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Race Tech: 2008 Paris-Roubaix, April 13, 2008

Quick Step riders check out key sections of pavé
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Riders obviously have to be careful
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Spare bikes and parts will be a key element
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Quick Step bikes were fitted with massive 27mm-wide tubulars
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The Liquigas team checks out the conditions.
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Liquigas star Filippo Pozzato
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Liquigas' Manuel Quinziato
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The heavily crowned cobbled roads
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Race favorite Nick Nuyens
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Cofidis' Frank Hoj
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Is that who we think it is?
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Alessandro Ballan (Lampre)
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Agritubel and Saunier Duval-Scott riders
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Agritubel rider Emilien-Benoit Berges
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An extra collar clamped directly to the post
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Tied-and-soldered wheels
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Box-section rims are the norm at Paris-Roubaix
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Vittoria's 24mm-wide Pavé tubulars
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Paris-Roubaix is a treacherous course
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Berges runs SRAM Rival cranks
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…but it's only because his long legs needs
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Agritubel's bikes are otherwise fitted with SRAM Red
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The SRAM Red cassette is undeniably a star
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Français des Jeux will use softer Lapierre S-Lite frames
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The curved rear end
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Français des Jeux riders have experimented
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…but they won't be using them on Sunday
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Critical sections of the race are marked
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Paris-Roubaix opens its arms
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And you thought your local roads were rough?
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Angry clouds loom on the horizon.
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The Paris-Roubaix cobbles already took its toll
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