Stupidity or sabotage? That is the question Guy Mathon, the vice president of the Amis de Paris-Roubaix, is asking himself after a slew of cobbles disappeared from the sectors of Paris-Roubaix.
In recent days, reports have emerged of thieves stealing the cobbles, particularly on the Arenberg sector, where La Voix du Nord estimates around 60 are missing. Cycling Weekly, too, carried out a recon of the sector on Friday, and found deep holes in the road, one of which had been filled with a concrete block, and another with a handful of charcoal.
