Winners of both Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix in the same year: Henri Suter 1923 Romain Gijssels 1932 Gaston Rebry 1934 Raymond Impanis 1954 Fred… Read More »Double winners of Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix
Although Paris-Roubaix in 1936 was more important in the career of Tour de France winner (1933) cyclist Georges Speicher, one of the most popular funny… Read More »Georges Speicher at Paris-Roubaix 1935
During the early days of road cycling races, bicycle events quite often produced extraordinary scenes. One of the most hilarious (and also a bit sad) … Read More »The Paris-Roubaix edition, that ended almost like a burlesque film
Fausto Coppi rode Paris-Roubaix 5 times (1949, 1950, 1952, 1955 and 1959), only one time (1950) managed to win the famous Hell of the North.… Read More »Maurice Diot and Fausto Coppi (Paris-Roubaix 1950)
The winner of the longest ever individual time trial (139 km ) in the history of Tour de France, Raymond Impanis had a successful career.… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Raymond Impanis (1925-2010)
Jean Stablinski, the cyclist who suggested to include Trouée d’Arenberg (Arenberg Forest) in the program of Paris-Roubaix, was born on 21 May 1932 in Thun-Saint-Amand,… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Jean Stablinski
Josef Fischer, the winner of the first Paris-Roubaix (1896) was born on the 20th January, 1865 in Atzlern (near München, Germany). Fischer participated in several… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Josef Fischer (1865-1953)
André Leducq, the two-time Tour de France winner (1930 and 1932) claimed his first great triumph at Paris-Roubaix in 1928. The race took place on… Read More »Iconic Paris-Roubaix images: André Leducq crossing the finish line in 1928
Every road cycling fan knows the name Octave Lapize, the rider who crossed Tourmalet first at the Tour de France in 1910. His memorial is… Read More »Octave Lapize, the first three-time Paris-Roubaix champion
The picture was taken on a training ride before Paris-Roubaix in 1970. Eddy Merckx earned his first Paris-Roubaix victory in 1968. Next year he became… Read More »Eddy Merckx on the cobbles (Paris-Roubaix 1970)