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News and Updates for Paris-Roubaix 2016
Paris-Roubaix Post-Race Coverage 

50 Big Photos from Paris-Roubaix 2016 — sirotti/aso
2016 Paris-Roubaix Results 1 HAYMAN, Mathew (OGE) 5:51:53 2 BOONEN, Tom (EQS) 3 STANNARD, Ian (SKY) 4 VANMARCKE, Sep (TLJ) 5 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (DDD) + 3 6 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM) + 1:00 7 SIEBERG, Marcel (LTS) 8 SARAMOTINS, Aleksejs (IAM) 9 ERVITI OLLO, Imanol (MOV) + 1:07 10 PETIT, Adrien (DEN) + 2:20 11 SAGAN, Peter (TNK) 12 WYNANTS, Maarten (TLJ) 13 NAESEN, Oliver (IAM) 14 ROWE, Luke (SKY) 15 SINKELDAM, Ramon (TGA) 16 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (CPT) 17 DE BACKER, Bert (TGA) 18 DURBRIDGE, Luke (OGE) + 4:40 19 BURGHARDT, Marcus (BMC) + 5:48 20 LAPORTE, Christophe (COF) + 6:18 21 VAN HOECKE, Gijs (TSV) 22 BACKAERT, Frederik (WGG) 23 DE KORT, Koen (TGA) 24 DEMPSTER, Zakkari (BOA) 25 VAN ASBROECK, Tom (TLJ) 26 SENECHAL, Florian (COF) 27 TJALLINGII, Maarten (TLJ) + 6:28 28 DANIEL, Maxime (ALM) + 7:12 29 ARNDT, Nikias (TGA) 30 CAVENDISH, Mark (DDD) 31 VAN HECKE, Preben (TSV) 32 MARCATO, Marco (WGG) 33 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY) 34 GAUDIN, Damien (ALM) 35 GREIPEL, André (LTS) + 7:24 36 TRENTIN, Matteo (EQS) 37 BOZIC, Borut (COF) 38 MOSCON, Gianni (SKY) + 7:26 39 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFS) + 7:35 40 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFS) 41 KUENG, Stefan (BMC) + 11:14 42 VAN LERBERGHE, Bert (TSV) 43 NIELSEN, Magnus Cort (OGE) 44 EISEL, Bernhard (DDD) 45 TEUNISSEN, Mike (TLJ) 46 ROOSEN, Timo (TLJ) + 12:55 47 THURAU, Bjorn (WGG) + 14:22 48 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KAT) + 14:23 49 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC) 50 MORKOV, Michael (KAT) 51 SAGAN, Juraj (TNK) 52 WAGNER, Robert (TLJ) 53 SERGENT, Jesse (ALM) 54 SCHILLINGER, Andreas (BOA) 55 THWAITES, Scott (BOA) 56 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto (IAM) 57 DE HAES, Kenny (WGG) 58 DUCHESNE, Antoine (DEN) 59 REYNES MIMO, Vicente (IAM) 60 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (IAM)Full Official 2016 Results — aso
Hayman wins Paris-Roubaix — cyclingnews
Roubaix'16: Heroic Hayman! — pezcyclingnews
Fabian Cancellara Post Race Interview (01:00 French) — FrancetvSport
Fabian Cancellara wipes out during his career victory lap on Roubaix track — @philousports
Heinrich Haussler (6th) Post Race Interview (00:50 English) — IAMCYCLING
Tom Boonen Post Race Interview (01:24 French) — FrancetvSport
Tom Boonen Post Race Interview (02:07 French) — CyclingProNet
Ian Stannard Post Race Interview (01:05 English) — rtbf
Ian Stannard equals best ever British finish at Paris-Roubaix — cyclingweekly
Fabian Cancellara: I'm just happy it's all over — cyclingweekly
Hayman in disbelief after winning Paris-Roubaix — cyclingnews
Roubaix pileups send several riders to the hospital — velonews
When Cancellara crashed that was the last chance gone says Sagan — cyclingnews
Crashes wreck Cancellara’s last-ever Paris-Roubaix — cyclingnews
Phinney: I definitely have an appreciation for how hard it is just to finish P-R — cyclingnews
Vanmarcke felt strongest on the cobbles at Paris-Roubaix — cyclingnews
Mark Cavendish: 'I wish I could have done more for Edvald at Paris-Roubaix' — cyclingweekly
Viviani involved in collision with motorbike in Paris-Roubaix — cyclingnews
Injured Ventoso blasts use of road discs — velonews
Last 8 Km of Paris-Roubaix 2016 (12:08 English) — sbs
