2016 Paris–Roubaix

July 2026 2016 Paris–Roubaix 2016 UCI World Tour 10 28 2016 Paris–Roubaix.jpg Official event poster Sep Vanmarcke, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Mathew Hayman, Tom Boonen and Ian Stannard, cycling in a line at the end of the race 10 April 2016 1 257.5 km 5h 51' 53" Mathew Hayman OBE 2016a AUS Tom Boonen EQS 2016 BEL Ian Stannard SKY 2016 GBR 2015 2017 The 2016 Paris–Roubaix was a one-day classic cycling race that took place on 10 April 2016 in northern France. It was the 114th edition of the Paris–Roubaix and was the tenth race of the 2016 UCI World Tour and the third monument of the season. The race took place over 257.5 km. The principal difficulty was provided by the 27 sectors of cobbled roads, which cover a total distance of 52.8 km. The difficult conditions caused by the cobbles have earned the race the name "the Hell of the North".Westby Matt Paris–Roubaix: What is so special about the 'Hell of the North'? http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/10233506/paris-roubaix-why-sir-bradley-wiggins-is-targeting-it 8 April 2016 Sky Sports 7 April 2016 It came at the end of the cobbled classics season, a week after the 2016 Tour of Flanders; the favourites included the winner of that race, Peter Sagan (TNK 2016), as well as Fabian Cancellara (TFR 2016) and Tom Boonen (EQS 2016). thumb|260px|The top five riders, 8 km on from the finish. From left to right:Sep Vanmarcke, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Mathew Hayman, Tom Boonen and Ian Stannard The race was hard from the very beginning, with major attacks being made over 100 km from the finish. Cancellara and Sagan were held up by crashes and a five-rider group formed in the final 20 km and, despite many more attacks in the closing part of the race, came to the velodrome in Roubaix together. The sprint was won by Mathew Hayman (OBE 2016a) ahead of Boonen, with Ian Stannard (SKY 2016) in third. Route thumb|260px|The Roubaix Velodrome, where the Paris–Roubaix finished, on the day of the race. The victory podium can be seen in the centre. thumb|upright|The cobbled road at the fr Trouée d'Arenberg The route of the 2016 Paris–Roubaix was not significantly changed from the 2015 edition. It was slightly longer at 257.5 km. There were 27 sectors of cobbled roads: these included one addition to the route, the uphill fr Hameau du Buat sector. Several sections of cobbles, including the difficult one at fr Mons-en-Pévèle, had been renovated since 2015.2016 Paris-Roubaix route to include extra uphill cobbled sector http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2016-paris-roubaix-route-to-include-extra-uphill-cobbled-sector/ 8 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 29 April 2016 Despite its name, the race did not start in Paris: it started in fr Compiègne (80 km to the north) and travelled generally north towards fr Roubaix. The main difficulty came from the 27 cobbled sectors, with a total distance of 52.8 km; the race organisers gave these sectors a difficulty rating with the three five-star sectors the most difficult and the one one-star sector the easiest. The first 98.5 km were generally flat on normal roads, with the first sector coming between fr Troisvilles and fr Inchy. Over the following 60 km, there were another eight cobbled sectors, before the first five-star sector. This was the fr Trouée d'Arenberg (en Arenberg Trench) and was 2.4 km in length. The riders turned back on themselves several times around fr Wallers to take in several more sectors. With the route again heading north, the riders crossed several more cobbled sectors – all rated as either three-star or four-star in difficulty – on the way to the next five-star sector, a 3 km on road through fr Mons-en-Pévèle. At the end of this sector, there were 45 km to the finish line.ASO 2016 13Fletcher Patrick Paris-Roubaix 2016: Preview http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-roubaix/preview/ 8 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 7 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160412042023/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-roubaix/preview/ 12 April 2016 dead dmy-all After fr Mons-en-Pévèle, there were seven more cobbled sectors before the final five-star sector. This was the 2.4 km on fr Carrefour de l'Arbre; by the end there were 15 km to the finish line. This included three more cobbled sectors – two two-star sectors and the final one-star sector as the route entered Roubaix itself. The route ended on the Roubaix Velodrome in Roubaix: the riders enter the velodrome half-way round; they ride one-and-a-half laps of the 500 m yd on circuit to complete the race.ASO 2016 13 Maps Maps of the 2016 Paris–Roubaix route. Cobbled sectors are shown in green Cobbled sectors + Cobbled sectors of the 2016 Paris–Roubaix52,8 km of cobbles: the star ratings http://www.letour.fr/paris-roubaix/2016/us/pre-race/news/ahc/52-8-km-of-cobbles-the-star-ratings.html