Fabian on Coffee and the Roubaix

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Paris Roubaix - A Throw of the Dice

A Throw of the Dice from RAPHA on Vimeo.
A film by Nick Livesey with Ridley Scott Associates for Rapha.

"Historically, 'The Hell of the North' was not referring to the sheer pain and torment the cyclists of the Paris-Roubaix must endure to complete the 275km race. It was a newspaper caption describing the landscape when the race was resumed after WW1 - charred forests, open sewers - a completely decimated and blackened horizon.

Run your fingers through the topsoil in that region of Northern France and you are likely to find shrapnel and splintered bones. The race has been shaped by history, and as I discovered so too was Johan Museeuw's brush with fate in the Forest of Arenberg.

The only way to define Museeuw's true 'North' was to meet him in the ancient forest. From there the trajectory of the back story was formed, and thus began the filming process."
—Nick Livesey

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http://www.rapha.cc/rsa-films

Rapha and RSA Films present three short films inspired by the people, places and stories of road racing. Johan Museeuw, Sean Kelly and Dario Pegoretti are celebrated in three cinematic portraits exploring the passion, history and drama of the sport.

Based on a trio of story-labels originally found inside the Rapha Club Jerseys, each film brings a new translation: The intense dreamscape of Nick Livesey's ode to Johan Museeuw, Adrian Moat's tale of discovery inspired by Sean Kelly and Ben Ingham's intimate view of Dario Pegoretti in his workshop, all powerful representations of three distinct icons of road racing.

It has been a privilege to work with Ridley Scott Associates and such talented friends on these films.

The Hell of the North 1976

Hell of the North

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Seven Days till Paris Roubaix.

Stone-By-Stone Redux: Breaking Down Paris-Roubaix

I found this interesting site regarding Paris Roubaix.  

Stone-By-Stone Redux: Breaking Down Paris-Roubaix
Podium Cafe
By Chris Fontecchio
2012-04-05
Link: http://www.podiumcafe.com/2012/4/5/2928236/stone-by-stone-redux-breaking-down-paris-roubaix

When it comes time to review something like this year's parcours for Paris-Roubaix, the first place to look is last year's course. We've clicked a lot of keys in the service of describing course changes this year, and we aren't done. But the Queen of the Classics isn't your average parcours subject, for two reasons: the course is the star of the show, and it doesn't change much. Apart from some hollow threats about too much moss on the Forest of Arenberg secteur, no big changes were planned this year. The cobbles secteurs appear to be identical to 2011, the distance is either the same or a few hundred meters longer, depending on whether people are rounding out numbers. There isn't much to say beyond last year...

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Paris-Roubaix, "Yeah, you know who won."

Cool commentary on this video though.


How The Race Was Won - Paris-Roubaix 2012 from Cosmo Catalano on Vimeo.

The Commentator

"The Commentator"
Brendt Barbur
Link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2105237365/the-commentator

"In 1976 Danish Filmmaker Jorgen Leth made the legendary sports and cycling film, A Sunday in Hell, about the Paris Roubaix cycling race. It defined a genre and helped put the Paris-Roubaix on the global sporting map. Leth now comments on the race for television.

We plan to follow Leth as he prepares for and comments on the race. We’ll be with him from his hotel in Paris until the end of the race at the Roubaix Velodrome. Along the way our team of photographers and filmmakers will shoot footage of the race, crowds and Leth himself caught up in the excitement of sport. We’ll capture the intense effort of contemporary pro racers, and will be sure to include stars from cycling’s past."

Kurt Asle Arvesen 20K and no Seat!

My question is why didn't his team support vehicle swap bicycles?

Paris Roubaix

Johan Van Summeren Wins Paris Roubaix!

I would have never guessed Johan.

"ROUBAIX, France (VN) — Johan Van Summeren did not finish last year’s Paris-Roubaix.

Following top-10 placings in 2008 and 2009, the 6-foot-5 Belgian arrived at the team bus after the 2010 race beat up, covered in dust and frustrated with himself." More from VeloNews.com...

Paris Roubaix coming April 10, 2011

Last Year Fabian Cancellara took Paris Roubaix. This is his teams recon video.

What Wikipedia Says about Paris Roubaix

"Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France near the Belgian frontier. Since its beginning in 1896 until 1967 it started in Paris and ended in Roubaix (hence the name); since 1968 the start city is Compiègne (about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north-east from Paris center), whilst the finish is still in Roubaix. Famous for rough terrain and cobblestones (setts),[n 1] it is one of the 'Monuments' or Classics of the European calendar, and contributes points towards the UCI World Ranking. It has been called The Hell of the North, A Sunday in Hell, (which is also the title of a film about the 1976 edition of the race) Queen of the Classics or La Pascale: the Easter race.[1] The race is organised by the media group Amaury Sport Organisation annually in mid-April."

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