Paris-Roubaix 2021 – The Essential Preview

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The return of Paris-Roubaix is almost upon us, with the 118th edition of cycling's biggest Classic coming up on Sunday October 3.

Coming the day after the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes, the men's race will see the peloton line up for the penultimate WorldTour race of the season, as 30 cobbled sectors and 257.7 kilometres lie between the 25 teams and glory on the famous Roubaix velodrome.

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