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Paris-Roubaix : A Journey through Hell
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By Philippe Bouvet, Pierre Callewaert, Jean-Luc Gatellier, and Serge Laget
Translated by David V. Herlihy Introduction by Bob Roll. Full colour and b&w photos throughout.
Hardback: 223 Pages with 86 colour pictures & 139 black & white
VP030097
"This is one of the finest cycling books ever printed..."
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 it's historical glory
Paris-Roubaix, the famous one-day bicycle race in northeastern France, is known as “The Hell of the North” for good reason. Although the course is somewhat flatter than the other spring classics, it includes interminable stretches of muddy farm roads paved with rough-hewn cobblestones. The cobbles alone are enough to shake bikes and bones to bits; throw in the notoriously fickle weather, which often includes rain, snow, and driving wind, and the course becomes downright treacherous. Held the third Sunday in April since 1896, Paris-Roubaix is a race of great tradition. 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, coupled with its proximity to the cycling-mad triangle of northern France, Belgium, and Holland, means that it has served over the years to confirm the fame of cycling’s greatest champions.
All of the history and excitement of the world’s most famous one-day bicycle race is captured and comprehensively illustrated with hundreds of spectacular color and black-and-white photographs in this lavish, oversized format.
With authoritative text from France’s top sportswriters, Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell presents the inside story of the race, its great riders, its traditions, and its secrets.
Full colour and b&w photos throughout.
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