Ag2R-La Mondiale riders used Focus Mares CX cyclocross machines for their run at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
53/44T chainrings for Ag2R-La Mondiale captain Steve Chainel - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Ag2R-La Mondiale's Focus CX cyclocross framesets had plenty of room for bigger tires. While most teams topped out at 27mm, Steve Chainel used massive 30mm-wide Dugasts - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Plenty of room to spare - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Steve Chainel (Ag2R-La Mondiale) held on to double-wrapped bars and had supplemental top-mounted brake levers - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Fulcrum's new Racing Speed XLR 35 wheels for Steve Chainel (Ag2R-La Mondiale) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) raced Paris-Roubaix on a modified Felt F-Series machine - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Felt's modified F-Series bikes for Argos-Shimano feature longer stays and a different fork to provide more tire clearance and a longer wheelbase for extra stability - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Felt's F-Series frames don't normally have chain stays this long - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A green SRM PowerControl 7 computer for Argos-Shimano leader John Degekolb - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Felt's modified F-Series bikes for Argos-Shimano require the use of long-reach brake calipers - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) gets his own logo on his special Felt F-Series for Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) ran massive 30mm-wide tubulars for Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A double-clamp seatpost collar provides some extra security for the Argos-Shimano team - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Felt's modified F-Series bikes for Argos-Shimano easily swallow 30mm-wide tubulars - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
John Degenkolb's (Argos-Shimano) rear brake is fitted with an additional inline quick-release to go along with the one that's built into the caliper - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
An AceCo K-Edge chain catcher for John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Blanco riders have said that the integrated seatmast on the Giant Defy Advanced SL endurance bike actually flexes so much under load that they have to adjust their saddle tilt to compensate - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The Giant Defy Advanced SL of 2013 Paris-Roubaix runner-up Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) came oh-so-close to his first Paris-Roubaix victory today aboard this Giant Defy Advanced SL. Vanmarcke rides a 'Team L' frame, which uses the same front triangle geometry as the TCR Advanced SL for a more aggressive fit than what's normally sold to consumers - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) rolled into the Roubaix velodrome on this 50mm-deep Shimano Dura-Ace front wheel - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
…but a shallow-section Shimano Dura-Ace rear wheel - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 7970 drivetrain for Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 7970 STI Dual Control levers mounted low on PRO traditional-bend bars for Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The Paris-Roubaix course cheat sheet for second-place finisher Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) looked to be running a Dugast Paris-Roubaix rear tire - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A fi'zi:k Aliante saddle with k:ium rails for Blanco's Sep Vanmarcke - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Sep Vanmarcke didn't have his Pioneer power meter installed but he's clearly been testing it judging by the special bottom bracket that's still installed here - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The usual housing entry ports on Sep Vanmarcke's (Blanco) Giant Defy Advanced SL go unused here. Team mechanics instead run the Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 wire into the underside of the top tube, right next to the rear brake entry point - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Sep Vanmarcke's (Blanco) front tire appears to be a 27mm-wide Dugast Strada - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A single top-mounted supplemental brake lever for second-place finisher Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 brake calipers with Shimano's blue-compound carbon-specific pads for Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The BMC GranFondo GF01 of four-place finisher Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Fabian Cancellara's (Radioshack-Leopard-Trek) Trek Domane 6-Series (right) and Niki Terpstra's (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL4 rest quietly against the barrier after their brutal day at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The Cannondale team's fleet of new Synapse Evo Hi-Mod machines lean up against the bus before departing for the start of Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Ted King's (Cannondale) FSA Wing Compact bars are double-wrapped in preparation for Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Cannondale team mechanics blacked out the logos on their 27mm-wide tubulars for Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The rear brake pads are maxed out in terms of reach on Cannondale's Synapse Evo Hi-Mods for Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
All of the Cannondale team bikes had their SRAM Red chain catchers bent forward like this. Team mechanics clearly feel it works better this way - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
FSA OS-99 stems with custom graphics for Ted King's (Cannondale) Cannondale Synapse Evo Hi-Mod - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
SRM's new locking mount provides more security on the cobbles than the old system - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
fi'zi:k Arione saddles with extra padding for the Cannondale team at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
