What makes Paris Roubaix and other Pro Cycling Races so Insane to Watch ? If you’re planning on watching pro cycling in France—especially legendary races like Paris-Roubaix—you need to know the brutal truth. It’s not all champagne and helicopter shots. This is the real fan experience: muddy boots, roadside camping, beer-fuelled chaos, and a fleeting…
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🚴♂️ Paris-Roubaix Challenge: Cobbles, Gravel & Epic Rides I’ve been riding the Paris-Roubaix cobbles since 2013—on everything from carbon race bikes to gravel rigs. This time? I’m rebuilding my trusty 2014 hardtail into a cobble-proof monster for the Paris-Roubaix 2025 Hell of the North Challenge… using budget AliExpress cycling components like Sensah. Will it survive? Will I survive? Will I even build it…
Gearing Up for Paris-Roubaix: My Cobble-Crushing AliExpress Bike Build The 2025 Paris-Roubaix is just around the corner, and while the pros will be battling it out on their €10,000 superbikes, I’m taking a slightly different approach this year. Instead of splashing out on the latest carbon wonder-machine, I’ve decided to resurrect my old 2015 carbon hardtail mountain bike and…
2014 was a bumper year for us both from a business point of view and from a cycling point of view. Our bike shop in Bourg d’Oisans has gone from strength to strength with more customers than ever before hiring more bikes and buying more merchandise. The cycle tour and self catered business has also…
granfondo roma 2013, a set on Flickr. My last big ride of the season was the Granfondo Roma in Italy. We drove down by car from our base in Bourg d’Oisans and rented a small apartment in the centre of Rome for the weekend. Going from Bourg d’Oisans and driving into any big city is…