Paris-Roubaix (Spoiler)

[Aperitif]

Yes - thanks John but I think they were a lot 'steeper' this year - or maybe my left leg has developed shortness whilst watching TV.

 

[John the Monkey]

Yes - thanks John but I think they were a lot 'steeper' this year - or maybe my left leg has developed shortness whilst watching TV.

I'll have to have a look when ITV4(?) show the highlights - I didn't notice anything myself, although I was watching on a postage stamp sized (and quite jittery) feed

Cycling News has a pic of the bike here - the angle's not great, but they do look higher up the curve of the drops than the 2007 bikes' hoods to me.

 

[Keith Oates]

An exciting finish with the 'big three' fighting it out in the end. Glad to see it was Boonen as he needed to get a big one in the bag this season and I also tipped him to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[yenrod]

And the winner is...

As an aside - did anyone notice how 'tilted' upwards Boonen's brake levers were.
Does he always ride like this?

Seems to be popular to ride with youur brakelevers tilted sky high - have tried it and the rides 'funny'...I like mine horizontal but up slightly.

 

[Keith Oates]

I've noticed a lot of the Pro's have them fairly high so I also tried it on my roadie, it was OK but they are not as high as Boonen's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Aperitif]

Thanks again John tM - loads of interesting pictures.
'Big up' to James Huang also - he took the photos for cyclingnews.com.
I'm getting nerdier by the day - now I want a Specialized
Well done Boonen - why did he pat Cancellara on the bottie at the entrance to the Velodrome BTW?

 

[red_tom]

Hasn't Boonen had a back injury recently? Maybe the levers are higher because of that.

 

[John the Monkey]

Hasn't Boonen had a back injury recently? Maybe the levers are higher because of that.

It was mentioned in the commentary on Eurosport, but only in relation to spesh having made him a custom fork...

 

[John the Monkey]

Feature on the bikes (with pics) here, on Bike Radar.

 

[red_tom]

Have Bikeradar just lifted that article directly from cyclingnews? Link

 

[red_tom]

Cancel that, same author....