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  • The Legendary Bike Race Where Fans Pray for Rain

    10/02/2021 9:46:36 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 4 replies
    WSJ ^ | 2 Oct 2021 | Joshua Robinson
    Paris-Roubaix is set to be run in a downpour for the first time since 2002. Supporters are thrilled. Riders are terrified. But for the past few weeks, Doulcier has been rooting for chaos, along with nearly every other cycling fan. That’s because Paris-Roubaix is set to be run in the rain this weekend for the first time since 2002. And while it might seem strange for supporters of an outdoor sport to pray for abject weather—unless you live in Green Bay during the playoffs—cycling fans see something epic in the added peril of riding bicycles on cobbles in the mud....