The Hell Of The North

No, not today's ride. Tomorrow it's the queen of the classics; Paris Roubaix. 253.5 km of which 52.7 is cobbles! Cancellara and Boonen have won an incredible 7 of the last 10, but they're both out with injuries. Can Kristoff continue  his super-human form? I've found it hard to root for Wiggins since he jumped ship from Garmin mid-contract to Sky, but time heals all wounds and I like a guy who works for his team. Wiggo has buried himself for his team mates at times this spring and he's a real student of the history of the classics. Tomorrow is his last race as a Sky and Pro-Tour rider.

I borrowed this picture from Steephill.tv which pretty much sums up Roubaix.

Steephill has a list of ways to watch the race live here. Click on "TV" at the bottom of the picture of at the top of the page. You should be able to watch the EuroSports stream they link to. RDS is said to broadcast live at 0700, but it's not coming up on the MTS schedule (which doesn't mean it won't happen).

VeloNews has a page of interesting facts. Dirk Demol won with a 222km breakaway in 1988!