Last 3 Km of Paris-Roubaix 2016 (06:05 Italian) — rai
Last 3 Km of Paris-Roubaix 2016 (04:40 English) — nbcsports
Highlights from Paris-Roubaix 2016 (05:00 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Paris-Roubaix 2016 (01:32 English) — sbs
Last Km of Paris-Roubaix 2016 (2:11 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Winner's Disbelief and Interview (02:36 English) — FrancetvSport
Winner's Interview Post Race (02:23 English) — rtbf
Winner's Interview Post Race (04:04 English) — cyclingtips
Official Highlights Paris-Roubaix 2016 (04:21 English) — tourdefrance
Official Highlights Paris-Roubaix 2016 (04:21 French) — tourdefrance
50 Big Photos from Paris-Roubaix 2016 — sirotti/aso
Verslag: Paris-Roubaix Highlights (05:35 Dutch) — sporza
Bikecam: Paris Roubaix On Bike Highlights (03:18 Ambient) — VelonCC
How the Race Was Won: Paris-Roubaix 2016 (06:13 English) — Cyclocosm/CyclingTips
How Did Mat Hayman Win Paris-Roubaix (07:52 English) — gcn
Tom Boonen reflects on loss at Paris-Roubaix (02:09 English) — nbcsports
Taylor Phinney excited to finish Paris-Roubaix (02:06 English) — nbcsports
Mat Hayman was calm during exciting final sprint of Paris-Roubaix (03:04 English) — nbcsports
Fabian Cancellara Post Race Interview: It's Never Over (02:38 English) — nbcsports
Ian Stannard: So close, but so far in Paris-Roubaix (00:31 English) — eurosport
Oil from crashed moto may have caused Fabian Cancellara's Paris-Roubaix fall — road.cc
Myth Busters: the Mathew Hayman Paris-Roubaix edition — sbs.au
14 of the best tweets from Paris-Roubaix — cyclingweekly
Eight talking points from the 2016 Paris-Roubaix — cyclingtips
Extended Paris-Roubaix 2016 Highlights (52:00 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Mid-race clips:
Sign In: The hero, The legend, The one and only Spartacus (00:08 Ambient) — @TrekSegafredo
2016 Start clip / le départ de Compiègne (00:34 French) — FrancetvSport
2016 rollout clip / le départ réel (01:37 French) — FrancetvSport
Start and early race; Tom Boonen pre-race interview (02:52 Dutch) — sporza
How mechanics prepare for P-R: the Pro Teams point of view (08:37 English) — Tacx
You cannot ride P-R without a saddle; the first mechancial (00:25 French) — FrancetvSport
212 km to go: three man break into the wind (01:34 French) — FrancetvSport
160 km to go: Crash in the peloton, Oliveira (Movistar) down (00:25 French) — FrancetvSport
195 km to go: The break passing through Saint-Quentin (00:45 French) — FrancetvSport
158 km to go: first pavé sector (03:40 French) — FrancetvSport
158 km to go: riders hit the first cobbles (02:34 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
158 km to go: Yaro Popovych pulling at first cobbled sector (00:10 Ambient) — @TrekSegafredo
148 km to go: Phil Gaimon slides out in a corner (00:25 Dutch) — sporza
148 km to go: Phil Gaimon slides out in a corner (00:29 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
137 km to go: Peloton passes through sector 23 (00:24 Ambient) — @Etixx_QuickStep
115 km to go: Crash/Logjam at sector 21, Quérénaing-Maing (00:56 French) — FrancetvSport
115 km to go: Chaos on the cobbles as riders leave road after crash (00:27 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
112 km to go: FDJ rider crashes by a curbside (00:26 Dutch) — sporza
114 km to go: Martin and Boonen split the peloton, cobble sector 20 (07:45 Dutch) — sporzaTom and the Tank Engine: Boonen and Martin tearing up Paris-Roubaix at Haveluy, sector 19 … https://t.co/eD7othYWOv pic.twitter.com/lRqpRQwftT
