{"product_id":"paris-roubaix-the-inside-story-all-the-bumps-of-cyclings-cobbled-classic-9780985963613","title":"Paris-Roubaix, The Inside Story: All the bumps of cycling's cobbled classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Les Woodland\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McGann Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McGann Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cycling - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Paris-Roubaix bicycle race, nicknamed \"The Hell of the North,\" is famous for sending riders over brutal cobblestone roads. Only the strong, brave and lucky survive the hours of bone-shaking racing without suffering some mishap or catastrophe. It is so difficult no one wins it by accident, and winning Paris-Roubaix automatically puts a rider among the immortals of the sport. How did that come to be? At one time roads everywhere were paved with cobbles. Why did Paris-Roubaix emerge to be such a special race? Les Woodland tells the inside story: how one of cycling's classics grew from several 19th century businessmen's plan to bring cycling to the mill town of Roubaix. It wasn't a sure thing, and several times it seemed the race might die. It's a fascinating tale, so fasten your seat belts, Les is going to take you on a bumpy ride.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGann Publishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47572522107031,"sku":"9780985963613","price":1295.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780985963613.webp?v=1774890199","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/paris-roubaix-the-inside-story-all-the-bumps-of-cyclings-cobbled-classic-9780985963613","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}