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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 27 sectors of cobbles totaling 51.5 km of 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.

Complete Results:

1. Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 5hr 55min 22sec
2. Sébastien Turgot (Europcar) @ 1min 39sec

3. Alessandro Ballan (BMC) s.t.
4. Juan Antonio Fleche (Sky) s.t.
5. Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
6. Lars Boom (Rabobank) @ 1min 43sec
7. Matteo Tosatto (Saxo) @ 3min 31sec
8. Mathew Hayman (Sky) s.t.
9. Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
10. Maarten Wynants (Rabobank) s.t.
11. Luca Paolini (Katusha) s.t.
12. Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
13. Gregory Rast (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 4min 23sec
14. Thor Hushovd (BMC) s.t.
15. Taylor Phinney (BMC) @ 4min 37sec
16. Steve Chainel (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
17. Kevin Hulsmans (Farnese Vini) s.t.
18. Aleksejs Saramotins (Cofidis) s.t.
19. Jimmy Casper (Ag2r) s.t.
20. Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) s.t.
21. Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
22. Ignatas Konovalovas (Movistar) s.t.
23. Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana) s.t.
24. Stijn Vandenbergh (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
25. Damien Gaudin (Europcar) @ 4min 58sec
26. Hayden Roulston (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
27. Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
28. Adrien Petit (Cofidis) @ 6min 22sec
29. Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
30. Jean Lou Paiani (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
31. Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil) @ 6min 25sec
32. Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
33. Maarten Tjallingii (Rabobank) @ 6min 27sec
34. Mickaël Delage (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 7min 46sec
35. Kasper Klostergaard-Larsen (Saxo) s.t.
36. Marcus Burghardt (BMC) s.t.
37. Michael Schär (BMC) s.t.
38. Saïd Haddou (Europcar) s.t.
39. Sébastien Minard (Ag2r) s.t.
40. Andrey Amador (Movistar) s.t.
41. Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
42. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) s.t.
43. George Hincapie (BMC) s.t.
44. Johan Le Bon (Bretagne-Schuller) @ 7min 48sec
45. Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r) @ 7min 50sec
46. Thomas Leezer (Rabobank) s.t.
47. David Veilleux (Europcar) @ 9min 9sec
48. Borut Bozic (Astana) @ 9min 11sec
49. Bert Jan Lindeman (Vacansoleil) @ 9min 37sec
50. Imanol Erviti (Movistar) s.t.
51. Ian Stannard (Sky) s.t.
52. Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil) s.t.
53. Stuart O'Grady (GreenEdge) s.t.
54. Dominique Rollin (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
55. Bram Tankink (Rabobank) s.t.
56. Christian Knees (Sky) @ 11min 7sec
57. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) s.t.
58. Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil) s.t.
59. Michael Morkov (Saxo) s.t.
60. Daniel Oss (Liquigas) s.t.
61. Rüdiger Selig (Katusha) s.t.
62. Alexander Porsev (Katusha) s.t.
63. John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
64. Danilo Hondo (Lampre) @ 13min 5sec
65. Arnaud Labbe (Cofidis) s.t.
66. Jesse Sergent (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
67. Leonardo Duque (Cofidis) s.t.
68. Gaël Malacarne (Bretagne-Schuller) s.t.
69. Julien Fouchard (Cofidis) s.t.
70. Blaz Jarc (NetApp) s.t.
71. Andreas Schillinger (NetApp) s.t.
72. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Saxo) s.t.
73. Kenny De Haes (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
74. Jos Van Emden (Rabobank) s.t.
75. Jens Mouris (GreenEdge) s.t.
76. Maxime Vantomme (Katusha) s.t.
77. André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
78. Anders Lund (Saxo) s.t.
79. Ion Izigirre (Euskaltel) s.t.
80. Sébastien Chavanel (Europcar) s.t.
81. Laurent Mangel (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
82. Manuel Quinziato (BMC) s.t.
83. Bert De Backer (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
84. Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
85. Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 17min 17sec
86. Bernhard Eisel (Sky) s.t.

Race Day photos:

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.

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Pre-Race photos:

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

 2012 Route

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Cobbled sectors

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