The queen of the classics, Paris-Roubaix 2017, will take place this Sunday. For the 115th edition of the race, the organisor decided to change the race route slightly compared to last year: the start is slightly different and two cobble stones sections which were not part of the race route since 1987 make their comeback. These additional sections, Briastre and Solesmes, make the total number of cobble stones sections grow to 29 and the number of cobbled kilometers to 55. However, since they are located quite early in the cobble stones programme of the race, this change should however not have any impact on the result of the race.

In the Hell of the North, any small detail can however come disturb the race for one of the riders or maybe the contrary, help another rider. So, nothing's sure beforehand: Sunday, everything will be decided on the cobbles ...

The 29 cobble stones sections of Paris-Roubaix 2017

With a slightly different race route compared to 2016, the cobble stones sections which are part of the race are pretty much the same though, but two additional sections have been added early in the race (sections 26 and 25). The difficulty evaluations awarded to these cobble stones sections after the visit by the organisor this Monday have been announced in a press release which could almost be qualified as pompous because these evaluations are almost exactly the same as in 2015 and 2016, except for section 2 which now has an additional note! Together with the names of two locations which were incorrectly spelled in this press release, it's a pitty...

However, with the change in the race route at the start of the race, between Compiègne and Noyon, the riders will arrive on the cobble stones 1.5 kilometers earlier, will thus have two additional cobble stones sections and will do 55 kilometers on the cobble stones, instead of the 52.8 km last year.

#	location	length	km	evaluation
29	Troisvilles à Inchy	2.200 m	97	+++
28	Viesly à Quiévy	1.800 m	103,5	+++
27	Quiévy à Saint-Python	3.700 m	106	++++
26	Viesly à Briastre	3.000 m	112,5	+++
25	Briastre à Solesmes	800 m	116	++
24	Vertain à Saint-Martin-sur-Ecaillon	2.300 m	124,5	+++
23	Verchain-Maugré à Quérénaing	1.600 m	134,5	+++
22	Quérénaing à Maing	2.500 m	137,5	+++
21	Maing à Monchaux-sur-Écaillon	1.600 m	140,5	+++
20	Haveluy à Wallers	2.500 m	153,5	++++
19	Trouée d'Arenberg	2.400 m	161,5	+++++
18	Wallers à Hélesmes, dit "Pont Gibus"	1.600 m	168	+++
17	Hornaing à Wandignies	3.700 m	174,5	++++
16	Warlaing à Brillon	2.400 m	182	+++
15	Tilloy à Sars-et-Rosières	2.400 m	185,5	++++
14	Beuvry-la-Forêt à Orchies	1.400 m	192	+++
13	Orchies	1.700 m	197	+++
12	Auchy-lez-Orchies à Bersée	2.700 m	203	++++
11	Mons-en-Pévèle	3.000 m	208,5	+++++
10	Mérignies à Avelin	700 m	214,5	++
9	Pont-Thibaut à Ennevelin	1.400 m	218	+++
8	Templeuve (Moulin-de-Vertain)	500 m	224	++
7	Cysoing à Bourghelles	1.300 m	230,5	+++
6	Bourghelles à Wannehain	1.100 m	233	+++
5	Camphin-en-Pévèle	1.800 m	237,5	++++
4	Carrefour de l'Arbre	2.100 m	240	+++++
3	Gruson	1.100 m	242,5	++
2	Willems à Hem	1.400 m	249	+++
1	Charles Crupelandt, Roubaix	300 m	256	+
total		55

The total distance on cobble stones thus went up from 52.8 to 55 kilometers.

The Paris-Roubaix 2017 race route on Google Maps

The start in Compiègne on the Place du Général de Gaulle will be, according to the time- and route schedule, at 10.55AM.

After the start, the riders will follow in Compiègne the Rue du Dahomey, the Place Saint-Jacques, the Rue Magenta, the Rue Jean Legendre, the Rue Solférino, the Cours Guynemer, the Rue de Soissons, the Rue du Bataillon de France, the Route de Choisy, the Rue du Président Roosevelt and the D66. Once they get in Choisy-au-Bac, they'll follow the Rue des Vineux, the Rue du Maréchal Foch, the Rue du Général Leclerc and the Rue Raymond Poincaré. The real start will be in Choisy-au-Bac on this Rue Raymond Poincaré. The riders will then follow the D130 before they go on to Saint-Léger-aux-Bois and Pont-l'Evêque towards Noyon where they'll get back on the usual race route which brings them, via Ham and Saint-Quentin, to the first cobble stones section, the usual first section from Troisville to Inchy. The cobble stones sections will then follow up on each other up to the new section from Briastre to Solesmes and in Solesmes they'll find the usual first feeding zone. After this feeding zone they'll get onto 4 cobble stones sections which are close to each other, up to the Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon section followed by a short road only portion via Thiant and Denain, after which they'll get back on several cobble stones sections starting in Haveluy.
In total, the riders will do 55 kilometers on cobble stones and they can get some food and drinks in the feeding zones in Solesmes and in Beuvry-la-Forêt. The finish is, as usual, on the Vélodrome in Roubaix after a complete lap on the track.

Hereunder you'll find the time- and route schedule and the map with the race route on Google Maps for Paris-Roubaix 2017:


You can use this map to plan your visit of Paris-Roubaix 2017 in detail. No excuses about not having enough information provided by the organisor, velowire provides you all you need!

The Paris-Roubaix 2017 race route in Google Earth

Do you prefer to see the Paris-Roubaix 2017 race route in Google Earth? Or would you like to do a virtual fly-over of Paris-Roubaix 2017 as if you were riding on the cobbles yourself? Download to the KML file below to do so and open it in Google Earth:

>> Download the Paris-Roubaix 2017 race route in Google Earth



Don't forget that you can use the Streetview function to take an even closer look! Numerous cobble stones sections have been visited by the Google car and can thus be "visited" directly from Google Earth! If the car didn't dare to go on a cobble stones section, you can still see the start and the end of the section in most cases ...

The 25 participating teams in Paris-Roubaix 2017

25 teams will come to the start of Paris-Roubaix 2017: you can find the full list of participating teams in Paris-Roubaix 2017 in the article dedicated to the teams selections for the French and Italian races.

The race will, just like last year, be broadcast from start till finish on Eurosport 1 (from 11AM till 5PM)!

door Thomas Vergouwen
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