Scouting the pavé sections the night before the Paris-Roubaix race, I found this beautiful section lined with rapeseed fields.
Etikettarkiv: Paris-Roubaix
One last ride before Paris-Roubaix
John Degenkolb, pushing it hard at pavé section 9 one last time before the race.
The coach and the rider. Mattias Reck and John Degenkolb.
Winner of the U23 Paris-Roubaix 2011, Ramon Sinkeldam and Bert De Backer. There’s always room for a laugh on the bike.
John Degenkolb’s extra brake handle
These shoes are made for cycling…
These shoes are made for cycling, and that’s just what they’ll do. One of these days, these shoes are gonna cycle away from you.
The custom Shimano shoes of John Degenkolb, Team Giant-Shimano.
Arenberg at night
As a preparation for the Paris-Roubaix race on sunday, I spent the day driving around the countryside, trying to find the pavé sections, many of them really hidden away back roads.
The last on my list was the epically classic Arenberg section.
