Deceuninck-QuickStep's Philippe Gilbert took another step closer to fulfilling his dream of winning all five of cycling's Monuments after winning the 2019 Paris-Roubaix, and is now only one race away ...

The French Classic was started in 1896 by Theo Vienne and Maurice Perez, two textile manufacturers from Roubaix. Vienne and Perez saw the success of Bordeaux-Paris and wanted to organise something ...