File photo of Treck team riders make their way along a cobble-stoned section as they train for the upcoming Paris-Roubaix cycling race as they ride near a slag heap in Haveluy, near Valenciennes, April 10, 2014. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
ORCHIES, France (Reuters) - With more than 50 kilometres of cobbled sectors to negotiate along its course, Paris-Roubaix, dubbed the 'Queen of the Classics', is a cycling race like no other - the kind that requires special equipment and special preparation.
Former French pro Christophe Mengin once said you need six months to get ready for it, and six months to get over it.
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