Dutchman Dylan van Baarle emerged victorious from the hell of the North! The start of the 119th edition of Paris-Roubaix took place this Sunday in Compiègne (Oise). Dylan van Baarle (Ineos) arrived first at the Roubaix velodrome (North), after 257.5 km including 54.8 km of cobblestones, after an attack 19 kilometers from the finish. This is the fastest edition in the history of Paris-Roubaix.
The Belgian Wout Van Aert comes second. The Swiss Stefan Kung complete the podium. Dylan van Baarle, who is 29 years old, won for the first time in a very big race. Second in the world championship last year, he finished second in the Tour of Flanders at the beginning of the month. It is the 7th Dutch success in history, eight years after Niki Terpstra. The first Frenchman, Adrien Petitfinished in sixth place.
Follow the atmosphere on the course live
6 p.m. This is the end of this live, thank you for having followed.
5:15 p.m. The Dutch Dylan van Baarle (Ineos), first of this 119th edition, climbs on the ceremonial podium in an atmosphere of madness. Also on the podium, the Belgian Wout van Aert and the Swiss Stefan Küng. The first Frenchman is from Arras! Adrien Petit finished in sixth place.
4:59 p.m. After the podium, head towards the back of the peloton with the last riders arriving at the Crossroads of the Tree, cheered on by the ever-present spectators. Another fifteen kilometers!
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4:54 p.m. A crazy atmosphere for the arrival at the Roubaix velodrome! In the lead, the Dutch Dylan van Baarle (Ineos). Belgian Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Swiss Stefan Küng (Groupama FDJ) complete the podium in second and third place respectively.
4:43 p.m. The arrival of this 119th edition of Paris-Roubaix is in a few minutes at Roubaix velodrome. Our teams are ready to make you experience this arrival live on France Bleu Nord and France Bleu Picardie.
4:19 p.m. At Carrefour de l’Arbre, sector 4, a group of Belgian supporters follow the race while listening to France Bleu. Jérôme arrived at 9 am to follow this decisive stage. “The pressure, we drink it! And then Wout van Aert is more on the leg than we hoped for. You have to watch the head of the cobblestones, it’s going to send some watt!” The Belgian friends are equipped with a barbecue and folding chairs, but “every year we forget something, this time it’s sunscreen…”
4:07 p.m. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) returns to the chasing group, a few minutes after a puncture which caused a big scare among around fifty Flemish spectators comfortably seated with a television in sector number 8, in Templeuve.
3:52 p.m. It is a must in major cycling races like the Inferno of the North: the passage of the caravan, as here at the Carrefour de l’Arbre to keep the many spectators present in sector 4 waiting, about fifteen kilometers from the finish.
– France Blue North
3:44 p.m. They have been waiting for several hours under the sun. The spectators located at the level of the famous Crossroads of the Tree (sector 4, at kilometer 240). This decisive passage is located only about fifteen kilometers from the finish. The runners should pass there around 4:40 p.m.
– France Blue North
3:28 p.m. Return on the passage of the runners in the Arenberg Gap, sector number 19. This time, seen from the public. They rushed by, up to 60 km/h!
2:45 p.m. Immersed in the France Bleu car in the passage of the mythical Trouée d’Arenberg. Three runners in the lead at the exit: Tom Devriendt (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux), Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious) and Laurent Pichon (Arkéa-Samsic).
2:40 p.m. Hundreds of spectators, many of them foreign tourists, sit at the arrival of the runners at the level of the Trouée d’Arenberg, arriving at 60km/h in a cloud of dust. Laurent Pichon of the Arkéa-Samsic team is still in the lead. This crucial step in the Hell of the North has already done some damage. In 2005, Frenchman Philippe Gaumont found himself on the ground and broke his femur.
2:29 p.m. Some spectators have taken the lead and are positioned at sector 4, the famous crossroads of the treein Gruson near the Belgian border. Gaella and her companion came… from Finistère, by bike! “We cycled for about ten days, with an average of 80 kilometers per day.” They planned to then reach northern Europe and therefore took a detour to experience the atmosphere of Paris-Roubaix.
12:56 p.m. Several dozen spectators were able to taste the famous omelette from Françoise, in Troisvilles near Caudry (North), while waiting for the passage of the runners in a warm atmosphere. Flavien and Carl have been regulars for more than ten years: “We come every year for the atmosphere, worthy of a fair in Belgium. In addition, today we have the sun, last year we had the rain. It’s very moving to experience the most beautiful classic of the world.” The two friends then followed the race for several kilometres.
11:55 a.m. In Troisvilles, near Caudry (North), more than an hour before the passage of the runners on the cobbled sector number 30, there were many of them under a bright sun, like this group of friends who made the road from Avesnois . Obligatory visit to Françoise for lunch.
11:11 a.m. Kick-off of this 119th Paris-Roubaix from Compiègne under a big blue sky and a beautiful sun. 170 runners at the start.
10:47 a.m. A few minutes before the start of the Paris-Roubaix 2022 edition, here are four eagerly awaited riders for this 119th edition : Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma), Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Filippo Ganna (Ineos).
The route of the 119th edition
Thanks to our interactive map, discover the route of the 119th edition of this Paris-Roubaix.
Departure of the runners from the Place du General de Gaulle in Compiègne in the Oise. It’s at Troisvilles that they will enter the first paved sector which will be taken over its total length of 2.2 km. They will go to Solesmes again. The last time was in 2019.
They will take the cobblestone sector from Vertain to Saint-Martin-sur-Ecaillon then the Haussy sector, in other words in the opposite direction compared to the previous edition last October.
The runners will face the famous and formidable gap of Arenberg and its 2,300 meters of cobblestones, and of course Mons-en-Pevele and the Crossroads of the Tree. Discover the course with its 30 cobbled sectors on our interactive map.