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    Roubaix station (French: Gare de Roubaix) is a railway station serving the town Roubaix, Nord department, northern France. The station is served by high...
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    Roubaix (US: /ruːˈbeɪ/ roo-BAY, French: [ʁubɛ] or [ʁube] ; Dutch: Robaais; West Flemish: Roboais; Picard: Roubés) is a city in northern France, located...
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  • industrial arts founded. 1886 – Population: 100,299. 1888 – Gare de Roubaix (rail station) built. 1889 – École nationale supérieure des arts et industries...
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    station is served by high speed trains to Paris and regional trains to Roubaix and Lille. SNCB/NMBS Belgian Railways trains also run from here to: Courtrai/Kortrijk...
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    department of Nord. Located to the north-northeast of Lille, adjacent to Roubaix, Tourcoing is the chef-lieu of two cantons and the fourth largest city...
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    François de Roubaix (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa də ʁube]; 3 April 1939, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine – 22 November 1975, Tenerife, Canary Islands)...
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    Sergent. In 1897 he won Paris–Roubaix, beating the Dutchman Mathieu Cordang in the last two kilometres of the velodrome at Roubaix. Sergent said: As the two...
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    stages and finished second in the 1905 Tour de France. He also won Paris–Roubaix twice, in 1903 and 1904. His elder brother Francois was also a racing cyclist...
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    among his favorite artists: Maurice Ravel for classical music, François de Roubaix for music soundtracks and Siouxsie and the Banshees for pop music. Dunckel...
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    miles) and 60 stations. The tram system consists of two interurban tram lines, connecting central Lille to the nearby communities of Roubaix and Tourcoing...
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