In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.

the race culminates with 750m on the smooth concrete of the large outdoor velodrome in roubaix.
the race ends with 750m on the smooth concrete of the large outdoor cycling arena in roubaix.

diacritical marks and non-english letters are ignored , while numerical entries such as " 1812 , war of " are alphabetised as if the number had been written out -lrb- " eighteen-twelve , war of " -rrb-.
accent marks and non-english letters are ignored , while entries with numbers such as " 1812 , war of " are put in alphabetical order as if the number had been written out -lrb- " eighteen-twelve , war of " -rrb-.

the storm continued , crossing the outer banks of north carolina , and retained its strength until june 20 when it became extratropical near newfoundland.

1 . the storm continued , crossing the outer banks of north carolina , and kept its strength until june 20 when it became extratropical near newfoundland.