tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563948619349247843.post4734736221679029317..comments2023-05-23T15:17:18.808+01:00Comments on Paul and Gary's Cycling Blog: Total madness - Paris-Roubaix...Hathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06237372433281213128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563948619349247843.post-81201819292220259042014-04-17T07:40:33.758+01:002014-04-17T07:40:33.758+01:00Wow!!!! - super impressive John - good luck with t...Wow!!!! - super impressive John - good luck with thatHathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237372433281213128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563948619349247843.post-27383708471937085852014-04-15T21:35:27.192+01:002014-04-15T21:35:27.192+01:00Yep it tough stuff! I did the Paris Roubaix sporti...Yep it tough stuff! I did the Paris Roubaix sportive in 2012 (http://www.johns-cycling-diary.co.uk/?p=5043) a very memorable experience!<br /><br />The cumulative effect of the pave is the killer.<br /><br />I went on and cycle Flanders last year (http://www.johns-cycling-diary.co.uk/?p=6851), I personally found it so much harder, at least in PR you can hit the cobbles fast and maintain the speed or use the gutter/crest, in Flanders 90% of the cobbles or on bloomin steep hills, and there is seldom a gutter.<br /><br />I am giving Leige - Bastogne - Leige a go this coming Saturday, no cobbles but hills and distance ;-)John Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com