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Might as well rename this blog “Eff Yeah Canton Ave”, right? Most of the climbs looks pretty gruesome, but the real fun starts at 2:23 or so.

(thanks to Cycling Inquisition for passing this along)

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canton ave - climbs - grade - cobbles - pittsburgh - pennsylvania - carnage - dirty dozen - dirty dozen - 138 Notes

More Canton Ave footage. I’ll admit this looks significantly more awful, but I don’t think it’s a steep enough problem that it can’t be solved with gears / fatter, lower-psi tires.

(via Chris Mayhew - more on the Dirty Dozen Race)

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carnage - climbs - cobbles - dirty dozen - grade - hills - pennsylvania - pitch - pittsburgh - canton ave - canton ave - 200 Notes

Not featured in tomorrow’s event. Don’t get excited. (Taken with Instagram at Blue Hills Reservation)

Not featured in tomorrow’s event. Don’t get excited. (Taken with Instagram at Blue Hills Reservation)

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cosmo - rides - blue hills - masschusetts - cobbles - pave - milton - 3 Notes

cobbleshock:

Footage of Boonen’s puncture on the Arenberg

Best video I’ve seen of the Boonen incident. I’ve got to say, he seems pretty darn calm—a guy who knows there’ll be some regrouping and thinks he can still get back into the race.  

It looked like he stood around forever on TV without help, but before the camera moto stops (~1:30) he appears (around :55)  to wave off a teammate. I think Steegmans comes past at 2:05.

Also some gratuitous booty shots for the ladies and/or fellas of that persuasion.

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boonen - roubaix - arenberg - quickstep - mishaps - cobbles - 21 Notes

marcperel: Can someone feed Bradley Wiggins!? Also, why is Geraint Thomas giving Brad a wheel? Geraint surely should have been there for Flecha in the finale instead of handing wheels to Brad who finished way down… Sky high confusion. I think Wiggo was passing off to Thomas. Certainly after last year’s cobbled Tour stage and this year’s Flanders, that’s how I’d call it. 

marcperel:

Can someone feed Bradley Wiggins!?

Also, why is Geraint Thomas giving Brad a wheel? Geraint surely should have been there for Flecha in the finale instead of handing wheels to Brad who finished way down… Sky high confusion.

I think Wiggo was passing off to Thomas. Certainly after last year’s cobbled Tour stage and this year’s Flanders, that’s how I’d call it. 

(Source: deepsection)

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wiggins - thomas - teammates - service - wheel change - arenberg - roubaix - cobbles - 11 Notes

If you haven’t been following his work all spring, Jered Gruber’s roadside photoset from yesterday is pretty tight.  (and yes, there are shots of actual racing)

If you haven’t been following his work all spring, Jered Gruber’s roadside photoset from yesterday is pretty tight. 

(and yes, there are shots of actual racing)

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gruber - photos - roubaix - cobbles - fans - 8 Notes

cycleboredom: Epic shot of an epic post-Roubaix Van Summeren grill. Wow. Man Wins Race, Gets Girl - @PodiumCafe Via @NYVelocity If this picture isn’t on the wedding invite, I’m not going. 

cycleboredom:

Epic shot of an epic post-Roubaix Van Summeren grill. Wow. Man Wins Race, Gets Girl - @PodiumCafe Via @NYVelocity

If this picture isn’t on the wedding invite, I’m not going. 

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van summeren - garmin-cervelo - cobbles - roubaix - shpoo - 18 Notes

A lot of weird crap has shown up on bikes at Roubaix over the years. I’ve heard apocryphal tales that Rock Shox’ “Ruby” moniker for its 700c fork was based on Greg Lemond’s inability to pronounce “Roubaix”. And Pieri’s Headshok in ‘03 might have been less about protecting him from the banging of the cobbles than protecting the bike from his noteworthy bulk. Full suspension’s had its day on the stones, too, from Bianchi’s 27lb fully-sprung monstrosity to slightly more reasonable designs found under Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle in the early 90’s. Trek had a dalliance with elastomer pucks and commuter forks, but we know how that movie ends. For my money, though, it’s tough to get uglier than Steve Bauer’s customized 1993 rig (above) which, with its 67-degree seat-tube and outrageous chainstays, looks to be frozen in a state of perpetual collapse.  Since the mid-aughts, though, cooler (or more brand-conscious) heads have prevailed, and it’s rare to see more nod to the battering of the pave than ‘cross bikes, some brake mods, fat tires, and more clearance.

A lot of weird crap has shown up on bikes at Roubaix over the years.

I’ve heard apocryphal tales that Rock Shox’ “Ruby” moniker for its 700c fork was based on Greg Lemond’s inability to pronounce “Roubaix”. And Pieri’s Headshok in ‘03 might have been less about protecting him from the banging of the cobbles than protecting the bike from his noteworthy bulk.

Full suspension’s had its day on the stones, too, from Bianchi’s 27lb fully-sprung monstrosity to slightly more reasonable designs found under Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle in the early 90’s. Trek had a dalliance with elastomer pucks and commuter forks, but we know how that movie ends.

For my money, though, it’s tough to get uglier than Steve Bauer’s customized 1993 rig (above) which, with its 67-degree seat-tube and outrageous chainstays, looks to be frozen in a state of perpetual collapse. 

Since the mid-aughts, though, cooler (or more brand-conscious) heads have prevailed, and it’s rare to see more nod to the battering of the pave than ‘cross bikes, some brake mods, fat tires, and more clearance.

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bikes - cobbles - marketing - roubaix - suspension - tech - gear - industry - 6 Notes

“A Paris–Roubaix without rain is not a true Paris–Roubaix. Throw in a little snow as well, it’s not serious.”
— Sean Kelly (via johnthemonkey). 

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roubaix - weather - kelly - snow - classics - cobbles - 1 Notes

Can’t tell your Bourghelles from your Quievy? Podium Cafe has you covered with a lovely guided tour (with photos) through the cobbled sections of Paris-Roubaix. 

Can’t tell your Bourghelles from your Quievy? Podium Cafe has you covered with a lovely guided tour (with photos) through the cobbled sections of Paris-Roubaix. 

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roubaix - cobbles - secteurs - classics - pave - 15 Notes