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    Known as the queen of the classics, there is no other race in the world like the Paris-Roubaix. On Sunday April 13rd 2014 the 111th edition of Paris-Roubaix will be running from Compiègne to Roubaix and will cover a total distance of 257 kilometres.

    First run in 1896, Paris–Roubaix is one of cycling's oldest races. It is known for its many 'cobbled sectors', being, with the Tour of Flanders and Gent–Wevelgem, one of the cobbled classics. Since 1977, the winner of Paris–Roubaix has received a sett (cobble stone) as part of his prize. The terrain has led to the development of specialised frames, wheels and tyres. Punctures and other mechanical problems are common and often influence the result.

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    Cobble Sectors Sector @ km Name Distance 28 97.5 Troisvilles à Inchy 2.2km 27 104 Viesly à Quiévy 1.8km 26 106.5km Quiévy à Saint-Python 3.7km 25 111km Saint-Python 1.5km 24 119.5km Solesmes à Haussy 0.8km 23 126km Saulzoir à Verchain-Maugré 1.2km 22 130.5km Verchain-Maugré à Quérénaing 1.6km 21 135km Quérénaing à Famars 1.2km 20 140.5km Maing à Monchaux-sur-Écaillon 1.6km 19 153km Haveluy à Wallers 2.5km 18 161.5km Trouée d'Arenberg 2.4km 17 167.5km Wallers à Hélesmes 1.6km 16 174.5km Hornaing à Wandignies 3.7km 15 182km Warlaing à Brillon 2.4km 14 185km Tilloy à Sars-et-Rosières 2.4km 13 191.5km Beuvry-la-Forêt à Orchies 1.4km 12 196.5km Orchies 1.7km 11 202.5km Auchy-lez-Orchies à Bersée 2.7km 10 208km Mons-en-Pévèle 3km 9 214km Mérignies à Avelin 0.7km 8 217.5km Pont-Thibaut à Ennevelin 1.4km 7 223.5km Templeuve (Moulin-de-Vertain) 0.5km 6 230km Cysoing à Bourghelles 1.3km 6 232.5km Bourghelles à Wannehain 1.1km 5 237km Camphin-en-Pévèle 1.8km 4 240km Carrefour de l’Arbre 2.1km 3 242km Gruson 1.1km 2 249km Willems à Hem 1.4km 1 256km Roubaix (espace Crupelandt) 0.3km Total 51.1km
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    Key Cobbled Sectors 18 - Trouée d'Arenberg First used in 1968. A straight road through the forêt domaniale de Raismes/Saint-Amand/Wallers, dropping slightly at first, then rising. The altitude is 25m at the start and 19m at the end.

    The Trouée d'Arenberg, Tranchée d'Arenberg, (Trench of Arenberg), Trouee de Wallers Arenberg, has become the symbol of Paris–Roubaix. Officially 'La Drève des Boules d'Herin', the 2400m of cobbles were laid in the time of Napoleon I through the Raismes Forest-Saint-Amand-Wallers, close to Wallers and Valenciennes. The road was proposed for Paris–Roubaix by former professional Jean Stablinski, who had worked in the mine under the woods of Arenberg. The mine closed in 1990 and the passage is now preserved. Although almost 100 km from Roubaix, the sector usually proves decisive and as Stablinski said, "Paris–Roubaix is not won in Arenberg, but from there the group with the winners is selected".

    The cobbles are extremely difficult to ride because of their irregularity. So many fans have taken away cobbles as souvenirs that the Amis de Paris–Roubaix have had to replace them.
    10 Mons-en-Pévèle Length - 3,000m
    First used in 1978. Overall the 3,000m rises from 53m at the start to 63m at the end. It begins with a 300m drop of two per cent down to the Ruisseau La Petite Marque at 47m. This is followed by 800m that rise 3m. A 90 degree right hand turn to the rue du Blocus introduces a 800m straight that falls 2m and leads to a difficult, muddy, 90-degree left hand turn to the ruelle Flamande. The final 1,100m of the ruelle Flamande and Chemin de Randonnée Pédèstre rise 16m to Mérignies.

