The Paris-Roubaix bicycle race in northern France features 32 teeth-chattering miles of cobbled roads. Landscaping apprentices help repair potholes along the way. Photo: Joshua Robinson/The Wall Street Journal (Originally published April 10, 2015)TEMPLEUVE-EN-PÉVÈLE, France—The vast majority of racers to enter cycling’s most infernal race have never made it to the finish line. Over the course of 123 years, they ground to a standstill cursing broken bicycles on cobbled roads in northern France. For Paris-Roubaix, that’s always been kind of the point.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 12, 2019 10:00 UTC