Tour de France 2022: the stage of terror arrives, that of the pavé

The cobblestones of the Paris-Roubaix enter the menu of the fifth stage of the
Tour, this Wednesday, between Lille and Arenbergin one of the most feared days for the riders of the general classification.

The organizers have arranged 19.4 kilometers of pavement distributed in eleven sectors almost entirely in the second half of the 157-kilometre route in the department of northern France.

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“Of the eleven steps of pavés, four are often present in the Paris-Roubaix”, indicated race director Thierry Gouvenou.

“The longest were placed last. They are also the most technical.” At the exit of the last sector, called the Pont Gibus, there will be just 5 kilometers left to reach the finish line installed in Arenberg.

The Tour will pass through Arenberg for the third time, where the film Germinal was shot, based on the homonymous novel by Émile Zola.

In the previous steps the victory went to two specialists in the pavés: the Norwegian Thor Hushovd (2010) and the Dutch Lars Boom (2014).

The departure from Lille is scheduled for 11:35 GMT, and the arrival in Arenberg around 15:29 GMT (time calculated at an average speed of 45 km/h).

(Tour de France 2022: this is the classifications, after stage 4)

AFP