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    Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell

    Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell


    $39.95

    • Format: Hardcover
    • 223 pages
    • Publisher: VeloPress
    • Published: September 2007
    • ISBN-10: 1934030090
    • ISBN-13: 9781934030097

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    Paris-Roubaix, aka 'The Hell of the North,' has enough cobbles to shake bikes and bones to bits, and enough bad weather to make it treacherous even for the best professional cyclists. Held every April since 1896, the race follows a 270-kilometer course between the suburbs of the French capital and the northern industrial city of Roubaix, and its long history and location have made it pivotal in attracting cycling's superstars and testing their reputations. This lavish, large-format book recounts the history and excitement of Paris-Roubaix. With authoritative text from the top sportswriters at France's 'L'Equipe,' the book presents the inside story of the race, its great riders, its traditions, and its secrets. Arranged chronologically, 'Paris-Roubaix' includes an exclusive, behind-the-scenes chapter to bring readers directly into the action. Hundreds of spectacular color and black-and-white photos, many of them never before collected in book form, round out this memorable portrait of one of cycling's greatest events.
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