Paris-Roubaix Recon - Weather, the 'chicane', and a last taste of the cobbles - Gallery

Following several days of intense debate about the Paris-Roubaix chicane and a wider issue of safety in races, defending champion Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and other riders headed out for a final reconnaissance of the cobbles on Friday.

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