Roubaix Velodrome double booked!?

by John.. on Mar 31, 2009 8:12 PM EDT

I love this time of year in cycling - it is taken so seriously. Does any other sport have this kind of yearly devotion?

Cyclingnews is reporting that the velodrome for Paris-Roubaix is double booked!? Oh my!

My favorite from the past was the article about the HED Stalingrad wheels although the double booking of the Roubaix velodrome is clever as well.

I don't think Velonews is out yet, but if someone wants to add their linkds, that would be nice.

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Hm

Yes, let the annual nonsense begin. One forgets that it’s the next day already at CN…

CQRanking.com, you complete me.

by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 31, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions

I forgot the date

and was this close to posting something on here with the comment “he who must not be maimed”

Lucky i kept it to myself then . . .

by ebbsandflows on Apr 1, 2009 3:47 AM EDT reply actions

ahhhh I just posted a fanshot about the rock camp

then I saw an ad for a pen with a tracking device embedded in it and it twigged for me. come one, its almost April 2nd here.

by Wireless on Apr 1, 2009 7:06 AM EDT reply actions

VeloNews has a good one:

here

One of the sweetest things today was seeing Tom Boonen go past me backwards on the climbs. .--Mark Cavendish, MSR

by majope on Apr 1, 2009 7:23 AM EDT reply actions

ladies and gentlemen we have a winner.

by Christopher See on Apr 1, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Hook, LIne and Sinker

by Christopher See on Apr 1, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions

I think the part I like best

about the Velodrome article is the name of the supposed Easter festival: “Roubaix Poisson d’Avril”. Cute, eh?

by Le Comte on Apr 1, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions

+1

by JFS_PGH on Apr 1, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I didn't catch that part the first time, but it truly is funny.

by brandon... on Apr 1, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I like the one where the British trackies who didn't medal at Worlds had to ride

their bikes home.

After missing out on medals in both the scratch and Madison, Mr. Milan-Sanremo, Mark Cavendish found himself involved in a frantic dash from Saturday night, Sunday and Monday riding from Warsaw across half of Poland, the breadth of Germany and Holland, plus half of Belgium to reach the start of the Three Days of De Panne on Tuesday morning.

by ZoeRochelle on Apr 1, 2009 11:07 AM EDT reply actions