PREVIEW: 29 sectors of pavé for 2017 Paris-Roubaix
The 115th edition of Paris-Roubaix this Sunday April 9th includes 29 sectors of pavé, including two unused since the 1980's
On Sunday the 9th of April, 2017 the bunch sets off for the 115th edition of Paris-Roubaix, the third of five Monuments on the cycling calendar.
Tour of Flanders winner Philippe Gilbert won't be riding and neither will Cannondale's Sep Vanmarcke who crashed out of Flanders that weekend and just confirmed not riding is Mark Cavendish out with an ankle injury.
Also known as the ‘Hell of the North’, Paris-Roubaix is one of the oldest and one of the most difficult one-day races with riders having to endure a daunting gauntlet of cobbled sectors before the finish in the Roubaix Velodrome. A perfect blend of positioning, power and tactical nous are required if a rider is to lift the famous cobblestone trophy awarded to the victor, not too mention a large slice of luck. Given the conditions, mechanical issues are unavoidable in Roubaix, the timing of which can be the difference between winning and losing.
Mathew Hayman is title holder. In 2016, he out-sprinted Tom Boonen, Ian Stannard and Sep Vanmarcke on the line at the velodrome in Roubaix.
The pave sectors add up to a total 55 kilometers that include mostly cobblestones. The total distance will remain the same at around 257 kms. The middle part of the route undergoes some c osmetic changes.
The first three sectors will be paved same as in recent years. They lead successively to sector 29, Troisvilles Inchy at 2.2kms, sector 28, Viesly to Quiévy at 1.8 km and sector 27, Quiévy to Saint-Python at 3.7 kms. The riders, for the first time in 30 years will hit sector 26, 3 kms sector from Viesly to Briastre and ethen the new sector 25 to Solesmes at 800 metres.
This year the sectors have been rated in terms of difficulty, the most famous being the Trouée d'Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle and the Carrefour de l’Arbre.
The 29 Sectors of the 2017 Paris Roubaix
| SECTION | KILOMETRES | PLACE | LENGTH | RATING |
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| 29 | 97 | Troisvilles to Inchy | 2.2 |
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| 28 | 103.5 | Viesly to Quiévy | 1.8 |
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| 27 | 106 | Quiévy to Saint-Python | 3.7 |
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| 26 | 112.5 | Viesly to Briastre | 3 |
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| 25 | 116 | Briastre à Solesmes | 0.8 |
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| 24 | 124.5 | Vertain to Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon | 2.3 |
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| 23 | 134.5 | Verchain-Maugré to Quérénaing | 1.6 |
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| 22 | 137.5 | Quérénaing to Maing | 2.5 |
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| 21 | 140.5 | Maing to Monchaux-sur-Écaillon | 1.6 |
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| 20 | 153.5 | Haveluy to Wallers | 2.5 |
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| 19 | 161.5 | Trouée d'Arenberg | 2.4 |
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| 18 | 168 | Wallers to Hélesmes | 1.6 |
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| 17 | 174.5 | Hornaing to Wandignies | 3.7 |
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| 16 | 182 | Warlaing to Brillon | 2.4 |
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| 15 | 185.5 | Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières | 2.4 |
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| 14 | 192 | Beuvry-la-Forêt to Orchies | 1.4 |
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| 13 | 197 | Orchies | 1.7 |
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| 12 | 203 | Auchy-lez-Orchies to Bersée | 2.7 |
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| 11 | 208.5 | Mons-en-Pévèle | 3 |
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| 10 | 214.5 | Mérignies to Avelin | 0.7 |
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| 9 | 218 | Pont-Thibaut to Ennevelin | 1.4 |
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| 8 | 224 | Templeuve (Moulin-de-Vertain) | 0.5 |
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| 7 | 230.5 | Cysoing to Bourghelles | 1.3 |
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| 6 | 233 | Bourghelles to Wannehain | 1.1 |
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| 5 | 237.5 | Camphin-en-Pévèle | 1.8 |
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| 4 | 240 | Carrefour de l’Arbre | 2.1 |
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| 3 | 242.5 | Gruson | 1.1 |
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| 2 | 249 | Willems to Hem | 1.4 |
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| 1 | 256 | Roubaix (Espace Crupelandt) | 0.3 |
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| TOTAL 55 km |
2017 Paris Roubaix Profile
The favorites ahead of the 2017 Paris Roubaix
Tom Boonen is racing his final edition and we can expect him to go out all guns blazing
The German did win the race in 2015 and finished in second in 2014 (last year he was recovering from a nasty crash), while record holder Boonen took the win in 2012 and was runner-up behind Hayman in last year’s edition.
Niki Terpstra is a three times top 5 finisher while Zdenek Stybar was three times top 6 finisher.
Peter Sagan has been strong in the spring Classics so far, almost away racing at the front in the final kilometers and winning Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Remarkably, the World Champion has yet to win Paris-Roubaix, his best performance was sixth place in 2014 out of his 5 attempts.
Mathew Hayman (2016), John Degenkolb (2015), Niki Terpstra (2014), and Tom Boonen (2005, 2008, 2009, 2012) are the only riders to have won Paris-Roubaix before.
If Boonen wins another edition, he will share a 5 win record with compatriot and legend Roger De Vlaeminck.
Our Favourites for the 2017 Paris-Roubaix
***** John Degenkolb, Tom Boonen, Greg Van Avermaet
**** Mathew Hayman, Peter Sagan, Zdenek Stybar, Niki Terpstra, Oliver Naesen
*** Arnaud Démare, Alexander Kristoff, Ian Stannard, Luke Rowe
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VIDEO: 2016 Paris Roubaix
The Teams for the 2017 Paris Roubaix
Paris-Roubaix boasts an impressive start list and previous multiple winner Tom Boonen will definitely want to shine in his last 'Hell of the North'.
