{"id":117954,"date":"2026-04-14T14:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/now-it-feels-like-we-had-leftover-crowds-taking-the-temperature-of-the-new-paris-roubaix-femmes-format\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:14:10","slug":"now-it-feels-like-we-had-leftover-crowds-taking-the-temperature-of-the-new-paris-roubaix-femmes-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/now-it-feels-like-we-had-leftover-crowds-taking-the-temperature-of-the-new-paris-roubaix-femmes-format\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Now it feels like we had leftover crowds’ \u2013 Taking the temperature of the new Paris-Roubaix Femmes format"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m back at my desk after covering my third Paris-Roubaix<\/a>, already a second coffee into my morning and somewhat feeling like I\u2019ve come back from a festival rather than a bike race.<\/p>\n

There was some incredible tech on show<\/a> at both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s races, and as always, both delivered sensational racing<\/a>. However, standing in the velodrome after the men\u2019s field had finished and dissipated, waiting for the women to arrive I couldn\u2019t help notice a distinct vibe shift that was definitely a consequence of the race moving to the same day as the men; a decision that has been contentious to say the least, compounded by the fact the women\u2019s TV coverage was then curtailed<\/a> to \u2018only whatever was left after the men had finished\u2019.<\/p>\n

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