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2016 Paris - Roubaix (World Tour)

114th edition: Sunday, April 10, 2016

Complete results

Paris-Roubaix cobbles

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The Race: Results | Live updates | Photos

Compiègne - Roubaix, 257.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.907 km/hr

There were 52.8 kilometers of cobbles.

Here is the organizer's explanation of the day's racing:

Mathew Hayman topped a long and dedicated domestique career with an exceptional victory in the race of his dreams, Paris-Roubaix. At 37, the towering Orica Greenedge rider upset all the favorites, starting with four-times winner Tom Boonen, who had to be content with second place, to become the second Australian crowned in Roubaix after Stuart O'Grady in 2007. The win was all the more remarkable as early escapee Hayman, who had already twice made it in the top ten of the Queen of Classics, had broken his arm only five weeks ago and had hardly raced since. Briton Ian Stannard finished third ahead of breakaway companions Sep Vanmarcke of Belgium and Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen.

Matthew Hayman

Mathew Hayman wins 2016 Paris-Roubaix

Early breaks: The start was given to 198 riders at 10:56 for 257.5 kilometers of riding. Jacopo Guarnieri (Katusha) did not start. The first break of the day involved Nils Politt (Katusha), Kenneth Van Bilsen (Cofidis), Robin Stenuit (Wanty), Benoit Jarrier (Fortuneo), quickly joined by Edvadlas Siskevicius (Delko) and Gediminas Bagdonas (AG2R). It was quashed after 19 kilometers when crosswinds started to split the peloton. Twenty four riders then tried their luck, involving four team mates of Fabian Cancellara: Devolder, Coledan, Stuyen and Boy Van Poppel (Trek), Joeaar (Cofidis), Wallays (Lotto-Soudal), Trusov (Tinkoff), Viviani (Sky), Cavendish (Dimension Data), Knees (Sky), Ladagnous and Le Bon (FDJ), Van Keirsbulck and Trentin (Etixx), Zabel and Gerts (BMC), Gaimon (Cannondale), Castelijns (Lotto Jumbo), Curvers (Giant Alpecin), Naesen (IAM), Schwarzmann (Bora Argon), Oliveira (Movistar), Porsev (Katusha) and Helven (Topsort Vlaanderen).Only three of them, Vivani, Porsev and Van Poppel, continued their effort and held maximum lead of 30 seconds over the pack before being brought back after 67 kilometers.

Chavanel launches break: The longest enduring attempt was launched after 75 km by Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) and involved Chavanel (Direct Energie), Hayman and Nielsen (Orica Greenedge), Wallays (Lotto Soudal), Popovych (Trek Factory), Le Bon (FDJ), Kump (Lampre), Martinez (Delko), Declercq (Topsort), Puccio (Sky), Janse Van Reensburg (Dimension Data), Backaert (Wanty), Daniel (AG2R), Morkov (Katusha), Bozic (Cofidis) and Erviti (Movistar) in the lead. The escapees tackled the first cobbled sector in Troisvilles (km 98.5) with a 55 seconds lead over the peloton. They gradually lost Morkov and Wallays through punctures and Martinez, whose chain snapped. Their lead grew with the cobbles and reached 3:45 with120 km to go.

Sagan and Cancellara held by crash: At kilometer 141, a crash split the peloton, surprising favourites Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), Fabian Cancellara (Trek) and Alexander Kristoff (Katusha), who sank once and for all after two punctures. Tony Martin (Etixx Quick Stpe) seized the opportunity to increase the tempo, leaving the Sagan group trailing by nearly a minute. In the Arenberg Trench, still led by the tireless Tony Martin, with Ian Stannard (Sky), Luke Durbridge (Orica Greenedge), Robert Wagner (Lotto Jumbo) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data), Tom Boonen was 1:30 behind the 13 escapees, with the Vanmarcke group 2:00 adrift and the Sagan, Cancellara group trailing Boonen by nearly a minute.