Paris–Roubaix Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160408210145/http://www.letour.fr/paris-roubaix/2016/us/pre-race/news/ahc/52-8-km-of-cobbles-the-star-ratings.html 8 April 2016 dead dmy-all Sectionnumber Name Distance from start(km) Length(m) Category 27 Troisvilles to Inchy 98.5 2200 12px|*12px|*12px|* 26 Viesly to Quiévy 105 1800 12px|*12px|*12px|* 25 Quiévy to Saint-Python 107.5 3700 12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|* 24 Saint-Python 112.5 1500 12px|*12px|* 23 Vertain to Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon 120.5 2300 12px|*12px|*12px|* 22 Capelle to Ruesnes (Hameau du Buat) 127 1700 12px|*12px|*12px|* 21 Quérénaing to Maing 137.5 2500 12px|*12px|*12px|* 20 Maing to Monchaux-sur-Écaillon 141 1600 12px|*12px|*12px|* 19 Haveluy to Wallers 154 2500 12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|* 18 Trouée d'Arenberg 162 2400 12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|* 17 Wallers to Hélesmes 168 1600 12px|*12px|*12px|* 16 Hornaing to Wandignies 175 3700 12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|* 15 Warlaing to Brillon 182.5 2400 12px|*12px|*12px|* 14 Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières 186 2400 12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|* 13 Beuvry-la-Forêt to Orchies 192.5 1400 12px|*12px|*12px|* 12 Orchies 197.5 1700 12px|*12px|*12px|* 11 Auchy-lez-Orchies to Bersée 203.5 2700 12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|* 10 Mons-en-Pévèle 209 3000 12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|* 9 Mérignies to Avelin 215 700 12px|*12px|* 8 Pont-Thibaut to Ennevelin 218 1400 12px|*12px|*12px|* 7 Templeuve (Moulin-de-Vertain) 224.5 500 12px|*12px|* 6 Cysoing to Bourghelles 231 1300 12px|*12px|*12px|* Bourghelles to Wannehain 233.5 1100 5 Camphin-en-Pévèle 238 1800 12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|* 4 Carrefour de l'Arbre 240.5 2100 12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|* 3 Gruson 243 1100 12px|*12px|* 2 Willems to Hem 249.5 1400 12px|*12px|* 1 Roubaix, Espace Crupelandt 256.5 300 12px|* Total cobbled sections 52800 Teams As Paris–Roubaix is a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI World Teams were invited automatically and were obliged to send a squad.http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 2: Road Races page 110 article 2.15.127 Union Cycliste Internationale 20 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702030045/http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf 2 July 2015 In February 2016, the race organisers announced the seven UCI Professional Continental teams that had received wildcard invitations, completing the 25-team peloton.Paris–Roubaix wildcards announced http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-roubaix-wildcards-announced-1/ 8 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 22 February 2016 26 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160426181945/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-roubaix-wildcards-announced-1/ dead With each team allowed to enter up to eight riders, the maximum size of the peloton was 200.ASO 2016 15 AST 2016 was the only team to submit just seven riders. KAT 2016's Jacopo Guarnieri failed to start the race, so the race began with 198 riders.Paris – Roubaix (start list) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Paris_-_Roubaix_2016_Startlist ProCyclingStats 12 April 2016 UCI WorldTeams ALM AST BMC CPT 2016a DDD EQS FDJ IAM LAM LTS MOV OBE 2016a TGA KAT TLJ SKY TNK TFR 2016 UCI Professional Continental teams BOH COF DMP DEN FVC TSV WGG 2016 Pre-race favourites thumb|upright|Peter Sagan (TNK 2016), the world champion and one of the favourites for the race victory (photographed at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad) The recent editions of Paris–Roubaix had been won in various ways. Seven of the previous ten editions had been won by riders who had made solo breakaways; the most recent of these was Niki Terpstra in 2014. Other editions had been won in small group sprints: there were three riders together at the finish in 2008 Paris–Roubaix, two riders in 2013 and six in 2015.de Neef Matt Preview: What you should know before watching the 2016 Paris-Roubaix http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/preview-what-you-should-know-before-watching-the-2016-paris-roubaix/ 8 April 2016 Cycling Tips 8 April 2016 10 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160410151259/http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/preview-what-you-should-know-before-watching-the-2016-paris-roubaix/ dead John Degenkolb (TGA 2016) won the sprint in 2015, but was unable to defend his title in the 2016 edition due to injuries sustained in a collision with a car during winter training.Degenkolb aiming for Tour de France stage win after training ride crash http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/degenkolb-aiming-for-tour-de-france-stage-win-after-training-ride-crash/ 8 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 16 March 2016 Greg Van Avermaet (BMC 2016), who finished third in 2015, was also