RECENT HISTORY

The last 10 winners of the Hell of the North

2005 Tom Boonen

Home favourite Boonen grabs his first Roubaix win, having won the Tour of Flanders the previous weekend (not bad going).

2006 Fabian Cancellara

Cancellara becomes Switzerland's second Roubaix winner ahead of Tour of Flanders victor Boonen.

2007 Stuart O’grady

The Australian wins by 52s despite puncturing. Brit Roger Hammond comes 7th.

2008 Tom Boonen

Boonen takes his second Roubaix victory in a sprint finish ahead of Cancellara and Alessandro Ballan.

2009 Tom Boonen

Boonen notches up his Roubaix hat-trick – this time

2010 Fabian Cancellara

Spartacus finally notches up his second victory by a two-minute margin over Norwegian Thor Hushovd.

2011 Johan Vansummeren

The Belgian comes in 19s ahead of Cancellara having ridden the last 5km with a flat.

2012 Tom Boonen

Boonen takes a fourth victory to equal the record of Classics legend Roger De Vlaeminck.

2013 Fabian Cancellara

The Swiss rider wins a sprint against Belgium’s Sep Vanmarcke to notch up his third win and stay in touch with Boonen.

2014 Niki Terpstra

Having been on the podium in 2013, the Dutch rider takes his first Roubaix win from