Carrefour de lArbre

Carrefour de l'Arbre, formally Pave de Luchin, is a 2.1 km cobbled street in the districts of Camphin-en-Pevele, Baisieux-Sin and Gruson, in the Nord branch of Northern France. The area was the setting of the Battle of Bouvines, which finished the Anglo-French War in 1214. Today, the street is best known from the cycling great Paris– Roubaix, where it has frequently demonstrated unequivocal because of its closeness to Roubaix and combined trouble.

The street is one of three "five-star" clear divisions of Paris– Roubaix, together with Mons-en-Pevele and the Trouee d'Arenberg. It is viewed as one of the hardest entries of the race due to the awful condition of the cobbles. As it comes at 15 km from the completion in Roubaix it is a crucial area of the occasion and has frequently demonstrated conclusive.

Carrefour de l'Arbre is on open land among Gruson and Camphin-en-Pevele. The street begins westbound from Camphin-en-Pevele along the Rue de Cysoing towards Camphin de l'Arbre. The main half comprises of a progression of corners over exceptionally sporadic clear towards Luchin. The second half begins subsequent to intersection a black-top street and completions at the Cafe de l'Arbre eatery.