unable to start the race after breaking his collarbone in a crash at the Tour of Flanders the previous week.Greg Van Avermaet undergoes surgery after Tour of Flanders crash http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greg-van-avermaet-undergoes-surgery-after-tour-of-flanders-crash/ 8 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 1 April 2016 The two principal favourites to win the race were Peter Sagan (TNK 2016) and Fabian Cancellara (TFR 2016). Sagan, the reigning world champion, had won the Tour of Flanders (the other monument raced on cobbled roads) in a solo breakaway. He was able to win both from a breakaway and in a group sprint. Sagan's best previous result in Paris–Roubaix was his sixth-place finish in 2014.Fretz Caley Roubaix preview: Who will lift the cobblestone? – VeloNews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/04/news/roubaix-preview-who-will-lift-the-stone_401658 8 April 2016 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 7 April 2016 2 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160702062510/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/04/news/roubaix-preview-who-will-lift-the-stone_401658 dead Cancellara had won the race on three previous occasions (in 2006, 2010 and 2013) and had finished in the top ten on five other occasions. Cancellara was racing in his final Paris–Roubaix, after announcing that he would retire at the end of the 2016 season.Paris–Roubaix: 10 riders to watch – Video http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-roubaix-10-riders-to-watch-video/ 8 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 5 April 2016 23 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160723123705/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-roubaix-10-riders-to-watch-video/ dead One of Cancellara's main rivals in classics races over his career was Tom Boonen (EQS 2016), who had won Paris–Roubaix on four occasions in the past. He had not been in strong form, however, in the 2016 season and had struggled with a wrist injury in the Tour of Flanders. His team, however, was very strong, with Terpstra, Stijn Vandenbergh and Zdeněk Štybar all possible winners of the race. Other possible winners included Sep Vanmarcke (TLJ 2016), who was third in the Tour of Flanders, Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2016), Lars Boom (AST 2016), Ian Stannard (SKY 2016) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (DDD 2016). Race summary thumb|upright|Mathew Hayman (OBE 2016a), who was in the day's main breakaway and went on to win the race in the final sprint (photographed in 2014) There was a high-speed start to the race, with several groups attempting to form breakaways; each was chased by the main peloton. An initial group of six riders was caught within 20 km of the start; a group of 25 then briefly held a 30-second lead before they were recaptured by the peloton. After several more attacks and a total of 67 km, the riders were still all together in one group. A group of sixteen riders then attacked and built a lead, despite the efforts of the EQS 2016 y and BOH 2016 teams to chase it. As the riders arrived on the first cobbled sectors, Sky took over at the front of the peloton to protect their riders and the breakaway's advantage increased to two minutes, although it was reduced to fourteen riders.Decaulwé Brecht O'Shea Sadhbh Hayman wins Paris–Roubaix http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-roubaix/results/ 12 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 10 April 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160415002332/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-roubaix/results/ 15 April 2016 The riders in the breakaway were Sylvain Chavanel (DEN 2016), Mathew Hayman and Magnus Cort (OBE 2016a), Jelle Wallays (LTS 2016), Yaroslav Popovych (TFR 2016 y), Johan Le Bon (FDJ 2016), Marko Kump (LAM 2016), Tim Declercq (TSV 2016), Salvatore Puccio (Sky), Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (Dimension Data), Frederik Backaert (WGG 2016), Maxime Daniel (ALM 2016), Borut Božič (COF 2016) and Imanol Erviti (MOV 2016).Rogers Neal Mat Hayman surprises at Paris–Roubaix to win from daylong breakaway http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/mat-hayman-wins-paris-roubaix-from-the-day-long-breakaway/ 12 April 2016 CyclingTips 11 April 2016 The breakaway was notable for the presence of Popovych, who had announced that the race would be the last of his career, and Erviti, who had finished in the top ten at the Tour of Flanders a week earlier having again been in the early breakaway.de Neef Matt Eight talking points from the 2016 Paris-Roubaix http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/eight-talking-points-from-the-2016-paris-roubaix/ 12 April 2016 CyclingTips 12 April 2016 15 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160415135502/http://cyclingtips.com/2016/04/eight-talking-points-from-the-2016-paris-roubaix/ dead With 140 km completed and more than 115 km remaining, there was a crash in the peloton