Short Stories – tagged "Paris-Roubaix" – Cycling Legends

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Short Stories

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Cyrille Van Hauwaert, the first Lion of Flanders, on a track bike.

The First Lion of Flanders

Flanders, less than half of a small country, has a huge place in cycling. The best Flemish cyclists are often called Lions...

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The cobbled sectors of Paris Roubaix become almost unrideable when covered in mud. Here a picture of Andrei Tchmil, Olaf Ludwig and Johan Museeuw from the event in 1994.

Tchmil the Kill

A dry Paris-Roubaix batters everyone, but rain makes it much harder. The heavens opened in 1994 and created mayhem, but produced a...

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