Skip to main content

Cyclingnews The World Centre of Cycling

Sign in

View Profile
Sign out

Search

Search Cyclingnews

News
- Racing News
Racing
- Races
  - Results
  - Live Reports
  - Calendar
  - Road
  - Gravel
  - MTB
  - Track
  - Cyclo-cross
- Teams & Riders
- How to Watch
- Rules
Women's Cycling
Premium
- Labs
- In-Depth Racing
- Tech Galleries
- Columns
- Industry
- Investigations
- Performance
- Training
- Finance
- Health
Tech
- Bikes
- Cycling Kit & Accessories
- Components
Buying Advice
Features
- Live Reports
- Quizzes
- Cycling Culture
- Forums
- Autobus
- About

Home
News
- View News
- Racing News
Racing
- View Racing
- Races
  - View Races
  - Results
  - Live Reports
  - Calendar
  - Road
  - Gravel
  - MTB
  - Track
  - Cyclo-cross
- Teams & Riders
- How to Watch
- Rules
  - View Rules
  - Safety
  - Doping
  - Motor Doping
Women's Cycling
Premium
- View Premium
- Labs
- In-Depth Racing
- Tech Galleries
- Columns
- Industry
- Investigations
- Performance
- Training
- Finance
- Health
Tech
Buying Advice
Features
- Live Reports
- Quizzes
- Cycling Culture
- Forums
- Autobus
- About

Get The Leadout Newsletter

The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!

Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

You are now subscribed

Your newsletter sign-up was successful

An account already exists for this email address, please log in.

Trending

Tour de France Femmes
Tour de France
Subscribe from $1

Pro Cycling
Racing
Road
104th Paris-Roubaix

Clean machine

By Cycling News

Published 11 April 2006

It seems that one way to keep your bike clean at Paris-Roubaix is to go like stink for 259km,...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email

Share this article

Join the conversation

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Subscribe to our newsletter

Image 1 of 18

De Peet's Ridley

Typical box-section wheels

Typical box-section wheels

Plenty of comfort

44/53 chainrings

There's the proof:

De Peet's aluminium Davitamon-Lotto Ridley was looking surprisingly clean after over six on some of the worst roads on earth. — De Peet's aluminium Davitamon-Lotto Ridley was looking surprisingly clean after over six on some of the worst roads on earth. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Unfortunately for #61, Peter Van Petegem, he was to have his podium place taken away from him after he and two Discovery Channel riders disobeyed a stop light at a railway crossing less than 10 kilometres from the finish. — Unfortunately for #61, Peter Van Petegem, he was to have his podium place taken away from him after he and two Discovery Channel riders disobeyed a stop light at a railway crossing less than 10 kilometres from the finish. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Plenty of comfort for Van Petegem's tush in that Selle San Marco saddle. — Plenty of comfort for Van Petegem's tush in that Selle San Marco saddle. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Oversized seat stays. — Oversized seat stays. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

A chunky downtube on the Ridley makes for a stiff frame to keep the power to the wheels. — A chunky downtube on the Ridley makes for a stiff frame to keep the power to the wheels. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Typical box-section wheels for the cobbled classics, and some equally durable Vredestein tyres. — Typical box-section wheels for the cobbled classics, and some equally durable Vredestein tyres. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

44/53 chainrings for De Peet. — 44/53 chainrings for De Peet. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Taking a look at the top tube profile. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Man, even the brakes look clean! — Man, even the brakes look clean! (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

There's the proof: 259 kilometres in the saddle. — There's the proof: 259 kilometres in the saddle. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

FSA's forged aluminium stem. — FSA's forged aluminium stem. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Two wrenchers busy at it. — Two wrenchers busy at it. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Image 1 of 18

View Original

De Peet's Ridley

Image 2 of 18

View Original

Typical box-section wheels

Image 3 of 18

View Original

Typical box-section wheels

Image 4 of 18

View Original

Plenty of comfort

Image 5 of 18

View Original

44/53 chainrings

Image 6 of 18

View Original

There's the proof:

Image 7 of 18

View Original

De Peet's aluminium Davitamon-Lotto Ridley was looking surprisingly clean after over six on some of the worst roads on earth.

Image 8 of 18

View Original

Unfortunately for #61, Peter Van Petegem, he was to have his podium place taken away from him after he and two Discovery Channel riders disobeyed a stop light at a railway crossing less than 10 kilometres from the finish.

Image 9 of 18

View Original

Plenty of comfort for Van Petegem's tush in that Selle San Marco saddle.

Image 10 of 18

View Original

Oversized seat stays.

Image 11 of 18

View Original

A chunky downtube on the Ridley makes for a stiff frame to keep the power to the wheels.

Image 12 of 18

View Original

Typical box-section wheels for the cobbled classics, and some equally durable Vredestein tyres.

Image 13 of 18

View Original

44/53 chainrings for De Peet.

Image 14 of 18

View Original

Image 15 of 18

View Original

Man, even the brakes look clean!

Image 16 of 18

View Original

There's the proof: 259 kilometres in the saddle.

