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Weather at the finish city of Roubaix at 2:30 PM, local time: 12C (54F), cloudy, with the wind from the west-southwest at 14 km/hr (8 mph). The forecast is for a 40% chance of rain during the rest of the afternoon. It has been raining, so the cobbled sectors will stay wet and muddy all day.
The race:
Compiègne - Roubaix: 257.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.719 km/hr
174 riders were given their official start at 11:14 AM.
Here's the race organizer's telling of this muddy edition of Paris-Roubaix:
Riding his first Paris-Roubaix at the age of 31, European champion Sonny Colbrelli of Bahrain Victorious rode to glory on the André-Pétrieux velodrome as he outsprinted his two breakaway companions, Florian Vermeersch and Mathieu van der Poel, two other debutants in the Hell of the North. The race was marked by wet and muddy conditions and the solo breakaway of another Italian, Gianni Moscon, who looked like having his grip on the race but was victim of a puncture and a crash in the money time.
Sonny Colbrelli wins the 118th edition of Paris-Roubaix. Bettini photo
31 riders at the front
174 riders took the start of the 118th Paris-Roubaix at 11.14. Riding his last race ever, Australia’s Mitch Docker (EF Education-Nippo) was involved in the first crash in the first kilometre along with Jonas Van Genechten (B&B-KTM). Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo), Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates) and Max Kanter (DSM) managed to form a leading trio after 10km of racing but Trentin sat up while the peloton was very active.
It was all together again at km 29. A group of 31 riders was formed at km 47: Florian Vermeersch, Harry Sweeny, Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto-Soudal), Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe), Davide Ballerini, Tim De Clercq (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Edoardo Affini, Timo Roosen, Nathan Van Hooydonck (Jumbo-Visma), Tom van Asbroek (Israel-Start Up-Nation), Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix), Tom Skujins (Trek-Segafredo), Marco Haller, Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious), Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R-Citroën), Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Stefan Bisseger (EF Education-Nippo), André Carvalho (Cofidis), Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates), Owain Doull, Gianni Moscon, Luke Rowe (Ineos Grenadiers), Florian Maître (Totalenergies), Luke Durbridge, Robert Stannard (BikeExchange), Edvaldas Siskevicius (Delko), Nils Eekhoff (DSM), Max Walscheid (Qhubeka-NextHash), Imanol Erviti, Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) and Luca Mozzato (B&B Hotels-KTM). Successively, Doull and Küng were swallowed by the pack after a flat tyre and a crash respectively.
Here's Peter Sagan about halfway into the race after falling hard. This is a true L'Enfer du Nord (Hell of the North) day of racing. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet
Vermeersch and Eekhoff at the front in Arenberg
After Haller sustained a flat tyre, 28 leaders entered the first cobbled sector with an advantage of 1’50’’ over the peloton. At the exit of the sector 27, Walscheid, Rowe, Vermeersch and Eekhoff took the lead with 143km to go. After Rowe got dropped and Walscheid crashed on the sector 24, Vermeersch and Eekhoff formed a leading duo with 127km to go. The Belgian and the Dutchman entered the Trouée d’Arenberg with an advantage of 40’’ over their former breakaway companions 1’40’’ over the favourites’ group. At the exit, van der Poel was accompanied by Guillaume Boivin, Sonny Colbrelli and Jorgenson while van Aert was timed 20’’ behind them. The Belgian national champion came across before the Pont Gibus. 83km before the end, Vermeersch and Eekhoff were reeled in by the 11 first chasers.
Moscon goes solo with 52km to go
Vermeersch, Sweeny, Van der Sande, Roosen, Van Hooydonck, Van Asbroek, Philipsen, Van Avermaet, Bisseger, Moscon, Siskevicius, Eekhoff, and Walscheid formed a front group that split with 75km to go. Van der Poel attacked on the cobbled sector 15 with 70km yet to be covered. Vermeersch, Van Asbroek and Moscon rode away 63km before the end. Moscon went solo on the sector 12 with 52km to go. He had 1’ lead over van der Poel, Boivin and Colbrelli at the 50km to go mark. Moscon was flying on the 5-stars iconic sector of Mons-en-Pévèle despite the mud remaining after the weather conditions became sunny. He had 1’20’’ lead over van der Poel, Vermeersch, Boivin, Van Asbroek and Colbrelli when he sustained a flat tyre with 29km to go. The Italian crashed on the cobbled sector 7. His advantage got reduced to 9’’ but went up again.
At the Carrefour de l'Arbre sector: There are three racers under that mud, Mathieu van der Poel, Florian Vermeersch & Sonny Colbrelli. They are in the lead at this point and held that lead until the end where Colbrelli won the race.
