This Sunday, Paris-Roubaix will mark the end of the intense period of the Flandriennes. World champion Mathieu Van der Poel will wear the costume of big favorite.
Four races (amateurs, juniors, hopefuls, women) will precede the 121st edition of Paris-Roubaix this Sunday. The “duration of the tough” will celebrate the return to the route of the sectors of Briastre (km 111.5) and the hamlet of Buat (km 129.5), the only uphill sector, which will bring the distance of cobblestones to 55.7 km (54.5 km in 2023), to compose, in 29 sectors, the highest total for 30 years.
Building on his demonstration in the Tour of Flanders, the Dutchman Mathieu Van der Poel will set off with a huge favorite sign on his back. The world champion, titled in 2023, will try to achieve the double on the Roubaix velodrome. And to become the sixth rider to win on the “Queen of the Classics” with the world champion jersey.
121st Paris-Roubaix, this Sunday April 7 (259.9 km; including 55.7 km of paved sectors in 29 sectors). Departure from Compiègne at 11:10 a.m. (the actual departure will be given at 11:25 a.m.); expected arrival at the Roubaix velodrome around 5:10 p.m. To be continued, with live commentary on the Figaro.fr website. Live on Eurosport on France 3, from 10:50 a.m.
