The organizers of Paris-Roubaix announced on Tuesday April 2 that they were considering installing a chicane at the entrance to the famous Arenberg gap to slow down the peloton on Sunday and avoid a fall like the one that seriously injured Wout Van Aert in Through Flanders. “ The principle is to find turns before the Arenberg gap to lengthen the peloton and make it slow down. It is estimated that the speed can be halved. Normally, they arrive at 60 km/h. If we can get them to return at 30-35 km/h it will be less risky. This is not yet validated but we should have answers quickly », indicated the race director, Thierry Gouvenou, during the reconnaissance of the course on Tuesday. This chicane, just at the entrance to this strategic and legendary place in the Queen of Classics, responds to a request from the riders’ union after the terrible fall last Wednesday in Across Flanders. Several runners fell heavily, including the Belgian Wout van Aert, victim of multiple fractures to a collarbone, seven ribs and the sternum.
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