Roubaix tech gallery: Chain catchers, fat tires, and road bike suspension
To handle the season's roughest, toughest classic race, riders and teams resort to all manner of tech tricks to smooth out the ride at Paris-Roubaix.
To handle the season's roughest, toughest classic race, riders and teams resort to all manner of tech tricks to smooth out the ride at Paris-Roubaix.
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All-around road bikes are evolving with disc brakes, wider tires, and tubeless technology. Enve is keeping pace with its new SES 3.4 AR Disc wheelset.
Lennard takes a deep dive on how crank length should relate to leg length, and how that affects overall bike geometry.
Paris-Roubaix is always a rough ride across the cobbles in Northern France, but it was a particularly painful day for Tiesj Benoot and Iljo Keisse.
There is one conclusion that echoes most loudly from our research, in interview after interview; professional cycling is broken.
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Wout Van Aert dropped off the four-inch lip where the Roubaix velodrome’s concrete banking ends and the grass infield begins, then dropped his bike on the grass and dropped himself on his back, surrendering by every means available to the pull of gravity.
We wrap up our coverage of the cobbled classics with a podcast from the finish of Paris-Roubaix where Gilbert earned yet another monument classic win.
Two-time Olympic medalist Rebecca Twigg tells her story to the Seattle Times, from her early years as a cycling prodigy to her struggles to make ends meet after her career ended.
Crashes, mechanicals, and other mishaps spoil the day for some, but Philippe Gilbert prevails, riding a perfect race to win his fourth of cycling's five monument classics.
Dirty Kanza organizers say the 2019 course is maybe the best yet. The expo will also double in size. Life Time is taking a cautious approach to growth, however.
Colombian climber Jarlinson Pantano fails out-of-competition anti-doping test. The February 26 control showed the presence of EPO.
We spot new gear from Bianchi, Marzocchi, Mavic, and more in the Sea Otter pits on Saturday.
Three stages of the 2020 Giro will take place in Hungary with a Grande Partenza in Budapest.
After playing his cards perfectly when the decisive breakaway went up the road, an untimely mechanical leaves Sep Vanmarcke sprinting for fourth at Roubaix.
The cycling equivalent to a mid-life crisis leads Gilbert to the cobbled classics, and in a span of just 24 months, he wins cycling's two biggest monument classics.
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The Giro d'Italia is less than a month away. Do you know how you'll watch one of the season's most exciting races?
The legs were there for the cyclocross champion, but the fortune wasn't: Van Aert picks over a race that could have been.
Phillipe Gilbert takes victory in fourth different monument, coming into the velodrome with Nils Politt and powerfully outsprinting the German.
Nobody, it seems, has a boring day at Paris-Roubaix. Here are a few of the most memorable stories from previous editions of the Hell of the North.
Team Rwanda alumni Joseph Areruya didn't make the time cut at Paris-Roubaix, but he did make history as the first black African to start the cobbled monument.
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Chasing the pavé is an annual rite of spring for many cycling photographers. It’s an intense and wildly rewarding day in the car in pursuit of cycling’s 'Hell of the North.'
Overnight GC-leader Buchmann robbed of podium spot by wrong turn in dying moments.
Mental grit, a never-say-die approach, and the all-important Arenberg are essential to Roubaix success, but there is no one winning formula.
The pavé may lay in France, but Paris-Roubaix is seen as a Flemish race by even the most Belgian of racers.
Sea Otter has it all, from electronic gravel bikes with removable motors, to CBD recovery bars for pets.
This Sunday the pro peloton takes on the infamous "Hell of the North." This episode is a full preview of Paris-Roubaix with insight from former winner Dirk Demol.
Due to their length, the five monuments of cycling are in a class of their own when it comes to the physical demands. Paris-Roubaix may be the hardest of all.
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Though Team Sky dominates the grand tours, it has struggled to shine in the northern classics. The team has never won a Paris-Roubaix title. Could this be the year?
Bora rider wins solo on stage 5, taking the overall lead by nearly a minute at Itzulia Basque Country.
We scope out new gravel technology from Niner and look, plus Vittoria's Graphene 2.0 tire technology, XC racing stars, and more.
The Belgian super team hasn't won Paris-Roubaix in five years. It's hoping it can keep its classics season's winning streak alive at the "Hell of the North."
Three-time world champion Peter Sagan and a crop of other stars, including Van Avermaet, Stybar, Degenkolb, and Kristoff, are set to battle at this year's Paris-Roubaix.
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The new Selle Italia SLR Boost is the lightest short saddle currently on the market.
On a windy, tactical day of racing at Sea Otter Classic, Blevins fires off a winning attack on the final lap to beat the Canadian duo of Disera and L'Esperance.
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We visit the USA Cycling junior development program headquarters in Sittard, Netherlands to see how the next generation of cycling stars learns the craft of cycling.
Science in Sport looks back on stage 19 of the 2018 Giro d'Italia, the day Chris Froome blew up the race with a long-range attack.
Defending Sea Otter XC champion Annika Langvad wins again on a windy morning in California, besting Erin Huck and world champ Kate Courtney.
We take a closer look at five vests for a range of temperatures and conditions.
Chances at GC victory increase for Bora-Hansgrohe following withdrawal of Alaphilippe and Kwiatkowski from the race.
The Deceuninck-Quick-Step team of Patrick Lefevere continues to dominate the classics season. With so many stars all vying for wins, how do they do it?
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Van Aert has rewarded his team's backing with impressive performances through the classics. With proven ability on the cobbles, he is more than ready for Roubaix.
After more disappointment at Scheldeprijs, series of 'crisis' meetings planned to address the fast-fading sprinter's form.
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With its punishing pavé and hard-man racing style, Paris-Roubaix favors the toughest men in the peloton. We look at five dark horses for Sunday.
Specialized introduces a new Roubaix, with revamped Future Shock technology, better aerodynamics, and women's-specific components.
It's been one year since Taylor Phinney's breakthrough ride at Paris-Roubaix, where the American gained valuable experience.
Dangermen Alaphilippe and Kwiatowski taken out of contention by late crash.
Deceuninck-Quick-Step return to winning ways after major contender Kittel taken out in late crash.
Scheldeprijs once boasted a bevy of star sprinters on its start line, but has seen few established veterans in recent years. Why?
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USA Cycling's junior women's team needed a race, and the only one on the calendar was a men's kermesse in Belgium.
After canceling the 2018 edition of the race, North Star Grand Prix organizers hope to come back big in 2019 but are falling short on funding.
Milano-Sanremo winner Julian Alaphilippe carries his flying form into the Basque stage race, while Schachmann keeps GC lead.