before the eighth cobbled sector. Etixx–Quick-Step immediately sent Tony Martin and Guillaume Van Keirsbulck to the front of the group and accelerated hard; this caused the group to split up. The front group included Boonen, Boasson Hagen, Stannard, Rowe and Vanmarcke along with several others, with Sagan, Cancellara, Štybar and Terpstra all in a chasing group. LottoNL–Jumbo had six riders in the front group. The gap between the first and second chasing groups quickly grew to a minute, thanks in particular to Martin's work; he spent around 40 km at the front of Boonen's group. Martin's effort reduced the group to five riders, with Vanmarcke and Rowe among the riders dropped.Clarke Stuart Mathew Hayman denies Tom Boonen historic win in chaotic Paris–Roubaix http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/mathew-hayman-wins-paris-roubaix-220444 12 April 2016 Cycling Weekly 10 April 2016 21 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160721005258/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/mathew-hayman-wins-paris-roubaix-220444 dead As they reached the fr Trouée d'Arenberg, the break had just over a minute's lead over the first chasing group; the Vanmarcke group was around 20 seconds behind them, with Cancellara and Sagan in another group that was around a minute further back. Sagan himself was making efforts at the front of the group to try to bring the first chase group back. thumb|upright|left|Tom Boonen (EQS 2016), who had won the race on four previous occasions, finished second in the sprint after attacking several times (photographed in 2015). With 87 km remaining, Vanmarcke's group merged with Boonen's, forming a 16-man group that was 55 seconds behind the breakaway group. Alexander Kristoff had punctured and been dropped from the group containing Cancellara and Sagan. Over the following kilometres, Hayman attacked solo from the breakaway; meanwhile, Jasper Stuyven (Trek–Segafredo) rode hard to bring his teammate Cancellara back to within 40 seconds of the first chasing group. Hayman was brought back by the rest of the group, while Popovych dropped back from the breakaway to help Cancellara's group with 64 km remaining. After the next cobbled sector, Boonen's group caught the remainder of the breakaway and formed a group of around 20 riders, led by Team Sky, that was around 50 seconds ahead of the Cancellara group. Cancellara and Sagan worked hard together at the front of what was now the second group on the road. Shortly afterwards, the front group was disrupted when three of the four Team Sky riders in the front group – Rowe, Puccio and Gianni Moscon – crashed in just a few corners, leaving Stannard as the team's only rider in the leading group. With 48 km remaining and the chasers 37 seconds behind the lead group, the riders crossed the five-star Mons-en-Pévèle cobbles. Cancellara crashed on a muddy section, slipping off the crown of the road. Sagan, riding immediately behind him, managed to bunny hop over him – with only one foot clipped into his bike – and continued in pursuit of the lead group; Cancellara, although able to continue the race, never rejoined the group. Terpstra was also among those to crash in the incident.Powlison Spencer Roubaix madness: Sagan's save and Sky's crash http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/04/news/roubaix-madness-sagans-save-and-sky-crash_402144 12 April 2016 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 10 April 2016 7 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160707104616/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/04/news/roubaix-madness-sagans-save-and-sky-crash_402144 dead Cycling Weekly described Sagan's manoeuvre as "unbelievable bike handling".Clarke Stuart Unbelievable bike handling from Peter Sagan to avoid Fabian Cancellara crash (video) http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/unbelievable-bike-handling-peter-sagan-avoid-fabian-cancellara-crash-220438 12 April 2016 Cycling Weekly 10 April 2016 Rowe rejoined the leading group with Heinrich Haussler and Aleksejs Saramotins (both IAM 2016) to form a ten-man leading group which led Sagan's group by over a minute with 30 km remaining. Rowe was tired after coming back from his crash; he agreed to work fully for Stannard.Fletcher Patrick Rowe gives everything for Stannard in 'bittersweet' Paris–Roubaix http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rowe-gives-everything-for-stannard-in-bittersweet-paris-roubaix/ 12 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 11 April 2016 14 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160414001952/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rowe-gives-everything-for-stannard-in-bittersweet-paris-roubaix/ dead He put in a strong effort with 20 km remaining that dropped Erviti, Haussler, Saramotins and Marcel Sieberg (LTS 2016), who formed a chase group behind. A five-man group then formed on the Camphin-en-Pévèle sector, with Stannard, Boonen, Boasson Hagen, Hayman and Vanmarcke the only riders remaining. Vanmarcke put in a big