Sky lead… and crash: At the end of cobbled sector 16 in Hornaing, Hayman surged from the breakaway group to go on his own but he was rapidly chased down. What remained of the break were finally caught by the Boonen and Vanmarcke group (km 190) as the bunch including Sagan and Cancellara were still 40 seconds adrift. The two pre-race favourites kept taking turns to limit the damage between a leading group composed with Boonen (Etixx), Burghardt (BMC), Haussler, Saramotins (IAM), Hayman (Orica), Rowe, Moscon, Puccio, Stannard (Sky) Sieberg (Lotto Soudal), Vanmarcke, Wynants (Lotto Jumbo), Boason Hagen (Dimension Data), Erviti (Movistar). Team Sky were setting the pace when Rowe, Moscon and Puccio all crashed, disorganising the lead with 50 km to go. But Rowe managed his way back into the lead.

Cancellara hits the canvas: Five kilometers further down the road in the cobbled sector of Mons en Pevele (km 209), Cancellara crashed heavily with Niki Terpstra, seeing his last hopes vanish. Sagan escaped unscathed but also lost time in the process and never managed to bridge the gap. A group ofo ten riders – Boonen (Etixx), Saramotins and Haussler (IAM), Hayman (Orica Greendege), Rowe and Stannard (Sky), Vanmarcke (Lotto Jumbo), Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data), Erviti (Movistar) and Sieberg (Lotto Soudal) – were left to battle it out for final victory in the last 30 km. In sector 5 (Camphin en Pevele), only Boonen, Vanmarcke, Stannard, Boason Hagen and Hayman remained in conention. Wisely, Vanmarcke tried to go in Carrefour de l'Arbre with 15 km to and to hold his four companions at bay.

Hayman crowned: But the Belgian was reeled in with 11 km to go after a sharp turn by Stannard. The five attempted to attack in turn to avoid the final sprint. It seemed Boonen and Vanmarcke were the strongest while Boasson Hagen lost stamina in chasing behind the breaks. But it was Hayman's day. At 37, after 15 participatins and despite a recent arm fracture at the Het Nieuwsblad, he was unexpectedly the fresher of the lot and he gave Australia their second victory in he Queen of Classics after Stuart O'Grady's in 2007.

Matthew Hayman

Mathew Hayman wins Paris-Roubaix

Complete Results:

