The world watched on live television as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marianne Vos, one of the greatest cyclists of all time, finished second place at the first-ever 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Paris-Roubaix Femmes last autumn. It was a remarkable history-making victory for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lizzie Deignan and a heart-wrenching loss for Vos.
Saturday's second edition marks a fresh outlook for the Dutch woman, a new challenge, a different race, and another opportunity to win the coveted Hell of📖 the North.
"I'm fit, I'm really looking forward to it, the tyre pressures have been tested extensively, and we are well prep🐻ared as a team," Vos said on the 𝐆eve of the race.
Read all the details in our Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2022 - Preview and follow along with Cyclingnews live coverage on Saturday.
The women's Paris-Roubaix route will not include the famed Trouée d'Arenberg of the men's race route, but ♌the women will race a slightly longer 124km, versus 115km in 2021, including an additional opening lap in the start city of Denain.
As for the pavé, the peloton will tackle the same 17 sectors for 29.2km of cobbles as last year's route. Two are rated five-star difficulty: Mons-en-Pévèle with 49km to go, and the Carrefour de l'Ar🎀bre with 17km to go en route to the velodrome in Roubaix.
Deigna💖n made her winning move ahead of the first pavé sector, Hornaing à Wandignies, and went on to an 82km solo vi🌼ctory. Vos put forth a determined chase behind, but it wasn't enough to catch Deignan and she finished second in the velodrome.
“Paris-Roubaix is one of the greatest races in cycling history. It's great to be a part of that, but I experienced last year that it is a very tough race and itꦰ will probably be again now. It does help that we now know what to expect," Vos explained.
"Until last year we only knew Paris-Roubaix from TV, now we have the ex๊perience of October in our pocket. The lack of rain will also help. Because the sectors are dry, we can determine much better where the road surface is least bad.
“Last year I was very happy once I e🔯ntered the Velodrome. You are constantly focused because one cobbled section i🌼s even longer and more vicious than the other, so the finish felt like a relief.”
This year's conditions are expected to be dry and sunny, unlike the unruly wet and muddy affair last year. This factor alone could createℱ an♔ entirely different outcome at Paris-Roubaix.
“How will 🐓it go on Sunday? We really have to wait and see," Vos said.
“I know it's a cliché, but it's true. You can't do without a bit of luck, e🅠specially in these kinds of competitions. You must👍 have a good day and must not have a material breakdown. We'll see how it goes."
