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A Forest of Fans PR22-9
I didn't join up with the broadcast of Paris Roubaix until just before the break away rode into the Trouee d'Arenburg. This is the first of three the five star sections of cobbled roads. This foursome was being lead past the thousands of excited fans by Tom Devriendt (Intermache Wanty-Gobert Materiaux). The rest of the break had a two minute lead over the peloton and included Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious), Casper Pedersen (DSM), and Laurent Pichon (Arkea-Samsic). With another 93 kilometers and 19 more sections of cobbles to go it clearly remains to be seen if this group has the legs to stay away into the velodrome.