Bridge over the Canal

Day 16 - Roubaix (without the Cobblestones)

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July 16th 2023
Today we head off to Roubaix, famous for being the ending of the One Day Classic, "The Paris-Roubaix". It is a city with a very strong cycling heritage. With only 56kms to do we figure we'll take things easy today. We head out via McDonald's to get a coffee and find it's not open until 9am. Infact France seems to sleep in most days. We ride around and the streets are mostly deserted until the af ... read more

Europe » France » Nord-Pas de Calais » Roubaix

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