Ambrosio’s Nemisis – ‘La Reine du Nord’ (Queen of the North) – was the most popular alloy model used on the cobbles this year, but carbon fiber was more prevalent than everMatt Pacocha/BikeRadar.com
The cobbles of Roubaix take an incredible toll on bike and riderMatt Pacocha/BikeRadar.com
Half of HTC-Highroad used a carbon wheel from HED and a 28mm Paris-Roubaix professional edition tire from ContinentalMatt Pacocha/BikeRadar.com
The other half of HTC-Highroad used an alloy rim from PRO called the R75T, laced to Shimano Dura-Ace hubsMatt Pacocha/BikeRadar.com
The whole of Saxo Bank started on FMB’s 27mm Paris Roubaix tubular glued to Zipp’s 303Matt Pacocha/BikeRadar.com
The combination of the FMB Paris Roubaix and Zipp 303 won the race last yearMatt Pacocha/BikeRadar.com
Saur-Sojasun were on Ambrosio Nemisis rims and a 28mm pro-issue tire from Hutchinson that sports an aggressive treadMatt Pacocha/BikeRadar.com
Saur-Sojasun mounted the old-school wheels and aggressive tires to Time cyclo-cross bikes for RoubaixMatt Pacocha/BikeRadar.com
While the majority of Garmin-Cervelo started on FMB Paris Roubaix tires, Vittoria Paves graced the spare bikesMatt Pacocha/BikeRadar.com