105th Paris - Roubaix Race Program
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l'Enfer du Nord - the Hell of the North
Paris (Compiègne) - Roubaix - 259.5 km
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Magnus Backstetd on the Arenberg trench. Photo c. Fotoreporter
Sirotti
Saunier Duval/Prodir
The "red bird" squad for the tough race in Northern France (an event
on the UCI Pro Tour calendar usually referred to as "The Hell of the North"),
will be made up by Francisco Ventoso, Jesús del Nero, Raivis Belohvosciks,
Luciano Pagliarini, Raúl Alarcón, Ángel "Litu" Gómez, and Arkaitz Durán (coach:
Pietro Algeri).
Tom Boonen (surrounded by paparazzi) and his Quickstep team mates testing the
cobbles on Friday. Photo c. Fotoreporter Sirotti
Quick Step/Innergetic Cycling Team
Riders: Tom Boonen, Steven De Jongh, Sebastien Rosseler, Gert Steegmans, Matteo
Tosatto, Kevin Van Impe, Peter Van Petegem, Wouter Weylandt. (4/13)
Ballan pretests the Arenberg cobbles. Photo c. Fotoreporter
Sirotti
Lampre/Fondital is ready for the Hell of the North.
Blue-fucsia team, directed by Guido Bontempi, will take part in Paris-Roubaix
with the following cyclists: Fabio Baldato, Alessandro Ballan, Daniele Bennati,
Claudio Corioni, Paolo Fornaciari, Enrico Franzoi, Massimiliano Mori e Daniele
Righi. The staff will be the same of the last Classics.
Ballan comes back to races after the victory in Tour de Flanders, and Bennati
too will be at the start after the illness that stopped him before Gand-Wevelgem.
Alessandro Ballan and the new Wilier for Paris - Roubaix
Photo c. Lampre/Fondital
Special Bikes for the Squad
Some info about bicycles with which riders will cover the cobblestones: Baldato,
Ballan and Bennati will use carbon frame (photo), the others will race with iron
frames; two frames will be on the car for Ballan, Franzoi and Mori’s bikes, a
double rear brake will be used by Baldato, Bennati and Corioni while Fornaciari
will have the normal brakes couple; the tyres’size will be 27.
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A New King for the Queen of the Classics
The science of prognosis is rarely precise. For a race like Paris-Roubaix it's
even more random. At the start in Compiègne on April the 15th, one would be
wiser to go for a group of survivors still able to capture the win, then to name
a clear favourite.
In 2006, despite the signs of good health that he had shown at the beginning
of the Belgian campaign, Tom Boonen had failed to manage a double that many
thought he would achieve. Nothing guarantees that Fabian Cancellara, impressive
during his first triumph in Roubaix will be in the same winning form. The last
two winners will however have a role to play in the final explanation for
victory. They will probably have to keep an eye on Alessandro Ballan, recent
winner of the Tour of Flanders and of the Three Days of De Panne.
Several other riders will do their best to remain among the leading bunch in
the famous Tranchée d'Arenberg, where selection is traditionally severe.
In the Belgian contingent, Peter Van Petegem will have a new status as a
Quick Step team mate, but the men from the Flanders area will be strongly
represented with the likes of Leif Hoste, back in the Predictor-Lotto team and
Stijn Devolder, leader of the Discovery Channel team due to the absence of
Hincapie.
Juan-Antonio Flecha, who still hopes to become the first Spaniard to win the
Queen of Classics will try to make the best of the possible confusion within the
front group, exactly like Filipo Pozzato or Lars Michaelsen, who has decided to
bid farewell to elite cycling on the Roubaix Velodrome.
