Will we get a Paris-Roubaix scene from the start? “There is an acute condensed risk.” | Paris – Roubaix 2023

Elisa Longo Borghini’s slider in The Woman was an added warning: It’s always treacherous on the cobblestones. However, commentator Renate Schott believes that it will not be so bad. “The last rain fell shortly after Friday afternoon.”

“The stones are drying more and more dry, so the conditions for men will be better than for women. But there are still treacherous places in which falls can occur.”

“There is also a decisive factor in the initial phase: the wind. It will be in favor of leaving, especially the southeast wind. That is to say: high fan danger!”

One more day and the riders will plunge into the Hell of the North!

Sam Wellsford joins the team at DSM. Number 2 of the Scheldeprijs replaces an ailing German, Leon Hencheck.

Welsford learns the trade on track and scores primarily in collegiate sprints. Paris-Roubaix will be Australia’s first strong bear memorial.

Former winner John Degenkolb (2015) will be captain of the DSM team tomorrow.

Intermarche-Circus-Wanty brought Mike Teunissen back to Paris-Roubaix. The 30-year-old Dutchman had to cancel last week’s Tour of Flanders and Pape Flanders due to a respiratory infection.

Teunissen hasn’t missed a single edition of Paris-Roubaix since 2016 and finished on pole in twenty-third place. He finished eleventh in 2018, seventh in 2019, and twentieth last year. In 2014, he won Paris Roubaix for the U23 category.

Ineos Grenadiers has unveiled its squad, built around world hour record holder Filippo Ganna.

Cameron Whorf’s presence is remarkable. The 39-year-old Australian was not scheduled to feature Hill, but will have to take the place of the injured Michal Kwiatkowski.

Wurf combines cycling with triathlon and already has several Ironmans on his honors list.

In addition to Wurf, Ganna can also count on Magnus Sheffield (USA), Luke Rowe (GBr), Connor Swift (GBr), Kim Heiduk (GER) and 19-year-old Joshua Tarling on Sunday. This is last year’s junior world champion.

Lotto-Destiny will only play the Belgians in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.

Arnaud De Lie, number 2 at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, will make his debut on Sunday. In addition, he can count on the experience of Florian Vermeersch, who finished second at the Helle Classic in 2021.

In addition to De Lie and Vermeersch, Lotto-Dstny draws on Frederick Frisson, Cedric Beulens, Sebastien Grignard, Junior Professor Liam Slok, and Brent Van Moer.