Moscon got reeled in on the Carrefour de l’Arbre by a trio of neophytes: van der Poel, Colbrelli and Vermeersch who kept going without him. Moscon got caught by the van Aert group within 5km to go while the leading trio was out of reach. Van der Poel entered the velodrome in first position. Vermeersch launched the sprint after the first passage on the line. Colbrelli sprinted in the middle of the road to beat his two companions by a very little margin.
Complete results:
174 starters, 94 classified finishers
List of 80 riders who abandoned or finished outside time limit
1 | SONNY COLBRELLI | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 6hr 1min 57sec |
2 | FLORIAN VERMEERSCH | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
3 | MATHIEU VAN DER POEL | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
4 | GIANNI MOSCON | INEOS GRENADIERS | @ 44sec |
5 | YVES LAMPAERT | DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | 1' 16'' |
6 | CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
7 | WOUT VAN AERT | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
8 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | s.t. |
9 | GUILLAUME BOIVIN | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | s.t. |
10 | HEINRICH HAUSSLER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
11 | JONAS RUTSCH | EF EDUCATION-NIPPO | s.t. |
12 | MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID | QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH | 3' 17'' |
13 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
14 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4' 40'' |
16 | SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD | EF EDUCATION-NIPPO | 4' 45'' |
17 | MARCO HALLER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 6' 21'' |
18 | AMAURY CAPIOT | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
19 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
20 | LUCA MOZZATO | B&B HOTELS | s.t. |
21 | LAURENZ REX | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
22 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
23 | SEP VANMARCKE | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | s.t. |
24 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | TEAM DSM | 6' 26'' |
25 | JASPER STUYVEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
26 | ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR | DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
27 | IVAN GARCIA CORTINA | MOVISTAR | 7' 14'' |
28 | CONNOR SWIFT | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 7' 22'' |
29 | PHILIPPE GILBERT | LOTTO SOUDAL | 7' 26'' |
31 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | 8' 37'' |
32 | GREG VAN AVERMAET | AG2R-CITROEN | 9' 23'' |
33 | EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS | DELKO | s.t. |
34 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
35 | CLÉMENT DAVY | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
36 | LUDOVIC ROBEET | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
37 | TOSH VAN DER SANDE | LOTTO SOUDAL | 9' 26'' |
38 | BERT DE BACKER | B&B HOTELS | 9' 29'' |
39 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO SOUDAL | 10' 03'' |
41 | BRAM WELTEN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 10' 52'' |
42 | TOMS SKUJINS | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 11' 06'' |
43 | JONAS RICKAERT | ALPECIN-FENIX | 11' 11'' |
44 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | 12' 24'' |
45 | JENTHE BIERMANS | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | s.t. |
46 | TIM MERLIER | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
47 | SILVAN DILLIER | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
48 | CEES BOL | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
49 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
50 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
51 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
52 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | s.t. |
53 | SIMON CLARKE | QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH | s.t. |
54 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
55 | PETER SAGAN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
57 | CYRIL LEMOINE | B&B HOTELS | 12' 28'' |
59 | JULIUS VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-NIPPO | 12' 37'' |
60 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-NIPPO | s.t. |
61 | TIMO ROOSEN | JUMBO-VISMA | 13' 19'' |
62 | ARJEN LIVYNS | BINGOAL-WB | 16' 21'' |
63 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | 16' 25'' |
64 | JACK BAUER | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | 17' 59'' |
65 | LUKE ROWE | INEOS GRENADIERS | 20' 28'' |