Race photos

1	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA GreenEDGE	5hr 51min 53sec
2	BOONEN Tom	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
3	STANNARD Ian	TEAM SKY	s.t.
4	VANMARCKE Sep	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
5	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	@ 3sec
6	HAUSSLER Heinrich	IAM CYCLING	+ 01' 00''
7	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
8	SARAMOTINS Aleksejs	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
9	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR TEAM	+ 01' 07''
10	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02' 20''
11	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	s.t.
12	WYNANTS Maarten	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
13	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
14	ROWE Luke	TEAM SKY	s.t.
15	SINKELDAM Ramon	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
16	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE	s.t.
17	DE BACKER Bert	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
18	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA GreenEDGE	+ 04' 40''
19	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC RACING TEAM	+ 05' 48''
20	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	+ 06' 18''
21	VAN HOECKE Gijs	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
22	BACKAERT Frederik	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
23	DE KORT Koen	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
24	DEMPSTER Zakkari	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
25	VAN ASBROECK Tom	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
26	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	s.t.
27	TJALLINGII Maarten	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 06' 28''
28	DANIEL MAXIME	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 07' 12''
29	ARNDT Nikias	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
30	CAVENDISH Mark	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
31	VAN HECKE Preben	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
32	MARCATO Marco	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
33	PUCCIO Salvatore	TEAM SKY	s.t.
34	GAUDIN Damien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
35	GREIPEL André	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 07' 24''
36	TRENTIN Matteo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
37	BOZIC Borut	COFIDIS	s.t.
38	MOSCON Gianni	TEAM SKY	+ 07' 26''
39	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 07' 35''
40	CANCELLARA Fabian	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
41	KUENG Stefan	BMC RACING TEAM	+ 11' 14''
42	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	+ 11' 14''
43	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA GreenEDGE	s.t.
44	EISEL Bernhard	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
45	TEUNISSEN Mike	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
46	ROOSEN Timo	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	+ 12' 55''
47	THURAU Bjorn	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	+ 14' 22''
48	KRISTOFF Alexander	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 14' 23''
49	PHINNEY Taylor	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
50	MORKOV Michael	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
51	SAGAN Juraj	TINKOFF	s.t.
52	WAGNER Robert	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
53	SERGENT Jesse	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
54	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
55	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
56	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
57	DE HAES Kenny	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
58	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
59	REYNES Vicente	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
60	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
61	VAN POPPEL Danny	TEAM SKY	s.t.
62	MARANGONI Alan	CANNONDALE	s.t.
63	DE VREESE LAURENS	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
64	JARRIER Benoit	FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
65	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
66	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
67	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
68	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
69	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
70	BAUER Jack	CANNONDALE	s.t.
71	CURVERS Roy	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
72	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
73	TRUSOV Nikolay	TINKOFF	s.t.
74	BRUTT Pavel	TINKOFF	s.t.
75	MOUREY Francis	FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
76	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
77	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA GreenEDGE	+ 14' 48''
78	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
79	CLAEYS Dimitri	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
80	SISKEVICIUS Evaldas	DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE	+ 16' 52''
81	LABORIE Christophe	DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
82	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
83	LE BON Johan	FDJ	s.t.
84	LANGEVELD Sebastian	CANNONDALE	s.t.
85	KUMP Marko	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 16' 57''
86	POPOVYCH Yaroslav	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
87	WIPPERT WOUTER	CANNONDALE	+ 18' 30''
88	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
89	ZABEL Rick	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
90	JANS Roy	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
91	STENUIT Robin	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
92	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
93	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
94	FRISON Frederik	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
95	TRONET Steven	FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
96	GERTS Floris	BMC RACING TEAM	s.t.
97	FARAZIJN Maxime	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
98	IRIZAR Markel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
99	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
100	STAMSNIJDER Tom	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
101	HALLER Marco	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
102	RAST Gregory	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
103	MULLEN Ryan	CANNONDALE	s.t.
104	HELVEN Sander	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN	s.t.
105	BRAMMEIER Matthew	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
106	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
107	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
108	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE	s.t.
109	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	s.t.
110	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
111	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
112	SARREAU Marc	FDJ	s.t.
113	WESTRA Lieuwe	ASTANA PRO TEAM	s.t.
114	BENOOT Tiesj	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
115	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
116	HOFSTETTER Hugo	COFIDIS	+ 18' 42''
117	THOMSON Jay Robert	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	+ 24' 45''
118	CASTELIJNS Twan	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	s.t.
119	MEZGEC Luka	ORICA GreenEDGE	s.t.

Course map and profile:

2016 Paris-Roubiax map

2016 Paris-Roubaix map

2016 Paris-Roubaix profile

Cobbled sectors:

SECTOR	KILOMETRES	PLACE	LENGTH
27	98.5	Troisvilles to Inchy	2.2 km
26	105	Viesly to Quiévy	1.8
25	107.5	Quiévy to Saint-Python	3.7
24	112.5	Saint-Python	1.5
23	120.5	Vertain to Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon	2.3
22	127	Capelle to Ruesnes	1.7
21	137.5	Quérénaing to Maing	2.5
20	141	Maing to Monchaux-sur-Écaillon	1.6
19	154	Haveluy to Wallers	2.5
18	162	Trouée d'Arenberg	2.4
17	168	Wallers to Hélesmes	1.6
16	175	Hornaing to Wandignies	3.7
15	182.5	Warlaing to Brillon	2.4
14	186	Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières	2.4
13	192.5	Beuvry-la-Forêt to Orchies	1.4
12	197.5	Orchies	1.7
11	203.5	Auchy-lez-Orchies to Bersée	2.7
10	209	Mons-en-Pévèle	3
9	215	Mérignies to Avelin	0.7
8	218	Pont-Thibaut to Ennevelin	1.4
7	224.5	Templeuve (Moulin-de-Vertain)	0.5
6	231	Cysoing to Bourghelles	1.3
6	233.5	Bourghelles to Wannehain	1.1
5	238	Camphin-en-Pévèle	1.8
4	240.5	Carrefour de l’Arbre	2.1
3	243	Gruson	1.1
2	249.5	Willems to Hem	1.4
1	256.5	Roubaix	0.3
TOTAL			52.8 km

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2016 Paris-Roubaix news:

Monday, April 4: This is from the organizer: Based on the reconnaissance of the route carried out today by race director, Thierry Gouvenou, the organisers have rated the difficulty of the 27 cobblestone sectors of the race, according to their length, the irregularity of the cobblestones, the general condition of the section and their location in the race.

