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The race:

The 2009 Paris-Roubaix was 259 kilometers long and raced at an average speed of 41.342 km/hr

There were 187 starters and 99 classified finishers

Exiting the Mons-en-Pévèle sector of cobbles there were just six riders. Just as the leaders started the Carrefour de l'Arbre sector, Juan Antonio Flecha crashed, taking down and delaying all but Tom Boonen, who was in the lead at the time.

Because of the crowd noise, at first Boonen was unaware he was alone.

Filippo Pozzato chased, but Boonen was not to be caught as he won his third Paris-Roubaix.

Complete Results

1. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) 6hr 15min 53sec.

2. Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) @ 47sec
3. Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) @ 1min 17sec
4. Leif Hoste (Silence-Lotto) s.t. Disqualified
5. Johan Van Summeren (Silence-Lotto) @ 1min 22sec
6. Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) @ 2min 14sec
7. Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo) @ 3min 13sec
8. Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) @ 3min 15sec
9. Manuel Quinziato (Liquigas) @ 5min
10. Matti Breschel (Saxo) @ 5min 29sec
11. Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step) s.t.
12. Andreas Klier (Cervelo) s.t.
13. Frederic Guesdon (FDJ) s.t.
14. Kevin Van Impe (Quick Step) @ 6min 15sec
15. Roger Hammond (Cervelo) s.t.
16. Kurt-Asle Arveson (Saxo) s.t.
17. Niki Terpstra (Milram) s.t.
18. Bert Scheirlinckx (Landbouwkrediet) @ 6min 19sec
19. Jeremy Hunt (Cervelo) @ 6min 32sec
20. Marcel Sieberg (Columbia) s.t.
21. Mathew Hayman (Rabobank) s.t.
22. Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ) s.t.
23. Angelo Furlan (Lampre) s.t.
24. Damien Gaudin (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
25. Bradley Wiggins (Garmin-Slipstream) s.t.
26. Said Haddou (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
27. Maarten Wynants (Quick Step) s.t.
28. Staf Scheirlinckx (Silence-Lotto) s.t.
29. Sébastien Minard (Cofidis) s.t.
30. Marcus Ljungqvist (Saxo) s.t.
31. Nicolas Jalabert (Agritubel) s.t.
32. Matthew Goss (Saxo) s.t.
33. Grégory Rast (Astana) s.t.
34. Filip Meirhaeghe (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.
35. Florent Brard (Cofidis) s.t.
36. Servais Knaven (Milram) s.t.
37. Nicolai Trussov (Katusha) s.t.
38. Greg van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto) s.t.
39. Joost Posthuma (Rabobank) s.t.
40. Imanol Erviti (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
41. Bjorn Leukemans (Vacansoleil) s.t.
42. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Topsport Vlaanderen) s.t.
43. Rony Martias (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
44. George Hincapie (Columbia-Highroad) s.t.
45. Lars Bak (Saxo) s.t.
46. Gabriel Rasch (Cervelo) s.t.
47. Bernhard Eisel (Columbia-Highroad) @ 6min 43sec
48. Kasper Klostergaard (Saxo) @ 6min 45sec
49. Fabian Cancellara (Saxo) @ 6min 48sec
50. Yaroslav Popovych (Astana) @ 9min 9sec
51. Gregory Henderson (Columbia-Highroad) @ 11min 11sec
52. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Liquigas) s.t.
53. Marco Bandiera (Lampre) s.t.
54. Alexei Markov (Katusha) s.t.
55. Stijn Devolder (Quick Step) s.t.
56. Tom Veelers (Skil-Shimano) @ 12min 12sec
57. Mauro Da Dalto (Lampre) s.t.
58. Rui Faria da Costa (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
59. Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ) s.t.
60. Renaud Dion (Ag2r) s.t.
61. Wesley Sulzberger (FDJ) s.t.
62. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia-Highroad) s.t.
63. Maarten Tjallingii (Rabobank) s.t.
64. Steven Cozza (Garmin-Slipstream) s.t.
65. Marcus Burghardt (Columbia-Highroad) s.t.
66. Arnaud Coyot (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
67. Aitor Galdos (Euskaltel) @ 12min 32sec
68. Alexandre Moos (BMC) @ 16min 57sec
69. Aart Vierhouten (Vacansoleil) @ 17min 30sec
70. Bjorn Schroder (Milram) @ 17min 36sec
71. Pedro Horillo (Rabobank) s.t.
72. Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r) s.t.
73. Markus Eichler (Milram) s.t.
74. Enrico Franzoi (Liquigas) s.t.
75. Koen Barbe (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.
76. Christophe Laurent (Agritubel) s.t.
77. Alexandre Blain (Cofidis) s.t.
78. Stijn Neirynck (Topsport Vlaanderen) s.t.
79. Cyril Lemoine (Skil-Shimano) s.t.
80. Martin Velits (Milram) s.t.
81. Emilien-Benoit Berges (Agritubel) s.t.
82. Floris Goesinnen (Skil-Shimano) s.t.
83. Markel Irizar (Euskaltel) s.t.
84. Anders Lund (Saxo) s.t.
85. Yoann Offredo (FDJ) s.t.
86. Bert De Backer (Skil-Shimano) s.t.
87. Arnaud Labbe (Bouygues telecom) s.t.
88. Brent Bookwalter (BMC) s.t.
89. Marcin Sapa (Lampre) s.t.
90. Michael Barry (Columbia-Highroad) s.t.
91. Kevin De Weert (Quick Step) s.t.
92. Daaniel Oss (Liquigas) s.t.
93. Michael Schar (Astana) s.t.
94. Sebastian Langeveld (Rabobank) @ 17min 46sec
95. Christopher Sutton (Garmin-Slipstream) s.t.
96. Romain Villa (Cofidis) s.t.
97. Daniele Righi (Lampre) s.t.
98. Martijn Maaskant (Garmin-Slipstream) s.t.
99. Michael Friedman (Garmin-Slipstream) @ 17min 48sec

2009 Paris-Roubaix photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The departure in Compiegne Maarten Wyants leads through the Arenberg Forest More Arenberg misery We got to get out of this place...still in the Arenberg Forest More of the Arenberg
Tom Boonen leads Thor Hushovd at the Carrefour de l'Arbre. Boonen leads Filippo Pozzato and Thor Hushovd
Boonen, Pozzato, Van Summeren and Hushovd at the Moulin du Vartain. I don't know what cobble sector this is. Orchies sector
Rain was predicted, but it didn't come. Dust instead of mud was on the day's menu. Boonen rides his laps on the Roubaix Velodrome.
That makes 3 Paris-Roubaix wins for Boonen. He joins Van Looy, Merckx, Moser and Museeuw. Roger de Vlaeminck holds the absolute record with 4 victories: 1972, '74, '75, '77. The podium, from left: Filippo Pozzato, Tom Boonen and Thor Hushovd Francesco Moser (winner Paris-Roubaix 1978, 79, 80) and the Mrs. at the Roubaix velodrome. Tom Boonen's bike