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2011 Sportives: Paris – Roubaix or L’Etape du Tour?

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  • August 4, 2010 at 9:08 am #12567
    gandberg

    So, which one would be hardest. The P-R course is 269km, compared to about 180km for the etape (I know the stage hasnt been announced yet)

    But which would be toughest? No real climbs in the P-R but longer with not much chance to rest going down mountains like you can on the etape. The P-R is in April which means lots of training over the winter. Hmm…

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  • August 10, 2010 at 7:41 pm #636395
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    monty dog

    Depends on how hard you ride
    Depends on how hard you ride the likes of RvV or P-Rx – ridden both a few times and enjoyed them a lot more than L’etape. I’ve taken hardened Etapists and Ironmen to P-Rx – they found it far harder – particularly if you ride every secteur like it should be ridden – full-bore and down the middle! I enjoy the Veloclub Roubaix P-Rx event for it’s informality – not sure I fancy hitting Arenbereg when there’s 10,000 other riders on the course which is what I expect an ASO event would turn into. There’s also the charm of riding through quiet villages at dawn in a small group.

    August 4, 2010 at 6:17 pm #636393
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    handlebarcam

    If you do the Paris-Roubaix
    If you do the Paris-Roubaix sportive, do it on a cheap steel frame. Much more comfortable. The pros might use 3000 quid crabon-fibre superbikes, but they get’em for free and, for them, every little advantage counts. If the countless miles of punishing cobbles cause you do a Hincapie, at least your best bike will still be safely tucked up at home.

    August 4, 2010 at 4:47 pm #636391
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    KirinChris

    That Bernard Hinault event is
    That Bernard Hinault event is the sort of thing I tend to like doing. This year I did a very small one called Le Meusienne, over near Verdun sort of way.

    Not a big event at all but that was part of the charm – the registration was in someone’s front room in a tiny village.

    But come the day of the ride it was a pretty serious business up front.

    I also like doing them in northern France or Belgium so you can get over and back in three days. The Ardechoise is fantastic but it’s a long way for a single ride – I’d only do it again if I could do the three or four day version.

    What’s good about the Hinault ride ?

    August 4, 2010 at 1:41 pm #636389
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    dave atkinson

    i might go for it in 2015
    i might go for it in 2015 đŸ™‚

    August 4, 2010 at 1:40 pm #636387
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    vorsprung

    It’s Paris-Brest-Paris year
    It’s Paris-Brest-Paris year next year

    So join AUK now and start qualifying in January

    Paris – Brest – Paris has been running as an event since 1891, pre dating Le Tour. It is 1200km and the public give the riders a great reception, standing and cheering in the middle of the night and setting up tables giving out coffees

    I did it last time in 2007 and the weather was the worst in 50 years, so we are due a better one this time đŸ™‚

    Official info [url=http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/download/PLAQUETTE-GB.pdf]here[/url]

    August 4, 2010 at 1:36 pm #636385
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    vorsprung

    It’s Paris-Brest-Paris year
    It’s Paris-Brest-Paris year next year

    So join AUK now and start qualifying in January

    Paris – Brest – Paris has been running as an event since 1891, pre dating Le Tour. It is 1200km and the public give the riders a great reception, standing and cheering in the middle of the night and setting up tables giving out coffees

    I did it last time in 2007 and the weather was the worst in 50 years, so we are due a better one this time đŸ™‚

    Official info [url=http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/download/PLAQUETTE-GB.pdf]here[/url]

    August 4, 2010 at 12:49 pm #636383
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    Barry Fry-up

    There’s loads here if you’re
    There’s loads [url=www.cyclomundo.com/sportives.html]here[/url] if you’re looking for something that’s a bit different to the standard ones…

    August 4, 2010 at 11:54 am #636381
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    purplecup

    This one is good too
    [url=http://www.labernardhinault.fr/]This one[/url] is good too đŸ™‚

    August 4, 2010 at 11:39 am #636379
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    The Good Shepherd

    Why not do both?
    Why not do both?

    August 4, 2010 at 10:06 am #636377
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    kilotango

    Is the ASO Paris-Roubaix
    Is the ASO Paris-Roubaix event confirmed, then? I’d heard rumours but can’t find any official information. Link much appreciated if you have one!

    August 4, 2010 at 10:03 am #636375
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    dave atkinson

    plenty of other great events
    plenty of other great events in that france too, this is one of my particular faves:

    http://www.ardechoise.com

    August 4, 2010 at 9:55 am #636373
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    KirinChris

    I have no desire to do the
    I have no desire to do the Etape or Marmotte so I’d suggest Paris-Roubaix, or Ronde van Vlaanderen.

    If you want degrees of difficulty I reckon riding over those cobbles makes up for the mountains.

    I also think it’s good to ‘support’ the classics. In my view the main reason I never liked Lance Armstrong was that he placed the Tour in the public perception as the be-all and end-all of cycling.

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