History-making women discuss thoughts and expectations ahead of first Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Trek-Segafredo training three days before inaugural Paris-Roubaix
Trek-Segafredo training three days before inaugural Paris-Roubaix (Image credit: Trek Bicycle Corporation/Trek-Segafredo)

Many of the teams and riders who will be racing in the first edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes took an opportunity to preview the 17 cobblestone sectors in the days leading up to the race held on October 2 in France.

For many years women campaigned for a Queen of the Classics race to compete in, and finally, organisers ASO are staging an event, and this completes the list of Spring Classics such as the Tour of Flanders and Ardennes Week, which also include a women’s race.

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