— Rouleur (@rouleurmagazine) April 10, 2016
100 km to go: Martin, Boonen extend gap, chasing break at front, sector 19 (05:28 Dutch) — sporza
95 km to go: The race hits the Arenberg (07:53 Dutch) — sporza
95 km to go: Le passage de la Trouée d'Arenberg (04:30 French) — FrancetvSport
95 km to go: Mass crash at Arenberg then moto runs into Viviani (00:20 Ambient) — @r8uge
93 km to go: Peter Sagan moves up in the Arenberg (00:22 Dutch) — sporza
83 km to go: Martin, Boonen, Vanmarcke reaching the front of the race (02:36 Dutch) — sporza
77 km to go: Jasper Stuyven slips but makes a nice recovery (00:24 Dutch) — sporza
68 km to go: Popovich drops back from lead group to help Cancellara (01:34 Dutch) — sporzaLes écarts / Time gap :
— Paris-Roubaix (@Paris_Roubaix) April 10, 2016
Echappée / Breakaway
Boonen's group: +0'51"
Sagan's group: +1'39"#ParisRoubaix pic.twitter.com/zAYDV2GG96
60 km to go: Boonen pulls through; Cancellara and Sagan chasing hard together (04:45 Dutch) — sporza
52 km to go: Two Sky riders go down near the front (00:39 French) — FrancetvSport
53 km to go: Two Sky riders go down near the front (00:57 Dutch) — sporza
53 km to go: Two Sky riders go down near the front (00:45 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
48 km to go: Cancellera and Sagan attack from the chase (05:42 Dutch) — sporza
46 km to go: Cancellara crashes; Sagan miraculously avoids disaster (00:20 Ambient) — @Paris_Roubaix
46 km to go: Cancellara crashes; Sagan miraculously avoids disaster (02:39 Dutch) — sporza
30 km to go: Boonen attacks but is brought back (00:30 Dutch) — sporza
Five riders remain after Camphin-en-Pévèle inc. Boonen and Vanmarcke (03:53 Dutch) — sporza
17 km to go: Sep Vanmarcke attacks the five men break on Carrefour de l'Arbre (05:13 Dutch) — sporza
13 km to go: Vanmarcke is slowly being brought back (05:13 Dutch) — sporza
6 km to go: Stannard attacks (01:27 Dutch) — sporza
2016 Paris-Roubaix Saturday Teams Presentation 
April 9 update:Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Tiesj Benoot Pre-Race Interview (01:53 French) — rtbf
Peter Sagan Pre-Race Interview (01:48 English) — rtbf
Tom Boonen Pre-Race Interview (01:48 French) — rtbf
Sep Vanmarcke Pre-Race Interview (01:48 Dutch) — rtbf
Christian Prudhomme Interview (01:48 French) — rtbf
Sagan, Boonen, Cancellara at the Teams Presentation — @Paris_Roubaix
Etixx QuickStep introduced at the teams presentation (00:28 Ambient) — @Etixx_QuickStep
Ovation for Fabian Cancellara (00:09 Ambient Noise) — vine
Tom Boonen signs autographs for enthusiastic fans (00:18 Ambient) — @Etixx_QuickStep
Peter and Juri Sagan at the Teams Presentation — @Cyclingnewsfeed
Fabian Cancellara at the Teams Presentation — @Cyclingnewsfeed
Tom Boonen at the Teams Presentation — @Cyclingnewsfeed
Alexander Kristoff Pre-Race Interview (02:49 English) — CyclingProNet
Peter Sagan Pre-Race Interview (03:19 English) — CyclingProNet
Taylor Phinney Pre-Race Interview (02:23 English) — cyclingtips
‘All or nothing’ for Cancellara in swansong Roubaix — velonews
2016 Paris-Roubaix Thursday & Friday Recon 

April 8/9 update:
34 Big Photos from Thursday and Friday Recon of Paris-Roubaix — sirotti
Recon clip: Astana recons sector 12 at Auchy-lez-Orchies (00:09 Ambient) — @AstanaTeam
Recon clip: Trek-Segafredo recons sector 10 at Mons-en-Pévèle (00:15 Ambient) — @TrekSegafredo
1st-person recon clip from Jasper Stuyven in the Arenberg Forest (00:18 Ambient) — @TrekSegafredo
Lotto NL Jumbo recon; Sep Vanmarcke interview (02:06 English) — focus-wtv.be
