Liverpool Roubaix

Entries are now open for the 2016 edition of Liverpool Roubaix, which will be held on Sunday 18 September 2016, starting and finishing at Knowsley Velodrome. The ride will start at 1000 and will head south towards the Mersey and Manchester shipping canal, and then north across the flat, Roubaix-like plains of Merseyside via a series of gravel and cobbled roads, before heading back to the velodrome past Knowsley Hall and Safari Park – the site of the time-trial stage of The Tour of Britain in 2013 and 2014 (see photos below). A well-stocked feed station, a broom wagon and medical support will be provided.

You can sign up using British Cycling’s online entry system. 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.