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25 Big Photos from Paris-Roubaix 2012 (more added) — reuters/sirotti
Full/Official Resultsletour.fr
Boonen triumphs at Paris-Roubaixcyclingnews
Indrukwekkende Boonen wint solo zijn 4e Roubaixsporza.be
Tom Boonen rides himself into legend with fourth Paris-Roubaix triumphvelonation
Team Sky unable to chase down Boonen in Paris-Roubaixvelonation
Pozzato crashes out of Paris-Roubaixcyclingnews
Sébastian Turgot: Paris-Roubaix runner-up and revelationvelonation
Ballan has no regrets at Paris-Roubaix cyclingnews
Boonen: Fourth Paris-Roubaix win makes me one of the greats cyclingnews
Phinney pleased with debut Paris-Roubaix performance cyclingnews
Boonen leaves no doubt with masterful Roubaix win velonews
 Break with 76 km to go (01:05 Dutch) — sporza
 Tom Boonen goes solo with 52 km to go, drops his own teammate (00:41 Dutch) — sporza
 Last Km (Dutch, restricted) — sporza
 Last 2 Km (12:33 Italian) — rai.tv
 Last Km (03:25 Spanish) — rtve.es
25 Big Photos from Paris-Roubaix 2012 (more added) — reuters/sirotti
More Photos: ambient, landscapes and race actionflickr/gruber
 As-Live Repeat Broadcast (3+ hours, English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
 30 minutes of Highlights (English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
What To Talk About When We Talk About Tom podiumcafe
Done and Dusted iamtedking
Boonen vs De Vlaeminck and the undeserved victoryirishpeloton
Ten conclusions from the cobbled Classics cyclingnews


2012 Paris-Roubaix Race Preview (Sun, April 8th: 257.5km, unchanged)


Big Photos from 2011sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2010sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2009sirotti
Big Photos from 2008sirotti

April 7 update:
15 Big Photos from Friday's recon with flashback momentssirotti
Rain in Roubaix?podiumcafe
Pozzato must be braver, says De Vlaeminck cyclingnews
Flecha hopes for upper hand ahead of Roubaix cyclingnews

April 6 update:
 Broadcasters and live video links now posted
Updated 2012 startlist with bib numbers now postedsteephill
Paris – Roubaix preview inrng
Preview: Boonen in the driver’s seat for Paris-Roubaixvelonews
Paris-Roubaix Pavé: Up Closepezcyclingnews
Race poster for this year's raceletour
Hushovd ready to take on Boonen at Paris-Roubaix cyclingnews
Rast on the loss of Cancellara and Paris-Roubaixcyclingnews
Defending Champion Vansummeren at peace before ‘Hell of the North’ velonews
Boonen refuses favorite title for Roubaix velonews

April 5 update:
Stone-By-Stone Redux: Breaking Down Paris-Roubaix podiumcafe
Paris-Roubaix 2012: The Previewcyclingweekly.co.uk
Hushovd not giving up on Paris-Roubaix dreamvelonation

April 2/3 update:
Can anyone beat Boonen at Paris-Roubaix?theroar.au
2012 early startlist (right) — steephill
Weather service predicts rain for Paris-Roubaix cyclingnews
Twenty-seven levels of Hell await in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix velonation
Tom Boonen: “I’m still really motivated for Paris-Roubaix”velonation

March 19 update:
Paris-Roubaix announces 25 invited teams cyclingnews

March 13 update:
Paris-Roubaix's famous Arenberg cobblestones in doubt cyclingnews
Hushovd gunning to win Paris-Roubaix in 2012, expects full team support (Nov 2011) — velonation



En Direct: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

Start time: Sunday April 8 10:10 CET (); Current Weather for Paris, France
Earliest live video: 13:00 CET (); Live video/text options
Approximate finish 16:30 CET (); Current Weather for Roubaix, France



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April 8 update: 2012 broadcasters with online links and tv schedules are now posted below. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. Big Photos from Sirotti and Reuters right after the race. More to come... — Steve

media source tv or internet comments/restrictions
   live video (english)
        [subscription required]
USA & Canada; live video in English; subscription required. The first hour of their coverage will be
FREE from 7:00 AM ET to 8:00 AM ET. Afterwards you can subscribe to watch the rest of the race. Subscribers will also get access to the As-Live Repeat Broadcast and 30 minutes of highlights later in the day.
eurosport    live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video(german)
 live ticker (english)
  tv schedule (british)
  tv schedule (int'l/cet)
live at 13:00 - 17:00 CET (240 min); highlights later in the day;
Ticker languages: EN | FR | DE | ES | IT
   live video (french)
   live video (french)
   live video (french)
   live video (french)
  tv schedule
France3 TV/ France2 online: live at 12:55 - 16:55 CET; France2 live video streaming is likely restricted to France and other French-speaking regions.
sporza    live video (flemish)
   live video (unrestricted)
   live video (unrestricted)
  tv schedule
Flemish ticker for Parijs-Roubaix starts at the start and restricted live video starts 13:00 CEST; Belgium/Europe restriction on video.
   live video (spanish)
   live video (unrestricted)
  tv schedule
Spanish; Teledeporte feed starts at 14:00 CEST.
   live video (rai sport2)
   live video (rai tre)
   live video (unrestricted)
  tv schedule
Ciclismo Classiche del Nord Parigi Roubaix starts 13:00 on RAI Sport 2 and RAI Tre at 15:05 CET; live video streaming is restricted to Italy.
rtbf    live video (french)
   live video (unrestricted)
restricted; french commentary.
NOS   live video (dutch)
  tv schedule
Dutch ticker with restricted NOS video at 13:10 CET; Netherlands
   live video (english)
  tv schedule
South Africa; Super Sport with english commentary.
   live video (luxemburgish)
  tv schedule
Luxemburg;
sf zwei    live video (german)
  tv schedule
Switzerland's SF Zwei live coverage at 13:45 CET with german commentary
   live video (danish)
  tv schedule
Denmark; live
   live video (french)
  tv schedule
Quebec/Canada via Quebec's Reseau des Sports; live at 7:00 ET avec Louis Bertrand et Dominique Perras
   live video (japanese)
  tv schedule
Japanese;
   live video (english)
  tv schedule
SBS in Australia: live at 9:30pm AEST on Sunday 8 April on SBS ONE, with simultaneous live streaming online
  tv schedule(see comments) United States; live at 9 a.m. ET; 3-hour race analysis at 7 p.m. ET
official live ticker Live text updates from the official source.
 live text updates live text updates in English
live text updates English; updates from Charles Pelkey
 live ticker Belgium/Flemish ticker with updates from the start (10:15 CET).
 steephill text updates
short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; email send a comment or a new live link




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