Flander’s Pics and Quotes

Author: Woody

6 Apr

Martijn Maaskant, Tour of Flanders
Martijn Maaskant (above): I’m really happy with this result in my first Ronde! I didn’t expect this in my debut here. Hopefully I can hold on to this form for a couple of weeks and help Maggy in Paris-Roubaix next Sunday.

Huub Duyn (right): Bad day to have bad legs! I still enjoyed the people and the entourage. Next year, I definitely want to get back here and get revenge! It is still one of the best races you can do as a bike racer. Well that’s how I think about it. Thumbs up for Martijn! 12th in his debut in Flanders!

Meatball (left): Ugh, ugh and ugh! Crashed hard today! Really hard!

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3 Responses for "Flander’s Pics and Quotes"

J. Schafer April 6th, 2008 at 9:26 pm 1
Woody-

In some of the pics I noticed that a few of the guys were on bikes with a white paint scheme. Were they riding different frame sets today?
woody April 7th, 2008 at 10:54 am 2
Hola Joe,

Here’s some details from a Cycling.news review about the special white Roubaix bikes some of the guys used yesterday after crashing.

“The Paris-Roubaix Felts utilize a mix of F1 SL and F1 Sprint materials for extra strength and stiffness without too much added weight. Kevlar patches are also applied to the top tube for additional impact resistance from errantly spinning handlebars.”

“As is typical for the genre, there is also more tire clearance all around courtesy of longer fork blades, rangier seat stays and chain stays that are slightly indented right where the tire passes through. Unique rear dropouts decrease the bottom bracket height a bit for more stability. A 50mm-rake carbon fork offsets the longer rear end to maintain overall weight balance and also yields a longer and more stable wheelbase.”

“Longer-reach Shimano R600 brake calipers are used to accommodate the increased clearances but it looks like the rest of the componentry (save for the wheels, of course) will be standard team issue come next weekend.”
J. Schafer April 7th, 2008 at 12:49 pm 3
Thanks Woody!