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The Race:
The race started in Compiègne and finished in Roubaix 257.5 kilometers later. Winner Tom Bonnen averaged 43.476 km/hr!
The course had with 27 sectors of cobbles totaling 51.5 km on pavé.
There were 195 starters and 86 classified finishers.
As for the race itself - What a ride! With 55 km to go Tom Boonen rode away from a helpless field. He initially took along Alessandro Ballan and Filippo Pozzato and teammmate Niki Terpstra, but 2 km later he left the Italians behind and then Terpstra couldn't stay with Boonen.
Boonen then-time trialed all the way to the Roubaix velodrome. He has now equaled Roger de Vlaeminck's record of 4 Paris-Roubaix wins and is the only rider to have done the Flanders-Roubaix double twice.
Tom Boonen blasts through the Carrefour de l'Arbe sector
Another shot of Boonen on the Carrefour d l'Arbre cobbles
Arenberg Forest
More of the Arenberg sector
Saramontins and Lindeman
Orchies sector
No mud, this years it's dust.
Sebastien Turgot on the Orchies cobbles
Querenaing sector
Vertain cobbles
Niki Terpstra. That's Luca Paolini in the red Katusha kit.
Lars Boom
Alessandro Ballan
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sébastien Turgot
Mathew Hayman
Mathieu Ladagnous
Johan van Summeren
Matteo Tosatto
Boonen cruises over the Templeuve cobbles
Boonen does his final meters on the Roubaix velodrome
And it's his.
The photo finish for second place, won by Turgot, in green.
That makes four for Mr. Boonen.
The day's podium: Alessandro Ballan, Tom Boonen and Sébastien Turgot.
Arenberg sector
Arenberg cobbles close up
Europcar riders training on the Arenberg
Marco Marcato comes by...
Danilo Hondo
Kevin Hulsmans
Tom Boonen
Team Sky on the Orchies sector
Omega Pharma-Quick Step
Niki Terpstra
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Saur-Sojasun leads Lampre
Farnese Vini trains
Sector # | Km start | Sector Name | Length |
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 | 111.5 | Saint-Python | 1.5 |
23 | 119.5 | Vertain à Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon | 2.3 |
22 | 126 | Capelle-sur-Écaillon à Ruesnes | 1.7 |
21 | 142 | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes - Famars | 2.6 |
20 | 145.5 | Famars à Quérénaing | 1.2 |
19 | 149 | Quérénaing à Maing | 2.5 |
18 | 152 | Maing à Monchaux-sur-Écaillon | 1.6 |
17 | 163.5 | Haveluy à Wallers | 2.5 |
16 | 172 | Trouée d’Arenberg | 2.4 |
15 | 178.5 | Millonfosse à Bousignies | 1.4 |
14 | 183 | Brillon à Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | 1.1 |
14 | 185.5 | Tilloy à Sars-et-Rosières | 2.4 |
13 | 192 | Beuvry-la-Forêt à Orchies | 1.4 |
12 | 197 | Orchies | 1.7 |
11 | 203 | Auchy-lez-Orchies à Bersée | 2.6 |
10 | 208.5 | Mons-en-Pévèle | 3.0 |
9 | 215 | Mérignies à Avelin | 0.7 |
8 | 218 | Pont-Thibaut à Ennevelin | 1.4 |
7 | 223.5 | Templeuve - L’Épinette | 0.2 |
7 | 224 | Templeuve – Moulin de Vertain | 0.5 |
6 | 230.5 | Cysoing à Bourghelles | 1.3 |
6 | 233 | Bourghelles à Wannehain | 1.1 |
5 | 237.5 | Camphin-en-Pévèle | 1.8 |
4 | 240.5 | Carrefour de l’Arbre | 2.1 |
3 | 242.5 | Gruson | 1.1 |
2 | 249.5 | Willems à Hem | 1.4 |
1 | 256.5 | Roubaix | 0.3 |
Total length of cobbled sectors | 51,5 |