2020 Paris–Roubaix Femmes Explained

2020 Paris–Roubaix Femmes
Series:2020 UCI Women's World Tour
Race No:15
Season No:16
Date:25 October 2020
Stages:1
Distance:116
Unit:km
Next:2021

The 2020 Paris–Roubaix Femmes was a one-day road cycling race scheduled to take place on 25 October 2020, on the same day as the postponed men's race, which had been rescheduled from its traditional date in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on 9 October 2020, the race was cancelled due to an increase of coronavirus cases in France. The race would have been the first women's edition of Paris–Roubaix.[1]

The first edition of Paris–Roubaix Femmes subsequently took place in 2021.[2]

Route

The inaugural women's edition of Paris–Roubaix would have started in Denain and finished on the velodrome in Roubaix covering 116km (72miles).[3] It would have featured 29.2km (18.1miles) of cobblestones, spread out over 17 sectors.

Teams

Eight UCI Women's WorldTeams and fifteen UCI Women's Continental Teams were due to make up the twenty-three competing teams.[4]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paris-Roubaix 2020 cancelled amid coronavirus surge in France . https://web.archive.org/web/20210927192622/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/paris-roubaix-2020-cancelled-date-coronavirus-latest-news-b908683.html . 2021-09-27 . limited . live . Parker . Ian . 9 October 2020 . . 27 September 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021-10-02. Lizzie Deignan masters cobbles for glory in first staging of Paris-Roubaix Femmes. 2022-02-22. the Guardian. en.
  3. Web site: A rite of passage on the cobblestones . Paris-Roubaix . ASO . 24 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Paris-Roubaix Femmes Teams . Paris-Roubaix . A.S.O. . 24 September 2020.