{"id":117685,"date":"2026-04-10T23:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/replacement-stones-and-holes-filled-with-gravel-and-coal-spoil-the-state-of-the-arenberg-forest-amid-cobblestone-thievery-ahead-of-paris-roubaix\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:09:24","slug":"replacement-stones-and-holes-filled-with-gravel-and-coal-spoil-the-state-of-the-arenberg-forest-amid-cobblestone-thievery-ahead-of-paris-roubaix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/replacement-stones-and-holes-filled-with-gravel-and-coal-spoil-the-state-of-the-arenberg-forest-amid-cobblestone-thievery-ahead-of-paris-roubaix\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacement stones and holes filled with gravel and coal spoil \u2013 The state of the Arenberg Forest amid cobblestone thievery ahead of Paris-Roubaix"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Trou\u00e9e d’Arenberg<\/a> is one of the most famous stretches of road in all of professional cycling. It’s also one of the oldest; the cobblestones that make up the two-kilometre stretch of road were laid over a century ago, and due to Arenberg’s popularity, the stones themselves have been known to be liberated by souvenir hunters from time to time.<\/p>\n

That appeared to be the case this year, when cobblestones went missing on more than one cobblestone sector, potentially creating a major safety risk, as reported on by De Telegraaf<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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