{"id":4520,"date":"2023-03-16T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/?p=4520"},"modified":"2023-03-16T13:00:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T12:00:49","slug":"aso-used-goats-to-clean-the-paris-roubaixs-arenberg-forest-cobbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/2023\/03\/16\/aso-used-goats-to-clean-the-paris-roubaixs-arenberg-forest-cobbles\/","title":{"rendered":"ASO Used Goats to Clean the Paris-Roubaix\u2019s Arenberg Forest Cobbles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, the cobblestones that host Paris-Roubaix must be cleaned of mud, grass and weeds, which cover them over the winter. Rather than using weed killers or lawn mowers, the Paris-Roubaix organiser decided to go for a more ecological solution this year. The most infamous sector of pav\u00e9 was cleaned by the likes of Ginette and Caouette, a herd of goats, around 40 in size.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is the first time we\u2019ve used this method,\u201d ASO\u2019s race designer Thierry Gouvenou told Cycling Weekly<\/em><\/a>. \u201cDuring Covid, we realised that the grass in the Forest of Arenberg was growing back really quickly, so we said we needed to find solutions. Why not eco-grazing?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u267b\ufe0f Pour pr\u00e9parer le parcours de #ParisRoubaix<\/a>, le d\u00e9sherbage de la Trou\u00e9e d'Arenberg se fait par \u00e9co-p\u00e2turage.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc10 Dans le cadre de l'op\u00e9ration "Les Biquettes de l'Espoir", ce sont une 40aine de ch\u00e8vres et moutons qui s'att\u00e8lent \u00e0 d\u00e9sherber 2 300 m\u00e8tres de pav\u00e9s ! pic.twitter.com\/Z7RPKTCzfo<\/a><\/p>\n

— Paris-Roubaix (@parisroubaix) March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n