The announcement was discreet, buried within a press release detailing the final lineup of UAE Emirates XRG for the E3 Saxo Classic and Gent-Wevelgem—two races that were initially on Tadej Pogacar’s schedule but were ultimately dropped as he decided to “adjust his calendar to focus on the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, aiming to peak for these two iconic...
Each cobble potentially holds a surprise in store, or even an opportunity. On Paris-Roubaix, vigilance is the watchword throughout the 259.2 kilometres between Compiègne and Roubaix, all the more so on the 30 cobbled sections on the programme. The first will loom into view after around one hundred kilometres, on exiting the village of Troisvilles...