Under 23 Paris-Roubaix cancelled

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published 23 November 2010

The Under 23 Paris-Roubaix race organiser has been forced to cancel the race next year due to financial difficulties.

"The event is well known, but there is not enough impact," said Jean-Charles Canon, the chairman of VC Roubaix, to La Voix des Sports.

Stephen Roche, Thor Hushovd, Marc Madiot and Yaroslav Popovych all won the race before going on to successful professional careers. Hushovd finished second in the professional version this April and won the World Championships in October. American Taylor Phinney won the last two editions and is the only two-time winner of the race. He signed for BMC racing in September and will start to race professionally next year.

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Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.

Under 23 Paris-Roubaix cancelled

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