This is one of the true sporting classics. A 275km long cycling race in one day, with a number of stages on bone-shattering cobbles. If the weather is wet and muddy, the cyclists endure what a 1976 film called 'A Sunday in Hell'.
The 2023 race takes place today.
Winning this race guarantees cycling immortality.
The team behind the geology of the Tour de France are also tweeting about the geology that makes this such a challenging race.
Geo-#ParisRoubaix: The 'Hell' that this epic race is, results directly from the geological history of northern France. The cobbles come from volcanic and sedimentary rocks in the shallow subsurface, the dangerous slippery and dusty conditions are made by ice-age loess! pic.twitter.com/Ew7XUUQZ3m
— Geology of the Tour de France (@geotdf) April 9, 2023
I shall spend today looking for live streams.
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