Saturday 09 April 2016 at 21h33

Tomorrow, 199 riders of 25 different teams will start in Compiègne for 257.5 kilometers of racing, including 52.8 kilometers on cobble stones (see the Paris-Roubaix 2016 race route on Google Maps). This will be the 114th edition of Paris-Roubaix and it will start without last year's winner, John Degenkolb ...

Starting in Compiègne, the weather should be dry but potentially still with some fog which will disappear progressively. While early this week the weather reports still mentioned rain during the race (which would have been a first since several years!), this will finally not be the case and the riders will thus get on the cobbles towards Roubaix under a dry sky, but without much sun.

The list of participants for Paris-Roubaix 2016

The Astana team comes to the start with only 7 riders instead of 8 for the other teams and the total number of participants is thus 199 tomorrow morning in Compiègne.

Among the main favourites we mainly find:
> Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) who had a quite good start of his season with second places in the Circuit Het Nieuwsblad and in the stage race Tirreno-Adriatico, a fourth place in the Strade Bianche and finally the victory in his rainbow jersey in Ghent-Wevelgem and in the Tour of Flanders
> Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) who starts his last season this year and who mainly won the Strade Bianche and took the 2nd place in the Tour of Flanders
> Sep Vanmarcke (Team Lotto NL-Jumbo) who was beaten in the sprint by Fabian Cancellara in Paris-Roubaix 2013 and who finished this year 2nd of Ghent-Wevelgem and 3rd of the Tour of Flanders
> but also riders like Lars Boom (Astana Pro Team), Zdenek Stybar and Niki Terpstra (winner in 2014), both of the Etixx-QuickStep team

In Paris-Roubaix we can always expect surprises though!

Here are all the riders with their bib numbers:

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Team Giant-Alpecin

Bert de BackerFor Giant-Alpecin we won't have last year's winner, John Degenkolb, at the start (following his team's accident during a training camp early this year) and the bib number 1 has thus been awarded to the Belgian rider Bert de Backer:

1 - DE BACKER Bert Belgium
2 - ANDERSEN Soren Kragh Denmark
3 - ARNDT Nikias Germany
4 - CURVERS Roy The Netherlands
5 - DE KORT Koen The Netherlands
6 - SINKELDAM Ramon The Netherlands
7 - STAMSNIJDER Tom The Netherlands
10 - VAN DER HAAR Lars The Netherlands

Etixx-QuickStep

Niki TerpstraTom Boonen, the leader of the Etixx-QuickStep team, could be qualified as one of the outsiders next to the favourites of the race ... In this team we however also find the former winner, Niki Terpstra (photo):

11 - BOONEN Tom Belgium
12 - KEISSE Iljo Belgium
13 - MAES Nikolas Belgium
14 - MARTIN Tony Germany
15 - STYBAR Zdenek Czech Republic
16 - TERPSTRA Niki The Netherlands
17 - TRENTIN Matteo Italy
19 - VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume Belgium

BMC Racing Team

Marcus BurghardtThe BMC Racing Team represents alone no less than 6 nationalities at the start of Paris-Roubaix 2016:

21 - BURGHARDT Marcus Germany
22 - DRUCKER Jean-Pierre Luxembourg
23 - GERTS Floris The Netherlands
24 - KÜNG Stefan Switzerland
25 - OSS Daniel Italy
26 - PHINNEY Taylor United States
27 - QUINZIATO Manuel Italy
28 - ZABEL Rick Germany

Astana Pro Team

Lars BoomIn the Astana team we thus find one ofthe favourites (of the second level however) with Lars Boom. Could the big Dutch blond rider decide the race and take the win in the vélodrome in Roubaix?

31 - BOOM Lars The Netherlands
32 - AYAZBAYEV Maxat Kazakhstan
33 - DE VREESE Laurens Belgium
34 - GRUZDEV Dmitriy Kazakhstan
35 - KAMYSHEV Arman Kazakhstan
36 - SMUKULIS Gatis Latvia
37 - WESTRA Lieuwe The Netherlands

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IAM Cycling

Heinrich HausslerIn the Swiss IAM Cycling team, the Australian Heinrich Haussler wears the first bib number:

41 - HAUSSLER Heinrich Australia
42 - BRANDLE Matthias Austria
43 - HOLLENSTEIN Reto Switzerland
44 - KLUGE Roger Germany
45 - NAESEN Oliver Belgium
46 - REYNES Vicente Spain
47 - SARAMOTINS Aleksejs Latvia
48 - VAN GENECHTEN Jonas Belgium

Orica-GreenEDGE

Jens KeukeleireIn the Australian Orica-GreenEDGE team, the Belgian Jens Keukeleire wears the first bib number. He finished 6th last year ...

