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Wout van Aert makes history, riding the 258.3km Paris-Roubaix course in 48.91kph (30.39mph)

This is Wout van Aert’s Paris-Roubaix winning bike – and there’s nothing special about it
The Belgian superstar makes few concessions to the cobbles en route to conquering the Queen of the Classics

Van der Poel's Arenberg disaster confirms Shimano's unreleased pedals use new cleats
Dutchman's mid-Roubaix bike swap offered a telling glimpse of Shimano’s prototype setup – and a potential shift away from SPD-SL

Red Bull - Bora - hansgroghe goes retro with tubular-era tyre hack for Paris-Roubaix
Team mechanics coat Specialized Turbo Cottons tyres in liquid urethane to fend off the cobbles

Paris-Roubaix tech | Watch out, Pogačar – the UCI has a new tyre checking tool
Commissaires can quickly check oversized Roubaix setups against the 700mm limit with brand-new 3D-printed gauge

Q&A | Why is Paris-Roubaix so hard?
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The Dutch superstar faces a Roubaix eve dilemma: stick with his aero-winning Aeroad or gamble on the wider-tyred Endurace as tech, tactics and even marketing stakes collide

The 4 Paris-Roubaix tyre tech trends you need to know about – what’s in, what’s out, and what’s controversial
From ballooning tyres to mixed uptake on inserts, these tyre tech trends will define Paris-Roubaix 2026

Pogačar vs Van der Poel is the era-defining rivalry we can't stop talking about
With Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel facing off once again at the third Monument of the season, Timothy John analyses the evolving rivalry between modern cycling's two great champions

Revealed: Why the defending Paris-Roubaix Femmes champion has glued tubeless tyres to her wheels
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot sticks with Cervélo S5 aero bike in defence of her 2025 title

54.8km of pavé and a 47.70km/h average speed – Paris-Roubaix in numbers
The numbers behind cycling’s most iconic one-day race

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Why choose cables over top-tier electronic shifting?

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Warren Rossiter | The new Canyon Endurace CFR is good, but I don’t think it's an endurance bike
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