paris roubaix?

richie101
richie101 Posts: 4
edited April 2011 in Pro race
hi there,

does the paris roubaix always follow the same route?

as many answers as possible please, yay or nay.

thanks, richie

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  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    no
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/extra-c ... is-roubaix
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    No. They're always looking for new sections of cobbles. And some sections get too bad to use and need to be repaired. A copule of times in the 80s it didn't finish in the velodrome (building). The iconic Arenburg trench has only been their since 1968 and has missed out a couple of years. It doesn't even start in Paris these days (60km outside).

    Most of the classics switch about quite a bit. Milan-San Remo is probably the most faithful, although the finish has been lengthened so it doesn't finish on Via Roma (thereby making more sprinter friendly).
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    RichN95 wrote:
    It doesn't even start in Paris these days (60km outside).
    It should be sponsored by Ryanair :wink:
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Kléber wrote:
    It should be sponsored by Ryanair :wink:
    :lol::lol::lol::lol:

    (My housemate from Uni wrote a book called 'How Low Can You Go' which was basically a travelogue of the places where Ryanair et al actually land - it's really quite good)
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