An army of Elite Ciussi aluminum bottle cages for the Cannondale riders at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A single zip-tie and a bunch of electrical to hold on Ted King's (Cannondale) number plate for Paris-Roubaix. Note the -17° stem, too - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Cannondale riders were all on Vision Metron 40 carbon tubular wheels at the start of Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A peek "under the hood" of Ted King's (Cannondale) SRAM Red 2012 DoubleTap lever. Two layers of tape plus a strip of gel make for a cushy bar - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Euskaltel-Euskadi's Orbea Orca at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Euskaltel-Euskadi's Orbea Orca has some impressive tire clearance in stock form given that these tires fit through the stays and forks. After comparing the brake pad positions on this bike and another team Orca at last year's Tour de France, it looks like no modifications have been made, either - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
This Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 7970 front derailleur is mounted awfully high, isn't it? Unfortunately, we didn't have time to ask why - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Standard Elite Custom Race bottle cages for the Euskaltel-Euskadi team at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Double-wrapped bars and a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 satellite shifter for Euskaltel-Euskadi rider Peio Bilbao - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
There's no sense in tempting fate when it comes to Paris-Roubaix, says Europcar rider Jerome Cousin - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Sebastian Turgot's (Europcar) Colnago Cross Prestige for Paris-Roubaix. Nearly all of the team rode 'cross bikes this year - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Double-wrapped bars and top-mounted brake levers for Sebastian Turgot (Europcar) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The high-mounted straddle wire carrier on Sebastian Turgot's (Europcar) Colnago Cross Prestige at Paris-Roubaix probably yields a very firm lever feel - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Sebastian Turgot (Europcar) replaced his usual 39T inner ring for a 42T one from TA Specialites for Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Paris-Roubaix not only brings out unusual equipment but older stuff, too, as seen here on Sebastian Turgot's (Europcar) previous-generation Campagnolo Record rear derailleur - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Interestingly, Europcar leader Sebastian Turgot opted for a Campagnolo Bora One wheelset for Paris-Roubaix instead of the higher-end Bora Ultra Two - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Europcar team mechanics cleverly attached this number plate right to the seatpost collar - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
This rear tire is labeled as a Hutchinson but it looks an awful lot like a Dugast Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
One advantage of using a 'cross bike instead of an 'endurance bike' to gain the more relaxed handling and increased tire clearance for Paris-Roubaix is that the head tube isn't inordinately long - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Tacx Tao aluminum cages for the Europcar squad at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
2007 Paris-Roubaix winner Stuart O'Grady's (Orica-GreenEdge) new Scott Addict just before the start - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Stuart O'Grady (Orica-GreenEdge) went with a 44-tooth inner chainring at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Double-wrapped bars for Orica-GreenEdge rider Stuart O'Grady - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Orica-GreenEdge mechanics really wanted to make sure the team's Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 junction boxes didn't fall off on the cobbles - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The tread pattern suggests that Stuart O'Grady (Orica-GreenEdge) may have been riding on FMB Paris-Roubaix tires today at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
…while other Orica-GreenEdge riders were using 28mm-wide Continental Competition Pro Limited tubulars - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
IAM Cycling riders used a mix of Scott Foils and new Scott Addicts for this year's Paris-Roubaix. This is the bike Heinrich Haussler started on - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
While Scott's Foil gets a "Scott Aerodynamic Science" tagline, the new Addict right behind it gets a "Scott Innovative Technology Design" one instead given that it's not meant to be an aero machine - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) started out this year's Paris-Roubaix on Schwalbe Ultremo HT tubulars - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
IAM Cycling apparently ran out of oversized SRM mounts - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
DT Swiss RRC Dicut 46 T wheels for Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) for the start of this year's Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Syncros carbon cages for Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) at the start of Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Among the several hints that Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) wasn't planning to tackle the cobbles on this Scott Foil was this 39-tooth inner ring - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A new Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 11-25T cassette for Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
IAM Cycling uses shims to adapt round seatposts into its Scott Foil frames at Paris-Roubaix for a smoother ride - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
While everyone was paying attention to Heinrich Haussler's (IAM Cycling) Scott Foil that was lined up with the rest of the team bikes on the ground, we spotted his real cobbles bike - the one with the number plate - mounted atop the team car - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) would tackle the cobbles on softer-riding 27mm-wide FMB Paris-Roubaix tubulars - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) used Canyon's new Ultimate CF SLX at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Katusha appeared to be using FMB Paris-Roubaix tubulars mounted on its Mavic wheels - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Team leader Alexander Kristoff opted for the better braking of the Cosmic Carbone SLR's Exalith textured sidewalls - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
