08 apr 2023 om 05:06 Marianne Vos has won almost everything there is to win, but Paris-Roubaix is missing from her honors list. The 35-year-old Jumbo-Visma rider will start as one of the favorites on Saturday. “We have geared the season to this game.” As a child, Vos was already glued to the tube when … Read more
Balancing performance and muscle strength: how frames, bicycles and tires have changed to face the Hell of the North Fire call from France. Roubaix 1995: Giorgio Squinzi, Mr. Mapei, calls Ernesto Colnago. “Here it’s all a criticism, even our mechanics are undecided, Ernesto. They say that when you go over the cobblestones, the carbon will … Read more
“I am told that Paris-Roubaix often smiles at older riders. That didn’t stop me from winning it at twenty-four. » We were in 2005 and Tom Boonen, freshly won, brought together in one sentence two antagonistic observations: one, that the privilege of age opens an easier path to victory on the cobblestones of the North; … Read more
“Why did you change your program and decide to participate one last time in Paris-Roubaix?It was I who requested it. Since I fell ill a few weeks ago, I have had persistent problems with my respiratory tract – in addition, I ride all the time in the cold and the rain, which does not help … Read more
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 10:45 p.m. Par Sudinfo with Belga — Philippe Gilbert is in Lotto Soudal’s selection for Paris-Roubaix, which takes place on Sunday. The Belgian formation revealed on Wednesday the names of the seven riders who will take the start of the Hell of the North – – Besides Gilbert, … Read more
Last year, the Paris-Roubaix was canceled due to the coronavirus epidemic, but this year, after two and a half years, the best cyclists in the world were able to start the legendary race again. The 257.7-kilometer distance included 30 cube-stone sectors with a total length of 55 kilometers, and the conditions were, to put it … Read more
The famous Paris-Roubaix dice classic was won by Italian cyclist Sonny Colbrelli, who was the fastest in the spurt of three refugees after six hours and 258 kilometers. The European champion in the mass start race dealt with two other debutants, the Belgian Florian Vermeersch and the Dutch Mathieum van der Poel, in the close … Read more
– © BELGA – Prime Minister Alexander De Croo wants to raise 30 million euros annually by cutting the social and tax benefits of football players. Only there is much more to be gained in these benefits, up to 200 million. Competent deputy prime ministers Vandenbroucke and Van Peteghem therefore wanted to do much more. … Read more
Petr Sagan is waiting for his ninth participation in the famous Paris-Roubaix monument. Sunday will be special for him, he will start the last races in the jersey of the Bora-Hansgrohe team, for which he rode for five years. – Photo: TASR/AP, Michel Spingler Peter Sagan celebrates the triumph at Paris – Roubaix 2018. – … Read more