10 conclusions from the first Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Marianne Vos, Lizzie Deignan, Elisa Longo Borghini during Paris-Roubaix
Marianne Vos, Lizzie Deignan, Elisa Longo Borghini during Paris-Roubaix (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

History was made at the first-ever edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes. The women's peloton competed for the prestigious victory across the famed pavé and into the velodrome in Roubaix where the first woman - Lizzie Deignan - was crowned champion of the Hell of the North.

The women's peloton raced 116km and 29.2km of cobblestones between Denain and Roubaix on Saturday, on a day that welcomed on-and-off rain, mud and an incredible backdrop across 17 sectors of pavé for what was a spectacular of a race.

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