66 | KASPER ASGREEN | DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
67 | TIM DECLERCQ | DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
68 | MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
69 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | s.t. |
70 | TOM BOHLI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
71 | CLÉMENT RUSSO | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
73 | LAWRENCE NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
75 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
76 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
77 | WESLEY KREDER | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
78 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-NIPPO | s.t. |
79 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
80 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | 22' 50'' |
81 | ROBERT STANNARD | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | 22' 53'' |
82 | SZYMON SAJNOK | COFIDIS | 23' 04'' |
83 | MIKE TEUNISSEN | JUMBO-VISMA | 24' 33'' |
84 | MATHIAS JØRGENSEN | MOVISTAR | 26' 09'' |
85 | PIET ALLEGAERT | COFIDIS | 26' 14'' |
86 | REINARDT VAN RENSBURG | QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH | 26' 18'' |
87 | JORDI MEEUS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 27' 22'' |
88 | RUDY BARBIER | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | 28' 36'' |
89 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
90 | TIMOTHY DUPONT | BINGOAL-WB | s.t. |
91 | EDDY FINE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
92 | FREDERIK FRISON | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
93 | LUIS GUILLERMO MAS | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
94 | EMILS LIEPINS | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 28' 46'' |
Starters abandoning the race or finishing outside the time limit:
4 | GRIGNARD SÉBASTIEN | LOTTO SOUDAL | OUTSIDE TIME LIMIT |
12 | POLITT NILS | BORA-HANSGROHE | ABANDON |
13 | BODNAR MACIEJ | BORA-HANSGROHE | OUTSIDE TIME LIMIT |
15 | OSS DANIEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | ABANDON |
23 | BALLERINI DAVIDE | DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | ABANDON |
33 | EENKHOORN PASCAL | JUMBO-VISMA | ABANDON |
45 | HOFSTETTER HUGO | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | ABANDON |
46 | SCHMIDT MADS WÜRTZ | ISRAEL START-UP NATION | ABANDON |
53 | LEYSEN SENNE | ALPECIN-FENIX | ABANDON |
55 | PHILIPSEN JASPER | ALPECIN-FENIX | ABANDON |
62 | KIRSCH ALEX | TREK-SEGAFREDO | ABANDON |
64 | PEDERSEN MADS | TREK-SEGAFREDO | ABANDON |
65 | SIMMONS QUINN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | ABANDON |
67 | THEUNS EDWARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | ABANDON |
74 | MILAN JONATHAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | ABANDON |
75 | MOHORIC MATEJ | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | ABANDON |
76 | SIEBERG MARCEL | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | ABANDON |
86 | SCHÄR MICHAEL | AG2R-CITROEN | ABANDON |
87 | TOUZE DAMIEN | AG2R-CITROEN | ABANDON |
88 | VAN HOECKE GIJS | AG2R-CITROEN | ABANDON |
93 | KÜNG STEFAN | GROUPAMA-FDJ | ABANDON |
94 | LE GAC OLIVIER | GROUPAMA-FDJ | ABANDON |
95 | LIENHARD FABIAN | GROUPAMA-FDJ | ABANDON |
96 | SINKELDAM RAMON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | OUTSIDE TIME LIMIT |
97 | STEWART JAKE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | ABANDON |
101 | HUNDAHL MICHAEL VALGREN | EF EDUCATION-NIPPO | ABANDON |
103 | DOCKER MITCHELL | EF EDUCATION-NIPPO | ABANDON |
114 | DRUCKER JEAN-PIERRE | COFIDIS | ABANDON |
116 | RODRIGUES DE CARVALHO | COFIDIS | ABANDON |
123 | BYSTRØM SVEN ERIK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | ABANDON |
124 | GAVIRIA FERNANDO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | ABANDON |
125 | LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | ABANDON |
126 | OLIVEIRA RUI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | ABANDON |
127 | TRENTIN MATTEO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | ABANDON |
131 | VAN BAARLE DYLAN | INEOS GRENADIERS | OUTSIDE TIME LIMIT |
132 | BASSO LEONARDO | INEOS GRENADIERS | ABANDON |
134 | GOLAS MICHAL | INEOS GRENADIERS | ABANDON |
142 | TERPSTRA NIKI | TOTALENERGIES | OUTSIDE TIME LIMIT |
144 | MAITRE FLORIAN | TOTALENERGIES | OUTSIDE TIME LIMIT |
146 | SOUPE GEOFFREY | TOTALENERGIES | ABANDON |
153 | BEWLEY SAMUEL | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | ABANDON |
154 | JUUL JENSEN CHRISTOPHER | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | ABANDON |
155 | PEÁK BARNABÁS | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | ABANDON |
162 | BARBIER PIERRE | DELKO | ABANDON |