51 - KEUKELEIRE Jens Belgium
52 - BEWLEY Sam New Zealand
53 - DOCKER Mitchell Australia
54 - DURBRIDGE Luke Australia
55 - HAYMAN Mathew Australia
56 - MEZGEC Luka Slovenia
57 - NIELSEN Magnus Cort Denmark
58 - TUFT Svein Canada

Team Sky

Luke RoweLuke Rowe took the 8th place in Paris-Roubaix 2015 and is thus a good leader for Team Sky which accompanies him with two other British riders, one German rider, three Italians and one Dutch rider:

61 - ROWE Luke Great-Britain
62 - FENN Andrew Great-Britain
63 - KNEES Christian Germany
64 - MOSCON Gianni Italy
65 - PUCCIO Salvatore Italy
66 - STANNARD Ian Great-Britain
67 - VAN POPPEL Danny The Netherlands
68 - VIVIANI Elia Italy

Lotto-Soudal

Jurgen Roelandts3rd in Milan-Sanremo and 7th in Ghent-Wevelgem this year, Jurgen Roelandts was appointed as the leader of the Belgian Lotto-Soudal team:

71 - ROELANDTS Jurgen Belgium
72 - BAK Lars Ytting Denmark
73 - BENOOT Tiesj Belgium
74 - DE BUYST Jasper Belgium
75 - FRISON Frederik Belgium
76 - GREIPEL André Germany
77 - SIEBERG Marcel Germany
78 - WALLAYS Jelle Belgium

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Team Katusha

Alexander KristoffThe sprinter Alexander Kristoff, 6 times victorious already this year and part of the top 10 in Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne, the Tour of Flanders and Milan-Sanremo, will be the leader of Team Katusha:

81 - KRISTOFF Alexander Norway
82 - GUARNIERI Jacopo Italy
83 - HALLER Marco Austria
84 - ISAYCHEV Vladimir Russia
85 - KUZNETSOV Viacheslav Russia
86 - MORKOV Michael Denmark
87 - POLITT Nils Germany
88 - PORSEV Alexander Russia

Team Lotto NL-Jumbo

Sep VanmarckeSep Vanmarcke is thus one of the favourites and he'll be the leader of the Lotto NL-Jumbo team in this Paris-Roubaix. His team is mainly made up of other Belgian riders and Dutch guys but there's also one German rider, Robert Wagner.

91 - VANMARCKE Sep Belgium
92 - CASTELIJNS Twan The Netherlands
93 - ROOSEN Timo The Netherlands
94 - TEUNISSEN Mike The Netherlands
95 - TJALLINGII Maarten The Netherlands
96 - VAN ASBROECK Tom Belgium
97 - WAGNER Robert Germany
98 - WYNANTS Maarten Belgium

Bora-Argon 18

Andreas SchillingerBora-Argon 18 is one of the teams which have been invited in Paris-Roubaix 2016. Here are their 8 riders:

101 - SCHILLINGER Andreas Germany
102 - ARCHBOLD Shane New Zealand
103 - BARTA Jan Czech Republic
104 - BENNETT Sam Ireland
105 - DEMPSTER Zakkari Australia
107 - SELIG Rüdiger Germany
108 - THWAITES Scott Great-Britain
110 - SCHWARZMANN Michael Germany

Tinkoff

Peter SaganOne of the biggest favourites, if not *the* biggest, is Peter Sagan. Could the Slovakian rider take the win in the vélodrome in Roubaix in his rainbow jersey? We'll only know tomorrow at the end of the afternoon!

111 - SAGAN Peter Slovakia
112 - BLYTHE Adam Great-Britain
113 - BRUTT Pavel Russia
114 - GATTO Oscar Italy
115 - GOGL Michael Austria
116 - KOLAR Michael Slovakia
117 - SAGAN Juraj Slovakia
118 - TRUSOV Nikolay Russia

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Cofidis, solutions crédits

Florian SénéchalThe French Cofidis, solutions crédits team will come to the start of this Paris-Roubaix 2016 with Florian Sénéchal as its leader:

121 - SENECHAL Florian France
122 - BOZIC Borut Slovenia
123 - HOFSTETTER Hugo France
124 - JOEAAR Gert Estonia
125 - LAPORTE Christophe France
126 - LEMOINE Cyril France
127 - VAN BILSEN Kenneth Belgium
128 - VAN STAEYEN Michael Belgium

Wanty-Groupe Gobert

Marco MarcatoDans l'équipe belge Wanty-Groupe Gobert, le leader italien Marco Marcato sera accompagné par 6 coureurs belges et un Allemand :

131 - MARCATO Marco Italy
132 - BACKAERT Frederik Belgium
133 - CLAEYS Dimitri Belgium
134 - DEHAES Kenny Belgium
135 - DEVRIENDT Tom Belgium
136 - JANS Roy Belgium
137 - STENUIT Robin Belgium
138 - THURAU Bjorn Germany

Trek-Segafredo

Fabian CancellaraIt'll be the last chance for Spartacus, the nickname of Fabian Cancellara, to win Paris-Roubaix once again, after his 3 victories in 2006, 2010 and 2013:

