10 riders to watch in Paris-Roubaix - video
Cyclingnews' picks for the Hell of the North
This Sunday sees the cobbled Classics draw to a close, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Paris-Roubaix bringing down the curtain on what has been a gripping campaign ꧑thus♐ far.
As ever, the Hell of the North is a race with a number of high profile characters and intriguing subplots that unfold 🐈as the 29 sectors of pave countdown.
It will be the last competitive outing for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tom Boonen (Quick-Step Floors), who will end his career on the Roubaix velodrome. The Belgian will be hoping to make history and become the first rider to win five titles. But Paris-Roubaix can be as ൲cruel as it can be kind and a moment of bad luck can be detrimentally costly. Boonen has looked in fine form in recent weeks and has made no secret of the fact that the race has been his primary target b♒ut he is not the only rider on the start line with a strong set of credentials.
Former winners Johh Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo), Niki Terpstra (Quick-Step Floors) and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mat Hayman (Orica-Scott) are bound to have their say, whil𝄹e in-form world ch🉐ampion, Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) will be looking for revenge after his untimely crash in last weekend’s Tour of Flanders. The Slovak has never made it onto the podium in Paris-Roubaix but if he can remain in contention when the race hits the most important sectors of pave, few would bet against him being a major factor.
Another rider looking to make amends after missing out in Flanders is Greg Van Avermaet. The BMC leader has enjoyed his most su🃏ccessful sprꦺing to date but he will be desperate to land his first Monument on Sunday.
Arnaud Dem꧟are (FDJ) and Oliver Naesen (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) make up Cyclingnews’ 10 riders to watch in Pari♛s Roubaix.
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