”Paris Roubaix est une connerie!” (“Paris Roubaix is bullshit!”).
So said Le Blaireau, The Badger, Bernard Hinault about the race he won in 1981. In typical Badger style, he wore the rainbow stripes, ran over a dog, chased back on, did all the work and then led out the sprint and let no-one have the slightest chance. That guy was a racer.