The six best Paris-Roubaix cobbled sectors you've never heard of

Everybody knows the Arenberg and Carrefour de l'Arbre, but these unsung sectors of pavé are worth knowing about.

The cobbles of Paris-Roubaix are a bit like a greatest hits album. There are a handful of songs – or in this case, sectors – that people know well. The Arenberg Forest, for example.

Then you've got those songs that are like the two-star rated (out of a maximum difficulty of five) sections at Saint-Python and Templeuve: they're the lesser hits, worthy of a place towards the end of a compilation, but nothing special.

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Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles, as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group, which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport. His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling, and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group, which organises the Tour of Britain.