WielerFlits.<\/a> She has been dealing with illness since Milan-San Remo, and is reportedly struggling with breathing problems.<\/p>\nAt the Tour of Flanders, she was eighth, but sounds like things are still rough for her.<\/p>\n
Her absence leaves UAE Team ADQ short-handed, with just four riders set to start. The team had already lost Sofie van Rooijen after a training crash.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, there are lots<\/em> of Canadians racing on Sunday. In the women\u2019s race, national champ Alison Jackson will be there with St Michel \u2013 Preference Home \u2013 Auber93.<\/p>\nHuman Powered Health\u2019s fastwomanMaggie Coles-Lyster will return, along with EF Education-Oatly\u2019s Alex Volstad. Jenaya Francis, of Mayenne Monbana My Pie will be riding her first Paris-Roubaix Roubaix. In the men\u2019s, NSN Cycling\u2019s Guillaume Boivin will be back.<\/p>\n
Back in 2021, he took a fantastic 9th. Nickolas Zukowsky, from Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team), who has been riding great this year, as well as Modern Adventure Cycling\u2019s Riley Pickrell are racing Sunday. Modern Adventure Cycling is the brainchild of George and Rich Hincapie. George Hincapie rode Paris-Roubaix a whopping 17 times, and also almost won back in 2005. That ties the best finish by a North American male\u2026with, you know, Steve Bauer\u2019s ride in 1990. Back then, the legendary Canuck juuuust<\/em> lost to Eddy Planckaert.<\/p>\nThere are two other races going on, too. A junior and under-23 race. Although there are no Canadians in the under-19 race, LaSalle\u2019s Justin Picoux (Team COPPI \u2013 BO.Buro) and Toronto\u2019s Ashlin Barry (Visma-Lease a Bike) are duking it out in the espoir event. Check back with Canadian Cycling Magazine for reports and results when this amazing day of racing is over!<\/p>\n
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