2019 Paris - Roubaix (World Tour)

117th edition: Sunday, April 14, 2019

Complete results

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Weather at the finish city of Roubaix at 1:20 PM, local time: 7C (44F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the east-northeast at 14 km/hr (9 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race:

Compiègne - Roubaix: 257 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.189 km/hr

Here is the organizer's race summary:

Philippe Gilbert (Deceuninck-Quick Step) delivered a masterclass on the way to Roubaix to claim his fifth success in a Monument, after his victories in Lombardia (2009, 2010), Liège (2011) and Flanders (2017). The Belgian star is the first rider to dominate four different Monuments since Sean Kelly in the 1980s. The race was hard-fought from km 0 until the finish in the velodrome, where Philippe Gilbert outsprinted Nils Politt (Katusha Alpecin). Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck-Quick Step) came third, ahead of Sep Vanmarcke (EF Education First) and Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), who also featured in the long-rang attack that eventually led to Gilbert’s triumph.

Philippe Gilbert wins another monument.

Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) fell ill overnight and isn’t part of the 174-man peloton that takes the start in Compiègne under fresh conditions. Riders quickly warm up with many attacks ahead of the first cobblestone sectors. Experts like Philippe Gilbert (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Silvan Dillier (AG2R La Mondiale) and Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale) featured in early moves but nobody managed to open proper gaps until a very strong move got away just ahead of the first cobbles, between Troisvilles and Inchy (km 96.5), with a handful of favorites at the front.

Maciej Bodnar (Bora-Hansgrohe), Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale), Kamil Gradek and Michael Schär (CCC Team), Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo), Matti Breschel (EF Education First), Nils Politt and Marco Haller (Katusha Alpecin), Tim Declercq and Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Damien Gaudin and Adrien Petit (Total Direct Energie), Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott), Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Frederik Frison (Lotto Soudal), Bert Van Leberberghe (Cofidis), Davide Ballerini (Astana), Jorge Arcas (Movistar), Frederik Backaert (Wanty-Gobert), Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (Dimension Data), Cees Bol (Sunweb), Kris Boeckmans (Vital Concept-B&B Hotels) and Michaël Van Stayen (Roompot-Charles) open a 50” gap after two cobble sectors.

Matteo Trentin, Kris Boeckmans and Michaël Van Stayen are dropped due to punctures. Bahrain-Merida’s hard pace brings the peloton as they enter sector 23 (km 135). Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) also suffers different mechanicals and loses his chances to fight for the win while the battle is ongoing. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Oliver Naesen (AG2R La Mondiale) are momentarily dropped in a second group with 115km to go. A 70-man peloton gets back together just ahead of the Trouée d’Arenberg.

Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team) leads the pack as they enter the infamous cobble sector (km 162.5). Stijn Vandenbergh (AG2R La Mondiale) accelerates and opens a small gap while Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) suffers a mechanical. Vandenbergh is 10” ahead of the bunch after the sector, Van Aert trails by 30”. After returning to the pack a first time, the Belgian star changes his bike and then suffers a crash with 85km to go. He gets back again 72km away from the finish, after an impressive solo pursuit.

Wesley Kreder (Wanty-Gobert) accelerates in the sector nº16 and is joined at the front by Nils Politt (Katusha Alpecin), Philippe Gilbert (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and Rüdiger Selig (Bora-Hansgrohe). Wout Van Aert reacts, Peter Sagan follows and a very strong group emerges in the sector of Mons-en-Pévèle (km 209): Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), Sep Vanmarcke (EF Education First), Nils Politt (Katusha Alpecin), Philippe Gilbert and Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma). They quickly open a 1’ gap to a 30-man pack.

Philippe Gilbert accelerates with 23km to go. Peter Sagan and Nils Politt immediately follow. Sep Vanmarcke and Yves Lampaert manage to bridge the gap inside the Camphin-en-Pévèle sector (km 240). Gilbert accelerates again in the Carrefour de l’Arbre but the key move happens with 13km to go, on the cobbles of Gruson: Politt attacks and Gilbert is the only one able to follow. They enjoy a 45” lead over their chasers after the sector 2, with only 6km to go.

Sep Vanmarcke (EF Education First) suffers a mechanical in the finale, Peter Sagan gives up and Yves Lampaert moves closer to the leading duo. Gilbert and Politt still enjoy a 15” lead as they enter the velodrome of Roubaix, where the experienced Belgian rider out-sprinted the young German hope. At 36 years old, he is the second oldest rider of Paris-Roubaix in the 21st century, after Mathew Hayman. And he can still dream of conquering the five different Monuments of cycling, to go along with his World champion title (2012)..

Our live race updates:

174 riders were given the official start at 11:09 AM. Fernando Gaviria (UAE-Team Emirates) fell ill overnight and did not start.

The race is on. Riders enter the first cobbled sector.

About 100 kilometers into the race and about to hit the second cobbled sector (Briastre), 23 riders have a 50-second lead on the pack.

At 136 kilometers into the race the big break was caught as the riders enter sector 23 (Verchain-Maugré). Peter Sagan had been delayed by a crash, but has was quickly back up on his bike and chasing.