attack on the Carrefour de l'Arbre; although he briefly had a significant gap, the other four riders brought him back before the next section of cobbles. thumb|Ian Stannard (SKY 2016), who finished third in the sprint (photographed in 2015) Stannard attacked with 6 km remaining. He had a 20 m yd -1 advantage, but the group was able to come back to him. In the final 3 km, Boonen attacked several times. On the last of these attacks, Hayman accelerated past him and the two riders came together into the velodrome, with Vanmarcke joining soon afterwards. With one 500 m yd on lap remaining, Stannard and Boasson Hagen rejoined the group. Hayman led out the sprint: Boonen was on his wheel and Stannard came around the outside. Neither was able to come around him and Hayman crossed the line first to take the victory. Boonen was second with Stannard third. Vanmarcke finished with them in fourth place; Boasson Hagen was three seconds behind in fifth place. The chase group of Haussler, Sieberg and Saramotins finished a minute back, with Erviti a further seven seconds back to finish in ninth. Sagan's group arrived more than two minutes after Hayman, with Adrien Petit (Direct Energie) outsprinting Sagan for tenth place. Result Result (top 10)Paris – Roubaix (result) http://procyclingstats.com/race/Paris_-_Roubaix_2016 ProCyclingStats 10 April 2016 10 April 2016 4 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160604112055/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Paris_-_Roubaix_2016 dead 1 Mathew Hayman AUS OBE 2016a 5h 51' 53" 2 Tom Boonen BEL EQS 2016 + 0" 3 Ian Stannard GBR SKY 2016 + 0" 4 Sep Vanmarcke BEL TLJ 2016 + 0" 5 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR DDD 2016 + 3" 6 Heinrich Haussler AUS IAM 2016 + 1' 00" 7 Marcel Sieberg GER LTS 2016 + 1' 00" 8 Aleksejs Saramotins LAT IAM 2016 + 1' 00" 9 Imanol Erviti ESP MOV 2016 + 1' 07" 10 Adrien Petit FRA DEN 2016 + 2' 20" Post-race analysis Reactions The race was given widespread praise. Bernard Hinault, who won the race in 1981, described it as "magnificent". He particularly praised Etixx–Quick-Step's aggression a long way from the finish, describing it as the kind of move that used to exist but had not been seen in a long time. Similarly, Marc Madiot (the manager of the FDJ team and the winner of the race in 1985 and 1991Marc Madiot http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Marc_Madiot ProCyclingStats 12 April 2016) described it as "a beautiful race, of great quality" and praised Hayman as "a fine winner".Hinault, Moser and Duclos-Lassalle praise 'magnificent' Paris–Roubaix http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hinault-moser-and-duclos-lassalle-praise-magnificent-paris-roubaix/ 12 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 11 April 2016 VeloNews described it as an "epic battle" and as "one-day racing at its absolute best".Hood Andrew Emotion on the infield: Roubaix hides nothing, reveals all http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/04/news/emotion-on-the-infield-roubaix-hides-nothing-reveals-all_402211 12 April 2016 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 11 April 2016 The cycling journalist and former cyclist Daniel Lloyd tweeted that it had been "one of the best races I've ever seen"; David Millar, another former cyclist, wrote "That was exhausting" after watching the race.Clarke Stuart 14 of the best tweets from Paris–Roubaix http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/best-tweets-paris-roubaix-220614 12 April 2016 Cycling Weekly 11 April 2016 13 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160713114257/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/best-tweets-paris-roubaix-220614 dead Mathew Hayman described his reaction as "disbelief". He had broken his arm in a crash at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad at the beginning of the classics season and had barely raced before the race began. He said that he had realised that the other riders were not superior to him after they failed to get away from him in the closing kilometres. He stated that he could "gamble" and that it had paid off.Farrand Stephen Hayman in disbelief after winning Paris–Roubaix http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hayman-in-disbelief-after-winning-paris-roubaix/ 12 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 10 April 2016 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160709045839/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hayman-in-disbelief-after-winning-paris-roubaix/ dead Hayman's team manager, Shayne Bannan, described him as "so professional" and suggested that he had been helped by good preparation and motivation combined with a lack of expectation; he called it "an incredible ride".Bannan praises Hayman's character after Paris–Roubaix victory http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bannan-praises-haymans-character-after-paris-roubaix-victory/ 12 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 11 April 2016 12 