It probably hasn't escaped your attention that the run-in to the notorious stretch of cobbles at Arenberg in this year's Paris-Roubaix is going to be different.
Having listened to the concerns of riders, race organiser ASO – which also heads up the Tour de France as well as numerous other prestigious events including Paris-Nice and the Critérium du Dauphiné – has inserted a fairly major chicane immediately ahead of the entrance to the pavé.
