Our feeder squad, who has enjoyed an impressive first couple of months this year, lines up at the start of this 56th edition with seven riders: first-year U23 Luc Royer, Federico Savino, Boucle de l’Artois podium finisher Joeri Schaper, Jasper Schoofs, Erazem Valjavec - who came close to winning this race as a junior - Matijs Van Strijthem, and Marc Zafra.
The course, which starts from Le Cateau-Cambrésis and takes the peloton to the legendary Roubaix velodrome, is almost 160 kilometers long and features a total of 23 cobblestone sectors, including the iconic Haveluy à Wallers (2.5km), Mons-en-Pévèle (3km) and Carrefour de l’Arbre (2.1km), which can have a huge impact on the final outcome.
