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3.7 km

The length of the sector of pavé in Paris-Roubaix that has been named after John Degenkolb, as a thank you for the role he played in saving the junior race from cancellation last year. Degenkolb, who won the monument in 2015, crowdfunded €17,661 after hearing the junior race - which he also won - was at risk due to a lack of funding. The sector in his name runs from Hornaing à Wandignies to Hamage.

He’s got a lifetime ban from direct involvement in all sport, but Lance Armstrong’s former DS has set up a sports management company. Called 7evenPlusTwo, after the Tour de France

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