Paris - The Pain and Beauty of Roubaix - Gallery

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Paris - The Pain and Beauty of Roubaix - Gallery

The 119th edition of the Paris-Roubaix cobbled classic came to a close with Dylan Van Baar winning in a lone attack at 18km. [This 257km race ended a thrilling month of racing in Flanders and northern France, including a historic victory by Biniam Guillemay and a second Tour de Flanders win for Mathieu Van der Pol.

The more than five and a half hours of racing provided nearly nonstop action, from the crosswind-breaking Ineos Grenadiers in the early stages, to the chaos and carnage of the cobbled sections, to the incessant attacks and counters on the crucial cobbles in the final stages.

With all eyes on the Walloon, Ardennes Classics, La Flèche Wallonne, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, we took a look back at the races and compiled a mega-gallery of photos taken on Sunday afternoon.

Click below to view the best photos of Paris-Roubaix by Bas Chervinsky, Bernard Papon, and Luc Claassen of Getty Images, Luca Bettini and Dion Kerkhofs of Sprint Cycling Agency.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, the women's peloton tackled the cobbles for the second time in history, just six months after the first edition of the Paris-Roubaix fam.

Elisa Longo Borghini won the last 30 km solo, giving Trek-Segafredo a 2-2 win following Lizzie Deignan's victory last October.

Click below for the best video of the women's race by Tim de Vere and Etienne Garnier (courtesy of Getty Images).

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