The Main Contenders
Germany
Gerolsteiner: Förster (ALL), Wrolich (AUT)
Team Wiesenhof Felt: Pollack (ALL), Wesemann (SUI)
T-Mobile Team: Burghardt (ALL), Eisel (AUT), Hammond (GBR)
Belgium
Chocolade Jacques - Topsport: Eeckhout (BEL)
Predictor - Lotto: Hoste, Steels Vansevenant
(BEL)
Quick Step - Innergetic: Boonen, Steegmans, Van Petegem
(BEL)
Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner: Boucher (RFA),
Meirhaeghe (BEL)
Denmark
Team CSC: Cancellara (SUI), Michaelsen (DAN), O'Grady
(AUS)
Spain
Euskaltel - Euskadi: Aranaga (ESP)
Caisse d'Epargne: Garcia Acosta (ESP), Brard (FRA)
Saunier Duval - Prodir: Pagliarini (BRE), Ventoso (ESP)
United States
Discovery Channel Team: Devolder (BEL),
Vaitkus (LTU)
France
AG2R - Prevoyance: J-P. Nazon (FRA)
Agritubel: Balciunas, Baranauskas (LTU)
Bouygues Telecom: Clerc (SUI)
Credit Agricole: Bodrogi (HUN), Engoulvent (FRA),
Hushovd (NOR)
Cofidis Le crédit par téléphone: Nuyens (BEL)
Française des Jeux: Gilbert (BEL), Guesdon, Mengin (FRA)
Italy
Lampre - Fondital: Ballan, Bennati, Franzoi (ITA)
Team Milram: Cortinovis (ITA)
Liquigas: Backstedt (SUE), Pozzato (ITA)
Netherlands
Rabobank: Flecha (ESP), Posthuma, Van Bon (HOL)
Skil - Shimano: Tjallingii (HOL), Vierhouten (HOL)
Switzerland
Astana: Haselbacher (AUT)
52.7 KM OF COBBLESTONES
Based on the reconnaissance of the route, which took place on April 9
by Christian Prudhomme and Jean-François Pescheux, the organisers have
attributed a degree of difficulty for each of the 28 paved sections of the race,
evaluated in terms of length, the irregularity of the cobblestones and the
overall condition of each section and its placement. After preliminary scouting
carried out this past January by Thierry Gouvenou, a change was made concerning
the Troisvilles sector: the necessary work was completed in the second half of
the section; the sector will be run in its entirety by the field. However, the
d'Auchy-les-Orchies to Bersée sector has been shortened, the serious degradation
of the route necessitates addition repair work.
For the 105th edition of Paris-Roubaix, the competitors will ride an
unprecedented sector at km194: situated between Beuvry-la-forêt and d'Orchies,
the 1400m long “Chemin du Moulin”, which was inaugurated this afternoon by Marc
Madiot, the godfather of this new sector.
In addition, this reconnaissance day was also the occasion for a meeting
organized in Orchies with vice-president for sport for the Nord-Pas Calais
region, Wulfran Despitch. This year the region has become a major partner of the
event. The start will be taken at Compiègne at 10am on April 15.
Cobble Sections
28 98 Troisvilles à Inchy 2,2 km
27 104 Viesly à Quiévy 1,8 km
26 106,5 Quiévy à Saint-Python 3,7 km
25 111,5 Saint-Python 1,5 km
24 119 Vertain à St-Martin-sur-Ecaillon 1,9 km
23 126 Capelle-sur-Ecaillon - Le-Buat 1,7 km
22 138 Verchain-Maugré à Quérénaing 1,6 km
21 141 Quérénaing à Maing 2,5 km
20 144 Maing à Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon 1,6 km
19 155,5 Haveluy à Wallers 2,5 km
18 163,5 Tranchée (ou Trouée) d’Arenberg 2,4 km
17 170 Wallers à Hélesmes 1,6 km
16 176,5 Hornaing à Wandignies - Hamage 3,7 km
15 184 Warlaing à Brillon 2,4 km
14 187,5 Tilloy à Sars-et-Rosières 2,4 km
13 194 Beuvry-la-Forêt à Orchies 1,4 km
12 199 Orchies 1,7 km
11 205 Auchy-lez-Orchies à Bersée 1,2 km
10 210,5 Mons-en-Pévèle 3 km
9 216,5 Mérignies à Pont-à-Marcq 0,7 km
8 219,5 Pont-Thibaut à Ennevelin 1,4 km
7 225 Templeuve - L’Epinette 0,2 km
7 225,5 Templeuve - Moulin-de-Vertain 0,5 km
6 232 Cysoing à Bourghelles 1,3 km
6 234,5 Bourghelles à Wannehain 1,1 km
5 239 Camphin-en-Pévèle 1,8 km
4 242 Carrefour de l’Arbre 2,1 km
3 244 Gruson 1,1 km
2 251 Hem 1,4 km
1 257,5 Roubaix 0,3 km
Teams by Nation:
24 teams will be participating in the 105th edition of the renowned cycling race
Paris-Roubaix which will start from Compiègne on Sunday April 15th 2007.
Germany
Gerolsteiner
Team Wiesenhof Felt
T-Mobile Team
Belgium
Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen
Landouwkrediet - Tonissteiner
Quick Step - Innergetic
Predictor-Lotto
Denmark
Team CSC
Spain
Caisse d'Epargne
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Saunier Duval - Prodir
United States
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
France
Ag2r Prévoyance
Agritubel
Bouygues Telecom
Cofidis, le Crédit Par Téléphone
Crédit Agricole
Française Des Jeux
Italy
Lampre-Fondital
Liquigas
Team Milram
Netherlands
Rabobank
Skil-Shimano
Switzerland
Astana
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