Paris-Roubaix organizer ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) has officially announced the ratings of 27 cobbled sectors in the 2013 edition of the race. This year the route is 254.5 km in total, and the peloton will have to ride on the cobbles a total of 52.6 km. Here are the Paris-Roubaix 2013 Route and Cobbled Sectors with ratings.
Related: Paris-Roubaix 2013 Start List
It will be the 111th edition of the “Queen of the Classics”, aka “Hell of North”. ASO president Christian Prudhomme and Jean-François Pescheux ranked all 52.6km of pavé (cobble).
The ratings of the Paris-Roubaix cobbles based on:
- The length of the sector
- The unevenness of the cobbles
- The overall conditions of the sectors and
- Their locations (at which km in the race, later is harder).
Paris-Roubaix 2013 Cobbled Sectors with Ratings
#, Sector, km in the race, Length (in meters), Difficulty
27, Troisvilles, km98.5, 2,200 meters, 3-star
26, Viesly, km105.0, 1,800 meters, 3-star
25, Quiévy, km107.5, 3,700 meters, 4-star
24, Saint-Python, km112.5, 1,500 meters, 2-star
23, Vertain, km120.0, 2,300 meters, 3-star
22, Verchain-Maugré, km130.0, 1,600 meters, 3-star
21, Quérénaing – Maing, km133.0, 2,500 meters, 3-star
20, Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon, km136.5, 1,600 meters, 3-star
19, Haveluy, km149.5, 2,500 meters, 4-star
18, Trouée d’Arenberg, km158.0, 2,400 meters, 5-star
17, Wallers – Hélesmes aka “Pont Gibus”, km164.0, 1,600 meters, 3-star
16, Hornaing, km170.5, 3,700 meters, 4-star
15, Warlaing – Brillon, km178.0, 2,400 meters, 3-star
14, Tilloy – Sars-et-Rosières, km181.5, 2,400 meters, 4-star
13, Beuvry-la-Forêt – Orchies, km188.0, 1,400 meters, 3-star
12, Orchies, km193.0, 1,700 meters, 3-star
11, Auchy-lez-Orchies – Bersée, km199.0, 2,600 meters, 4-star
10, Mons-en-Pévèle, km205.0, 3,000 meters, 5-star
9, Mérignies – Avelin, km211.0, 700 meters, 2-star
8, Pont-Thibaut, km214.5, 1,400 meters, 3-star
7, Templeuve – Moulin de Vertain, km220.5, 500 meters, 2-star
6a, Cysoing – Bourghelles, km227.0, 1,300 meters, 4-star
6b, Bourghelles – Wannehain, km229.5, 1,100 meters, 3-star
5, Camphin-en-Pévèle, km234.0, 1,800 meters, 4-star
4, Le Carrefour de l’Arbre, km236.5, 2,100 meters, 5-star
3, Gruson, km239.0, 1,100 meters, 2-star
2, Hem, km246.0, 1,400 meters, 2-star
1, Roubaix, km256.5, 300 meters, 1-star
Paris-Roubaix 2013 profile and route
Sources
- Paris-Roubaix official website
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