The Queen of Classics. The nickname given to Paris-Roubaix is suggestive: this race is different, legendary. It is played out through race scenarios established ahead of time. Only one thing is sure: to win, overcoming the daunting 52.8 kilometres of cobblestones that punctuate the course, which will test both the riders and their bikes is a must.

During the reconnaissance, which was open to the media, those present could identify the cobblestone sectors that will most likely be the highlights of the race where the favourites will be forced to show their hands. The race could be determined there. Nerves could already be on edge in the peloton at the approach of the first sector of the côte de Troisville. Soon after, the peloton will come upon the Quiévy and Saint-Python sectors (numbered 25 and 24), which some riders competed on during stage 4 of the 2015 Tour de France. A few kilometres later will be the only new cobblestone section this year, an uphill sector (number 22) just prior to the Hameau du Buat, a special “ascent” that is back after a three-year absence.

Then at km 162 the strongest riders could make a move, on the legendary cobblestones of the first five-star difficulty, the Trouée d'Arenberg. The pressure will not fall at the exit of the “Trouée”: a gap leading to the final victory could be made anywhere, including between the cobblestone sectors! But television viewers will be particularly attentive to the movements that will be triggered around the Pays de Pévèle (numbers 11, 10 and 6), which have been partially reconditioned this year. This will lead towards the legendary Carrefour de l'Arbre (number 4), the last five-star sector, which will determine the last remaining “studs” able of dreaming of raising their arms at the Roubaix velodrome.

Note, because the first sector, #27, Troisvilles was found to be covered in mud, there is the possibility that this sector will be removed. That decision will be made in a few days.

The 27 cobbled sectors of Paris–Roubaix

27. Troisvilles (km 98,5 - 2200 m) +++
26. Viesly (km 105 - 1800 m) +++
25. Quievy (km 107,5 - 3700 m) ++++
24. Saint-Python (km 112,5 - 1500 m) ++
23. Vertain (km 120,5 - 2300 m) +++
22. Capelle-Ruesnes (km 127 – 1700 m) +++
21. Quérénaing - Maing (km 137,5 - 2500 m) +++
20. Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon (km 141 - 1600 m) +++
19. Haveluy (km 154 - 2500 m) ++++
18. Trouée d'Arenberg (km 162 - 2400 m) +++++
17. Wallers - Hélesmes, dit « Pont Gibus » (km 168 - 1600 m) +++
16. Hornaing (km 175 - 3700 m) ++++
15. Warlaing - Brillon (km 182,5 - 2400 m) +++
14. Tilloy - Sars-et-Rosières (km 186 - 2400 m) ++++
13. Beuvry-la-Forêt - Orchies (km 192,5 - 1400m) +++
12. Orchies (km 197,5 - 1700 m) +++
11. Auchy-lez-Orchies - Bersée (km 203,5- 2700 m) ++++
10. Mons-en-Pévèle (km 209 - 3000 m) +++++
9. Mérignies - Avelin (km 215 - 700 m) ++
8. Pont-Thibaut (km 218 - 1400 m) +++
7. Templeuve - Moulin de Vertain (km 224,5 - 500 m) ++
6. Cysoing - Bourghelles (km 231 - 1300 m) +++
Bourghelles - Wannehain (km 233,5 - 1100 m) +++
5. Camphin-en-Pévèle (km 238 - 1800 m) ++++
4. Le Carrefour de l'Arbre (km 240,5 - 2100 m) +++++
3. Gruson (km 243 - 1100 m) ++
2. Hem (km 249,5 - 1400 m) ++
1. Roubaix (km 256,5 - 300 m) +

2016 Paris-Roubaix live updates:

The finish: On the Roubaix velodrome Boonen was in the lead for the final lap, but it was Mathew Hayman who won the 2016 Paris-Roubaix with Tom Boonen second and Ian Stannard third.

