Paris–Roubaix

E77707

Monument classic UCI WorldTour race one-day road cycling race

Paris–Roubaix is one of cycling’s oldest and most prestigious one-day “Monument” races, famed for its brutal cobblestone sectors and often unpredictable, harsh conditions.

Aliases (1)

Paris–Roubaix Femmes ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Monument classic → UCI WorldTour race → one-day road cycling race →
category	men’s professional road race →
country	France →
discipline	road →
distanceApproxKm	250 →
establishedIn	19th century →
finishFeature	Roubaix Velodrome →
finishLocation	Roubaix →
firstHeld	1896 →
formerStartLocation	Paris →
frequency	annual →
governingBody	Union Cycliste Internationale →
hasClassification	general classification (time only) →
knownFor	brutal racing conditions → dust and mud → high rate of punctures and mechanicals → unpredictable weather →
mostWinsNumber	4 →
mostWinsRider	Roger De Vlaeminck → Tom Boonen →
nickname	Hell of the North → L’Enfer du Nord → Queen of the Classics →
notableSector	Carrefour de l’Arbre → Mons-en-Pévèle → Trouée d’Arenberg →
organiser	Amaury Sport Organisation →
otherMonuments	Il Lombardia NERFINISHED → Liège–Bastogne–Liège → Milan–San Remo → Tour of Flanders →
partOf	UCI WorldTour → five Monuments of cycling →
region	Nord department →
sport	road cycling →
startLocation	Compiègne →
startRegion	Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED →
surface	cobbled roads → paved roads →
terrainFeature	cobblestone sectors → flat profile →
timeZone	Central European Time →
typeOfFinish	velodrome finish →
usualMonth	April →
womenRace	Paris–Roubaix Femmes →
womenRaceFirstHeld	2021 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bernard Hinault → Eddy Merckx →	won
Giro di Lombardia →	monumentAlongWith
Liège–Bastogne–Liège →	monumentGroup
Amaury Sport Organisation →	organises
Amaury Sport Organisation →	organizes
Milan–San Remo →	otherMonuments
Paris–Roubaix ("Paris–Roubaix Femmes") →	womenRace
Eddy Merckx →	wonMonumentClassic