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Specialized continues to produce bikes under the Stumpjumper name, including both hardtail and full-suspension models. [8] An original Stumpjumper is displayed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. [5] [9] Mike Sinyard moved the firm to Morgan Hill, CA in 1984. [10] In 1989, Specialized introduced the Epic, the world's second mass ...
Paris–Roubaix is famous for rough terrain and cobblestones, or pavé , [n 1] being, with the Tour of Flanders, E3 Harelbeke and Gent–Wevelgem, one of the cobbled classics. It has been called the Hell of the North, a Sunday in Hell (also the title of a film about the 1976 race), the Queen of the Classics or la Pascale: the Easter race. [1]
Van Rysel–Roubaix is a French UCI Continental cycling team founded in 2007. For the 2019 season, the team secured additional sponsorship from Natura4Ever, [ 1 ] which was later rebranded as Xelliss in 2021.
A 2008 Specialized Stumpjumper with full suspension. The Specialized Stumpjumper is a mountain bike produced by Specialized Bicycle Components. When it was first produced in 1981, the Stumpjumper was the first mass-production mountain bike. The Stumpjumper is still in production, although its design has changed significantly since it was first ...
The 2024 Paris–Roubaix was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 7 April in France. It was the 121st edition of Paris–Roubaix and the 16th event of the 2024 UCI World Tour . The race was won by Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin–Deceuninck for the second year in succession, after a solo attack over 60 kilometres. [ 1 ]
It was the 120th edition of Paris–Roubaix and the 16th event of the 2023 UCI World Tour. The race was won by Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin–Deceuninck . The race was the fastest edition on record with an average speed of 46.84 kilometres per hour (29.11 mph), beating the record set during the 2022 edition .
Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports including rowing , weight lifting , and especially combat sports [ 1 ] such as boxing , kickboxing , mixed martial arts , wrestling , and Brazilian jiu-jitsu .
The race started in Compiègne and finished on the velodrome of Roubaix, covering a distance of 263.5 kilometres (163.7 miles). The race served as the third leg of the 1996 UCI World Cup . Propelled by tailwind, the race had the fastest average speed (43.31 km/h) since Paris–Roubaix was moved to the more difficult easterly route in 1968.