Legendary Cycling Locations - Roubaix velodrome
At the end of cycling's most brutal day, salvation lies in an oval of concrete. The Roubaix velodrome, unchanged since 1943, is where Paris-Roubaix's gladiators find their finish line. After 257km of bone-crushing cobbles, riders enter this cathedral of cycling to thunderous applause. The ancient shower blocks still bear plaques of winners past, where mud-caked heroes wash away the dust of battle. Here, every April, cycling's hardest day ends with a lap of honor, where legends are crowned on cyc
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