Also memorable was the weather; just plain wet turning the narrow roads muddy and slick. Sean Kelly famously said, "A Paris-Roubaix without rain is not a true Paris-Roubaix. Throw in a little snow as well, it's not serious." We associate Paris-Roubaix with the rain, the additional difficulty created by the rain that draws us to it. Appropriately called... L'Enfer du Nord.