Paris-Roubaix without Arenberg forest??

[chfp77]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-roubaix-without-arenberg-forest Surely not!!! It has to be one of the most iconic parts of cycling,along with Ventoux,Alpe D'huez,Zoncolan etc.

 

[Skip Madness]

It'd be a shame, but it's not the end of the world. Plenty of other sectors that can be added to a modified route. What seems strange is that there's no mention of repairs, which is the usual reason when it is omitted. Shouldn't be more than a one-off, anyway.

I liked this quote:

"I've always said that the Paris-Roubaix route doesn't have to be set in stone"

I think it does!

 

[oldroadman]

Ronde van Vlaarderen is a classic but does include/exclude different bergs on the route, year by year, so why not P-R? The section proposed to replace it is longer and can be even worse, depending on weather. The race will lose none of it's anachronistic character. First P-R was pave almost all the way - it was called the main road then!