The 2009 Paris–Roubaix was the 107th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 12 April 2009 over a distance of 259 kilometres. The race was won by Tom Boonen, who won his third Paris–Roubaix. Boonen finished the race alone, seconds ahead of Filippo Pozzato. Thor Hushovd arrived third, to round out the podium. The race was the eighth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series.
2009 Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the European calendar, and contributes points towards the UCI World Ranking.
Winners since 1977 have received a mounted cobble (sett); the organisers keep a gold-plated cobble for themselves
Théodore Vienne Roubaix entrepreneur
Share of the Société Anonyme du Vélodrome de Roubaix, issued 3 March 1899
Cobblestone Emblem of Paris–Roubaix, Donated on the 100th anniversary by 'Les Amis de Paris–Roubaix' and 'La Ville de Roubaix' 50°40′43″N 3°12′17″E / 50.678548°N 3.204612°E / 50.678548; 3.204612