But he is not the only one, defending champion Mathew Hayman, John Degenkolb, Peter Sagan and Greag Van Avermaet will definately want a shot at the title.
World Tour Teams
AG2R La Mondiale
Gediminas Bagdonas, Rudy Barbier, Nico Denz, Julien Duval, Alexis Gougeard, Hugo Houle, Oliver Naesen, Stijn Vandenbergh
Astana Pro Team
Matti Breschel, Laurens De Vreese, Oscar Gatto, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Arman Kamyshev, Truls Korsaeth, Riccardo Minali, Ruslan Tleubayev
Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team
Niccolo Bonifazio, Borut Bozic, Chun Kai Feng, Ivan Garcia Cortina, Jon Ander Insausti, David Per, Luka Pibernik, Meiyin Wang
BMC Racing Team
Jean-Pierre Drucker, Martin Elmiger, Stefan Küng, Daniel Oss, Manuel Quinziato, Miles Scotson, Greg Van Avermaet, Francisco Ventoso
Bora – Hansgrohe
Maciej Bodnar, Marcus Burghardt, Michael Kolar, Juraj Sagan, Peter Sagan, Aleksejs Saramotins, Andreas Schillinger, Rüdiger Selig
Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team
Patrick Bevin, Sebastian Langeveld, Ryan Mullen, Taylor Phinney, Thomas Scully, Tom Van Asbroeck, Dylan van Baarle, Sep Vanmarcke
Dimension Data
Edvald Boasson Hagen, Nick Dougall, Bernhard Eisel, Tyler Farrar, Reinardt J. van Rensburg, Jay Robert Thomson, Scott Thwaites
FDJ
Mickaël Delage, Arnaud Démare, Jacopo Guarnieri, Daniel Hoelgaard, Ignatas Konovalovas, Matthieu Ladagnous, Olivier Le Gac, Marc Sarreau
Lotto Soudal
Lars Bak, Jens Debusschere, Tony Gallopin, André Greipel, Nikolas Maes, Jürgen Roelandts, Marcel Sieberg, Jelle Wallays
LottoNL-Jumbo
Lars Boom, Amund Grondahl Jansen, Timo Roosen, Jos van Emden, Gijs Van Hoecke, Robert Wagner, Maarten Wynants
Movistar Team
Jorge Arcas, Daniele Bennati, Nuno Bico, Héctor Carretero, Alex Dowsett, Imanol Erviti, Nelson Oliveira, Jasha Sütterlin
ORICA-Scott
Sam Bewley, Luke Durbridge, Mathew Hayman, Michael Hepburn, Jens Keukeleire, Roger Kluge, Luka Mezgec, Magnus Cort Nielsen
Quick-Step Floors
Tom Boonen, Iljo Keisse, Yves Lampaert, Davide Martinelli, Zdenek Stybar, Niki Terpstra, Matteo Trentin
Team Katusha – Alpecin
Jenthe Biermans, Marco Haller, Reto Hollenstein, Alexander Kristoff, Tony Martin, Michael Mørkøv, Nils Politt, Mads Würtz schmidt
Team Sky
Jonathan Dibben, Owain Doull, Christian Knees, Gianni Moscon, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, Danny van Poppel, Lukasz Wisniowski
Team Sunweb
Søren Kragh Andersen, Nikias Arndt, Bert De Backer, Ramon Sinkeldam, Tom Stamsnijder, Mike Teunissen, Zico Waeytens, Max Walscheid
Trek – Segafredo
Matthias Brändle, Marco Coledan, Koen de Kort, John Degenkolb, Mads Pedersen, Gregory Rast, Jasper Stuyven, Edward Theuns
UAE Team Emirates
Matteo Bono, Roberto Ferrari, Andrea Guardini, Marko Kump, Vegard Stake Laengen, Marco Marcato, Oliviero Troia, Federico Zurlo
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Loïc Chetout, Dimitri Claeys, Hugo Hofstetter, Christophe Laporte, Cyril Lemoine, Florian Sénéchal, Kenneth Vanbilsen, Jonas Van Genechten
Delko Marseille Provence KTM
Asbjørn kragh Andersen, Mikel Aristi, Benjamin Giraud, Martin Laas, Romain Lemarchand, Yannick Martinez, Evaldas Siskevicius, Gatis Smukulis
Direct Energie
Ryan Anderson, Romain Cardis, Antoine Duchesne, Yohann Gene, Tony Hurel, Julien Morice, Adrien Petit, Alexandre Pichot
Fortuneo – Vital Concept
Franck Bonnamour, Maxime Daniel, Benoit Jarrier, Daniel McLay, Francis Mourey, Pierre-Luc Perichon, Florian Vachon, Boris Vallée
Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
Jesper Asselman, Pim Ligthart, Jens Mouris, Elmar Reinders, Taco van der Hoorn, Sjoerd van Ginneken, Brian van Goethem, Coen Vermeltfoort
Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
Amaury Capiot, Maxime Farazijn, Edward Planckaert, Jonas Rickaert, Jarl Salomein, Stijn Steels, Preben Van Hecke, Bert Van Lerberghe
Wanty – Groupe Gobert
Simone Antonini, Frederik Backaert, Wesley Kreder, Mark McNally, Yoann Offredo, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Kevin Van Melsen, Pieter Vanspeybrouck
2017 Paris Roubaix Map
