Paris Roubaix

Authors:

By Philippe Bouvet, Pierre Callewaert, Jean Luc Gatellier

Format:

Hardback

Availability:

In print, usually dispatched within 7-10 days.

Price:

£25.00

Tagged with:

Cycling, Paris Roubaix, Photographic, Sport & Publicity

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Further Details

• Published: 21st Oct 2007
• ISBN: 1934030090
• Pages: 224

From Word of Sport:

Translated by David Herlihy with a forward by Bob Roll, this large coffee-table book has everything about one of the greatest single-day classics in the world. Stunning black & white & colour pictures of crashes, echelons, mud, dust, disappointment and rubbish showers show Paris-Roubaix in all its historical glory.

It's split into 11 sections covering every aspect, even the very cobble get one 'Beneath the cobblestones, the North..' describing the urgent drive to find new routes and restore ancient paths threatened by tarmac. Every rider is a hero just to get to Roubaix but one of the best sections singles out the 'greats', 4-times winner Roger De Vlaeminck who seemed to glide over the pave, Eddy Merckx, Sean Kelly, Marc Madiot, Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, Johan Museeuw, Francesco Moser and Tom Boonen but not forgotten are the early 'greats', Josef Fischer who won the first edition in 1896, the original 'Lion of Flanders' Cyrille Van Hauwaert, first triple winner Octave Lapize, Gaston Rebry (The Bulldog), Rik Van Steenbergen, Rik Van Looy & Fausto Coppi.

From the Publisher:

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.