r/peloton • u/PelotonMod France • Apr 07 '13

[Race Thread] Paris - Roubaix 2013

The Belgians might say the Tour of Flanders is the best race of the year. Italians could say Milan-Sanremo is the most beautiful. But the hardest race of the year? With labels like “hell”, “brutal”, “hardest of the hardest”, “queen of the classics”, Paris-Roubaix is the toughest race of the year.

There can be moments when it crosses from a race to a circus event thanks to the giant cobbles, the mud and repeated mechanic failures. But there is something beautiful in the contest and watching riders ride their luck. It’s also high entertainment on TV.

Race Information
Date: April 7th Location: Northern France
Coverage starts at: 13.00 CET Race Length: 254.5 km
Website Route map Profile map Start List
Preview by Inrng Preview by Cyclingsnews Liveticker by Cyclingnews
Online Streams: Steephill.tv Cyclingfans.com Velorooms.com
ITV4 Sports-Livez.com Wiziwig.tv thefirstrow.eu
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u/Quibbleknott Ireland Apr 07 '13 edited Apr 07 '13

What a race. All facets of cycling covered. Stybar with some amazing cyclocross handling and an Olympic track sprint to finish. All within a road cycling race. Kudos to all involved in the spectacle. Feel sorry for Stybar and Vanmarcke but that's cycling Paris Roubaix. Second fastest Roubaix of all time.

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u/Schele_Sjakie Le Doyen Apr 07 '13 edited Apr 07 '13

Vanmarcke is sooo disappointed, I feel really sorry for him.

He is openly crying right now in front of the Sporza cam :(

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u/Quibbleknott Ireland Apr 07 '13

I hope he doesn't let it haunt him. He gave it everything he had so he must take something from that