Paris-Roubaix podium history | 2009 edition | 2011 edition
Results | Photos from the race | route map | list of cobbled sectors
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The Race:
The 2010 Paris-Roubaix was 259 kilometers long and raced at an average speed of 39.325 km/hr.
The race started in Compeigne and finished on the Roubaix velodrome. There were 27 sectors of cobbles totaling 52.9 km.
193 riders started with 74 classified finishers.
What an athlete! Fabian Cancellara won today's Paris-Roubaix and did both the 2010 Flanders-Roubaix double and also won his second Paris-Roubaix (he won in 2006 as well).
Cancellara left a select group 210 kilometers into the race, at the 3-kilometer long Mons-en-Pévèle cobbled sector. Boonen was at the back of the small group when Cancellara attacked, but I can't see how it would have mattered.
Before easing up Cancellara had hammered out a 3-minute lead. The Swiss champion is having a period of grace that few sportsmen ever get to enjoy. Chapeau.
Pictures from Fotoreporter Sirotti
Compiegne, the race is about to start.
Bernard Hinault signs some autographs
Before the race, a pair of honchos: on the left, UCI Commissaire President Jean-Pierre Coppenolle with ASO (the company that owns the Tour and Paris-Roubaix) Technical Director Jean-François Pescheux
1994 winner Andrei Tchmil
Geraint Thomas
Fabian Cancellara has slipped his leash.
Thor Hushovd leads the chase.
Here Juan Antonio Flecha has Tom Boonen on his wheel. In black, with red,white and green stripes on his sleeves is Filippo Pozzato.
Fans wait at the Arenberg Forest
Tom Boonen leads the field through the Arenberg sector.
A shot of the riders and the excited fans.
More racing through the Arenberg
Matteo Tossatto leads Tom Boonen.
George Hincapie in front of Leif Hoste
Thor Hushovd
Leif Hoste
Riders pound through the Orchies sector.
Another shot of the Orchies sector
Cancellara is on his way.
Boonen leads Roger Hammond
Tom Boonen
The riders got dust instead of mud today.
And still more dust
Saxo Bank riders massed at the front for Fabian Cancellara.
Bernard Hinault (far left) on the stage with the top three, from left: Thor Hushovd, Fabian Cancellara and Juan Antonio Flecha.
Fabian Cancellara hoists the cobblestone trophy.
2010 Paris-Roubaix route map. Each number is a section of cobbles which corresponds with the cobbled sector list below the map.
List of cobbled sections. The first column corresponds with the number on the map above. The Kilometers is the distance from the start.
Section | Kilometers | Location | Length |
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27 | 97.5 | Troisvilles à Inchy | 2.2 km |
26 | 104 | Viesly à Quiévy | 1.8 |
25 | 106.5 | Quiévy à Saint-Python | 3.7 |
24 | 115.5 | Saint-Python | 1.5 |
23 | 119 | Vertain à Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon | 2.3 |
22 | 126 | Capelle-sur-Écaillon - Le-Buat | 1.7 |
21 | 138 | Verchain-Maugré à Quérénaing | 1.6 |
20 | 141 | Quérénaing à Maing | 2.5 |
19 | 144 | Maing à Monchaux-sur-Écaillon | 1.6 |
18 | 155.5 | Haveluy à Wallers | 2.5 |
17 | 164 | Trouée d’Arenberg | 2.4 |
16 | 176 | Hornaing à Wandignies-Hamage | 3.7 |
15 | 183.5 | Warlaing à Brillon | 2.4 |
14 | 187 | Tilloy à Sars-et-Rosières | 2.4 |
13 | 193.5 | Beuvry-la-forêt à Orchies | 1.4 |
12 | 198.5 | Orchies | 1.7 |
11 | 204.5 | Auchy-lez-Orchies à Bersée | 2.6 |
10 | 210 | Mons-en-Pévèle | 3 |
9 | 216 | Mérignies à Le Prez | 0.7 |
8 | 219.5 | Pont-Thibaut à Ennevelin | 1.4 |
7 | 225 | Templeuve - L’Épinette | 0.2 |
7 | 225.5 | Templeuve - Moulin-de-Vertain | 0.5 |
6 | 232 | Cysoing à Bourghelles | 1.3 |
6 | 234.5 | Bourghelles à Wannehain | 1.1 |
5 | 239 | Camphin-en-Pévèle | 1.8 |
4 | 241.5 | Carrefour de l’Arbre | 2.1 |
3 | 244 | Gruson | 1.1 |
2 | 250.5 | Willems à Hem | 1.4 |
1 | 257.5 | Roubaix | 0.3 |
Total length of cobbled sectors | 52.9 |