Roubaix (US: /ruːˈbeɪ/ roo-BAY, French: [ʁubɛ] or [ʁube] ; Dutch: Robaais; West Flemish: Roboais; Picard: Roubés) is a city in northern France, located...
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Paris–Roubaix [pa.ʁi.ʁu.bɛ] is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border...
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Racing Club de Roubaix was a French association football team that played in Roubaix, Nord. The team was founded in 1895 and was very successful before...
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The 2024 Paris–Roubaix was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 7 April in France. It was the 121st edition of Paris–Roubaix and the 16th event...
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timeline of the history of the city of Roubaix, France. 1469 – Factory franchise granted by Charles the Bold. 1790 – Roubaix becomes part of the Nord souveraineté...
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Barry-Roubaix is a classic-style road/off-road cycling race featuring a variety of terrain and surfaces to test cyclists of all skill levels. Named to...
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The 2023 Paris–Roubaix was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 9 April 2023 in France. It was the 120th edition of Paris–Roubaix and the 16th...
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Roubaix is a city in northern France. Roubaix may also refer to: Roubaix, South Dakota François de Roubaix, a French film score composer Oh Mercy! (French:...
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Olympique de Roubaix-Tourcoing was a football club based in Roubaix, France. The team was founded in 1945 in a merge of three clubs: Excelsior AC Roubaix, RC Roubaix...
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François de Roubaix (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa də ʁube]; 3 April 1939, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine – 22 November 1975, Tenerife, Canary Islands)...
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November 2015 Paris attacks (redirect from 2015 Roubaix shootings)
A series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis...
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Paris–Roubaix Espoirs is a one-day road cycling race held annually in France. In 2005 the race was integrated into the UCI Europe Tour as a category 1...
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Oh Mercy! (redirect from Roubaix, une lumière)
Oh Mercy! (French: Roubaix, une lumière, lit. 'Roubaix, a light') is a 2019 French crime drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. The film was inspired...
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Paris–Roubaix Juniors (or Le Pavé de Roubaix) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in northern France for junior cyclists (aged 17...
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Paris–Roubaix Femmes is a one day women's bicycle race on cobbled roads (or pavé) in northern France, held annually in early April. It is part of the...
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The Canal de Roubaix (French pronunciation: [kanal də ʁubɛ]) is a canal in northern France. It joins the Canal de la Deûle near Marquette-lez-Lille to...
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classics victories, including winning the Tour of Flanders three times, Paris-Roubaix twice and Milan–San Remo once. His rivalry with Wout van Aert is considered...
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The 2023 Paris–Roubaix Femmes (officially Paris–Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift) was a French road cycling one-day race that took place on 8 April 2023. It was...
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Gang de Roubaix was a terrorist cell tied with the Islamist group Al-Qaeda. Its members were suspected of various bloody bank attacks, murder and a missed...
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Excelsior AC (France) (redirect from Excelsior Athlétic Club de Roubaix)
football team playing in the city of Roubaix, Nord. The team was founded in 1928 in a merger between Football Club de Roubaix and Excelsior Club de Tourcoing...
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The 2024 Paris–Roubaix Femmes (officially Paris–Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift) was a French road cycling one-day race that took place on 6 April. It was the...
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the country; Strasbourg, Roubaix and Amiens refused to accept the new league, while conversely Mulhouse, Excelsior AC Roubaix, Metz and Fives accepted...
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France participated in the 1911 UIAFA European Football Tournament at Roubaix, an unofficial European Championship organized by UIAFA, entering as a...
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3°11′31″E / 50.700833°N 3.192083°E / 50.700833; 3.192083 The Canton of Roubaix-Est is a former French canton, located in the Nord department in the former...
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classic Paris–Roubaix race, but his performances in other "Monument" races gave him a record that few can match. His record in Paris–Roubaix earned him another...
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family to France to take a job as a spinner in the industrial town of Roubaix. He took his first art lessons at the local Academy. In 1876, he entered...
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specialist with a strong finishing sprint. He won the cycling monuments Paris–Roubaix 4 times and the Tour of Flanders 3 times, among many other prestigious...
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Le Vélo (section Paris–Roubaix)
sporting events as promotional tools led to the creation of the Paris–Roubaix cycle race in 1896, and the popularisation of the Bordeaux–Paris cycle...
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more fully. The city was known for its cotton while the nearby towns of Roubaix and Tourcoing worked wool. Leisure activities were thoroughly organised...
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Bernard Arnault (category People from Roubaix)
luxury market. Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault was born on 5 March 1949 in Roubaix. His mother, pianist Marie-Josèphe Savinel, daughter of Étienne Savinel...
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