Highlights: Peter Sagan surges to Paris-Roubaix victory
Peter Sagan put in a huge effort to leave the main group with 54 kilometres of the 257km one-day classic remaining and quickly catching the breakaway group before setting off with Silvan Dillier for a showdown in the velodrome. With relative ease, Sagan out-sprinted Dillier to take the first Paris Roubaix win of his career. […]
Team Dimension Data set to tackle Paris-Roubaix
The 3rd monument of the year, and the Queen of the cobble classics, Paris-Roubaix is all set to take place this Sunday, 8th April. This year Paris-Roubaix, or “Hell of the North” as it is aptly named, will take the World Tour peloton over a 257km route, for its 116th edition. As always, it will […]
Dimension Data is ready to take on the Paris-Roubaix
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka is ready to take on the feared and famous cobblestone classic, Paris-Roubaix, on Sunday, April 9. The prestigious French one-day race, also known as The Hell of the North, starts out in Compiègne at 10:55 local time. From here, no less than 257 km await the riders before they reach […]
Mark Cavendish out of Scheldeprijs & Roubaix
Mark Cavendish will not take the start at today’s Scheldeprijs or at the weekend’s Paris-Roubaix due to an overuse injury. Cavendish, who last competed at the Milano-Sanremo for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, has been hampered by pain felt in his right ankle. The discomfort was first felt on the penultimate stage of Tirreno-Adriatico in […]
Paris-Roubaix: Edvald Boasson Hagen courageously rides to 5th place
The 114th Paris-Roubaix saw a surprise victor as Matthew Hayman (Orica-Greenedge) sprinted to the win on the Roubaix Velodrome ahead of Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quickstep) and Ian Stannard (Team Sky). What an incredible day it would prove to be as “The Hell of the North” lived up to be 257km of pure drama. From the start […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen leads Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka at Paris-Roubaix
Once again, the Paris-Roubaix is upon us. On Sunday, 10 April, 25 teams will line-up for the 114th edition of the “Hell of the North” and our African Team will also be there, ready to take on this mythical monument of professional cycling. 257km await the riders, 52.8km of them will be over the 27 […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka announces Paris-Roubaix team
For the first time in the team’s history, MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will start the Paris-Roubaix when the race gets underway tomorrow. The 253km World Tour race will see 200km on tarred roads, the rest will all be on the famous French cobblestones. The ‘Hell of the North’ and the ‘Queen of the classics’ is one […]
Gallery: Bianchi through the years at Paris-Roubaix
On the eve of the 113th Paris-Roubaix, and in the year of its 130th anniversary, Bianchi looks back to its history, and particularly to the special bikes created for the cobbles Classics, and for the ‘Hell of the North’ in first place. It is a very long way Bianchi’s Reparto Corse went through, constantly supported […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung invited to Paris-Roubaix
Late on Wednesday afternoon the organisers of the Paris-Roubaix announced the 8 wildcards for the Paris-Roubaix. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are delighted to have got the nod for the most iconic of Spring Classics. Along with the 7 Pro-Continental wildcards, Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung look forward to lining up with the 17 World Tour teams […]