160 kilometers into the race the unified peloton enters the famed Arenberg cobbled sector with Greg Van Avermaet and John Degenkolb at the front.

Into the Arenberg sector.

With about 75 kilometers and 16 cobbled sectors to go, about 70 riders are 1min 45sec ahead of the first large group of chasers. Four riders are a few seconds ahead of the 70.

64 km to go: OK, now it's getting serious. Philippe Gilbert, Rudiger Selig, Wesley Kreder and Nils Politt have attacked and have a 20-second gap on the peloton.

55 km to go, after the Orchies sector: Wesley Kreder was dropped from the break, so now it's the three: Gilbert, Selig & Politt 23sec ahead of the pack. Riders, including Peter Sagan, are trying to get up to the trio. And now Selig, a teammate of Sagan, is dropped from the break.

50 km to go: Philippe Gilbert is alone, off the front. 15 seconds back, Sagan, Van Aert, Vanmarcke, Lampaert and Politt are chasing. The pack is a few seconds behind the Sagan group.

46 km to go, as the riders get to the Mons-en-Pévèle sector: The Sagan group has caught Gilbert. There are now 8 riders 30 seconds ahead of the peloton: Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), Sep Vanmarcke (EF Education First), Nils Politt (Katusha Alpecin), Philippe Gilbert (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Marc Sarreau (Groupama-FDJ), Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Christophe Laporte (Cofidis). Quickly Sareau and Laporte are dropped.

24 kilometers to go: 6 riders off the front: Lampaert, Politt, Gilbert, Vanmarcke, Van Aert and Sagan. They hold a 50-second lead over the peloton and are about to enter the Cysoing sector (#7). After crashing Tiesj Benoot (Lotto-Soudal) was forced to abandon and is being taken to a hospital to make sure he's OK.

20 km to go: Now it's Gilbert, Sagan and Politt in the lead. And now Yves Lampaert and Sep Vanmarcke have joined them. They have a 75sec lead on the pack.

15 km to go: Phillipe Gilbert attacks and only Peter Sagan can go with him.

13 km to go. With the Carrefour de l'Arbre sector in the rear view mirror Politt, Vanmarcke and Lampaert have rejoined Gilbert and Sagan.

Bam! Nils Politt attacks and Sagan can't stay with him. Gilbert can.

10 km to go: Philippe Gilbert and Nils Politt are working together and now have 20sec on the chasing trio. The pack is more than a minute back. This might be the race.

Now Politt and Gilbert have a half-minute!

6 km to go: Gilbert and Politt are on the penultimate cobbled sector with a 40sec gap. Gilbert is trying to get rid of Politt but he can't.

3 km to go. Gilbert and Politt are 35sec ahead of a lone chasing Yves Lampaert.

The finish:The pair came into the velodrome, where Philippe Gilbert has won Paris-Roubaix.

Complete results:

1	PHILIPPE GILBERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	5hr 58min 2sec
2	NILS POLITT	KATUSHA ALPECIN	s.t.
3	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	@ 13sec
4	SEP VANMARCKE	EF EDUCATION FIRST	40''
5	PETER SAGAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	42''
6	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	47''
7	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
8	ZDENEK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
9	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
10	SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
11	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
12	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	s.t.
13	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
14	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	1' 24''
15	ADRIEN PETIT	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	1' 25''
16	MARCO HALLER	KATUSHA ALPECIN	1' 36''
17	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
18	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
19	HUGO HOFSTETTER	COFIDIS	s.t.
20	BERT DE BACKER	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
21	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	SKY	1' 40''
22	WOUT VAN AERT	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 42''
23	STIJN VANDENBERGH	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2' 14''
24	MARCUS BURGHARDT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
25	LAURENS DE VREESE	ASTANA	2' 36''
26	FREDERIK BACKAERT	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
27	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 38''
28	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 00''
29	JENS KEUKELEIRE	LOTTO SOUDAL	3' 06''
30	KRISTIJAN KOREN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3' 39''
31	DAVIDE BALLERINI	ASTANA	4' 25''
32	LUKE ROWE	SKY	s.t.
33	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	7' 06''
34	MADS SCHMIDT WÜRTZ	KATUSHA ALPECIN	8' 14''
35	MARC SARREAU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	9' 09''
36	NICO DENZ	AG2R LA MONDIALE	9' 11''
37	TOM DEVRIENDT	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
38	WESLEY KREDER	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
39	RÜDIGER SELIG	BORA-HANSGROHE	10' 19''
40	MAARTEN WYNANTS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
41	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
42	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	CCC TEAM	10' 20''
43	MATTEO TRENTIN	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
44	NIKIAS ARNDT	TEAM SUNWEB	11' 51''
45	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
46	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
47	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
48	DAMIEN TOUZE	COFIDIS	s.t.
49	KOEN DE KORT	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
50	KASPER ASGREEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
51	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
52	TIMOTHY DUPONT	WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
53	ANDREAS SCHILLINGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
54	CYRIL LEMOINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
55	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
56	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	14' 15''
57	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
58	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	KATUSHA ALPECIN	s.t.
59	BORIS VALLEE	WANTY-GOBERT	14' 18''
60	MATTI BRESCHEL	EF EDUCATION FIRST	15' 47''
61	REINARDT VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
62	CEES BOL	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
63	PASCAL EENKHOORN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
64	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
65	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
66	BERNHARD EISEL	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
67	JIMMY TURGIS	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
68	DORIAN GODON	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
69	ROBERT STANNARD	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
70	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
71	JULIEN TRARIEUX	DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE	s.t.
72	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
73	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
74	LARS BOOM	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
75	ROY CURVERS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
76	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
77	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	15' 51''
78	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	s.t.
79	STAN DEWULF	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
80	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	s.t.
81	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
82	IAN STANNARD	SKY	s.t.
83	BENOIT JARRIER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
84	GIANNI MOSCON	SKY	s.t.
85	RICK ZABEL	KATUSHA ALPECIN	20' 25''
86	JULIEN VERMOTE	DIMENSION DATA	23' 26''
87	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
88	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
89	TIMO ROOSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
90	CORENTIN ERMENAULT	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	s.t.
91	LARS BAK YTTING	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
92	ALEXANDRE PICHOT	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
93	BOY VAN POPPEL	ROOMPOT-CHARLES	s.t.
94	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
95	OWAIN DOULL	SKY	23' 37''
96	RYAN MULLEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
97	KRIS BOECKMANS	VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS	23' 43''
98	MICHAEL HEPBURN	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	24' 12''
99	EDOARDO AFFINI	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	24' 12''
100	FILIPPO FORTIN	COFIDIS	27' 17''