163 | CARISEY CLÉMENT | DELKO | ABANDON |
164 | DELETTRE ALEXANDRE | DELKO | ABANDON |
165 | JENSEN AUGUST | DELKO | ABANDON |
166 | RAJOVIC DUSAN | DELKO | ABANDON |
167 | TRARIEUX JULIEN | DELKO | ABANDON |
172 | ARNDT NIKIAS | TEAM DSM | ABANDON |
175 | KANTER MAX | TEAM DSM | ABANDON |
176 | PEDERSEN CASPER | TEAM DSM | ABANDON |
177 | SÜTTERLIN JASHA | TEAM DSM | ABANDON |
182 | DE GENDT AIME | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | ABANDON |
183 | DEVRIENDT TOM | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | ABANDON |
186 | VAN MELSEN KEVIN | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | ABANDON |
187 | VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | ABANDON |
191 | CAMPENAERTS VICTOR | QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH | ABANDON |
192 | CLAEYS DIMITRI | QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH | ABANDON |
194 | GOGL MICHAEL | QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH | ABANDON |
196 | NIZZOLO GIACOMO | QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH | ABANDON |
202 | CULLAIGH GABRIEL | MOVISTAR | ABANDON |
203 | ERVITI IMANOL | MOVISTAR | ABANDON |
204 | HOLLMANN JURI | MOVISTAR | ABANDON |
213 | DECLERCQ BENJAMIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | ABANDON |
214 | MCLAY DANIEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | ABANDON |
221 | HOULE HUGO | ASTANA-PREMIER TECH | ABANDON |
222 | BRUSSENSKIY GLEB | ASTANA-PREMIER TECH | ABANDON |
223 | FEDOROV YEVGENIY | ASTANA-PREMIER TECH | ABANDON |
224 | GIDICH YEVGENIY | ASTANA-PREMIER TECH | ABANDON |
225 | GRUZDEV DMITRIY | ASTANA-PREMIER TECH | ABANDON |
226 | MARTINELLI DAVIDE | ASTANA-PREMIER TECH | OUTSIDE TIME LIMIT |
227 | PERRY BENJAMIN | ASTANA-PREMIER TECH | OUTSIDE TIME LIMIT |
232 | DEBUSSCHERE JENS | B&B HOTELS | ABANDON |
233 | JAUREGUI QUENTIN | B&B HOTELS | ABANDON |
234 | LECROQ JÉRÉMY | B&B HOTELS | ABANDON |
237 | VAN GENECHTEN JONAS | B&B HOTELS | ABANDON |
242 | CASTRIQUE JONAS | BINGOAL-WB | ABANDON |
245 | PAQUOT TOM | BINGOAL-WB | OUTSIDE TIME LIMIT |
247 | WIRTGEN TOM | BINGOAL-WB | OUTSIDE TIME LIMIT |
2021 Paris-Roubaix map
2021 Paris-Roubaix profile, noting the 30 cobbled sectors
The 30 cobbled sectors totaling 55 kms of 2021 Paris Roubaix:
Based on the latest inspection of the course, carried out on 28 September by Paris-Roubaix race director Thierry Gouvenou and race director of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, Franck Perque, the organisers have assigned a difficulty rating to each of the cobbled sectors of the race, assessed according to their length, the irregularity of the cobbles, the general condition of the section and its location. The sectors rated five stars (the hardest) remain the Trouée d'Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle and the Carrefour de l'Arbre.
30 | Troisvilles to Inchy (km 96,3 – 2,2 km) *** |
29 | Viesly to Quiévy (km 102,8 – 1,8 km) *** |
28 | Quiévy to Saint-Python (km 105,4 – 3,7 km) **** |
27 | Saint-Python (km 110,1 - 1,5 km) ** |
26 | Haussy to Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon (km 116,6 - 0,8 km) ** |
25 | Saint-Martin-sur-Ecaillon to Vertain (km 120,9 - 2,3 km) *** |
24 | Capelle to Ruesnes (km 127,3 - 1,7 km) *** |
23 | Artres to Quérénaing (km 136,3 - 1,3 km) ** |
22 | Quérénaing to Maing (km 138,1 - 2,5 km) *** |
21 | Maing to Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon (km 141,2 - 1,6 km) *** |
20 | Haveluy to Wallers (km 154,2 - 2,5 km) **** |
19 | Trouée d'Arenberg (km 162,4 - 2,3 km) ***** |
18 | Wallers to Hélesmes (km 168,4 - 1,6 km) *** |
17 | Hornaing to Wandignies (km 175,2 - 3,7 km) **** |
16 | Warlaing to Brillon (km 182,7 - 2,4 km) *** |
15 | Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières (km 186,2 - 2,4 km) **** |
14 | Beuvry-la-Forêt to Orchies (km 192,5 - 1,4 km) *** |
13 | Orchies (km 197,5 - 1,7 km) *** |
12 | Auchy-lez-Orchies to Bersée (km 203,6 - 2,7 km) **** |
11 | Mons-en-Pévèle (km 209,1 - 3 km) ***** |
10 | Mérignies to Avelin (km 215,1 - 0,7 km) ** |
9 | Pont-Thibault to Ennevelin (km 218,5 - 1,4 km) *** |
8 | Templeuve - L'Epinette (km 223,9 - 0,2 km) * |
8 | Templeuve - Moulin-de-Vertain (km 224,4 - 0,5 km) ** |
7 | Cysoing to Bourghelles (km 230,8 - 1,3 km) *** |
6 | Bourghelles to Wannehain (km 233,3 - 1,1 km) *** |
5 | Camphin-en-Pévèle (km 237,8 - 1,8 km) **** |
4 | Carrefour de l'Arbre (km 240,5 - 2,1 km) ***** |
3 | Gruson (km 242,8 - 1,1 km) ** |
2 | Willems to Hem (km 249,5 - 1,4 km) *** |
1 | Roubaix - Espace Charles Crupelandt (km 256,3 - 0,3 km) * |
2021 Paris-Roubaix photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Jordi Meeus was 87th.
Dylan Groenewegen riding to 79th.
