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
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
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
Serse Coppi, the younger brother of the big Fausto was born on the 19th of March in 1923 in Castellania, Italy. Read More »Cycling Who’s Who: Serse Coppi
The second edition of Paris-Roubaix was held on the 18th April 1897. 32 professional and 28 amateur cyclists departed in the rainy Paris, but the… Read More »Maurice Garin after winning Paris-Roubaix 1897