Final kilometers, (7:55 AM pacific time): The attacks are flying off right and left.

Kilometer 251, 6 to go: Ian Stannard attacked and was brought back.

Kilometer 247, 10 kilometers to go: The race is probably down to these five: Boonen, Vanmarcke, Stannard, Boasson Hagen and Hayman. Haussler, Sieberg and Saramotins are down 15 seconds. The Sagan group is a minute back and won't catch the leaders.

Kilometer 241, 16 kilometers to go (7:40 AM, Pacific time): Here we go! Sep Vanmarcke has jumped away from the leaders at the Carrefour de l'Arbre sector and is now 10 seconds in front of Boonen, Boasson Hagen and Stannard.

And Vanmarcke is caught.

Kilometer 227, 30 to go (7:20 Pacific time) Boonen attacks the lead group, but is brought back. So:

The front group: Boonen (Etixx), Saramotins and Haussler (IAM), Hayman (Orica Greendege), Rowe and Stannard (Sky) , Vanmarcke (Lotto Jumbo), Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data), Erviti (Movistar) and Sieberg (Lotto Soudal)

At 1 minute: Sagan (Tinkoff), De Backer and Sinkeldam (Giant Alpecin), Naesen (IAM), Durbridge (Orica), Petit (Direct Energie), Wynants (Lotto Jumbo), Backaert (Wanty) and Van Baarle (Cannondale)

2min 45sec behind the leaders is the Cancellara group.

Kilometer 217, 40 km to go (7AM Pacific time): Fabian Cancellara crashed and Peter Sagan avoided going down as well only by using his extraordinary bike handling skills. We now have seven riders - Boonen (Etixx), Saramotins (IAM), Hayman (Orica Greendege) Stannard (Sky), Vanmarcke (Lotto Jumbo), Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) and Erviti (Movistar) - in the front group chased by a five-rider Sagan group and Cancellara another minute and a half behind.

Haussler, Rowe and Sieberg were between the Boonen and Sagan groups, but a few kilometers later joined the lead bunch.

Kilometer 210, 47 km to go (6:45 AM Pacific time): A crash by Luke Rowe and Salvatore Puccio in the lead group slowed their progress. The 14-man Sagan/Cancellara chase group is now just 44 seconds behind.

Kilometer 195, 62 kilometers to go (6:30AM, Pacific time): This race is red hot! The Boonen chase group has caught the lead group while the Sagan/Cancellara chasers are 40 seconds behind. Yaroslav Popovych, in what is probably his last pro race, has dropped from the lead group, probably to assist teammate Fabian Cancellara.

Kilometer 175 (6AM Pacific time): After the Arenberg sector we've got the 13 breakaways 54 seconds ahead of a 6-man group with Tom Bonnen. Then, a further 13 seconds back is a small group with Sep Vanmarcke and almost a minute behind them is the Peter Sagan/Fabian Cancellara chase group.

The Vannmarcke group then caught Boonen's group making sixteen riders 52 seconds behind the lead break.

Kilometer 151: The break's lead grows. It's now 3min 29sec. Of course there have been crashes in the peloton and a bad one has just occurred. About 50 riders have formed a group after the crash, led by Tony Martin. Peter Sagan, Fabian Cancellara and Alexander Kristoff are part of a chasing group, 40 seconds behind the Martin group.

