{"product_id":"9781934030097","title":"Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell","description":"\u003cp\u003eParis-Roubaix, a one-day bicycle race in northeastern France, is known as \"The Hell of the North\" ' for good reason. Although the course is somewhat flatter than the other spring classics, it includes interminable stretches of muddy farm roads paved with rough-hewn cobblestones. The cobbles alone are enough to shake bikes and bones to bits; throw in the notoriously fickle weather, which often includes rain, snow, and driving wind, and the course becomes downright treacherous. Held the third Sunday in April since 1896, Paris-Roubaix is a race of great tradition. The race follows a 270-kilometer course between the suburbs of the French capital and the northern industrial city of Roubaix, and its long history, coupled with its proximity to the cycling-mad triangle of northern France, Belgium, and Holland, means that it has served over the years to confirm the fame of cycling's greatest champions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of the history and excitement of the world's most famous one-day bicycle race is captured and comprehensively illustrated with hundreds of spectacular color and black-and-white photographs in this lavish, oversized format. With authoritative text from France's top sportswriters, Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell presents the inside story of the race, its great riders, its traditions, and its secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VeloPress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048233418992,"sku":"9781934030097","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934030097_p0.jpg?v=1763655928","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934030097","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}