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The 29 cobbled sectors of Paris-Roubaix. The stars denote the sector's difficulty. Three have 5-star ratings, the most challenging.

54.5 km of cobblestones in the 2019 edition

29	Troisvilles to Inchy (km 97.5 — 0.9 km) **
28	Briastre to Viesly (km 108.5 — 3 km) ****
27	Viesly to Quiévy (km 101.5 — 1.8 km) ***
26	Quiévy to Saint-Python (km 116 - 3.7 km) ****
25	Saint-Python (km 118.5 — 1.5 km) **
24	Vertain to Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon (km 127.5 — 2.3 km) ***
23	Verchain-Maugré to Quérénaing (km 136.5 — 1.6 km) ***
22	Quérénaing to Maing (km 140.5 — 2.5 km) ***
21	Maing to Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon (km 142.5 — 1.6 km) ***
20	Haveluy to Wallers (km 156.5 — 2.5 km) ****
19	Trouée d'Arenberg (km 164.5 — 2.3 km) *****
18	Wallers to Hélesmes (km 170 - 1.6 km) ***
17	Hornaing to Wandignies (km 179 - 3.7 km) ****
16	Warlaing to Brillon (km 185 - 2.4 km) ***
15	Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières (km 188.5 — 2.4 km) ****
14	Beuvry to Orchies (km 194 — 1.4 km) ***
13	Orchies (km 199 — 1.7 km) ***
12	Auchy to Bersée (km 206.5 — 2.7 km) ****
11	Mons-en-Pévèle (km 212 - 3 km) *****
10	Mérignies to Avelin (km 215.5 - 0.7 km) **
9	Pont-Thibault to Ennevelin (km 220 - 1.4 km) ***
8	Templeuve — L'Épinette (km 224 - 0.2 km) *
8	Templeuve — Moulin-de-Vertain (km 225 - 0.5 km) **
7	Cysoing to Bourghelles (km 232 - 1.3 km) ***
6	Bourghelles to Wannehain (km 234.5 - 1.1 km) ***
5	Camphin-en-Pévèle (km 239.5 - 1.8 km) ****
4	Carrefour de l'Arbre (km 242.5 - 2.1 km) *****
3	Gruson (km 244 — 1.1 km) **
2	Willems to Hem (km 251 — 1.4 km) ***
1	Roubaix (km 256 — 0.3 km) *

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Course map and profile:

2019 Paris-Roubaix map

2019 Paris-Roubaix profile, noting the 29 cobbled sectors

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Cycle historian Les Woodland tells about Paris-Roubaix:

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Race day photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Riders on the Arenberg cobbles.

Barely room and clearance for the Mavic neutral support car.

The Orchies sector

The Orchies sector, another view

On the Mons-en-Pévèle sector, Matteo Trentin

Davide Ballerini

Christophe Laporte

Olivier Le Gac

Yves Lampaert leads Philippe Gilbert

Greg Van Avermaet at the Carrefour De L'Arbre

Evaldas Siskevicius

Wout van Aert

Yves Lampaert

Peter Sagan

Sep Vanmarcke

Philippe Gilbert

Nils Politt

And where it all ends, the Roubaix velodrome

Nils Politt and Philippe Gilbert on the Roubaix velodrome

Philippe Gilbert's season is already a success.

True sportsmen after the race.

Winner Philippe Gilbert with his cobblestone trophy. Note the rainbows on his arms and neck. Former world champions (2012) have that privledge.

The podium, from left: Yves Lampaert (3rd), Philippe Gilbert & Nils Politt (2nd)