The duel between the Belgian Wout Van Aert and the dutch Mathieu Van der Poel focuses the main focus of the Paris-Roubaix 2022, the cobblestone test par excellence that takes place this Sunday with a route of 257.2 km between compiegne Y Roubaix.
“The Hell of the North”, third monument of the year, offers the glory that can justify an entire professional career for a cyclist. Many are called, but few are chosen, although sometimes there is room for surprises.
THIS IS THE COBBLE SECTIONS OF THE PARIS-ROUBAIX
30 : Troisvilles to Inchy (km 96.3 – 2.2 km) ***
29 : Viesly to Quiévy (km 102.8 – 1.8 km) ***
28 : Quiévy to Saint-Python (km 105.4 – 3.7 km) ****
27: Saint-Python (km 110.1 – 1.5 km) **
26 : Vertain to Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon (km 117.9 – 2.3 km) ***
25: Haussy (123.7 km – 0.8 km)**
24 : Saulzoir to Verchain-Maugré (km 130.6 – 1.2 km) **
23 : Verchain-Maugré to Quérénaing (km 134.9 – 1.6 km) ***
22 : Quérénaing to Maing (km 137.6 – 2.5 km) ***
21 : Maing to Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon (km 140.7 – 1.6 km) ***
20 : Haveluy to Wallers (km 153.7 – 2.5 km) ****
19 : Trouée d’Arenberg (km 161.9 – 2.3 km) *****
18 : Wallers to Hélesmes (km 167.9 – 1.6 km) ***
17 : Hornaing to Wandignies (km 174.7 – 3.7 km) ****
16 : Warlaing to Brillon (km 182.2 – 2.4 km) ***
15 : Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières (km 185.6 – 2.4 km) ****
14 : Beuvry-la-Forêt to Orchies (km 192 – 1.4 km) ***
13 : Orchies (km 197 – 1.7 km) ***
12 : Auchy-lez-Orchies to Bersée (km 203.1 – 2.7 km) ****
11 : Mons-en-Pévèle (km 208.6 – 3 km) *****
10 : Mérignies to Avelin (km 214.6 – 0.7 km) **
9 : Pont-Thibault to Ennevelin (km 218 – 1.4 km) ***
8 : Templeuve – L’Epinette (km 223.4 – 0.2 km) *
8 : Templeuve – Moulin-de-Vertain (km 223.9 – 0.5 km) **
7 : Cysoing to Bourghelles (km 230.3 – 1.3 km) ***
6 : Bourghelles to Wannehain (km 232.8 – 1.1 km) ***
5 : Camphin-en-Pévèle (km 237.3 – 1.8 km) ****
4 : Carrefour de l’Arbre (km 240 – 2.1 km) *****
3: Gruson (km 242.3 – 1.1 km)**
2 : Willems to Hem (km 249 – 1.4 km)**
1: Roubaix – Espace Charles Crupelandt (km 255.8 – 0.3 km) *
THE FAVORITES IN THE PARIS-ROUBAIX
Those indicated are Van Aertrecently recovered from covid-19, with 4 wins this year, and Van der Poël, winner of the Tour of Flanders and fourth in the Amstel. Both runners lead the pools for the “classic of the classics”.
They will not be the only candidates, because there are plenty of applicants. the slovenian Matej Mohoric (Bahrain), winner of the Milan San Remo, the Belgian Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Soudal), the Danish kasper asgreen (Quick Step) and the powerful Ineos with Kwiatkowski Y Ben Turnerwinners of the Amstel and Flecha Brabanzona respectively, are some of the names that aspire to the golden cobblestone.