Tech news for April 19, 2001

Paris Roubaix—after

Continuing our tribute to the mighty steeds of Paris-Roubaix.

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Telekom's Pinarello

Braking and tyre clearance are paramount in a race like Paris-Roubaix, so Telekom experimented with a front end that looks like it's been pinched from a cyclo-cross bike, complete with steel fork, cantilever brakes and dodgy stamped-steel brake hanger.

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Colnago—tougher than dirt

As if to prove Johan Museeuw wrong five Colnagos finished Paris-Roubaix under Andrea Tafi (Mapei-Quick Step) Matthé Pronk (Rabobank), Frank Hoj (Team Coast), Aart Vierhouten (Rabobank) and Franco Ballerini (Mapei-Quick Step). Thanks to Neil Salter on the Eurobike mailing list for that nifty factlet.

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Mercury-Viatel's LeMud, er, LeMond

Jamie Drew and his bike took the car option to the race finish, along with about three-quarters of the field.

Can you say brutal? That's why they call it Hell.

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Dirk Nachtergael and Marc Sargeant

Dirk Nachtergael and Marc Sargeant of the Domo team staff were two of the humans responsible for the care of the Paris-Roubaix bikes' engines. Dirk has been Johan Museeuw's personal soigneur for many years, and Marc is one of two directeurs sportifs under overall team manager Patrick Lefevere.

Obviously, they've had a good day. They're clean, for a start...