The Stablinski Vélodrome in Roubaix has just put four new t-shirts illustrating the place in store. With modern and atypical styles, these “pieces” include Christmas boxes to place under the tree, to make people happy on December 25. The t-shirts cost €25 and the box, from €30. A good idea not to be overlooked!
Decided in 2006, at the request of the city of Roubaix and the Hauts-de-France Regional Council (at the time, Nord-Pas de Calais), the construction of the Jean Stablinski Vélodrome began in December 2010. The sports complex opened its doors in June 2012. Said velodrome is covered. It has a 250 m wooden track. Located within the Roubaix sports park, right next to the André Petieux velodrome (which hosts the arrival of the Paris-Roubaix), it is aimed at high-level cyclists and para-cyclists while housing tennis courts. badminton, while outside there is a BMX track…
Who was Jean Stablinski?
The name Stab Vélodrome was not chosen at random. Indeed, Jean Stablinski is, without a doubt, THE great local cycling champion. Of Polish origin (he only obtained French nationality in 1948), he was born in Thun-Saint-Amand in the North, in 1932. His career, which began in 1952, ended in 1968 will be d elsewhere punctuated by 106 victories (including a rainbow jersey, won in 1962 in Salo di Garda, Italy).
After a first season run as an Independent, he joined the Gitane team led by Louis Caput or Rik Van Looy. Subsequently, he was notably teammate of Jean Forestier (green jersey of the Tour de France in 1957) or André Darrigade, before establishing himself as the preferred partner of Jacque Anquetil (first five-time winner of the Tour).
It should be noted that the man we would soon nickname Stab, before becoming a professional cyclist, was an underground miner on the Wallers Arenberg site. To go to work, he took the famous Trouée d’Arenberg every day before campaigning to integrate it into the Paris-Roubaix…
Christmas gifts
Now with its own shop, the Jean Stablinski velodrome in Roubaix, the Stab Vélodrome, is offering a series of Christmas gifts, which should make cycling enthusiasts happy, especially if they are Ch’ti and like the track.
In this “list”, we find four new t-shirts, designed around the velodrome, with modern and atypical styles. Molteni, Flandrien, Pistard du Nord, Pavé Roubaix… There is bound to be a look and a color to suit your taste, whether for yourself or as a gift! The single price is €25.
In addition, the velodrome offers a quartet of boxes to give away. Box No. 1, “Track Discovery” consists of an introduction to track cycling, at the Roubaix indoor velodrome, a key ring, a bottle and a souvenir sticker. Its price? €30.
Box No. 2, “Children’s Special”, is aimed, as its name suggests, primarily at children! It includes a child-size t-shirt, a bottle, a key ring, a bag and two souvenir stickers. Its price is €45.
Box N°3, “Piste et Passion” is, without doubt, the most northern and most local of this series of boxes. It consists of a Rings beer, a bottle, a “Miami Style” t-shirt, and a key ring. Its price is also €45.
Finally, Box No. 4, “Special Eddy Merckx / Paris-Roubaix”, is aimed, as its name suggests, primarily at fans of “Cannibale” and fans of “Hell of the North”! It includes a Rings beer, a poster, a postcard, a Molteni inner tube key ring and a “Pavés” t-shirt. Its price is €50.
