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Roubaix
[ roo-be ]
noun
- a city in N France, NE of Lille.
Roubaix
/ rubɛ /
noun
- a city in N France near the Belgian border: forms, with Tourcoing, a large industrial conurbation. Pop: 96 984 (1999)
Example Sentences
"I tried to re-frame it as like I'd had a really great year. I did the classics and I had Roubaix and Nationals and Olympics and my main goals were done," she said.
She finished third in Roubaix in a sprint finish, after chasing back up to the front group on her own.
Deignan looks back fondly on her achievements, keeping many of her medals in a wooden box at home, along with the famous cobble trophy from Roubaix on the mantlepiece.
He rode alone into the famous Roubaix velodrome, where the race traditionally finishes, and crossed the finish line in five hours 25 minutes 58 seconds - completing the route at the fastest average speed in the history of the event, which was first held in 1896.
Nieuwjaer’s household is one of 800 to participate in a program called Roubaix Zéro Déchet or “Zero-Waste Roubaix” — an educational initiative that gives residents tools to reduce their household waste.
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