    Mons-en-Pévèle, is the 10th section of pavé before the finish. Its 3,000m are rated the hardest level of difficulty, five stars. It is in the municipality of Mons-en-Pévèle. It is one of the key sectors, one of the toughest and within 50 km of the finish. It has been used every year since 1978, 2001 excepted. In 1997, 2000, 2002 and 2003, only the first 1,100m were used.

    In 2008, Stijn Devolder's attack on this sector was a contribution to the victory of Tom Boonen, his Quick Step team-mate.
    4 Carrefour de l'Arbre Length - 2,100m
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    First used in 1980. An L-shaped section rising from 48 to 51m. Flat for 1,200m, then a difficult left-hand bend leading to a slight ascent.

    Le Carrefour de l'Arbre (or Pavé de Luchin) is the fourth section of pavé before the finish in Roubaix. Its 2.1 km are rated at the hardest level of difficulty, five stars. The crossroads (carrefour) is on open land between Gruson and Camphin-en-Pévèle. 50.59°N 3.23°E The route departs westward from Camphin-en-Pévèle along the rue de Cysoing towards Camphin de l'Arbre. The first half is a series of corners, then along irregular pavé towards Luchin. The second half finishes at the Café de l'Arbre restaurant and has more even pavé. A sharp turn towards Gruson signals the start of sector 3, although this has sometimes been included in sector 4.

    The Carrefour de l'Arbre / Pavé de Luchin sector has often proved decisive. This is due to its proximity to Roubaix (15 km) and cumulative difficulty, even it is regarded less challenging than the Trouée d'Arenberg. The leader at the completion of the sector has a good chance of leading at the velodrome, as Fabian Cancellara did in 2006 and Stuart O'Grady in 2007. As the last area where an attack could prove decisive, it is popular with spectators.

    Previous Winners 2013 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard 2012 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 2011 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo 2010 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 2009 Tom Boonen (Bel) 2008 Tom Boonen (Bel) 2007 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) 2006 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) 2005 Tom Boonen (Bel) 2004 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) 2003 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) 2002 Johan Museeuw (Bel) 2001 Servais Knaven (Ned) 2000 Johan Museeuw (Bel) 1999 Andrea Tafi (Ita) 1998 Franco Ballerini (Ita) 1997 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) 1996 Johan Museeuw (Bel) 1995 Franco Ballerini (Ita) 1994 Andrei Tchmil (Mol) 1993 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) 1992 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) 1991 Marc Madiot (Fra) 1990 Eddy Planckaert (Bel) The 2014 Start List TREK FACTORY RACING
    1 CANCELLARA Fabian
    3 IRIZAR ARRANBURU Markel
    4 POPOVYCH Yaroslav
    5 RAST Gregory
    6 ROULSTON Hayden
    7 SERGENT Jesse
    8 STUYVEN Jasper
    10 VAN POPPEL Boy

    BELKIN PRO CYCLING
    11 VANMARCKE Sep
    12 BOOM Lars
    13 LEEZER Thomas
    14 TANKINK Bram
    15 TJALLINGII Maarten
    16 VAN EMDEN Jos
    17 WAGNER Robert
    18 WYNANTS Maarten

    OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
    21 BOONEN Tom
    22 KEISSE Iljo
    23 MAES Nikolas
    24 STYBAR Zdenek
    25 TERPSTRA Niki
    26 TRENTIN Matteo
    27 VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
    28 VANDENBERGH Stijn

    BMC RACING TEAM
    31 VAN AVERMAET Greg
    32 BURGHARDT Marcus
    33 DILLIER Silvan
    34 HUSHOVD Thor
    35 PHINNEY Taylor
    36 QUINZIATO Manuel
    37 SCHÄR Michael
    38 WYSS Danilo

    ORICA GREENEDGE
    41 HAYMAN Mathew
    42 BEWLEY Sam
    43 DOCKER Mitchell
    44 DURBRIDGE Luke
    45 HEPBURN Michael
    46 KEUKELEIRE Jens
    47 KRUOPIS Aidis
    48 MOURIS Jens

