unit 7b Green Park Station BA11JB. Tel 01225 588855. © 2008–present unless otherwise stated. Terms and conditions of use The cobbles of the Trouée d'Arenberg Which riders are the kings and queens of the cobbles when it comes to Strava Quick-Step Floors' Niki Terpstra was the former king of the KOMs having taken on his way to victory in 2014 the Dutchman's dominance has been challenged in the last couple of years as more pros start to upload their rides There are also still a handful of amateurs that have managed to cling to their KOMs while there is a tantalising opportunity for someone to take the QOM on the Viesly to Briastre sector a new addition to the race course that has never been ridden by a woman on Strava Also up for grabs is the KOM of the Roubaix velodrome with the tired sprints at the end of a 260km not lending themselves to KOM-chasing with an amateur currently holding the best mark by five seconds 29. Troisville to Inchy (2.3km in length) 28. Viesly to Quivy (1.9km) 27. Quivy to Saint Python (3.7km) 26. Viesly to Briastre (3km) 25. Briastre to Solesmes (0.8km) 24. Vertain to Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon (2.2km) QOM: Bénédicte Houtekins 4-31 23. Verchain-Maugré to Quérénaing (1.6km) 22. Quérénaing-Maing (2.3km) 21. Maing-Monchaux-sur-Écaillon (1.6km) 20. Haveluy to Wallers (2.5km) 19. Trouée d'Arenberg (2.2km) 18. Wallers to Hélesmes (1.6km) 17. Hornaing to Wandignies (3.7km) 16. Warlaing to Brillon (2.5km) 15. Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosieres (2.5km) 14. Beuvry-la-Foret to Orchies (1.4km) 13. Orchies (1.1km) 12. Auchy-lez-Orchies to Bersée (2.6km) 11. Mons-en-Pévèle (3.0km) 10. Merignies to Avelin (0.7km) 9. Pont-Thibaut to Ennevelin (1.4km) 8. Templeuve (Moulin-de-Vertain) (0.5km) 7. Cysoing - Bourghelles (1.4km) 6. Bourghelles - Wannehain (1.1km) 5. Camphin-en-Pévèle (1.8km) 4. Carrefour de l'Arbre (2.0km) 3. Gruson (1.1km) 2. Hem (1.4km) 1. Roubaix (0.2km) Roubaix Velodrome (one lap) Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing following the World Tour races and its characters Everybody knows the Arenberg and Carrefour de l'Arbre but these unsung sectors of pavé are worth knowing about The cobbles of Paris-Roubaix are a bit like a greatest hits album There are a handful of songs – or in this case Then you've got those songs that are like the two-star rated (out of a maximum difficulty of five) sections at Saint-Python and Templeuve: they're the lesser hits worthy of a place towards the end of a compilation buried in the middle are those hidden gems that are often overlooked for their higher-profile counterparts And just because they don't lack the status of the Arenberg or Carrefour de l'Arbre they are among the toughest along the race's 253.5 kilometres Cycling Weekly celebrates those challenging yet under-appreciated sectors of Paris-Roubaix Hornaing – sector 16, 3.7km, four-star ratingTackled 10 kilometres after the Arenberg Forest (KM170.5), Hornaing is the longest sector of the race. It begins with some large cobbles and either side of it features some unpleasant gravelled and broken-tarmacked areas. After a level crossing and right turn, the cobbles become notably smaller, but the crest becomes more pronounced and both sides of it transform into uneven and unpredictable paths of travel that could easily puncture tyres. Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières – sector 14, 2.4km, four-star ratingSector 14 has featured in the Tour de France's last two cobbled stages: in 2010 it was the scene of Frank Schleck's race-ending crash, while last year CW got caked in mud here standing on the roadside. It's only respite comes on the small stretches of newer cobbles that are included in the sector, the rest of it is an uneven and unpredictable stretch that features some sizeable cobbles along the way. The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group which organises the Tour of Britain.  