Paris Roubaix Cobbles
Straight with its worst cobbles at its entrance templeuve is relatively new to roubaix.
Paris roubaix cobbles. The u23 paris roubaix or paris roubaix espoirs is raced in the early summer. The cobbles of paris roubaix are so ferocious that for years the pros have used specially designed bikes better equipped to handle the battering. My favorite cobbles photojournalist james startt has been to every edition of paris roubaix since 1993 but one. Afp image 5 of 11 fabian cancellara attacked before the mons en pévèle sector and then soloed to the win.
By cycling news 03 april 2018. Five things to look out for at paris roubaix 2018. It was dug out from under the mud for the 100th edition of paris roubaix in 2002 and has been used ever since. The paris roubaix cyclo is organised by the velo club de roubaix every other june.
Paris roubaix and its cobbles 27 sections of rough bone jarring cobblestones await the riders for hell of the north april 5 2013 matthew beaudin. Here are a few of his favorite cobble sectors. It was dug out from under the mud for the 100th edition of paris roubaix in 2002 and has been used ever since. The peloton on the paris roubaix cobbles image credit.
The recently retired pro is best known for winning the paris roubaix stage of the 2014 tour de france and outlined the top three tips for tackling the unique cobbles of the hell of the north. This allows amateurs to experience the cobbles the finishing laps in the vélodrome and the showers. Straight with its worst cobbles at its entrance templeuve is relatively new to roubaix. 29 cobble sectors rated.
The 2018 edition of the race will consist of 29 sectors of cobbles totalling 54 5km each of which have now been rated in terms of difficulty.