In the middle of the biggest week in the cycling calendar, Seamus Allardice and Oliver Munnik sat down to discuss the 2019 Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix for the Diverge Podcast. The pair spoke about what it’s like to ride in the cycling crazy Flanders region of Belgium. Reviewed the 2019 Ronde van Vlaanderen and previewed the Hell of the North.
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Flanders in Photos
Alberto Bettiol, of EF Education First, won the 2019 race by attacking on the Oude Kwaremont.
Roubaix Form Check
Teams & Their Favourits
Team | Leader(s) | Team | Leader(s) |
Arkea – Samsic | André Greipel | Jumbo – Visma | Wout Van Aert |
AG2R La Mondiale | Oliver Naesen | Katusha Alpecin | Nils Politt |
Astana Pro Team | Magnus Cort Nielsen | Lotto Soudal | Jens Keukeleire & Tiesj Benoot |
Bahrain – Merida | Matej Mohoric | Movistar | Jurgen Roelandts |
Bora-Hansgrohe | Peter Sagan | Mitchelton – Scott | Matteo Trentin |
CCC | Greg Van Avermaet | Team Sky | Luke Rowe & Gianni Moscon |
Cofidis | Christophe Laporte | Team Sunweb | Nikias Arndt |
Deceuninck QuickStep | Zdeněk Štybar, Yves Lampaert, Philippe Gilbert & Kasper Asgreen | Trek – Segafredo | Jasper Stuyven, John Degenkolb & Mads Pedersen |
Delko Marseille Provence | Evaldas Siskevicius | Roompot – Charles | Lars Boom |
Dimension Data | Edvald Boasson Hagen | UAE Team Emirates | Alexander Kristoff |
EF Education First | Sep Vanmarcke | Vital Concept – B&B Hotels | Bert De Backer |
Groupama-FDJ | Arnaud Demare | Wanty – Gobert | Frederik Backaert |
How to Watch Roubaix in SA
Essential Info: Sunday, 14 April, from 10:55 to 17:45 on SuperSport 5.
Tuning in Late: If you have to tune in late, tune in from 14:50 before the race reaches the Arenberg trench.
Weather: 8° with no rain predicted and just a gentle breeze, blowing at 4 metres per second from east-north east (gentle head wind).
The Paris Roubaix Route
Distance: 257km from Compiègne (85km from Paris) to Roubaix
Most notable of the 29 cobble sectors:
- Quiévy: Rating 5 | 3.7km long | 144.5km from the finish
- Haveluy: Rating: 4 | 2.5km long | 103km from the finish
- Trouée d’Arenberg: Rating: 5 | 2.4km long | 94.5km from the finish
- Wandignies: Rating: 4 | 3.7km long | 82km from the finish
- Sars-et-Rosières: Rating 4 | 2.4km long | 71km from the finish
- Bersée: Rating: 4 | 2.7km long | 53.5km from the finish
- Mons-en-Pévèle Rating: 5 | 3km long | 48km from the finish
- Camphin-En-Pévèle: Rating: 4 | 1.8km long | 19km from the finish
- Carrefour De L’arbre (Rating: 5 | 2.1km long | 16.5km from the finish