This year’s ​Paris-Roubaix is just around the corner(Sunday, 9 April 2017) so let’s take a look at some of the products out there that celebrate the most famous cobbled classic. 

 

Whitstable L’Enfer du Nord T-shirt £22.99

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Whitstable lenfer-du-nord-original-tshirt433 (1) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

This new design is screen printed using water based inks on a slim fitting charcoal grey T-shirt. If you don’t know, ‘L’Enfer du Nord’ translates as ‘The Hell of the North’, a nickname that has been given to Paris-Rouaix since just after the First World War.

 

Neil Stevens Paris-Roubaix print £32

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Stevens Paris_Roubaix_Cycling_Print (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

There are quite a lot of Paris-Roubaix prints out there. This one, A3 size, is giclee printed on high white smooth 315gsm uncoated paper.

 

The Men of Paris-Roubaix: A Sartorial Portrait Book £12

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Paris Roubaix Sartorial (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

This book from Rapha contains photography of some of the early riders of Paris-Roubaix, reproduced from the archives of the French National Library. You can detach each of the 21 portrait photographs to display them separately. 

 

Velolove Paris-Roubaix T-shirt £25 

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Velolove-Paris-Roubaix-Organic-T-Shirt-T-shirts-Navy-White-Red-TM-ROUBAIX-NAVY-Small-3 (1) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

This organic Indian cotton T-shirt comes in a standard fit. Velolove offers T-shirts featuring other famous races too, including Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders.  

 

Retro Two Paris-Roubaix Alcyon Bicycles £49.95

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Paris-Roubaix_Jsy-2_copy_1024x1024 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

There aren’t as many Paris-Roubaix jerseys out there as you might expect, although this one featuring the name of the historic Alcyon brand is still available if you look around.

 

Paris-Roubiax iPhone cover £20.49

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Phone cover (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

This i-Phone cover features a cobble design in French Tricolor colours. It’s available for various different versions of iPhone.

 

Paris-Roubaix Challenge €20-€55

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Journos on the cobbles (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

You can still enter one of the Paris-Roubaix Challenges that are run by race organiser ASO on Saturday, 8 April 2017, the day before the professionals race. Event distances are (43 miles), 145km (90 miles) and 172km (107 miles). 

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Paris Roubaix 2016 Arenberg – 2 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Alternatively, you can ride the long-standing Vélo Club de Roubaix’s Paris-Roubaix Cycletourisme over the race route, although you’ll have to wait because the event is held every two years and the next one isn’t until June 2018.