The Paris-Roubaix organization has installed a chicane at the entrance to the Trouée d'Arenberg. The goal is to slow down the peloton and reduce the risk of falling at full speed.
However, the implementation of such a system could produce the opposite effect. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), winner last year and huge favorite in the race this year, was very surprised. Marc Madiot, one of the legends of the Hell of the North, thinks the chicane will cause a fall.