Image 17 of 18

View Original

FSA's forged aluminium stem.

Image 18 of 18

View Original

Two wrenchers busy at it.

no copy in legacy cms

Get The Leadout Newsletter

The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!

Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

Cycling News

Latest in Racing

Marta Lach of SD Worx - Protime prior winning Festival Elsy Jacobs a Garnich a third time in 2026

Women's Cycling Human Powered Health strikes two-year deal with Marta Lach for Polish all-rounder to fuel WorldTour team's ambitions at top level through 2028

Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney lead the GC group on the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes

Women's Cycling 'A historic milestone' – Tour de France Femmes breaks French television viewing records once again amid calls for race to be broadcast in full

MONT VENTOUX, FRANCE - AUGUST 07: Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy and UAE Team L'IMAD crosses the finish line on third place during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 7 a 146.8km stage from La Voulte-sur-Rhone to Mont Ventoux 1901m / #UCIWWT / on August 07, 2026 in Mont Ventoux, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Women's Cycling 'In every Grand Tour we are breaking records' – Elisa Longo Borghini sees a high level at the top of women's cycling but not enough of a 'base'

2026 Tour de France Femmes: Paula Blasi on stage 9

Women's Cycling 'I wasn't as close as I thought I might be' - Paula Blasi recognises her first Tour de France Femmes was a tougher learning curve than expected

Maëva Squiban racing in the breakaway with Loes Adegeest on the penultimate stage of the Tour de France Femmes in Nice

Women's Cycling 'I wasn't in front to play for victory like last year, but I think I did my job' – 2025 breakthrough star Maëva Squiban celebrates different kind of Tour de France Femmes success

NICE, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: Dominika Wlodarczyk of Poland, Paula Blasi Cairol of Spain, Margarita Garcia of Spain, Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy, Silvia Persico of Italy, Maeva Squiban of France and UAE Team L'IMAD celebrate at podium as final best team prize winners during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 9 a 99.2km stage from Nice to Nice / #UCIWWT / on August 09, 2026 in Nice, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Women's Cycling From the dominant to the anonymous – Rating every team's Tour de France Femmes performance

Latest in Features

NICE, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: Dominika Wlodarczyk of Poland, Paula Blasi Cairol of Spain, Margarita Garcia of Spain, Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy, Silvia Persico of Italy, Maeva Squiban of France and UAE Team L'IMAD celebrate at podium as final best team prize winners during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 9 a 99.2km stage from Nice to Nice / #UCIWWT / on August 09, 2026 in Nice, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Women's Cycling From the dominant to the anonymous – Rating every team's Tour de France Femmes performance

Tour de France Femmes tech wrapup

Pro Bikes Battle of the brands: Who won with what at the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift?

NICE, FRANCE - AUGUST 9: Lorena Wiebes of Netherlands and TEAM SD WORX PROTIME (left), Demi Vollering of Netherlands and FDJ UNITED - SUEZ, Puck Pieterse of Netherlands and FENIX-PREMIER TECH, and Antonia Niedermaier of Germany and CANYON//SRAM (right) celebrating at the podium of after the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 9 a 99.2km stage from Nice to Nice / #UCIWWT / August 9, 2026 in Nice, France. (Photo by Silvina Brodersohn - CameraSport via Getty Images).

Women's Cycling Eight things we learnt from a spellbinding edition of the Tour de France Femmes

Boardman SLR 9.8

Road Bikes What experienced cyclists notice first about a high-performance road bike

Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM), Cedrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly), Paula Blasi and Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L'IMAD) on the chase on stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes to the top of Mont Ventoux

Women's Cycling Cycling is a tactical game that takes superhuman power – Brodie Chapman's Tour de France Femmes column

Canyon-SRAM's Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma rides in the ascent of the Mont Ventoux at the end of the 7th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women's Tour de France cycling race, 146.8 km from Voulte-sur-Rhone to The Mont Ventoux, at The Mont Ventoux, southeastern France on August 7, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

Women's Cycling Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney reigns as queen of Mont Ventoux, but the Tour de France Femmes crown is still up for grabs – Analysis

LATEST ARTICLES

1

Human Powered Health strikes two-year deal with Marta Lach for Polish all-rounder to fuel WorldTour team's ambitions at top level through 2028
2

'Iconic Powerline not being part of the race is devastating but it's even more devastating that the mountain is on fire' - Melisa Rollins aims for second win at Leadville Trail 100 MTB
3

Quinn Simmons returns to Leadville Trail 100 MTB seven years on from his extraordinary teenage debut
4

'A historic milestone' – Tour de France Femmes breaks French television viewing records once again amid calls for race to be broadcast in full
5

'In every Grand Tour we are breaking records' – Elisa Longo Borghini sees a high level at the top of women's cycling but not enough of a 'base'

Cyclingnews is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

Add as a preferred source on Google

Terms and conditions
Contact Future's experts
Privacy policy
Cookies policy
Accessibility statement
Careers
Advertise with us

© Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.

Please login or signup to comment

Please wait...