Tom boonen started his 2017 season aboard a discequipped venge vias and hes been vocal about his satisfaction with the performance of disc brakes, even winning a sprint in an early season race. Last season saw a pretty hectic race, as always is the case here, with the man of the spring greg van avermaet winning a small group sprint in the velodrome a frustrated stybar banged his handlebars as he crossed the line in second place with langeveld taking a surprising third. In viaggio verso lultima follia del ciclismo moderno, the hell of the nord. Podium history of paris roubaix 2007 edition 2009 edition complete results. Combining candid interviews with both todays stars and cycling legends, rare behind the scenes footage, stunning panoramic views of the race and the region, and a collection of. Road to roubaix is a documentary on the most prestigious oneday cycling race in the world, paris roubaix. However, some improvement in the spring has degenkolb on the rise and gunning for another win at paris roubaix.
Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owne. Spoilers at a glance october, november, december 2019. One of the most accomplished riders in history, tom boonen the symbol and captain of quickstep floors since 2003, when he joined patrick lefeveres squad is set to bring down the curtain over his prestigious career at his beloved paris roubaix, which he has won on four occasions 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, a feat only one other rider has achieved since the races inception in 1896. So naturally, there was some speculation that he might ride specializeds roubaix with disc brakes at flanders, especially if the weather forecast. Footage from the 2007 paris roubaix, discovery channels spring camp in solvang, ca, and postrace interviews shot in london.
The bicycle looks good, may have minimal cosmetic only blemishes on the frame, fork, components, parts andor accessories. Antipodean cycling fans are well versed in the lore of the queen of the classics, the paris roubaix cycling race. The paris roubaix is a oneday professional bicycle road race in northern france, starting north of paris and finishing on the belgian frontier. This comes with 20mm of travel, which can be adjusted with a dial above the stem on the higher end options. This is road to roubaix trailer by principal media on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Tom boonens recordtying fourth parisroubaix victory fell short in round 2 to hayman.
July 16th, 2008 not yet rated 1 hr 11 min plot summary. Thats why youll see team mechanics adding a skateboardstyle grip tape to. Bottles litter the course of paris roubaix, either discarded by a rider but more often ejected from the bottle cage. The 98 season was another good one for you in the classics. E 1 road to season 2 tvpg jun 1, 2008 39m the series continues to follow some truckers from last season as well as new drivers hauling essential equipment and supplies over the winter ice road to remote outposts in canadas northwest territories. The roubaix has become the most dominant bike at parisroubaix with seven wins to date.
Parisroubaix is one of the oldest and most difficult oneday classic races with. Cobbles and kronenbourg with henk vogels tales from paris. Parisroubaix is the third monument of the cycling season and considered by many the. Tom had backtoback parisroubaix victories on this chassis in 2008 and 2009. In 1948 we rode the same bikes as the rest of the season. The argentineborn spaniard has performed strongly in recent weeks and is a consistent top 10 finisher at roubaix, including finishing third last year and in 2005, and second in 2007. Robaais is a city in northern france, located in the lille metropolitan area on the belgian border. The defining feature of the specialized roubaix is the future shock front suspension. Every april, the tougest cyclists on the international circuit saddle up to attack the crumbling cobble stones that still. What are the ratings and certificates for on the road to. It was first run in 1896 and has stopped only for the two world wars.
It is a historically monoindustrial commune in the nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century from its textile industries, with most of the same characteristic features as those of english and american boom towns. One good cycling documentary is garmincervelos beyond the peloton series which one can watch for free on youtube. Yes, all you have to do is pick the 2010 paris roubaix podium, and you can win a dvd of the 2008 film, road to roubaix. They had been behind the building of a velodrome on 46,000 square metres at the corner of the rue verte and the route dhempempont, which. Catch a free sneak peek of ice road truckers, before the new season premieres on sunday, june 9. It is one of cyclings oldest races, and is one of the monuments or classics of the european calendar. What are the ratings and certificates for grindstone road. An imprint of rative videos and dvds that capture the mujahedin in action. Specialized fact 8r carbon, az1 construction, compact design, zertz inserts. On the road to tel aviv 2008 is ratedreceived certificates of.
Grindstone road 2008 is ratedreceived certificates of. Red and black 2008 specialized roubaix compact, serial. Paris roubaix is probably the oneday race everyone looks forward to, except maybe some of the riders. The secondgeneration roubaix debuted in 2008, with better overall torsional and reartriangle stiffness. Fabian cancellara was a close second and alessandro ballan came third. Road to roubaix is comprised of three distinct components.
The hell in the north returns this weekend to round off the cobbled classics campaign for this year. The parisroubaix is a oneday professional mens bicycle road race in northern france. Good day and welcome to s live coverage of the 2008 edition of parisroubaix, the hell of. Each segment is beautifully captured through the eyes of the masterlink film team. Praeger security international, 88 post road west, westport, ct 06881. The road to roubaix the hell of the north, the queen of the classics its arguably the toughest bike race in the world, and weve already issued the 1974 documentary by jorgen leth, a sunday in hell. Thank you all for your support, interest and comments. Henk competed in 2 olympic games the team pursuit in. Degenkolb finished 2 nd at gentwevelgem, but took a step. First held in 1896 and now in its 105th edition, the race is a grueling contest over 160 miles of narrow, cobbled farm roads in the picardie and nordepasdecalais regions of france with a finish in the historic roubaix velodrome. Tom boonen through the eyes of kurt van roosbroeck english, 02. The story of the epic oneday cycling race documentary this dvd does show some wear on it. Unfortunately, the program promised much but road to roubaix delivered little.
After falling head over hooves in love with giselle, elliots road to the altar takes a slight detour when mr. The second of three sectors usually graded as five star difficulty, this 3 km sector includes a 16m rise and 2 rightangled turns. Ice road truckers the road to season 2 tv episode 2008. Paris roubaix is one of the oldest races of professional road cycling. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. At 75 minutes, this documentary spent far too much time talking to the riders, officials, and other key players in international cycle racing, and far too little time on the real action. The bicycle may require minimal service adjustments without the need of replacing any parts. Ok, maybe i am being too harsh, but this is definitely one for the aficionados. When i was a kid my dad would get vhs tapes of all the classics sent over from the netherlands and since i was a 10 yearsold kid wed sit and watch them. The paris roubaix is a oneday professional mens bicycle road race in northern france, starting north of paris and finishing in roubaix, at the border with belgium. With thom beers, hugh rowland, jay westgard, alex debogorski.
Road to roubaix is a visual narrative of an oldschool. Wilfried peeters on his long history with tom boonen english, 03. This sunday would been the 118th cobbled classic to hit the road through the hell of the north and so we have put together a collection of some of the best photos from cor vos plus some from john thomson and matt mcnamara covering the race from the late 70s through to last. Watch road to roubaix 2 2008 craftworks16 on dailymotion.
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