Race Report: On a cold day of gruelling, unrelenting speed it was Deceuninck - Quick-Step reminding the doubters why they are the world’s best team; with Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert first over the line and team mate and countryman Yves Lampaert third, it was emphatically their day on the Roubaix velodrome.

Rider Interview: World champion Peter Sagan won the 2018 Paris-Roubaix, but the hero of the day was undoubtably Silvan Dillier. The Swiss rider was in the break of the day and was the only rider to go with Sagan through the Hell of the North to the Roubaix velodrome. Ed Hood managed to have words with Silvan.

This Trek is a special bike for many reasons: it has suspension, it has ridden Paris-Roubaix, it's an ex-team bike and it holds great memories of a wonderful man who is no longer with us. Martin Clark put the bike together in memory of his friend and took it back to Roubaix.

Apres Velo caught up over a few beers with ex pro rider Henk Vogels who rode Paris Roubaix 5 times, finishing in 10th position in 1997 and 1998. Here is the snippet of our unplugged chat with Henk.

Rider Interview: The 2016 Paris-Roubaix saw Mathew Hayman out-sprint the retiring hero, Tom Boonen. Ed Hood managed to locate the Australian to hear from the horses mouth his thoughts as a winner on the cobbles of the 'Hell of the North'.

Race Preview: The Hell of the North, A Sunday in Hell, L'enfer du Nord, Paris-Roubaix - Call it what you want, but the Northern Classic is the most beautiful torture for the riders and compelling viewing for the spectators. Whoever wins on Sunday will be a hero - Ed Hood takes us through the history, course and the top contenders.

April 11, 2019 - The King of Cobbled Classics Paris-Roubaix - Team and course news from Hell. Race news form Scheldeprijs and Pais Vasco with video. No Van der Poel in Roubaix-Top Story. Other cycling news: Froome and Nibali in the Alps, Archbold returns, Campenaerts Hour diary, Deignan in Yorkshire, OVO Energy Tour of Britain, Verona Grandfondo Euro Champs and Degenkolb video Profile.

The 117th edition of the always much-anticipateed Paris-Roubaix (“the Hell of the North”) bicycle race will take place on April 14. It has been suggested that if someone was to propose a race like this today the idea would be ridiculed and dismissed. The iconic 1976 documentary film “A Sunday in Hell,” the story of which is told in William Fotheringham's excellent book “Sunday in Hell”.

Flanders Interview: He lives on the course, he's raced on it and driven the team car there - former pro rider and now team director Allan Peiper has the T-shirt and more when it comes to the Ronde van Vlaanderen. His man Alexander Kristoff won last week in Wevelgem, will the Peiper direct the winner this Sunday? Ed Hood gets the low-down from the man on the route.