Road to Roubaix pt 3 - pavé reconnaissance

Today, after the excitement of the Scheldeprijs yesterday, was our chance to go for a proper ride and take a closer look at some of the pave sections ahead of the Paris-Roubaix Challenge on Saturday. 

Due to last minute changes, the Arenberg section of cobbles has been taken out, so we headed straight here to ride it. Large crowds had assembled at either end of the closed road, with many waiting for the teams to pass through, most of who were out previewing parts of the course before their race on Sunday.