If you’re reading this as it is published it’s the morning of the women’s Paris-Roubaix, and about 24hrs until the men’s. The Queen of the Classics is about as close to a mecca-like experience as cycling tech journos get, and in a world of ever-increasing homogenised bike setups, it’s the one place where, if you know where to look, you can find some weird and wonderful mods.
The Gravaa self-inflating tyre system isn’t a secret by any means. It’s been ridden to victory in the UCI gravel world championships by Marianne Vos, to second place at the Tour of Flanders by Pauline Ferand-Prévot, and to victory in the GP Denain by Matthew Brennan. (a cobbled race that shares many characteristics with Paris Roubaix)