Kasper Asgreen was 66th.
Despite crashing, Peter Sagan finished 55th.
Guillaume Boivin was 9th.
Wout van Aert was in the hunt, he finished 7th.
Another shot of van Aert without his jacket.
Underneath that mud is Sep Vanmarcke racing to 23rd place.
Winner of the last editon of the race in 2019, Philippe Gilbert was 29th today.
Sonny Colbrelli wins in Roubaix
The podium (cleaned up after the race), from left: Florian Vermeersch (2nd), Sonny Colbrelli (1st) & Mathieu van der Poel (3rd)
Start list with backnumbers, October 2, 2021:
LOTTO SOUDAL | |
1 | PHILIPPE GILBERT |
2 | FLORIAN VERMEERSCH |
3 | FREDERIK FRISON |
4 | SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD |
5 | HARRISON SWEENY |
6 | TOSH VAN DER SANDE |
7 | JOHN DEGENKOLB |
BORA - HANSGROHE | |
11 | PETER SAGAN |
12 | NILS POLITT |
13 | MACIEJ BODNAR |
14 | JORDI MEEUS |
15 | DANIEL OSS |
16 | JURAJ SAGAN |
17 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN |
DECEUNINCK - QUICK STEP | |
21 | YVES LAMPAERT |
22 | KASPER ASGREEN |
23 | DAVIDE BALLERINI |
24 | TIM DECLERCQ |
25 | FLORIAN SENECHAL |
26 | ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR |
27 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE |
JUMBO - VISMA | |
31 | WOUT VAN AERT |
32 | EDOARDO AFFINI |
33 | PASCAL EENKHOORN |
34 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN |
35 | TIMO ROOSEN |
36 | MIKE TEUNISSEN |
37 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK |
ISRAEL START-UP NATION | |
41 | SEP VANMARCKE |
42 | RUDY BARBIER |
43 | JENTHE BIERMANS |
44 | GUILLAUME BOIVIN |
45 | HUGO HOFSTETTER |
46 | MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT |
47 | TOM VAN ASBROECK |
ALPECIN - FENIX | |
51 | MATHIEU VAN DER POEL |
52 | SILVAN DILLIER |
53 | SENNE LEYSEN |
54 | TIM MERLIER |
55 | JASPER PHILIPSEN |
56 | JONAS RICKAERT |
57 | GIANNI VERMEERSCH |
TREK - SEGAFREDO | |
61 | JASPER STUYVEN |
62 | ALEX KIRSCH |
63 | EMILS LIEPINS |
64 | MADS PEDERSEN |
65 | QUINN SIMMONS |
66 | TOMS SKUJINS |
67 | EDWARD THEUNS |
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | |
71 | SONNY COLBRELLI |
72 | MARCO HALLER |
73 | HEINRICH HAUSSLER |
74 | JONATHAN MILAN |
75 | MATEJ MOHORIC |
76 | MARCEL SIEBERG |
77 | FRED WRIGHT |
AG2R CITROEN TEAM | |
81 | GREG VAN AVERMAET |
82 | STAN DEWULF |
83 | LAWRENCE NAESEN |
85 | OLIVER NAESEN |
86 | MICHAEL SCHÄR |
87 | DAMIEN TOUZE |
88 | GIJS VAN HOECKE |
GROUPAMA - FDJ | |
91 | ARNAUD DEMARE |
92 | CLÉMENT DAVY |
93 | STEFAN KÜNG |
94 | OLIVIER LE GAC |
95 | FABIAN LIENHARD |
96 | RAMON SINKELDAM |
97 | JAKE STEWART |
EF EDUCATION - NIPPO | |
101 | MICHAEL VALGREN HUNDAHL |
102 | STEFAN BISSEGGER |
103 | MITCHELL DOCKER |
104 | SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD |
105 | JONAS RUTSCH |
106 | TOM SCULLY |
107 | JULIUS VAN DEN BERG |
COFIDIS | |
111 | CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE |
112 | PIET ALLEGAERT |
113 | TOM BOHLI |
114 | JEAN-PIERRE DRUCKER |
115 | EDDY FINE |
116 | ANDRÉ RODRIGUES DE CARVALHO |
117 | SZYMON SAJNOK |
UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
121 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF |
122 | MIKKEL BJERG |
123 | SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM |
124 | FERNANDO GAVIRIA |
125 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN |
126 | RUI OLIVEIRA |
127 | MATTEO TRENTIN |
INEOS GRENADIERS | |
131 | DYLAN VAN BAARLE |
132 | LEONARDO BASSO |
133 | OWAIN DOULL |
134 | MICHAL GOLAS |
135 | MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI |
136 | GIANNI MOSCON |
137 | LUKE ROWE |
TOTALENERGIES | |
141 | ANTHONY TURGIS |
142 | NIKI TERPSTRA |
143 | EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN |
144 | FLORIAN MAITRE |
