Paris-Roubaix 2019

8 April 1956: Louison Bobet Won Paris-Roubaix

In: Monuments, On this Day, Paris-Roubaix, Spring Classics, Springclassics

Tagged: Louison Bobet, monuments, On this Day, Paris-Roubaix 2019, Ronde van Vlaanderen

The king of Mont Ventoux was a successful classic rider. He has won four of the five Monuments: Milano-Sanremo, and Giro di Lombardia (1951), Ronde van Vlaanderen (1955) and Paris-Roubaix (1956). His best result at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege was a 4th place from 1952.)

Cobbles… cobbles everywhere… – spring classics preview (part 1)

In: Preview, Springclassics

Tagged: AG2R, Alejandro Valverde, Bora-Hansgrohe, CCC, Cobbled Classics, Deceuninck-Quick Step, Dimension Data, Direct Energie, Gent-Wevelgem, Gent-Wevelgem 2019, Greg van Avermaet, Julian Alaphilippe, Jumbo-Visma, Lotto-Soudal, Mads Pedersen, Matteo Trentin, Mihael Valgren, Milano-Sanremo, Milano.Sanremo 2019, Mitchelton-Scott, Movistar, Niki Terpstra, Oliver Naesen, Omloop Het Nieuwsbald, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2019, Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Roubaix 2019, Peter Sagan, preview, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Ronde van Vlaanderen 2019, springclassics, Strade Bianche, Strade Bianche 2019, Tiesj Benoot, Trek-Segafredo, Wout van Aert, Yves Lampaert

The best part of the cycling season start Saturday: the cobbled classics are coming. These are the 12 riders I think we should focus during the period from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (02.03) to Paris-Roubaix (14.04).