World champion Lotte Kopecky won Saturday’s fourth edition of the Paris-Roubaix Femmes Two early crashes in quick succession hampered 2023 champion Alison Jackson Jackson pretended to cradle her cobble trophy and pat it on the head as she finished Canada’s Alison Jackson was back to defend her title Her compatriots in the race were Maggie Coles-Lyster of Roland and Komugi-Grand Est duo Laury Milette and Joséphine Péloquin 📸: Ashley Gruber#ParisRoubaix pic.twitter.com/vKiR78I96I — EF Education–Cannondale (@EF_Cannondale) April 3, 2024 Twenty-four kilometers into the race and with three riders up the road Jackson crashed twice in two kilometers and it took her 12 km to catch up to the peloton 💥 The defending champion 🇨🇦@aliACTIONjackso has crashed twice 💥 La tenante du titre 🇨🇦 Alison Jackson est tombée à deux reprises ! #ParisRoubaixFemmes #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com/hfYzBJOSL3 — Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift (@RoubaixFemmes) April 6, 2024 There was no breakaway before **** Hornaing à Wandignies DSM-Firmenich-PostNL led onto and over the sector Lidl-Trek grabbed the controls on the next sector Kopecky went hard on **** Tilloy à Sars-et-Rosières and Marianne Vos responded When the Kopecky-Vos group doubled in size Her group’s response kept it from growing further Kopecky retrieved an Allen key from the team car to tighten her handlebars before the fifth sector Pfeiffer Georgi and Christina Schweinberger went along The Kopecky-Vos quartet hit the first five-star stretch only 8 seconds clear of the closest chase Ellen van Dijk impersonated a train engine but Kopecky went immediately when the cobbles ended to flex but the moves seemed to come on the pavement French rider Jade Wiel tried to stir things up on ** Templeuve (Moulin-de-Vertin) She had four FDJ-Suez teammates in the main group Wiel hit *** Cysoing à Boughelles with a 26-second gap her teammate Amber Kraak and van Dijk bounced away before **** Camphin-en-Pévèle Kopecky made a dig and Balsamo and Vos followed The trio created a quintet with Kraak and van Dijk Two-star Gruson followed hard on the heels of Carrefour de l’Arbre with 12 km to go Balsamo and Kraak came back to reunite the sextet It looked like the six riders were satisfied to throw down in the velodrome A 10-strong chase threatened that scenario Balsamo and Vos went for it shoulder to shoulder but Kopecky tore around the outside to take the famous win The 115th edition of Paris-Roubaix was the fastest ever with winner Greg Van Avermaet averaging 45.204 km/h over the 257-km race Featuring 55 km of cobbles over 29 sectors the peloton raced full gas with only a group of five lasting to sprint it out for victory on the Roubaix velodrome Tom Boonen capped off his career with an animated ride attacking  on several cobbled sectors but it would not be the swan song so many hoped for RELATED: Paris-Roubaix riders share their pain and suffering from the 115th edition of the Hell of the North The peloton left the start in Compiègne greeted by dry and warm conditions The tailwind contributed to the day’s blistering pace and memory of last year’s winner Matthew Hayman infiltrating the days break prevented any group from escaping in the first hours of the race Only a small break briefly got away as the peloton entered the first cobbled sector and from that point on the front group was whittled down Crashes and untimely mechanicals took some contenders out but the front group contained most of the pre-race favourites RELATED: Ben Perry’s steep cobbled classics learning curve Jasper Stuyven and Gianni Moscon sprinted it out for the win was the strongest rider after the hard day in the saddle Canadian Hugo Houle had a career-best result in a Monument finishing 63rd while Van Avermaet earned his first Monument title Paris-Roubaix se dispute ce dimanche 7 avril sur un parcours difficile d’une distance de 259,7 kilomètres avec un profil affichant 29 secteurs équivalant à 55,7km de pavés irréguliers et de routes dégradées Nouveauté sur ce tracé 2024 de l’Enfer du Nord avec une chicane à l’entrée de la Trouée d’Arenberg en attendant Mons-en-Pévèle ou encore le