Paris-Roubaix (2016) Photos April 10

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The 2016 Paris-Roubaix Race Poster

Stage 1:  Monday Repairs  Full Results and Report

Photos from the Monday April 4th status check on various cobble sectors
		Each year the media are invited to see for themselves how the route looks like for the upcoming race
Arenberg needs a mow
	The sector in the worst condtion is sector 27, Troisvilles à Inchy, and it may not be used

Stage 2:  Thursday & Friday Recon  Full Results and Report

Jean Stablinsky keeps guard at the entrance to the Arenberg forest	As you can see, Arenberg is no longer used for vehicles	Arenberg perspective
Mossy cobble close up at Arenberg		Cofidis
Lieuwe Westra leads Astana		Bernhard Eisel leading Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data)
Mark Cavendish is returning to Paris-Roubaix because as team director Roger Hammond says, on a good day he can win it (video)	3x winner Fabian Cancellara dearly wants to win his final Paris-Roubaix	Arenberg looking lush in the bright sunshine as Bora - Argon 18 hits the cobbles
Fabian Cancellara again	Lotto Nl - Jumbo at Arenberg	Kristoff and Katusha
Astana at Orchies	Yaroslav Popovych (Trek Factory Racing) will retire after this year's Paris-Roubaix	Edvald Boasson Hagen leading Mark Cavendish
Moulin de Vertain cobbles close-up	Dusting off the cobbles for one more year. Also check out these repair photos from Monday.	Katusha at Moulin De Vertain
	Astana at Carrefour De L'arbre	Carrefour De L'arbre cobbles perspective
Fighting for position on recon day	Fabian Cancellara reaches Carrefour De L'arbre
Riding the cobbles isn't fun... that's enough recon for one day	Friday: Arenberg, the next morning with the barrier's installed	Arenberg fenced off ready for Sunday's race
Peter Sagan testing the dirt at Arenberg in case he needs to use it	Lampre - Merida at Orchies	Tinkoff with Peter Sagan and Oscar Gatto at Orchies

Stage 3:  race day  Full Results and Report

Start scene at le chateau de Compiegne before the 2016 edition of Paris - Roubaix (257 km)	The peloton on the first of 27 cobble sectors 98 km into the race, Troisvilles A Inchy	Troisvilles A Inchy
	Entering sector 22	Fans waiting at the Arenberg forest
Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) leading the break through the Arenberg	Orica Greenedge's Mathew Hayman and Magnus Cort Nielsen were in the early break	80s later the Etixx - Quick Step split led by Tony Martin comes through
Tony Martin did a massive about of work for Tom Boonen to drop the other contenders and bridge up to the break	Another minute back was Fabian Cancellara and Peter Sagan	Arenberg perspective
Video: Massive Arenberg crash followed by Viviani getting hit from behind by a moto	Fabian Cancellara and Peter Sagan exiting Arenberg
Orchies sector	The early break and chase have now combined for one formable break	Ian Stannard and Tom Boonen
	Peter Sagan and Fabian Cancellara further back	Mathew Haymen leading the break through the sixth last sector with 25 km to go
		Fabian Cancellara crashes while Peter Sagan (bike and leg in the air) miraculously avoids disaster by hopping over him
		Tom BOONEN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) was aggressive all day, here leading the winning five men break through Carrefour De L'arbre followed by Ian STANNARD (SKY) and Edvald BOASSON HAGEN (DIMENSION DATA)
Mathew HAYMAN (ORICA GreenEDGE) lurking at the back, the least heralded name in the break after also being in the earlier break	1 minute 18s later Peter Sagan comes through after missing the break but avoiding the crashes
Three riders arrived at the velodrome together	The end to an absolutely thrilling Paris-Roubaix...
4x winner Tom Boonen slumps his head as unlikely winner, Mathew Hayman (Orica-GreenEdge) rises his arms, only the second Australian to win Paris-Roubaix	2nd Tom BOONEN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP), 3rd Ian STANNARD (SKY), 4th Sep VANMARCKE (LOTTO NL - JUMBO), 5th Edvald BOASSON HAGEN (DIMENSION DATA) + 3	Victory lap
Everybody loves a winner even when the winner doesn't know he's won	A later group that included Peter Sagan	Peter Sagan threws his bike for 11th + 2:20
Fabian Cancellara's crash earlier in the race took him out of contention in his final Paris-Roubaix	And then he crashed again during his career victory lap
Lesson learned. Keep two hands on the bars on a slippery outdoor track.	Lets just skip the ceremonial lap
The stunned winner can hardly believe it	Cleaned up for the podium ceremony but still in disbelief	Tom Boonen reflecting on what could have been his 5th and record win at Paris-Roubaix
3rd Ian STANNARD (SKY)	2nd Tom BOONEN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP)	1st Mathew HAYMAN (ORICA GreenEDGE), easily the biggest win of his 17 year career and only his third
Your 2016 Paris-Roubaix podium: 2nd Tom BOONEN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP), 1st Mathew HAYMAN (ORICA GreenEDGE) 5:51:53, 3rd Ian STANNARD (SKY)	Chapeau gentlemen on an very entertaining race