2015 Paris–Roubaix

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2015 Paris–Roubaix
2015 UCI World Tour, race 10 of 28
Post-race podium
Post-race podium
Race details
Dates12 April 2015
Distance253.5 km (157.5 mi)
Winning time5h 49' 51"
Results
  Winner  John Degenkolb (GER) (Team Giant–Alpecin)
  Second  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) (Etixx–Quick-Step)
  Third  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (BMC Racing Team)
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The 2015 Paris–Roubaix was the 113th edition of the Paris–Roubaix one-day race. It took place on 12 April and was the tenth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour.[1][2] It was won by John Degenkolb in a sprint ahead of Zdeněk Štybar and Greg Van Avermaet. Degenkolb became only the second German to win the race, after Josef Fischer's victory at the first edition 119 years earlier.

Route[]

The 2015 Paris–Roubaix was 253.5 kilometres (157.5 miles) in length, slightly shorter than the previous editions. Despite the name suggesting that the race started in the French capital, it actually started in Compiègne, 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Paris. After a short, neutralised section, the race began in Clairoix. The first 100 kilometres (62 miles) or so were virtually flat and quiet, before the riders hit the 27 cobbled sections that totalled 52.7 kilometres (32.7 miles), the hardest being the Trouée d'Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle and the Carrefour de l'Arbre. Three sections (Quiévy, Saint-Python and Verchain-Maugré) were included in stage 4 of the 2015 Tour de France, held three months later. The last 750 metres (2,460 feet) were held on the Roubaix Velodrome.

Cobbled sectors[]

Section
Number 		Name Kilometre Marker Length
(in m)
27 Troisvilles to Inchy 98.5 2200
26 Viesly to Quiévy 105 1800
25 Quiévy to Saint-Python 108 3700
24 Saint-Python 112.5 1500
23 Vertain to Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon 120.5 2380
22 Verchain-Maugré to Quérénaing 130 1600
21 Quérénaing to Maing 133.5 2500
20 Maing to Monchaux-sur-Écaillon 136.5 1600
19 Haveluy to Wallers 149.5 2500
18 Trouée d'Arenberg 158 2400
17 Wallers to Hélesmes 164 1600
16 Hornaing to Wandignies-Hamage 170.5 3700
15 Warlaing to Brillon 178 2400
14 Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières 181.5 2400
13 Beuvry-la-Forêt to Orchies 188 1400
12 Orchies 193 1700
11 Auchy-lez-Orchies to Bersée 199 2700
10 Mons-en-Pévèle 204.5 3000
9 Mérignies to Avelin 210.5 700
8  [nl] to Ennevelin 214 1400
7 Templeuve - Moulin-de-Vertain 220 500
6 Cysoing to Bourghelles 226.5 1300
Bourghelles to Wannehain 229 1100
5 Camphin-en-Pévèle 233.5 1800
4 Carrefour de l'Arbre 236.5 2100
3 Gruson 238.5 1100
2 Willems to Hem 245.5 1400
1 Roubaix (Espace Crupelandt) 252 300
Total cobbled sections 52700

Teams[]

As Paris-Roubaix was a UCI World Tour event, all 17 UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and were obliged to send a squad. Eight Professional Continental teams received wildcard invitations and thus completed the 25-team peloton.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Pre-race favourites[]

Two former multiple winners of the event missed the race due to injury. Four time winner Tom Boonen was ruled out after dislocating his shoulder in a crash during Paris–Nice in March,[3] whilst three-time winner Fabian Cancellara missed out after fracturing two vertebrae in his lower back in a crash at E3 Harelbeke.[4]

Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha) was tipped by as the favourite to win the race,[5] having won three stages and the general classification of the Three Days of De Panne, the Tour of Flanders and Scheldeprijs in the fortnight leading up to the race.[6] Defending champion Niki Terpstra also showed good form, having been runner up to Kristoff in the Tour of Flanders and also placing second in Gent–Wevelgem a week earlier.[7] He was likely to share leadership of Etixx–Quick-Step with Zdeněk Štybar, who was also in good form with a victory at Strade Bianche and second place at E3 Harelbeke earlier in the classics campaign.[5]

Bradley Wiggins contested his final race for Team Sky, before moving to his eponymous WIGGINS team.

Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins was riding the event as his final race for Team Sky before moving to his new WIGGINS squad to begin his preparations for a return to track racing at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8] He was expected to share leadership of Sky with Geraint Thomas, winner of E3 Harelbeke, and Ian Stannard, winner of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.[7] Other likely contenders for victory included Sep Vanmarcke (LottoNL–Jumbo), the runner up in the 2013 edition of the race,[9] John Degenkolb (Team Giant–Alpecin), the runner up of the 2014 edition,[10] Lars Boom (Astana) who won Stage 5 of the 2014 Tour de France which featured some of the Paris–Roubaix cobble sectors,[11] Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team)[12] and Peter Sagan (Tinkoff–Saxo).[12]

Results[]

[13]

Cyclist Team Time UCI World Tour
Points
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Team Giant–Alpecin 5h 49' 51" 100
2  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) Etixx–Quick-Step + 0" 80
3  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 0" 70
4  Lars Boom (NED) Astana + 0" 60
5  Martin Elmiger (SUI) IAM Cycling + 0" 50
6  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Orica–GreenEDGE + 0" 40
7  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 7" 30
8  Luke Rowe (GBR) Team Sky + 28" 20
9  Jens Debusschere (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 29" 10
10  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha + 31" 4

Controversy[]

The level crossing, the day of the 2013 Paris–Roubaix

The race was marred by controversy when it emerged that dozens of cyclists had unsafely crossed a level crossing while the barriers were down. Further cyclists were only stopped from crossing when a police motorcyclist intervened. Seconds later, an SNCF TGV high-speed train passed through the crossing.[14]

The SNCF called for police to take action following the incident, stating that there could easily have been a tragedy.[15]

References[]

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  4. ^ "Fabian Cancellara ruled out of Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix after crash". the Guardian.
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  6. ^ "Alexander Kristoff continues winning streak with Scheldeprijs victory". Cycling Weekly. 8 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b "BBC Sport - Paris-Roubaix: Geraint Thomas expects dual leader role with Wiggins". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Bradley Wiggins's 'fairytale' ending at Paris-Roubaix - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. 8 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Sep Vanmarcke: 'Bad moments come and go' - VeloNews.com". VeloNews.com.
  10. ^ Cycling News. "Video: Top 10 riders to watch at Paris-Roubaix". Cyclingnews.com.
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  13. ^ "Degenkolb wins Paris-Roubaix". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  14. ^ Cary, Tom (13 April 2015). "Paris-Roubaix 2015: Riders almost hit by train at level-crossing as SNCF call for barrier jumpers to be prosecuted". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Paris-Roubaix: Train company wants police action taken". BBC Sports. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

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