Everything is ready this Sunday at ‘Hell of the North’ Meet the brave cyclists who dare to defy logic in 121st edition of Paris-Roubaixa monumental cycling classic marked by extreme hardness, mud and cobblestone sections, which this year has been extended to 55.7 kilometers, compared to last year’s 54.5 km, after the recovery of Briastre sector (km 111.3) and Buat village (km 128.5).
The first 100 kilometers of the race will take place on asphalt, a warm-up for the battle on the rocks that will start at the exit of town of Troisvilles (km 96.3) and the banging continued Quietone of the two longest sectors with 3.8 kilometers, followed in this edition by another tough three kilometer sector (Viesly- Briastre)which will return to the race after its last appearance in 2019.
We need to pay attention to placing the main favorites for victory at this point in the test. The Alpecin team lined up Jasper Philipsen next to Mathieu Van der Poel, winner of the last edition, as the main assets; Visma will focus its hopes on the previous winner Dylan van Baarle (2022), Soudal trusts Kasper Asgreenwhile supported by Lidl-Trek Mads Pedersen and UAE Team Emirates in Nils Politt. The Movistar Team hopes Oier Lazkano and Iván García Cortina They are again among the best as in the Belgian classics.
The winner will be decided on André-Pétrieux Velodromewhere the Belgian yesterday Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) won the 4th Paris Roubaix women’s race, held between Denain and Roubaix with a route of 148.5 kilometers. Kopecky became the first woman in history to win the ‘Hell of the North’ wearing the world champion jersey, which she will also wear today. Mathieu Van der Poel.
Source: La Verdad
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