Kilometer 134: The break is in cobbled sector 22 (Capelle-Ruesnes) and is three minutes ahead of the peloton. Jelle Wallays (Lotto-Soudal) flatted, so now there are 13 riders in the break: Chavanel (Direct Energie), Hayman and Nielsen (Orica Greenedge), Popovych (Trek Factory), Le Bon (FDJ), Kump (Lampre), Declercq (Topsort), Puccio (Sky), Janse Van Reensburg (Dimesion Data), Backaert (Wanty), Daniel (AG2R), Bozic (Cofidis) and Erviti (Movistar)

Kilometer 122: There are now 14 riders in the front group. Yannick Martinez (Delko) suffered a broken chain and was dropped from the front group. The lead is now 1min 38sec

Kilometer 110: After several failed break attempts there are currently fifteen riders 52 seconds ahead of the pack who went clear at about kilometer 70: Chavanel (Direct Energie), Hayman and Nielsen (Orica Greenedge), Wallays (Lotto Soudal), Popovych (Trek Factory),Le Bon (FDJ), Kump (Lampre), Martinez (Delko), Declercq (Topsort), Puccio (Sky), Janse Van Reensburg (Dimesion Data), Backaert (Wanty), Daniel (AG2R), Morkov (Katusha), Bozic (Cofidis) and Erviti (Movistar).

After two hours of racing, as the riders enter the second cobbled sector (Viesly), the average speed has been 45.8 km/hr

The start: 198 riders started with a delay of about ten minutes because of a prevailing tailwind in order to keep the race synchronized with the schedule of railroad crossings. There had been some worry that the course would be shortened because of rain damage to the Troivilles cobbled sector, but the entire initially planned course is to be raced.

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Race day photos:

Troisville

The first cobbled sector, Troisville-Inchy

Arenberg

The Arenberg sector

Sylvain Chavanel

Sylvain Chavanel takes a pull on the Arenberg cobbles

Peter Sagan And Fabian Cancellara

Fabian Cancellara with Peter Sagan just behind him in the Arenberg

Sep Vanmarcke

Sep Vanmarcke hitting the Arenberg cobbles, in the center, on the road's crown. Classic technique.

Mattrhew Hayman

Mathew Hayman takes the short line on the Warlaing pavé

Ochies

The Orchies sector

Orchies

It's dusty on the Orchies pavé

Peter Sagan

Peter Sagan on the Carrefour de l'Arbre sector

Ian Stannard

Tom Boonen and Ian Stannard riding on some nasty l'Arbre stones

Matthew Hayman

Mathew Hayman alone on the l'Arbre sector

Matthew Hayman

Mathew Hayman wins the 2016 Paris-Roubaix

Matthew Hayman

Another shot of the sprint

Peter Sagan group

The Peter Sagan group on the Roubaix Velodrome

Peter Sagan group

Adrien Petit wins the sprint from Peter Sagan for 10th place.

Fabian Cancellara

Jasper Stuyven and the Fabian Cancellara finish, 7min 35sec after Hayman.

Matthew Hayman

Mathew Hayman gets the traditional cobblestone trophy

Podium

The podium, from left: Tom Boonen (2nd), Mathew Hayman and Ian Stannard (3rd)

Pre-Race photos, riders checking out the course, Thursday, April 7:

Arenberg

The classic Arenberg sector photo

Fabian Cancellara

Fabian Cancellara in the Arenberg sector

Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish riding the Arenberg cobbles

Andre Greipel

André Griepel in the Arenberg

Marco Marcato

Marco Marcato enjoying the gently rounded stones of the Arenberg

Katusha

Katusha goes by the Moulin de Vertain

Moulin de Vertin

Astana riders in the rain as they go by the Moulin de Vertain

Worker

A little cleanup of the Vertain cobbles

LottoNL-Jumbo

LottoNL-Jumbo in the Orchies sector

Trek

Trek-Segafredo riding over the Orchies cobbles

Roubaix velodrome

Where it will end: the Roubaix velodrome

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Start list with back numbers, April 9, 2016:

