Liverpool Roubaix
Liverpool Roubaix is a tough Paris-Roubaix-style sportive featuring fourteen unpaved/cobbled sectors and a finish on the spectacular new velodrome at Knowsley. Original 100km route plus epic new 100-mile option (160km).
Sunday 1 October 2017
Inspired by the Queen of the Classics: ‘Paris-Roubaix’
Entries will open shortly for the 2017 edition of the Wilier “Liverpool Roubaix” cyclosportive, which will be held on Sunday 1 October 2017, starting and finishing at Knowsley Velodrome (Liverpool L36 6EG). The ride will head north and then east across the flat, bleak Roubaix-like plains of Merseyside via a series of gravel and cobbled roads, before heading back to the velodrome past Knowsley Hall – the site of the time-trial stage of The Tour of Britain in 2013 and 2014. Well-stocked feed stations, a broom wagon and medical support will be provided. Register from 0800, start from 0830.
You can sign up using British Cycling’s online entry system by clicking on the red ‘ENTER’ button below. The event is promoted by Cycle Classics, who also organize the similarly-themed Tour of the Black Country, the Cheshire Cobbled Classic, which includes several steep cobbled climbs, including the infamous 45% Corkscrew, and the Strade-Bianche-themed White Roads Classic which features 9 white gravel/chalk sectors. Liverpool Roubaix is supported by British Cycling. Like our facebook page to view more photos and to receive the latest information and updates on the event.
Drone video of the Liverpool Roubaix cobbles
100km ROUTE MAP – Click for Interactive Map
100km ROUTE PROFILE – Click for Interactive Profile
100km ROUTE UNPAVED/GRAVEL SECTORS
START | Knowsley | |||
9 (16 km) | Simonswood Moss | 1200m | Gravel & Cobbles | * * * |
8 (17 km) | Coach Road | 1800m | Broken Tarmac | * * * |
7 (19 km) | Mossborough Hall | 700m | Stony Gravel | * * * * |
6 (26 km) | Berrington’s Lane | 1200m | Coarse Gravel | * * * * |
FEED | Croft (53 km) | |||
5 (55 km) | Main Lane | 700m | Cobbles | * * * * * |
4 (77 km) | Berrington’s Lane West | 1200m | Coarse Gravel | * * * * |
3 (85 km) | Mossborough Hall West | 700m | Stony Gravel | * * * * |
2 (86 km) | Coach Road North | 1800m | Broken Tarmac | * * * |
1 (88km) | Simonswood Moss North | 1200m | Gravel & Cobbles | * * * |
FINISH (105km) | Knowsley Velodrome |
100 mile ROUTE MAP – Click for Interactive Map
100 Mile ROUTE PROFILE – Click for Interactive Profile
100 Mile ROUTE- UNPAVED/GRAVEL SECTORS
START | Knowsley | |||
14 (16 km) | Simonswood Moss | 1200m | Gravel & Cobbles | * * * |
13 (17 km) | Coach Road | 1800m | Broken Tarmac | * * * |
12 (19 km) | Mossborough Hall | 700m | Stony Gravel | * * * * |
11 (31 km) | Stanley Gate | 600m | Gravel | * * * |
10 (34 km) | Ottershead Farm | 1000m | Gravel & Cobbles | * * * * |
9 (37 km) | Crane’s Lane | 1800m | Gravel | * * * * |
8 (43 km) | Wheat Lane | 100m | Cobbles | * |
FEED (47km) | Farmer’s Arms | |||
7 (59 km) | Long Meanygate | 4700m | Gravel | * * * * * |
6 (67 km) | Hunter’s Lane | 2900m | Cobbles & Gravel | * * * * * |
FEED (113 km) | Croft – General Elliot | |||
5 (116 km) | Main Lane | 700m | Cobbles | * * * * * |
4 (138 km) | Berrington’s Lane | 1200m | Coarse Gravel | * * * * |
3 (145 km) | Mossborough Hall West | 700m | Stony Gravel | * * * * |
2 (146 km) | Coach Road North | 1800m | Broken Tarmac | * * * |
1 (148 km) | Simonswood Moss North | 1200m | Gravel & Cobbles | * * * |
FINISH (165km) | Knowsley Velodrome |
Preview of the 2017 Wilier LIVERPOOL ROUBAIX from Bikes Etc.

The Ottershead Farm cobbled sector

The gravel approach to Berrington’s Lane (Sector 4)

The utterly epic 2900m Hunter’s Lane cobbled sector.

The short sector of cobbles at Wheat Lane, leading to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Testimonials
Love your events – Alex R.
Really enjoyed it…and the champagne thanks for a great day. Prosecco at end was an absolute winner! – Paul C.
Agree, glass of bubbly worked for me at the end. Great feel to the event, very well sign posted. – Lee R
Great event well organised. Will be looking to do it again next year. – Si L.
Excellent event – James B.
Good event, well-marked, just as physical as a climbing sportive when run off at +18 mph. – Jonathan F.
Fabulous ride! Route was fun, signage was good, organisers friendly. We’ll be back next year. Karen D.
Loved the route. Loved the atmosphere and the friendliness – drafting at 38kph on gravel was a novel experience for me! Very good feel factor and friendly vibe. – Rob C.
Loved it. Had it plotted on Garmin but the standard of the signing was first class. You would have to be blind to get lost on this course. Finishing on the velodrome was a complete blast despite being knackered and would have loved to do more than 1 1/2 laps. The chocolate and fizz at the end was absolutely inspired. – Barry A.
Cracking event …also think we should have some sort of group that can reinstate/protect cobbled roads as they do in Belgium. I’ll be singing up next year — Gareth R.
Loved the day and it was good to do something different. – Allan D.
Great event. You could really crank it if you wanted to (as evidenced by some of the times). – James A.

An old photo of the Feed Station – the General Elliot in Croft at roughly half-way. Cobbles now removed, sadly.

Knowsley Velodrome. Riders complete a lap-and-a-half at the finish of the Liverpool Roubaix sportive.
THE INSPIRATION – Paris-Roubaix

Bradley Wiggins on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix in 2014 – the inspiration for the Liverpool Roubaix event..
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TESTIMONIALS FOR CYCLE CLASSICS
- Christopher R.
- Paul H.
- Urban Cycles
- Neil K.
- Julie B.
- John C.
- Alistair C.
- Guvnors' Assembly
- Will F.
- Cycling Weekly
- James T.
THE WILIER CYCLE CLASSICS SERIES
Cheshire Cobbled Classic – White Roads Classic- Tour of the Black Country
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