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The Spring Classic is over, but for me, the most exciting part of the cycling season starts tomorrow. We’re entering that stretch of spring one-day classics held on the narrow, muddy roads and cobblestone 😍 paths of Northern Europe.
Tomorrow features the Tour of Flanders, and by next week, we'll hit my absolute favorite: Paris-Roubaix.
I'm hoping there are a few others out there watching so we can trade some comments.
Here are a couple of videos I saved from last season:
Paris-Roubaix (a race around 155 miles, featuring roughly 31 miles of brutal cobblestones, usually in the rain and mud):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8uyPnIveJo
Gent-Welwegem (those crashes last year were truly shocking):
The first descent of the Appalachian Mountains:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpWMp...eature=related
The second descent of the Appalachian Mountains:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x877Q...elated&search=
I don't want to show only the crashes—that isn't why I love these races. It's more about witnessing the pure hell these riders have to endure. That's why they call Paris-Roubaix the Hell of the North.
Tomorrow features the Tour of Flanders, and by next week, we'll hit my absolute favorite: Paris-Roubaix.
I'm hoping there are a few others out there watching so we can trade some comments.
Here are a couple of videos I saved from last season:
Paris-Roubaix (a race around 155 miles, featuring roughly 31 miles of brutal cobblestones, usually in the rain and mud):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8uyPnIveJo
Gent-Welwegem (those crashes last year were truly shocking):
The first descent of the Appalachian Mountains:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpWMp...eature=related
The second descent of the Appalachian Mountains:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x877Q...elated&search=
I don't want to show only the crashes—that isn't why I love these races. It's more about witnessing the pure hell these riders have to endure. That's why they call Paris-Roubaix the Hell of the North.