	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN / GER
	Directeur sportif: REEF Marc
1	DE BACKER Bert
2	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh
3	ARNDT Nikias
4	CURVERS Roy
5	DE KORT Koen
6	SINKELDAM Ramon
7	STAMSNIJDER Tom
10	VAN DER HAAR Lars
	ETIXX-QUICK STEP / BEL
	Directeur sportif: PEETERS Wilfried
11	BOONEN Tom
12	KEISSE Iljo
13	MAES Nikolas
14	MARTIN Tony
15	STYBAR Zdenek
16	TERPSTRA Niki
17	TRENTIN Matteo
19	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
	BMC RACING TEAM / USA
	Directeur sportif: BALDATO Fabio
21	BURGHARDT Marcus
22	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre
23	GERTS Floris
24	KUENG Stefan
25	OSS Daniel
26	PHINNEY Taylor
27	QUINZIATO Manuel
28	ZABEL Rick
	ASTANA PRO TEAM / KAZ
	Directeur sportif: ZANINI Stefano
31	BOOM Lars
32	AYAZBAYEV Maxat
33	DE VREESE LAURENS
34	GRUZDEV Dmitriy
35	KAMYSHEV Arman
36	SMUKULIS Gatis
37	WESTRA Lieuwe
	IAM CYCLING / SUI
	Directeur sportif: SEIGNEUR Eddy
41	HAUSSLER Heinrich
42	BRÄNDLE Matthias
43	HOLLENSTEIN Reto
44	KLUGE Roger
45	NAESEN Oliver
46	REYNES Vicente
47	SARAMOTINS Aleksejs
48	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas
	ORICA GreenEDGE / AUS
	Directeur sportif: LAPAGE Laurenzo
51	KEUKELEIRE Jens
52	BEWLEY Sam
53	DOCKER Mitchell
54	DURBRIDGE Luke
55	HAYMAN Mathew
56	MEZGEC Luka
57	NIELSEN Magnus Cort
58	TUFT Svein
	TEAM SKY / GBR
	Directeur sportif: KNAVEN Servais
61	ROWE Luke
62	FENN Andrew
63	KNEES Christian
64	MOSCON Gianni
65	PUCCIO Salvatore
66	STANNARD Ian
67	VAN POPPEL Danny
68	VIVIANI Elia
	LOTTO SOUDAL / BEL
	Directeur sportif: FRISON Herman
71	ROELANDTS Jurgen
72	BAK Lars Ytting
73	BENOOT Tiesj
74	DE BUYST Jasper
75	FRISON Frederik
76	GREIPEL André
77	SIEBERG Marcel
78	WALLAYS Jelle
	TEAM KATUSHA / RUS
	Directeurs sportifs: SCHMIDT Torsten / MIKHAILOV Gennady
81	KRISTOFF Alexander
82	GUARNIERI Jacopo
83	HALLER Marco
84	ISAYCHEV Vladimir
85	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav
86	MORKOV Michael
87	POLITT Nils
88	PORSEV Alexander
	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO / NED
	Directeur sportif: VERHOEVEN Nico
91	VANMARCKE Sep
92	CASTELIJNS Twan
93	ROOSEN Timo
94	TEUNISSEN Mike
95	TJALLINGII Maarten
96	VAN ASBROECK Tom
97	WAGNER Robert
98	WYNANTS Maarten
	BORA-ARGON 18 / GER
	Directeur sportif: SCHULZE Andre
101	SCHILLINGER Andreas
102	ARCHBOLD Shane
103	BARTA Jan
104	BENNETT Sam
105	DEMPSTER Zakkari
107	SELIG Rüdiger
108	THWAITES Scott
110	SCHWARZMANN Michael
	TINKOFF / RUS
	Directeur sportif: MICHAELSEN Lars
111	SAGAN Peter
112	BLYTHE Adam
113	BRUTT Pavel
114	GATTO Oscar
115	GOGL Michael
116	KOLAR Michael
117	SAGAN Juraj
118	TRUSOV Nikolay
	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS / FRA
	Directeur sportif: GUIBERTEAU Christian
121	SENECHAL Florian
122	BOZIC Borut
123	HOFSTETTER Hugo
124	JOEAAR Gert
125	LAPORTE Christophe
126	LEMOINE Cyril
127	VANBILSEN KENNETH
128	VAN STAEYEN Michael
	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT / BEL
