{"product_id":"paris-roubaix-the-inside-story-les-woodland-9780985963613","title":"Paris-Roubaix, The Inside Story: All the bumps of cycling's cobbled classic","description":"The Paris-Roubaix bicycle race, nicknamed \"The Hell of the North,\" is famous for sending riders over brutal cobblestone roads. Only the strong, brave and lucky survive the hours of bone-shaking racing without suffering some mishap or catastrophe. It is so difficult no one wins it by accident, and winning Paris-Roubaix automatically puts a rider among the immortals of the sport. How did that come to be? At one time roads everywhere were paved with cobbles. Why did Paris-Roubaix emerge to be such a special race? Les Woodland tells the inside story: how one of cycling's classics grew from several 19th century businessmen's plan to bring cycling to the mill town of Roubaix. It wasn't a sure thing, and several times it seemed the race might die. It's a fascinating tale, so fasten your seat belts, Les is going to take you on a bumpy ride.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Woodland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0985963611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985963613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGann Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Les Woodland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43927065624831,"sku":"9780985963613","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ce0a50d2-ebac-4328-a01a-c148decdf2e4.jpg?v=1681086623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paris-roubaix-the-inside-story-les-woodland-9780985963613","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}