Walking the cobbles perspective of the Arenberg Forest (00:17 Ambient) — @Etixx_QuickStep
Drone footage of the Arenberg Forest recon (00:22 Music) — @LottoJumbo_road
Clips from Tinkoffs Friday recon (01:19 Music) — @tinkoff_team
One-minute with Peter Sagan on the cobbles (00:53 Ambient) — @tinkoff_team
Cofidis Recon and Interviews (01:28 French) — francetv
Team Giant-Alpecin Recon and Interviews (04:23 English/Music) — @GiantAlpecin
Fabian Cancellara - interview d'avant course (04:01 French) — CyclingProNet
Tom Boonen - interview d'avant course (01:25 French) — CyclingProNet
2016 Paris-Roubaix Preview 

2016 Race Poster (Large version) — aso
April 8 update:
Sean Kelly: How to win Paris-Roubaix — cyclingnews
John Degenkolb hopes to learn from watching Classics on TV ahead of May return — cweekly
Boom, Vanmarcke hope for Roubaix breakout — velonews
Peter Sagan talks ahead of the 2016 Paris-Roubaix (10:02 English) — cyclingnewstv
Parigi-Roubaix, problemi per maltempo (01:37 Italian) — rai
Cancellara: Saying goodbye to Paris-Roubaix is going to be damn hard — cyclingnews
Paris-Roubaix 2016 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Paris-Roubaix promo: The Hell of the North (01:30 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Preview ft. David Hunter (36:25 English) — cyclinghub
April 7 update:
2016 Paris-Roubaix race preview — cyclingnews
GCN's Paris-Roubaix 2016 Preview (09:31 English) — gcn
Kristoff plays down chances at Paris-Roubaix - Gallery — cyclingnews
Roubaix preview: Who will lift the cobblestone? — velonews
Boasson Hagen looking to break Monument duck at Paris-Roubaix — cyclingnews
The Recon Ride Podcast: Paris-Roubaix 2016 (38:25 English) — velohuman
April 6 update:
Roubaix'16: The PEZ Preview — pezcyclingnews
Marc Sergeant: 'I've seen a lot of tough guys, but this guy [Benoot] is exceptional' — cyclingweekly
Sagan can complete cobbled hat trick with P-R, say Moser, Tafi and Museeuw — cyclingnews
Rowe and Stannard to share Team Sky leadership at Paris-Roubaix — cyclingnews
With Roubaix record on the line, Boonen still convinced he can win — cyclingtips
Cavendish chipper for another run at Roubaix — velonews
Scott Thwaites ready to give 'everything he's got' at Paris-Roubaix — cyclingweekly
Domenica al via la Parigi-Roubaix (01:41 Italian) — rai
On a good day Cavendish can win Paris-Roubaix says Roger Hammond (01:27 English) — CyclingJournos
Rider Profile: Tom Boonen (05:25 English/Music) — SpecializedBicycles
Lars Boom: "Without flat tyres I'd be able to keep up with Cancellara" — cyclingnews
Why we pray for a wet Paris-Roubaix — sbs.au
Popovych to retire Sunday at Roubaix — velonews
Demare out of Paris-Roubaix — cyclingnews
April 5 update:
14 Big Photos from Monday's cobbles assessment and repairs — aso
Trailer: Tom Boonen profile before Paris-Roubaix (01:48 English/Music) — @iamspecialized
Rain for Roubaix — inrng
Provisional Startlist — steephill.tv
Martin aims to emulate Wiggins — velonews
2016 Paris-Roubaix: 10 riders to watch (04:54 English) — cyclingnewstv
The Cycling Podcast Big Race Explainer – No.3 Paris-Roubaix (11:09 English) — telegraph
April 4 update:
Official Race Promo - Paris-Roubaix 2016 (00:56 Music) — LeTourDeFrance
Paris-Roubaix cobble sector buried under mud, may be removed — cyclingnews
Luke Rowe gunning for Paris-Roubaix after impressive ride at Flanders — cyclingweekly
Demare's Paris-Roubaix at risk after Tour of Flanders crash — cyclingnews
April 2 update:
Cobbles 101: Cavendish returns to Roubaix in surprise start — velonews
