104th Paris-Roubaix - PT

France, April 9, 2006

Features & tech

Bikes of Paris-Roubaix

• The post-Roubaix wash and brush up - in the pits with Discovery, Saunier-Duval, Quick.Step, Phonak, Davitamon & more
• Robert Hunter's BMC & Stefen Wesemann's Giant - One from the shop and one from the proto bench
• Frank Hoj's Specialized - Comfort proto
• Peter van Petegem's Ridley - Clean machine
• Alessandro Ballan's Wilier & Frédéric Guesdon's Lapierre - Tweaked for success
• Tom Boonen'sTime VXS Spécial - A difference you can feel
• George Hincapie's Trek proto - Shock treatment

Features

• The real Hell of the North: How Paris-Roubaix got its name
• Fabian Cancellara interview: Suter's successor
• Bradley Wiggins interview: "It's all about the Arenberg",
• Pre-Roubaix vox pop: Looking forward to a Sunday in Hell,
• Tom Boonen: "My main goal is to win the next race "
• The friends of Roubaix: Preparing hell