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Paris-Roubaix, The Inside Story

By Les Woodland

Paris-Roubaix, The Inside Story book

Paris-Roubaix, The Inside Story

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Description
The Paris-Roubaix bicycle race, nicknamed "The Hell of the North," is famous for sending riders over brutal cobblestone roads. Only the strong, brave and lucky survive the hours of bone-shaking racing without suffering some mishap or catastrophe. It is so difficult no one wins it by accident, and winning Paris-Roubaix automatically puts a rider among the immortals of the sport.
How did that come to be? At one time roads everywhere were paved with cobbles. Why did Paris-Roubaix emerge to be such a special race? Les Woodland tells the inside story: how one of cycling's classics grew from several 19th century businessmen's plan to bring cycling to the mill town of Roubaix. It wasn't a sure thing, and several times it seemed the race might die. It's a fascinating tale, so fasten your seat belts, Les is going to take you on a bumpy ride.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
198
Release Date:
2013-02-08
Publication Date:
2013-02-08
Publisher:
McGann Publishing LLC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0985963611
ISBN13:
9780985963613
Weight:
295 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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