Paris-Roubaix, The Inside Story - All the Bumps of Cycling's Cobbled Classic (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	McGann Publishing LLC
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	February 2013
Authors:	Les Woodland
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	198
ISBN-13:	978-0-9859636-1-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Cycling, skateboarding, rollerblading > Cycling Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Promotions
LSN:	0-9859636-1-1
Barcode:	9780985963613

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