The open cycle track has a long history and is still the destination of Paris-Roubaix. The last 300 meters before the Velodrome are after Charles Crupelandt bennant, the only winner of Paris-Roubaix comes from Roubaix.
Place du Général de Gaulle is an old medieval market place, where a tree has never stood. The traders met here three times a day, in all weathers. Until they …