Conquering the cobbles – A brief history of Paris-Roubaix bike evolution

Bianchi's Paris-Roubaix project came right when road suspension was at the height of its popularity but a high-profile failure doomed the concept almost before it started.
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Ask any WorldTour pro rider or mechanic, and they'll tell you that Paris-Roubaix is the toughest and biggest race of the year. Sure, races like the Tour de France last three full weeks, but the brutality of the Hell of the North is without equal in professional cycling.

Paris-Roubaix is one of the most interesting races of the year for tech, and by and large, you can always expect something new or for a team to experiment a little bit, here are our tech predictions for this year's race.

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