145 | ADRIEN PETIT |
146 | GEOFFREY SOUPE |
147 | DRIES VAN GESTEL |
TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | |
151 | LUKE DURBRIDGE |
152 | JACK BAUER |
153 | SAMUEL BEWLEY |
154 | CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN |
155 | BARNABÁS PEÁK |
156 | ROBERT STANNARD |
DELKO | |
161 | EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS |
162 | PIERRE BARBIER |
163 | CLÉMENT CARISEY |
164 | ALEXANDRE DELETTRE |
165 | AUGUST JENSEN |
166 | DUSAN RAJOVIC |
167 | JULIEN TRARIEUX |
TEAM DSM | |
171 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN |
172 | NIKIAS ARNDT |
173 | CEES BOL |
174 | NILS EEKHOFF |
175 | MAX KANTER |
176 | CASPER PEDERSEN |
177 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN |
INTERMARCHE - WANTY - GOBERT MATERIAUX | |
181 | TACO VAN DER HOORN |
182 | AIME DE GENDT |
183 | TOM DEVRIENDT |
184 | WESLEY KREDER |
185 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT |
186 | KEVIN VAN MELSEN |
187 | PIETER VANSPEYBROUCK |
TEAM QHUBEKA NEXTHASH | |
191 | VICTOR CAMPENAERTS |
192 | DIMITRI CLAEYS |
193 | SIMON CLARKE |
194 | MICHAEL GOGL |
195 | REINARDT JANSE VAN RENSBURG |
196 | GIACOMO NIZZOLO |
197 | MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID |
MOVISTAR TEAM | |
201 | IVAN GARCIA CORTINA |
202 | GABRIEL CULLAIGH |
203 | IMANOL ERVITI |
204 | JURI HOLLMANN |
205 | MATHIAS JØRGENSEN |
206 | MATTEO JORGENSON |
207 | LUIS GUILLERMO MAS |
TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC | |
211 | CONNOR SWIFT |
212 | AMAURY CAPIOT |
213 | BENJAMIN DECLERCQ |
214 | DANIEL MCLAY |
215 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE |
216 | CLÉMENT RUSSO |
217 | BRAM WELTEN |
ASTANA - PREMIER TECH | |
221 | HUGO HOULE |
222 | GLEB BRUSSENSKIY |
223 | YEVGENIY FEDOROV |
224 | YEVGENIY GIDICH |
225 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV |
226 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI |
227 | BENJAMIN PERRY |
B&B HOTELS P/B KTM | |
231 | BERT DE BACKER |
232 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE |
233 | QUENTIN JAUREGUI |
234 | JÉRÉMY LECROQ |
235 | CYRIL LEMOINE |
236 | LUCA MOZZATO |
237 | JONAS VAN GENECHTEN |
BINGOAL PAUWELS SAUCES WB | |
241 | LAURENZ REX |
242 | JONAS CASTRIQUE |
243 | TIMOTHY DUPONT |
244 | ARJEN LIVYNS |
245 | TOM PAQUOT |
246 | LUDOVIC ROBEET |
247 | TOM WIRTGEN |
Saturday, October 2: Denain - Roubaix, 115.6 km
Elizabeth Deignan finishes almost a minute and a half ahead of her nearest chaser.
Weather at the finish city of Roubaix at 2:00 PM, local time: 14C (58F), mostly cloudy, with the wnd from the south at 19 km/hr (12 mph). There is a 30% chance of rain.
Les Woodland's book Paris-Roubaix: The Inside Story. All the bumps of cyclings cobbled classic is available as an audiobook here.
The race: Here's the race organizer's summary.
Elizabeth Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) delivered a supreme performance on a historic day, soloing to a maiden triumph in the André Pétrieux velodrome in the first edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes. The British star went for the very early move and covered the 29.2km of cobbles of the day on her own, alone at the front! Already a winner of Monuments like Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Ronde van Vlaanderen, world champion in 2015, also a winner of major one-day-races like La Course by Le Tour, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda and Strade Bianche Donne, Deignan survived all the traps of a muddy Hell of the North to take victory ahead of the Dutch icon Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) and her Italian teammate Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo).
