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Based on the reconnaissance of the
course carried out on April 7 by Christian Prudhomme and Jean-François Pescheux, the organisers
have attributed the degree of difficulty for each of the 28 cobblestone sectors of the race, evaluated by length, irregularity
and the general state of each section and its location. After the work carried out last year on the Troisville sector and
the addition of the new, le Chemin du Moulin sector, situated between Beuvry-la-forêt and Orchies, the course for the 106th
edition will be identical to that of 2007.
Additionally, this reconnaissance day was an occasion to pay tribute
to Jean Stablinski, who past away this past July 22nd. The once miner, turned world cycling champion was one of the guardians
of the Paris-Roubaix esprit. As a resident of Aulnoy-les-Valenciennes, Stablinski regularly took part, thanks to his vast
knowledge of the region, in the evolution of the route. He was, for example, at the origins of the introduction of the Arenberg
trench and more recently discovered the uphill Buat sector, which has been part of the race for the past two years. A pillar
was inaugurated in “Stab’s” honour at the beginning of the famous Trouée de Wallers-Arenberg: “He
was the only person to have worked in the hole as a miner and ridden over it”, declared Alain Bocquet, president of
the commune of Porte du Hainaut, who was on hand for the ceremonies among with numerous personalities.
You will find an overview of all cobblestone sectors here.
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