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160712071509/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bannan-praises-haymans-character-after-paris-roubaix-victory/ dead Boonen praised Hayman's victory. He said that Hayman was "the rider nobody was really looking at" and that he had ridden a "good sprint", although no one had much energy left by the velodrome; Vanmarcke had faded in the final metres and boxed Boonen in at the bottom of the track. He stated that he had received a text message on the morning of the race from a doctor who had treated him after he fractured his skull in the 2015 Abu Dhabi Tour; the doctor had said that the day of the race would be the first day that Boonen would be able to get back on his bike. He noted that he "couldn't be unsatisfied" even though he had not won the race.Decaulwé Brecht No fairy-tale finish for Boonen at Paris–Roubaix http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-fairy-tale-finish-for-boonen-at-paris-roubaix/ 12 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 10 April 2016 12 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160712204418/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-fairy-tale-finish-for-boonen-at-paris-roubaix/ dead Stannard described the race as "so close yet so far" and thought that he could have managed a better result than his third place had he not attacked in the final kilometres. He said that he was "super happy" to see Hayman win; he also said that there were "two more steps to work my way up now".Fletcher Patrick So close yet so far for Stannard at Paris–Roubaix http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/so-close-yet-so-far-for-stannard-at-paris-roubaix/ 12 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 10 April 2016 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160715211707/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/so-close-yet-so-far-for-stannard-at-paris-roubaix/ dead Fabian Cancellara finished his final Paris–Roubaix in 40th place, seven minutes behind Hayman. He said "I’m not sad, I’m happy not to be in hospital. I’m happy to have finished", and that he was hurting all over – as well as crashing during the race, he had crashed in the velodrome – but said that he was "happy it is done".Farrand Stephen Crashes wreck Cancellara's last-ever Paris–Roubaix http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/crashes-wreck-cancellaras-last-ever-paris-roubaix/ 12 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 10 April 2016 6 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160706085556/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/crashes-wreck-cancellaras-last-ever-paris-roubaix/ dead Sagan described the race as "a crazy day"; he said that he was lucky not to have crashed with Cancellara, but that his race was over at that point. He described Paris–Roubaix as "very hard to win". UCI World Tour standings In the 2016 UCI World Tour season-long competition, the top 10 of the standings remained relatively unchanged after the race. Sagan was still on top, 49 points ahead of Alberto Contador. Vanmarcke moved up from eighth to fifth, while Stannard moved into tenth place. Tinkoff remained ahead of Team Sky in the team rankings; in the nations' rankings, Australia moved back into the lead, with Belgium moving into second and pushing Spain into third.Sagan remains top of WorldTour standings after Paris–Roubaix http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-remains-top-of-worldtour-standings-after-paris-roubaix/ 12 April 2016 Cyclingnews.com 11 April 2016 18 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718060610/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-remains-top-of-worldtour-standings-after-paris-roubaix/ dead UCI World Tour standings on 10 April 2016UCI WorldTour Ranking - 2016 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D490&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D1444755&Phase1ID%3D1444791&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?988949 uci.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 12 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160412135515/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D490%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D1444755%26Phase1ID%3D1444791%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?988949 12 April 2016 10 April 2016 dead yes 1 Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 329 2 Alberto Contador ESP TNK 2016 280 3 Richie Porte AUS BMC 2016 222 4 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2016 204 5 Sep Vanmarcke BEL TLJ 2016 201 6 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2016 178 7 Fabian Cancellara SUI TFR 2016 166 8 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2016 162 9 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2016 137 10 Ian Stannard GBR SKY 2016 120 References Sources Paris–Roubaix: Roadbook Amaury Sport Organisation 2016 Moulineaux ASO 2016 Footnotes 30em External links http://www.letour.fr/paris-roubaix/2016/us/ Category:Paris–Roubaix Paris-Roubaix Paris-Roubaix