141 - CANCELLARA Fabian Switzerland
142 - COLEDAN Marco Italy
143 - DEVOLDER Stijn Belgium
144 - IRIZAR Markel Spain
145 - POPOVYCH Yaroslav Ukraine
146 - RAST Gregory Switzerland
147 - STUYVEN Jasper Belgium
148 - VAN POPPEL Boy The Netherlands

AG2R La Mondiale

Sébastien TurgotSébastien Turgot will be the French leader of the French AG2R La Mondiale team which represents no less than 5 nationalities in this race:

151 - TURGOT Sébastien France
152 - BAGDONAS Gediminas Lithuania
153 - DANIEL Maxime France
154 - DENZ Nico Germany
155 - GAUDIN Damien France
156 - HOULE Hugo Canada
157 - MINARD Sébastien France
158 - SERGENT Jesse New Zealand

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FDJ

Mathieu LadagnousHere are the 8 riders of the FDJ team:

161 - LADAGNOUS Matthieu France
162 - DELAGE Mickaël France
163 - FISCHER Murilo Antonio Brasil
164 - HOELGAARD Daniel Norway
165 - KONOVALOVAS Ignatas Lithuania
166 - LE BON Johan France
167 - LE GAC Olivier France
168 - SARREAU Marc France

Fortuneo-Vital Concept

Steven TronetThe French Champion Steven Tronet will be leading his Fortuneo-Vital Concept team:

171 - TRONET Steven France
172 - BONNAMOUR Franck France
173 - BREEN Vegard Norway
174 - HUTAROVICH Yauheni Belarus
175 - JARRIER Benoit France
176 - MCLAY Daniel Great-Britain
177 - MOUREY Francis France
178 - VALLEE Boris Belgium

Direct Energie

Sylvain ChavanelSylvain Chavanel will be the experimented rider leading the Direct Energie team which is mainly French but in which we also find two Canadians of whom Antoine Duchesne takes a real pleasure in riding on the cobbles:

181 - CHAVANEL Sylvain France
182 - ANDERSON Ryan Canada
183 - DUCHESNE Antoine Canada
184 - GENE Yohann France
185 - GRELLIER Fabien France
186 - MORICE Julien France
187 - PETIT Adrien France
188 - PICHOT Alexandre France

Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise

Preben van HeckeHere are the 8 riders of the Belgian Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise team:

191 - VAN HECKE Preben Belgium
192 - DECLERCQ Tim Belgium
193 - FARAZIJN Maxime Belgium
194 - HELVEN Sander Belgium
195 - RICKAERT Jonas Belgium
196 - STEELS Stijn Belgium
197 - VAN HOECKE Gijs Belgium
198 - VAN LERBERGHE Bert Belgium

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Team Dimension Data

Mark CavendishMark Cavendish wears the first bib number for Team Dimension Data, but there's not much chance to see the British rider cross the finish line in the vélodrome in Roubaix first! Edvald Boasson Hagen however could be seen as one of the outsiders :).

201 - CAVENDISH Mark Great-Britain
202 - BOASSON HAGEN Edvald Norway
203 - BRAMMEIER Matthew Ireland
204 - DOUGALL Nicolas South-Africa
205 - EISEL Bernhard Austria
206 - FARRAR Tyler United States
207 - JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt South-Africa
208 - THOMSON Jay South-Africa

Lampre-Merida

Davide CimolaiHere are the 8 riders of the Italian Lampre-Merida team:

211 - CIMOLAI Davide Italy
212 - FARIA DA COSTA Mario Portugal
213 - FENG Chun Kai Taiwan
214 - FERRARI Roberto Italy
215 - KUMP Marko Slovenia
216 - PIBERNIK Luka Slovenia
217 - XU Gang China
218 - ZURLO Federico Italy

Movistar Team

Imanol ErvitiTeam Movistar will come to the start with these 8 riders:

221 - ERVITI Imanol Spain
222 - ARCAS Jorge Spain
223 - LOBATO Juan Jose Spain
224 - MORENO Javier Spain
225 - OLIVEIRA Nelson Portugal
226 - QUINTANA Dayer Uberney Colombia
227 - SUTTERLIN Jasha Germany
228 - VENTOSO Francisco Spain

Cannondale Pro Cycling Team

Sebastian LangeveldFor Cannondale it'll be Sebastian Langeveld who takes the lead:

231 - LANGEVELD Sebastian The Netherlands
232 - BAUER Jack New Zealand
233 - GAIMON Phillip United States
234 - KOREN Kristijan Slovenia
235 - MARANGONI Alan Italy
236 - MULLEN Ryan Ireland
237 - VAN BAARLE Dylan The Netherlands
238 - WIPPERT Wouter The Netherlands

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Delko Marseille Provence-KTM

In the team from Marseille, the Spanish rider Mikel Aristi will wear the first bib number:

241 - ARISTI Mikel Spain
242 - COMBAUD Romain France
243 - GALTA Fredrik Strand Norway
244 - GIRAUD Benjamin France
245 - LAAS Martin Estonia
246 - LABORIE Christophe France
247 - MARTINEZ Yannick France
248 - SISKEVICIUS Evaldas Lithuania

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