Paris - Roubaix 2016

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The 114th edition of Paris-Roubaix was won by Mathew Hayman. In a finale with Tom Boonen, Ian Stannard, Sep Vanmarcke and Edvald Boasson Hagen, the 37-year old Australian was the only rider left from the early break. Hayman outsprinted those big guns at the Velodrome in Roubaix and he burst into tears when he realized what he just did. Boonen finished in second, Stannard in third.

Race results/race report Paris-Roubaix 2016. Read about the 2016 route and the start list of Paris-Roubaix 2016.

Paris-Roubaix 2016: Route map, cobbled sectors, and more

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Paris - Roubaix 2016: Route - source:letour.fr

Route

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Paris - Roubaix 2016: The cobbled secteurs - source:letour.fr

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Paris - Roubaix 2016: final kilometres - source:letour.fr

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Paris - Roubaix 2016: Secteur Warlaing

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Paris - Roubaix 2016: Secteur Mons-en-Pévèle

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Paris - Roubaix 2016: Secteur Pont-Thibault

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Paris - Roubaix 2016: Secteur Cysoing

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Paris - Roubaix 2016: Secteur Carrefour de l'Arbre

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Paris-Roubaix 2016 - Start in Compiegne, Trouee d'Arenberg and Roubaix

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Cobbled victory early escapee Hayman, Boonen second

At 257.5 kilometres, the 2016 edition of Paris-Roubaix offers 27 stretches of pavé. Mathew Hayman is one of the men in the break away and he waits for the big men to arrive. Boonen, Stannard, Vanmarcke and Boasson Hagen join him for a thrilling finale. Hayman is fastest in the sprint at the Velodrome, besting Boonen by a tiny margin. Stannard finishes in third.

Riders

As per usual, Paris-Roubaix boasts an impressive start list. Multiple winners Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara definitely will want to shine once more, but they are not the only ones. The likes of Vanmarcke, Boom, Terpstra, Kristoff and Vanmarcke are eyeing up the victory also. Cyclingstage.com brings you the riders that will compete in the 2016 edition of Paris-Roubaix.

The Route

Sunday, April 10, 2016 – Totalling at 257.5 kilometres, edition 114 of Paris-Roubaix features 52.8 kilometres of medieval rock. In 27 stretches of pavé the cobbles are presented to the riders, while one of these stretches, Hameau du Buat, rises at 8% in the first 500 metres. Voila, the route of Paris-Roubaix 2016.

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Paris-Roubaix is among the toughest one-day races on the calender – if not the toughest -, and it takes the toughest individual to win. After having endured a daunting gauntlet of cobbles the riders arrive in the Roubaix Velodrome. Cyclingstage.com takes a look at the pilots likely to be in the mix for victory in 2016.