More Elite Ciussi aluminum bottle cages, this time on the Katusha team bikes - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Lotto-Belisol riders tackled the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix on a mix of carbon wheels from Campagnolo - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Lotto-Belisol's tires were conspicuously labeled with Continental logos but the tread pattern suggests it's actually a Veloflex - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Lotto-Belisol looks to be using chain catchers from Canyon - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A Selle San Marco Regale saddle and Deda's Superzero seatpost for Lotto-Belisol team leader Jurgen Roelandts - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Lotto-Belisol team mechanic Frederik Moons zeros out the SRM PowerControl 7 computer for Jurgen Roelandts - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Jurgen Roelandts' (Lotto-Belisol) Ridley Fenix Classic at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
53/46T chainrings for Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto-Belisol) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Movistar used Pinarello Dogma Ks - and the older KOBH 60.1 - for its run at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A few wraps of electrical tape lend some extra security for the Campagnolo EPS battery and 'brain' on this Movistar machine - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Selle Italia produces these clip-on logos just so its saddles can be made out more easily in images - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
27mm-wide Vittoria Pavé Evo CG tubulars for this Movistar rider - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Movistar went with Elite's Patao aluminum cages for Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A fleet of BH G6s for the Sojasun team at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Sojasun's aluminum box-section tubular wheels were conspicuously labeled as "Corima" but it only takes one look at the counterweight on the rim around the valve stem to know their true identity - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Rarely seen Panaracer tubulars on this Sojasun team bike at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Double-wrapped bars and top-mount brake levers were common among the Sojasun squad - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
It's a Corima! Sorry, folks, no it's not - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Saxo-Tinkoff's Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL4s for Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Specialized's S-Wrap Roubaix tape is soft and grippy - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
27mm-wide FMB Paris-Roubaix tires were use by the Saxo-Tinkoff team - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Sky's Geraint Thomas set off from Compiègne on a Pinarello Dogma K - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
27mm-wide FMB Paris-Roubaix tubulars for Geraint Thomas (Sky) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A subtle good luck charm for Geraint Thomas (Sky) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Sky mechanics blacked out the logos on these Token chain catchers - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
An extra-padded fi'zi:k Arione Tri 2 saddle for Geraint Thomas (Sky) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Double-wrapped bars, a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 satellite shifter, and an SRM PowerControl 7 computer for Sky's Geraint Thomas at this year's Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Usually when a company goes out of its way to put as big a logo as possible on a tire, that's a good indication that it's trying to hide something - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) went with two layers of Lizard Skins' 3.2mm DSP tape for Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
53/45T chainrings for Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) used a mechanical Campagnolo Super Record group at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Bianchi claims the 'Countervail' shear layer used in its new Infinito CV endurance bike attenuates vibration before it reaches the rider - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Bianchi officially launched its new Infinito CV just three days before Paris-Roubaix but we spotted it at Ronde van Vlaanderen a week prior, too - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A 42cm-wide (center-to-center) FSA Energy T aluminum bar and a carbon-wrapped FSA OS-99 stem for Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Juan Antonio Flecha's (Vacansoleil-DCM) Elite Ciussi bottle cages were attached with custom etched aluminum (aluminum!) bolts from Carbon Ti - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A simple chain watcher for Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) at Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
FSA's new SL-K brake calipers were recently redesigned to work better on wide-profile rims - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Juan Antonio Flecha's (Vacansoleil-DCM) new Bianchi Infinito just before the start of Paris-Roubaix - James Huang/BikeRadar.com
So far we've shown you the Paris-Roubaix bikes of Omega Pharma-QuickStep , BMC , Garmin-Sharp , and RadioShack-Leopard-Trek – and there are still more full-blown pro bike features to come. In the meantime, here's a look at some of the other bikes that took to the cobbles this year, including the Giant Defy Advanced SL of second-place finisher Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco).
Once again Mother Nature delivered clear skies and dry roads so the truly outrageous bikes were left in storage for another year. Most bikes weren't terribly different from what we saw at Flanders although some teams and riders did have to make some more major concessions in order to run the high-volume tubulars required for the more punishing French pavé.
While there was obviously no mud this time around, a few teams still saw fit to crack out the 'cross bikes – but only for the added tire clearance and more stable handling. As a side benefit, these teams didn't have to go to extraordinary means to achieve a rider's requested position since those machines generally aren't built with longer head tubes like so-called 'endurance' bikes.
Will next year's edition finally bring back the foul weather? Perhaps, but if not we've got a good idea at this point what sort of machines we'll see.
Take a look at our 120 image gallery on the right and stay tuned for more tech from Paris-Roubaix in the coming days.