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John Degenkolb, pushing it hard at pavé section 9 one last time before the race.



The coach and the rider. Mattias Reck and John Degenkolb.

Winner of the U23 Paris-Roubaix 2011, Ramon Sinkeldam and Bert De Backer. There’s always room for a laugh on the bike.




John Degenkolb’s extra brake handle



These shoes are made for cycling, and that’s just what they’ll do. One of these days, these shoes are gonna cycle away from you.
The custom Shimano shoes of John Degenkolb, Team Giant-Shimano.

As a preparation for the Paris-Roubaix race on sunday, I spent the day driving around the countryside, trying to find the pavé sections, many of them really hidden away back roads.
The last on my list was the epically classic Arenberg section.





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Cycling is a mercyless sport with a thin line between victory and failure.
After an incident at the start that damaged her rear wheel, Jessica Kihlbom had one mechanical problem after the other. The frame number tag stuck between the wheel and finally a malfunctioning rear brake made her abandon the race.



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A quick message over the radio to the sports director in the team car and Madelene Olsson of the Cramo Go:Greene team was off. The leading group was within reach up ahead the course but without anyone following her in her the pursuit quickly turned into a tough fight in the windy no man’s land between the two groups. Later in the race, techical problems forced her to change bike and fall back to the groups further down.



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