All the action today will centre round the famed Arenberg forest. We will visit one of the teams for breakfast before heading down to Arenberg and see many of the teams pass through there before heading across to the Roubaix velodrome
All the action today will centre round the famed Arenberg forest, The Wallers Forest and the section near Orchies. Today will be the last big day training for the teams, they will complete their final bike preparation and complete the reconnaissance of the important parts of the course and we usually see many of the teams out …
All the action today will centre round the famed Arenberg forest, The Wallers Forest and the section near Orchies. Today will be the last big day training for the teams, they will complete their final bike preparation and complete the reconnaissance of the important parts of the course and we usually see many of the teams out on the pave.
We will visit one of the teams for breakfast before heading down to Arenberg and see many of the teams pass through there before heading across to the Roubaix velodrome to see where we will be finishing Saturday’s Cyclo Sportif ride and then go to the clubhouse for some retail therapy and possibly a beer in the bar.
We will offer an easy ride over the final sections of the Roubaix course and a loop on the famous Roubaix velodrome to finish our ride. It will give you a taste of what you will experience in a couple of days time at the Cyclo Sportif.
First used in 1968 the Trouée d’Arenberg, Tranchée d’Arenberg, (Trench of Arenberg), Trouee de Wallers Arenberg, has become the symbol of Paris–Roubaix. The 2400m of cobbles were laid in the time of Napoleon I and the road was proposed for Paris–Roubaix by former professional Jean Stablinski, who had worked in the mine under the woods of Arenberg. Although almost 100 km from Roubaix, the sector usually proves decisive and as Stablinski said “Paris–Roubaix is not won in Arenberg, but from there the group with the winners is selected.”