A star-studded field with 129 participants take to the course in the early afternoon, with the recent world champions Elisa Balsamo (Valcar-Travel & Service) and many other contenders for the first ever edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes. It’s not raining at the moment, but a strong wind blows from the South. It will push the riders on the first three sectors before the race turns west around km 50.
Reusser and Niewiadoma go down, Deignan goes early
After a few breakaway attempts on the local circuit in Denain, the early attackers are caught ahead of the first cobbles of the day. An early crash leads to the withdrawal of Marlen Reusser (Ale’ BTC Ljubljana) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//Sram Racing), two of the heroes of the recent world championships in Flanders.
As the field reaches the first cobbles, from Hornaing to Wandignies (km 33.9), Elizabeth Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) goes for the very early move, and nobody follows her. The Brit star, a world champion in 2015 and a winner of most of the greatest races in the women’s calendar, said she came to the Hell of the North “as a fan”, and she makes the most of this maiden participation at the front of the race, opening a gap of 2 minutes on the first sectors of the day.
The race explodes in Mons-en-Pévèle
Movistar, SD Worx and Jumbo-Visma are among the teams most involved in the chase. Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) attacks on the cobbles leading to Bersée (55km to go), and the bunch explodes in Mons-en-Pévèle, the first 5-star sector of the day.
With the wet and muddy conditions, Elisa Balsamo is among the riders who go down. 13 riders remain in contention behind Deignan, with Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team) and Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) taking long turns at the front.
Deignan resists Vos
The gap is down to 2’15’’ when Deignan hits one of the most demanding sequences of the day: Camphin-en-Pévèle (4 stars) and then Carrefour de l'Arbre (5 stars). The British champ survives a near-miss on the cobbles. Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo), Christine Majerus (SD Worx), Aude Biannic (Movistar) and Sarah Roy (Team BikeExchange) are not so lucky, going down as they try to follow an acceleration by Marianne Vos.
The podium, from left: Marianne Vos (2nd), Elizabeth Deignan (1st) & Elisa Longo Borghini (3rd). ASO photo
The Dutch icon had a gap of 1’55’’ to bridge in 17km. As she exited the Carrefour de l’Arbre, with 15km to go, she had already cut Deignan’’s lead to 1’15’’. But the Brit had enough energy left in the tank to ride to Roubaix on her own and triumph with a gap of 1’17’’ on Vos. Elisa Longo Borghini put another Trek-Segafredo rider on the podium (1’47’’) as she narrowly fended off Lisa Brennauer (+1’51’’).
Complete results:
115.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.383 km/hr
1 | ELIZABETH DEIGNAN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 2hr 56min 7sec |
2 | MARIANNE VOS | JUMBO-VISMA WOMEN | @ 1min 17sec |
3 | ELISA LONGO BORGHINI | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 1' 47'' |
4 | LISA BRENNAUER | CERATIZIT-WNT | 1' 51'' |
5 | MARTA BASTIANELLI | ALE' BTC LJUBLJANA | 2' 10'' |
6 | EMMA CECILIE JØRGENSEN | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
7 | FRANZISKA KOCH | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
8 | AUDREY CORDON RAGOT | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
9 | MARTA CAVALLI | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE | s.t. |
10 | CHANTAL VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK | TEAM SD WORX | s.t. |
11 | CHRISTINE MAJERUS | TEAM SD WORX | 3' 03'' |
12 | LEAH THOMAS | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
13 | MARIA APOLONIA VAN 'T GELOOF | DROPS-LE COL | s.t. |
14 | AMY PIETERS | TEAM SD WORX | 4' 26'' |
15 | LOTTE KOPECKY | LIV RACING | 4' 33'' |
16 | CECILIE LUDWIG | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE | s.t. |
17 | TEUNTJE BEEKHUIS | JUMBO-VISMA WOMEN | 4' 36'' |
18 | ROMY KASPER | JUMBO-VISMA WOMEN | 4' 41'' |
19 | MARIA MARTINS | DROPS-LE COL | 5' 55'' |
20 | LUCIE JOUNIER | ARKEA PRO CYCLING | s.t. |
21 | AUDE BIANNIC | MOVISTAR | 6' 04'' |
22 | MARIA GIULIA CONFALONIERI | CERATIZIT-WNT | 6' 20'' |
23 | SARAH ROY | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | s.t. |
24 | ALISON JACKSON | LIV RACING | s.t. |
