New Paris-Roubaix race boosts women's cycling

The COVID-19 crisis has wreaked havoc on the cycling calendar but female riders were able to celebrate the addition of a new race in 2020 when the International Cycling Union unveiled its revised schedule on Tuesday.

The first edition of the Paris-Roubaix women's race will be held on Oct. 25 a few hours before the men's race which is famous for its much-feared cobbled sections.'The Hell of the North', also known as the 'Queen of the Classics', will not be just a men's affair this year. The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, however, means it would have clashed with the biggest sporting event on the planet so the creation of that race has now been pushed back to 2022, Tour director Christian Prudhomme told Reuters on Tuesday."We had been talking to stakeholders of women's cycling for five to six years now, including Marianne Vos, and what she was telling us is that the women, more than a race, needed media exposure," said Prudhomme.

"In 2022, even if we can't promise anything, there would be a logic in having Paris-Roubaix and the new stage race," he added.

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