I discuss with Chris Horner about what makes the Paris-Roubaix biking race so cool – the Queen of the Classics, l’Enfer du Nord, the Hell of the North. We breakdown the lore, discuss key sectors of cobbles just like the Arenberg trench, and Carrefour de l’Arbre, the end on the monitor on the Roubaix velodrome, and people iconic showers, and naturally the favorites for this weekend’s race.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
1:45 – Let’s discuss Cobbles – Chris goes full fuel by the Arenberg Forest
3:11 – Hallowed floor & protected roads
4:09 – Chris remembers the cobbles within the 1990’s
5:49 – Why didn’t Chris experience it?
7:26 – The sound of 360 tubulars
13:10 – The actual risks of the cobbles
14:49 – How the cobbled sections form the race
17:40 – Carrefour de l’Arbre – why is it so decisive
19:43 – Into the Velodrome – it’s monitor time!
21:00 – The Most Well-known Showers in Biking
22:22 – Rider picks
27:18 – Wrap Up and Last Feedback
# Hold it dialed to PEZ for extra Paris-Roubaix previews as we take a look at what makes this race cool, and sit up for the motion this Sunday. Al may have a full race report plus all the large photographs because the Monuments season strikes to France.
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