    TEAM SKY
    51 WIGGINS Bradley
    52 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
    53 EISEL Bernhard
    54 KNEES Christian
    55 PUCCIO Salvatore
    56 RASCH Gabriel
    57 ROWE Luke
    58 THOMAS Geraint

    TEAM KATUSHA
    61 KRISTOFF Alexander
    62 GUSEV Vladimir
    63 ISAICHEV Vladimir
    64 KUCHYNSKI Aliaksandr
    65 KUZNETSOV Viacheslav
    66 PAOLINI Luca
    67 SELIG Rüdiger
    68 SMUKULIS Gatis

    AG2R LA MONDIALE
    71 TURGOT Sébastien
    72 BAGDONAS Gediminas
    73 CHAINEL Steve
    74 GAUDIN Damien
    75 HOULE Hugo
    76 HUTAROVICH Yauheni
    77 MINARD Sébastien
    78 MONDORY Lloyd

    GARMIN – SHARP
    81 VAN SUMMEREN Johan
    82 BAUER Jack
    83 FARRAR Tyler
    84 HANSEN Lasse Norman
    85 KREDER Raymond
    86 LANGEVELD Sebastian
    87 MILLAR David
    88 VAN BAARLE Dylan

    FDJ.FR
    91 LADAGNOUS Matthieu
    92 BONNET William
    93 BOUCHER David
    94 DELAGE Mickaël
    95 DEMARE Arnaud
    96 FISCHER Murilo Antonio
    97 LE BON Johan
    98 OFFREDO Yoann

    CANNONDALE
    101 SAGAN Peter
    102 BODNAR Maciej
    103 KING Edward
    104 KOREN Kristijan
    105 KRIZEK Matthias
    106 LONGO BORGHINI Paolo
    107 MARANGONI Alan
    108 SABATINI Fabio

    LAMPRE – MERIDA
    111 POZZATO Filippo
    112 BONIFAZIO Niccolo
    113 CIMOLAI Davide
    114 FAVILLI Elia
    115 FERRARI Roberto
    116 MODOLO Sacha
    117 PALINI Andrea
    118 WACKERMANN Luca

    TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
    121 DEGENKOLB John
    122 ARNDT Nikias
    123 DE BACKER Bert
    124 DE KORT Koen
    125 JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt
    126 SINKELDAM Ramon
    127 STAMSNIJDER Tom
    130 CURVERS Roy LOTTO-BELISOL
    131 BAK Lars
    132 BOECKMANS Kris
    133 BREEN Vegard
    134 BROECKX Stig
    135 DE HAES Kenny
    136 DEBUSSCHERE Jens
    137 SIEBERG Marcel
    138 VALLEE Boris

    TEAM EUROPCAR
    141 JEROME Vincent
    142 COUSIN Jérome
    143 DUCHESNE Antoine
    144 ENGOULVENT Jimmy
    145 GENE Yohann
    146 MARTINEZ Yannick
    147 PICHOT Alexandre
    148 THURAU Bjorn

    IAM CYCLING
    151 KLUGE Roger
    152 AREGGER Marcel
    153 HAUSSLER Heinrich
    154 HINAULT Sébastien
    155 KLEMME Dominic
    156 PELUCCHI Matteo
    157 PINEAU Jérôme
    158 SARAMOTINS Aleksejs

    MOVISTAR TEAM
    161 DOWSETT Alex
    162 ERVITI OLLO Imanol
    163 GUTIERREZ PALACIOS José Ivan
    164 HERRADA LOPEZ Jesus
    165 LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan José
    166 QUINTANA ROJAS Dayer Uberney
    167 SÃœTTERLIN Jasha
    168 VENTOSO ALBERTI Francisco José

    ASTANA PRO TEAM
    171 BOZIC Borut
    172 FOMINYKH Daniil
    173 GRUZDEV Dmitriy
    174 HUFMANN Evan
    175 IGLINSKIY Valentin
    176 KAMYSHEV Arman
    178 TLEUBAYEV Ruslan