April 1 update:
Hincapie: I can see Phinney winning Paris-Roubaix in the future — cyclingnews
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Big Photos from 2014 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2013 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2012 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti
Big Photos from 2008 — sirotti
Best of Paris-Roubaix 2015 (04:47 English) — aso/tourdefrance
Paris Roubaix - Best of 2014 (05:33 English) — tourdefrance
Best Of Paris-Roubaix 2013 (03:04 English) — ASOCycling
Road to Roubaix Trailer HD 2008 (03:01 English) — roadtoroubaix
Beautiful Slomo footage from 2011 (02:36 Music) — robhodselmans
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage 
April 6 update: For the first time ever, the entire race will be broadcast live. This is a work in progress for 2016 Paris-Roubaix live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — SteveStart time: Sun Apr 10 10:40 CET (8:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Compiegne, France
Earliest live video: 10:40 CET (8:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Race Preview
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Roubaix, France
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English/Europe; live at 10:15 CET with the pre-race show followed by the entire race live |
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Australia: live online and tv (SBS2) from 6:30pm AEST with entire race coverage | |
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France3 TV/ France2 online: live at 10:30 with full race coverage; likely restricted to France and other French-speaking regions. | |
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United States; Live online for cable subscribers starting at 4:35am ET (the start); delayed 3hr tv coverage in the afternoon | |
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Belgium/Europe; Dutch ticker for Parijs-Roubaix starts at the start and restricted live video starts 13:30 CET. | |
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Spanish; Teledeporte live at 14:00 CET | |
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Italian; Ciclismo Classiche del Nord Parigi Roubaix starts on RAI Sport 1 at 11:30; switches to RAI 3 at 15:00; and then back to RAI Sport 1 for the post race show | |
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Italian; Ciclismo Classiche del Nord Parigi Roubaix starts on RAI Sport 1 at 11:30; switches to RAI 3 at 15:00; and then back to RAI Sport 1 for the post race show | |
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Netherlands; Dutch; NOS online starts 10:40 CET and tv starts 13:10 CET. | |
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Switzerland's SF Zwei live coverage at 13:30 CET with german commentary | |
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Quebec/Canada via Quebec's Reseau des Sports (RDS) will be broadcasting the race live at 7:00am ET. Sébastien Boucher and François Parisien will be calling the race | |
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Live ticker from the official source. | |
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Belgium/Flemish ticker with updates from the start; The auto-translated English version will need manual refreshing | |
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updates for previews, live video, results, photos and highlights | |
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2016 Paris-Roubaix Route Map 

Timetable — livecyclingpics