Paris–Roubaix Femmes
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early April |
| Region | Northern France |
| English name | Paris–Roubaix (women's race) |
| Local name(s) | Paris–Roubaix Femmes (in French) |
| Nickname(s) |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Women's World Tour |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
| Race director | Jean-François Pescheux |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2020 |
| Editions | 1 (as of 2020) |
History
The first race
The announcement of the inaugural women's edition of Paris-Roubaix came as a surprise addition to the revised 2020 UCI Women's World Tour calendar.[1]
Route
The first women's edition of Paris-Roubaix will start in Denain and finish on the velodrome in Roubaix covering 116 km (72 mi).[2] It will feature 29.2 km (18.1 mi) of cobblestones, spread out over 17 sectors. The women will cover the same final 17 sectors as the men's race.[3]
Cobbled sections
| No. | Name | Distance from | Length (km) |
Difficulty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start (km) |
Finish (km) | ||||
| 17 | Hornaing to Wandignies | 3.7 | **** | ||
| 16 | Warlaing to Brillon | 2.4 | *** | ||
| 15 | Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières | 2.4 | **** | ||
| 14 | Beuvry to Orchies | 1.4 | *** | ||
| 13 | Orchies | 1.7 | *** | ||
| 12 | Auchy to Bersée | 2.7 | **** | ||
| 11 | Mons-en-Pévèle | 3.0 | ***** | ||
| 10 | Mérignies to Avelin | 0.7 | ** | ||
| 9 | Pont-Thibault to Ennevelin | 1.4 | *** | ||
| 8 | Templeuve — L’Épinette | 0.2 | * | ||
| 7 | Cysoing to Bourghelles | 1.3 | *** | ||
| 6 | Bourghelles to Wannehain | 1.1 | *** | ||
| 5 | Camphin-en-Pévèle | 1.8 | **** | ||
| 4 | Carrefour de l’Arbre | 2.1 | ***** | ||
| 3 | Gruson | 1.1 | ** | ||
| 2 | Willems to Hem | 1.4 | *** | ||
| 1 | Roubaix | 0.3 | * | ||
References
- ^ Kristin, Frattini. "Paris-Roubaix a surprise addition to revised Women's WorldTour". CyclingNews. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "A rite of passage on the cobblestones". Paris-Roubaix. ASO. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Paris Roubaix". CyclingNews. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Route Paris Roubaix Femmes". Paris Roubaix. A.S.O. Retrieved 24 September 2020.