    TINKOFF-SAXO
    181 BOARO Manuele
    182 HANSEN Jesper
    183 JUUL-JENSEN Christopher
    184 KOLAR Michal
    185 KUMP Marko
    186 MORKOV Michael
    187 SORENSEN Nicki
    188 TRUSOV Nikolay

    BRETAGNE – SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT
    191 CORBEL ERWANN
    192 FEILLU Brice
    193 JARRIER Benoit
    194 KORETZKY Clément
    195 LABORIE Christophe
    196 LAENGEN Vegard Stake
    197 LEMONTAGNER Benjamin
    198 PERICHON Pierre-Luc

    WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT
    201 LEUKEMANS Bjorn
    202 DE TROYER TIM
    203 DE VREESE LAURENS
    204 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre
    205 KREDER Wesley
    206 SELVAGGI Mirko
    207 VANLANDSCHOOT James
    208 VEUCHELEN Frederik

    COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
    211 FOUCHARD Julien
    212 GARCIA ECHEGUIBEL Egoitz
    213 JOEAAR Gert
    214 LAPORTE Christophe
    215 LEMOINE Cyril
    216 PETIT Adrien
    217 SENECHAL Florian
    218 VERHELST LOUIS

    TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
    221 WALLAYS Jelle
    222 DECLERCQ Tim
    223 LAMPAERT Yves
    224 SALOMEIN Jarl
    225 STEELS Stijn
    226 THEUNS Edward
    227 VANBILSEN KENNETH
    228 VAN HECKE Preben

    TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA
    231 BARTA Jan
    232 BENNETT Sam
    233 DEMPSTER Zakkari
    234 JARC Blaz
    235 MATZKA Ralf
    236 MC EVOY Jonathan
    237 SCHILLINGER Andreas
    238 SCHWARZMANN Michael

    UNITEDHEALTHCARE
    241 MAASKANT Martijn
    242 BAZZANA Alessandro
    243 FÖRSTER Robert
    244 FRATTINI Davide
    245 JONES Christopher
    246 MURPHY John
    247 SUMMERHILL Daniel
    248 WHITE Bradley

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  2. JimmyBubble
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    Does anyone have a link to WATCH live coverage via the internet- THANKS!!!

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  3. steve
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    Originally Posted by JimmyBubble
    Does anyone have a link to WATCH live coverage via the internet- THANKS!!!

    steephill.tv is the go to place for live feeds http://www.steephill.tv/classics/paris-roubaix/#live

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  4. JimmyBubble
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    THANKS STEVE!!!

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  5. limerickman
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    That was a really enjoyable race.

    Fair dues to Terpstra for making that lone break with 10kms to go. He managed get a 20 second break to hold on to the win.
    That was a very select group who he managed to distant (Wiggins, Sagan, Cancellara)

    Conditions for PR were lovely in as much as the can be. Dry and dusty as opposed to wet and muddy.

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  6. steve
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    Originally Posted by limerickman
    That was a really enjoyable race.

    Fair dues to Terpstra for making that lone break with 10kms to go. He managed get a 20 second break to hold on to the win.
    That was a very select group who he managed to distant (Wiggins, Sagan, Cancellara)

    Conditions for PR were lovely in as much as the can be. Dry and dusty as opposed to wet and muddy.

    It was a fantastic race, the last few years we knew who the winner was going to be ~50km out. This is a welcome change [IMG]files.cyclingforums.comcool.png[/IMG]

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  7. limerickman
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    Originally Posted by steve

    It was a fantastic race, the last few years we knew who the winner was going to be ~50km out. This is a welcome change [IMG]files.cyclingforums.comcool.png[/IMG]


    It sure is a welcome change. As much as I admire Cancellara and his 50km breaks, this years race had nearly a dozen riders in contention for the win with 10 kms to go.

    I thought Wiggins and Thomas rode a great race today.

    One of the best PR races in recent years for viewers and spectators alike.