25 | ELENA CECCHINI | TEAM SD WORX | 6' 24'' |
26 | ALICE BARNES | CANYON // SRAM RACING | s.t. |
27 | EUGÉNIE DUVAL | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE | 6' 28'' |
28 | ANNA HENDERSON | JUMBO-VISMA WOMEN | 6' 37'' |
29 | TIFFANY CROMWELL | CANYON // SRAM RACING | 7' 59'' |
30 | CHIARA CONSONNI | VALCAR-TRAVEL & SERVICE | 8' 27'' |
31 | MAUD RIJNBEEK | NXTG RACING | s.t. |
32 | ELLEN VAN DIJK | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 8' 32'' |
33 | FLOORTJE MACKAIJ | TEAM DSM | 8' 35'' |
34 | RIEJANNE MARKUS | JUMBO-VISMA WOMEN | 8' 57'' |
35 | AMBER VAN DER HULST | PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG | 9' 04'' |
36 | MARTA LACH | CERATIZIT-WNT | s.t. |
37 | SHARI BOSSUYT | NXTG RACING | 9' 08'' |
38 | MARIE LE NET | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE | 9' 25'' |
39 | FEMKE MARKUS | PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG | 9' 43'' |
40 | DANIQUE BRAAM | LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES | 9' 53'' |
41 | JADE WIEL | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE | 9' 55'' |
42 | JESSE VANDENBULCKE | LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES | s.t. |
43 | EUGENIA BUJAK | ALE' BTC LJUBLJANA | s.t. |
44 | NINA KESSLER | TEAM TIBCO-SILICON VALLEY BANK | s.t. |
45 | SILKE SMULDERS | LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES | 9' 59'' |
46 | SHEYLA GUTIERREZ | MOVISTAR | 11' 32'' |
47 | SARA PENTON | DROPS-LE COL | 11' 38'' |
48 | NICOLE STEIGENGA | DOLTCINI-VAN EYCK SPORT | 11' 39'' |
49 | BARBARA GUARISCHI | MOVISTAR | 11' 41'' |
50 | ELISE CHABBEY | CANYON // SRAM RACING | s.t. |
51 | MARGAUX VIGIE | VALCAR-TRAVEL & SERVICE | s.t. |
52 | LAURETTA HANSON | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
53 | LONNEKE UNEKEN | TEAM SD WORX | 12' 00'' |
54 | MYLENE DE ZOETE | NXTG RACING | s.t. |
55 | GLADYS VERHULST | ARKEA PRO CYCLING | s.t. |
56 | VALERIE DEMEY | LIV RACING | s.t. |
57 | ELISA BALSAMO | VALCAR-TRAVEL & SERVICE | s.t. |
58 | PFEIFFER GEORGI | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
59 | HANNAH BARNES | CANYON // SRAM RACING | 13' 30'' |
60 | MAËLLE GROSSETETE | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE | 13' 35'' |
61 | ABBY-MAE PARKINSON | LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES | 13' 49'' |
2021 Paris-Roubaix Femmes map & profile:
Paris-Roubaix Femmes map
Paris-Roubaix Femmes profile
The race organizer posted this news about the long-postponed running of Paris-Roubaix:
Between the victory of Philippe Gilbert in Roubaix in the spring of 2019 and the following edition, for which the pretenders to the crown will take starter’s orders on 3rd October in Compiègne, no less than 903 days will have passed… Due to the necessary postponements obliged by the health crisis, “la Pascale” has never worn one of its nicknames so badly, but fate has placed an unprecedented campaign through Flanders in the heart of autumn, with the race for the World Champion’s rainbow jersey taking place one week before not far away.
For its return to the cycling calendar, Paris-Roubaix has undergone some slight adjustments. It is never trivial to take an interest in changes that affect the first part of the route, bearing in mind that on the last 16 editions, the race has been won three times by a member of the morning’s breakaway (Magnus Backstedt in 2004, Stuart O’Grady in 2007 and Mathew Hayman in 2016).
It is precisely the arrangement of these first cobbled sections that has been modified. The riders will be given the shakes for the first time, as usual, after one hundred kilometres from the start in Compiègne, but unlike in 2019, the Troisvilles section will be ridden in its 2.2-km entirety. Well-known by regulars, the Vertain section (#25) will be tackled in the opposite direction as it usually is and will spice up the race, because this time the riders will have to climb up it. The bumpy ride through Cambrésis and the area south of Valenciennes will also reintroduce the riders to the section at the Hameau du Buat (#24), discovered in 2005, which has not featured on the route since 2016.
After leaving this cobbled section that winds over more than a kilometre, there will be a thirty-kilometre gap to prepare for the challenge of the Trouée d’Arenberg (km 162,4), which often witnesses key developments in the race, just as on the other significant sections at Mons-en-Pévèle (after 209.1 km) and the Carrefour de l’Arbre (after 240.5 km).