It was a bright, sunny morning at the start of the sixth edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, though there was still a chill in the shade as the women’s team buses arrived in Denain.
Paris-Roubaix Femmes covered 143km with 33.7km of cobblestones, including two five-star sectors: Mons-en-Pévèle and the Carrefour de l’Arbre, but no Forest of Arenberg.
I started at Team UAE ADQ; they chose the Colnago V5RS, not the super-aero Y1RS that the men’s team usually ride. I love that white-and-blue paint.
Several riders had fully taped their handlebar tops, providing a little more comfort as riders tend to hold the tops more at Roubaix.
The team had fitted 35mm Continental GP5000 S TR tyres, and they fitted pretty nicely in the Colnago frames.
The team bikes were fitted with Enve SES 4.5 wheels, a nice combination with the 35mm rubber.
Check out this aftermarket CCD EVO S derailleur pulley from French brand Nova Ride. They were fitted to some of the Ma Petite Enterprise Factor Monzas.
Factor Monzas were used widely at Roubaix this year by Factor-sponsored teams. It is still a race bike, but is a little more durable, and has bigger clearance than some of the brand’s other bikes. This blue looked fantastic in the sunshine.
The team ran Hutchinson Blackbird Race tyres in a 32mm size and without any tyre inserts.
Next was the Mayenne Monbana My Pie team, the team were racing on Winspace SLC 5.0 machines – the brand’s all-rounder. They had some interesting parts fitted.
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