The Roubaix Challenge

[audikentman]

Anyone on here interested in this?

The Roubaix Challenge is a bike ride that takes place over 2 days from London to Northern France.

Cycle 155 miles from London to the beautiful town of Lille in Northern France. Lille is very close to the town of Roubaix, famous for being the finish point of the long standing Paris-Roubaix cycle race.

Upon arrival in Lille, you have the option to take on the famous Paris-Roubaix challenge, which allows you to choose between 3 distances; 163km, 139km or 70km. The Paris-Roubaix challenge will see you competing against professionals and takes place a day after you arrive in Lille.

Event date: 7 - 11 April 2016
Distance: 155 miles
Location: London - Lille
Registration fee:
£99 for no entry into Paris-Roubaix Challenge
£124 for 70km entry into Paris-Roubaix Challenge
£129 for 139km entry into Paris-Roubaix Challenge
£155 for 163km entry into Paris-Roubaix Challenge
Sponsorship target: £1,390

- See more at: http://www.lymphomas.org.uk/get-involved/sporting-...

[paulmon]

Did the Paris-Roubaix challenge this year. Was tough. Weather wasn't great and riding on the cobbles gets really old really quickly and by the time you get near the end your legs and arms hurt a lot. The first few sections are littered with bidons, tool kits, tubes, clothes and anything else that wasn't secured properly at the start, it really is quite funny to see.

We stayed in Roubaix (which is a hell hole) for the night prior to the event and the night afterwards. We watched the race the following day which was glorious and then drove to Ghent for the last night for some beer and food.

I said I wouldn't do it again but we are already talking about next years event.

[Dowks]

paulmon said:

I said I wouldn't do it again but we are already talking about next years event.

+1

Did it and said never again.... never say never

[Dammit]

I rode it a couple of years ago, got my cobble and thousand yard stare - that's 132 miles of undistinguished fields and hellish cobbles I'm not doing again.

[paulmon]

Not a place to take your best bike/wheels. I stripped and cleaned every single component on mine after the ride.

Paris Roubaix Challenge 2015 by Paul Monaghan, on Flickr

Paris Roubaix Challenge 2015 by Paul Monaghan, on Flickr

This was one of the last sections of cobbles and was uphill and into the wind iirc. It hurt a lot.

Paris Roubaix Challenge 2015 by Paul Monaghan, on Flickr