As part of the fight against the spread of Coronavirus (COVID19), Amaury Sport Organisation, with the agreement of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has decided to not organize Paris-Roubaix race on its scheduled date on April 12th.
It was just a year ago in 2019 , where it was written in the stars: that there couldn’t have been any better venue for Deceuninck – Quick-Step, a team who has become synonymous with the Classics, celebrated their 700th victory than the iconic André-Pétrieux Velodrome, where after 257 kilometers which featured 6 076 000 cobblestones making up for a total of 29 pavé sectors, Philippe Gilbert raised his arms in the air and celebrated one of the finest wins of his career at Paris-Roubaix.
Deceuninck – Quick-Step CEO Patrick Lefevere and several team riders talk of what makes Paris-Roubaix special and unique, a race that since its birth at the turn of the 20th century has earned a well-deserved reputation as the “Queen of the Classics”.
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