Carrefour de l’Arbre Départ de Compiègne dans l’Oise et arrivée à Roubaix dans le Nord Découvrez le parcours complet et détaillé de cette 121e édition Le parcours 2024 de Paris-Roubaix est plus court de 3,1 kilomètres que l’itinéraire 2023 Et ce sont aussi 55,7 kilomètres de secteurs pavés à franchir contre 54,5 l’an passé Mais également 29 secteurs à franchir cette année contre 30 l’an dernier Commenter et suivre en direct la saison cycliste 2024 : Cliquer ici et terminait accessoirement premier français à l’arrivée blessé à la clavicule et aux côtes Paris-Roubaix 2024. La liste des coureurs engagés et favoris Le parcours de ce 121e Paris-Roubaix va s’élancer de Compiègne Il faudra attendre le 96e kilomètre de course pour voir les coureurs engagés sur l’Enfer du Nord franchir le premier secteur pavé les secteurs pavés vont se succéder les uns aux autres avec différents niveaux de difficultés Mons-en-Pévèle et le Carrefour de l’Arbre sont de loin les portions pavées les plus difficiles classées 5 étoiles tandis que ce sont les secteurs de Quiévy à Saint-Pyton et celui de Hornaing à Wandignies qui sont les deux plus longs avec à chaque fois 3.700 mètres pavés à franchir Le dernier secteur pavé du jour sera franchi à quelques hectomètres du vélodrome et de la ligne d’arrivée Au terme des 29 secteurs pavés franchis les coureurs qui franchiront la ligne d’arrivée auront avalé 55,7 kilomètres de pavés et parcouru 259,7 kilomètres entre Compiègne et Roubaix Une distance supérieure à 250km qui fait de cette épreuve WorldTour un véritable Monument du cyclisme le troisième de la saison après Milan-Sanremo et le Tour des Flandres Paris-Roubaix 2024. A quelle heure et sur quelle chaine voir la course ? C’est à 11h10 précises que le départ fictif va être donné par les organisateurs Après un court défilé neutralisé le peloton va arriver au kilomètre à zéro à 11h25 et le départ réel sera donné direction le Nord et Roubaix les premiers coureurs devraient franchir la ligne d’arrivée aux alentours de 17h Lire aussi : Le calendrier UCI WorldTour 2024 Lire aussi : Qui a remporté les 5 monuments du cyclisme ? Lire aussi : Toute l’actualité du cyclisme sur route 2024 email et site web dans ce navigateur pour la prochaine fois que je commenterai Ce site utilise Akismet pour réduire les indésirables. En savoir plus sur la façon dont les données de vos commentaires sont traitées Envie de rejoindre notre rédaction ? 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Père & Fish et leurs burgers 100% poisson  on déguste des burgers à base de gambas de pavé de saumon ou encore de poulpe  Une publication partagée par Père & Fish I Street food (@pereetfishrestaurant) Ce n'est pas un hasard si l'Adresse nous concocte de délicieux hamburgers dans la Rue des Bouchers à Lille ils ont troqué les hachoirs plein de sang contre les couteaux à épinards autant d'ingrédients gourmets qui se révèlent dans chaque bouchée pas de frites surgelées mais des pommes de terre sautées à l'ail servies dans un petit bocal Une merveille pour les yeux autant que pour le ventre  En bonus : la carte des vins est à tomber.  rue des Bouchers - LilleOuvert du mardi au samedi de 12h à 14h et de 19h30 à 23h Tél.: 03 59 89 66 33  depuis quelques années déjà ne cuisine que des burgers sans aucune matière animale La compo des hankburgers est néanmoins tout ce qu'il y a de plus gourmands : "Tous nos burgers ont comme base commune un bun frais fait artisanalement spécialement pour notre restaurant vegan de la salade et du fromage végétal fondant Toutes nos sauces sont le fruit de recettes originales créées par notre chef elles sont faites maison et les légumes sont frais découpés dans le respect !" A cela s'ajoute des potatoes une salade de coleslaw ou même des nuggets (vegans) croustillants le carrot cake rivalise avec les milkshakes et autres glaces vegans...  Une publication partagée par 🌱Hank Burger🍔 (@hankrestaurant) 10 nouveaux restos à tester absolument à Lille Top des adresses où se goinfrer de truffe à Lille Où trouver les meilleures viennoiseries de Lille