It’s back and it’s bone dry. The cobbles of Paris-Roubaix this weekend will be dusty and the roadside verge baked hard, making it the first ever dry edition for the women… and for the men a return to almost normal with sunny conditions again, seemingly like every time each spring. The Route: 257km from Compiègne
Brace for chaos in Wednesday's classic: 'It's traditionally a sprinter’s race, but there may be an added factor as it looks like there will be a lot of wind.'