Well done Stuey.
Stuart O’Grady has become the first Australian to win the hellish Paris-Roubaix one day classic. He crossed the line almost a minute ahead of Juan Antonio Flecha of Spain and former winner Steffen Wesemann of Switzerland.
To some riders, a win in this event is more important than the Tour de France. While it’s called a road race, several sections of the classic take the riders over some fairly rough terrain with cobblestones and dirt making the going hard for competitors.
During the event O’Grady had to cycle for around a kilometre with a flat tyre until he could get a wheel from one of the neutral service bikes.
You can read more about the race by clicking here.
Australian cycling has come a long way over the past few years. It’d be wonderful to see Cadel Evans come into form in July and become the fist Aussie to take the Tour de France.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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Hi know about the Paris-Roubaix just since this week, I started reading Lance Armstrong’s book, it’s so interesting I’m already halfway through it.
Found it at Dianella library!
Go Aussies go!