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  8. slovakguy
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    i'm still a bit puzzled that the chase didn't reel terpstra in, given the high talent of the chase group. almost as though they believed it better to race for second rather than help a rival to the top step.

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  9. swampy1970
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    What were they going to do, drag the rest of Omega Pharma up front? Sure there were some fast lads up there but in a numbers game would you want to let Boonen sit on and hope he'd fried his legs?

    Boonen was hugely impressive. If it wasn't for the devastating family events about a month ago, I feel that Tom would have just smashed everyone at Flanders and Roubaix. You could tell that the extra week of racing did so much for him after his recent spell off the bike. He looked cooked at the end but huge respect for the man.

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  10. swampy1970
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    Originally Posted by steve

    It was a fantastic race, the last few years we knew who the winner was going to be ~50km out. This is a welcome change [IMG]files.cyclingforums.comcool.png[/IMG]


    So you knew last year that Fabian would become a sprinter and beat Sep Vanmarcke who'd normally out kick him? :P Van Summeren in 2011 hanging on by the skin of his teeth and 08 where the big three duked it out for a sprint - Boonen beating Cancellara and I think Ballan...

    Maybe the years that some riders win Flanders and Roubaix have marred peoples brains..

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  11. steve
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    swampy1970 said:

    So you knew last year that Fabian would become a sprinter and beat Sep Vanmarcke who'd normally out kick him? :P Van Summeren in 2011 hanging on by the skin of his teeth and 08 where the big three duked it out for a sprint - Boonen beating Cancellara and I think Ballan... Maybe the years that some riders win Flanders and Roubaix have marred peoples brains..

    ha yeah good call, I was thinking of the years tom and Cancellara had won with long solo breaks.

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  12. slovakguy
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    Originally Posted by swampy1970
    What were they going to do, drag the rest of Omega Pharma up front? Sure there were some fast lads up there but in a numbers game would you want to let Boonen sit on and hope he'd fried his legs?

    Boonen was hugely impressive. If it wasn't for the devastating family events about a month ago, I feel that Tom would have just smashed everyone at Flanders and Roubaix. You could tell that the extra week of racing did so much for him after his recent spell off the bike. He looked cooked at the end but huge respect for the man.

    actually, yes. it would have been better for degenkolb, cancellara, sagan, et al. to have pulled terpstra back in (20 second gap over ten kilometers), even if it gave boonen a shot at another p-r. or terpstra/stybar a contested shot at the top step. there is no guarantee that boonen would take first going up against that competition. the only guarantee here is that the chasers would lose with the tactics they employed.

    further, if boonen had the game, why did op-qs relegate him to the supporting role instead of having terpstra return to the fold when the chasers refused to burn their legs in the effort? boonen wasn't as dangerous as you make him out to be.

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  13. swampy1970
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    You saw Boonen attacking with the group from long range, right? The lad had good form - wrong break, wrong riders and he probably did a bit too much work. I wondered why, when Hushvod was up front that BMC didn't exactly let off the gas behind. If they had then that break would have had a chance.

    Boonen, when fit, has the legs for the really long races. Races like E3 are more accessible to the other good one day lads whereas the big two of Flanders and Roubaix those are true hard [censored] events. I get the impression that Fabian is in Hour Record mode and Boonen sadly had to take time off the bike - but if one of those lads were on form, it's no contest at that distance. They've got what, 7 victories between them in the last 9 years?

    Fabian wouldn't pull Degenkolb up to the lead. He's too quick in the finale - the lads almost a pure sprinter. Sagan... I don't think he has 250+km in his legs yet. In his late 20's he'll be a monster in these races but as much as I like his style I really don't think he'll win Flanders or Roubaix until 2016 or 17. Terpstra has had a great early season and his effort in the finale proved that. He won it more than the others lost it, IMHO. Ace effort.

    G looked pretty good but not too sure why he likes to sit off the side of the bunch and in the wind a lot. Wiggo being up there was a surprise but he looked strong at the end. Those two would be good lads for Froome to have in the Tour for the flatter stages, especially the ones with cobbles.

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