Tag Archives: paris roubaix

  • The night before Roubaix

    On this the night before the 2016 Paris Roubaix, cycling fans throughout the World are restless with anticipation of the battle that lies ahead so here is a short post to help you get through the next 12 hours before coverage begins at 9.30am in the morning. One day we were looking through photos for the…

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  • When dreams come true.

    Have you ever found yourself in a situation and thought to yourself 'This is a bit surreal' ? I found myself in one of those situations recently when I was sitting with Sean Kelly and who came along but Sam Bennett. We chatted away and then Sean asked Sam what his programme of races was…

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  • A Sunday in Hell – in full !

    This is old , 1976 , and it is dated but Paris Roubaix is 104 years old . Eddy Merckx is the greatest cyclist who ever lived and features heavily , so this is well worth a watch . [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4IDCkcnnHg]   Barry www.worldwidecycles.com

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  • The Road to Roubaix – in full !

    Watch this full length you tube video which gives a real sense of what it is like to ride the toughest race on earth ! This is not a promo clip but the full 1 hour 10 minute feature . [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhbeS1M-kjw] Barry www.worldwidecycles.com

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  • The Empty bucket and the Cobblestone hero !

    The Kerry football manager Jack O'Connor once told a friend of his to 'watch out for feckers that empty your bucket' . When asked to expand on this he explained that sometimes the phone will ring and the wife will hand him the phone and he'll be stuck there for an hour listening to all…

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