A dry Paris-Roubaix will batter and can even break the strongest, but rain makes it much harder. The heavens opened in 1994 creating apocalyptic conditions and producing a killer winner.
In 1965 Tom Simpson became the first British cyclist ever to win the men’s elite world road race title
Rudi Altig was one of the best riders of his generation; a multi-world champion
Ever wondered how sports pages carried images of the previous days’ matches and races from all over the world before digital cameras and the internet were invented? Here’s how.