	Directeur sportif: VAN DER SCHUEREN Hilaire
131	MARCATO Marco
132	BACKAERT Frederik
133	CLAEYS Dimitri
134	DE HAES Kenny
135	DEVRIENDT Tom
136	JANS Roy
137	STENUIT Robin
138	THURAU Bjorn
	TREK - SEGAFREDO / USA
	Directeur sportif: DEMOL Dirk
141	CANCELLARA Fabian
142	COLEDAN Marco
143	DEVOLDER Stijn
144	IRIZAR ARRANBURU Markel
145	POPOVYCH Yaroslav
146	RAST Gregory
147	STUYVEN Jasper
148	VAN POPPEL Boy
	AG2R LA MONDIALE / FRA
	Directeur sportif: JURDIE Julien
151	TURGOT Sébastien
152	BAGDONAS Gediminas
153	DANIEL MAXIME
154	DENZ Nico
155	GAUDIN Damien
156	HOULE Hugo
157	MINARD Sébastien
158	SERGENT Jesse
	FDJ / FRA
	Directeur sportif: GUESDON Frédéric
161	LADAGNOUS Matthieu
162	DELAGE Mickaël
163	FISCHER Murilo Antonio
164	HOELGAARD Daniel
165	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas
166	LE BON Johan
167	LE GAC Olivier
168	SARREAU Marc
	FORTUNEO - VITAL CONCEPT / FRA
	Directeur sportif: HINAULT Sébastien
171	TRONET Steven
172	BONNAMOUR Franck
173	BREEN Vegard
174	HUTAROVICH Yauheni
175	JARRIER Benoit
176	MC LAY DANIEL
177	MOUREY Francis
178	VALLEE Boris
	DIRECT ENERGIE / FRA
	Directeur sportif: ARNOULD Dominique
181	CHAVANEL Sylvain
182	ANDERSON Ryan
183	DUCHESNE Antoine
184	GENE Yohann
185	GRELLIER Fabien
186	MORICE Julien
187	PETIT Adrien
188	PICHOT Alexandre
	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE / BEL
	Directeur sportif: PLANCKAERT Walter
191	VAN HECKE Preben
192	DECLERCQ Tim
193	FARAZIJN Maxime
194	HELVEN Sander
195	RICKAERT Jonas
196	STEELS Stijn
197	VAN HOECKE Gijs
198	VAN LERBERGHE Bert
	TEAM DIMENSION DATA / RSA
	Directeur sportif: HAMMOND Roger
201	CAVENDISH Mark
202	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
203	BRAMMEIER Matthew
204	DOUGALL Nicolas
205	EISEL Bernhard
206	FARRAR Tyler
207	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt
208	THOMSON Jay Robert
	LAMPRE - MERIDA / ITA
	Directeur sportif: SCIREA Mario
211	CIMOLAI Davide
212	FARIA DA COSTA Mario Jorge
213	FENG Chun Kai
214	FERRARI Roberto
215	KUMP Marko
216	PIBERNIK Luka
217	XU Gang
218	ZURLO Federico
	MOVISTAR TEAM / ESP
	Directeur sportif: GARCIA ACOSTA Vicente
221	ERVITI Imanol
222	ARCAS PEñA Jorge
223	LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan José
224	MORENO BAZAN Javier
225	OLIVEIRA Nelson
226	QUINTANA ROJAS Dayer Uberney
227	SÜTTERLIN Jasha
228	VENTOSO Francisco
	CANNONDALE / USA
	Directeur sportif: KLIER Andreas
231	LANGEVELD Sebastian
232	BAUER Jack
233	GAIMON Phillip
234	KOREN Kristijan
235	MARANGONI Alan
236	MULLEN Ryan
237	VAN BAARLE Dylan
238	WIPPERT WOUTER
	DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM / FRA
	Directeur sportif: PAUCHARD Gilles
241	ARISTI Mikel
242	COMBAUD Romain
243	GALTA Fredrik Strand
244	GIRAUD BENJAMIN
245	LAAS Martin
246	LABORIE Christophe
247	MARTINEZ Yannick
248	SISKEVICIUS Evaldas

2016 Paris - Roubaix (World Tour)

114th edition: Sunday, April 10, 2016

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