After 117 races, you could say it’s about time we see a women’s field in the queen of the classics, the legendary cobbled Paris-Roubaix.
To celebrate, Specialized tapped senior designer Kayla Clarot to design the bikes for their pro women riders in the 118th edition of the race. Here’s the story…
From Specialized:
It may not be spring, it may not be Holy Week, but the energy here in Northern France is building. It’s the week before Paris-Roubaix. Heroes of the cobbles are reconning, camper vans are beginning to line the pavé sectors, global media is assembling. But this week is special. The energy is different. This is history. The women of the pro-peloton will finally line up to race the legendary cobbles of Roubaix. Sure, COVID may have postponed the race multiple times, but after already waiting over 100 years, to race the Queen of the Classics, what’s 18 months?
When we launched the all-new Roubaix in 2019, we made a made a bike that wasn’t just for men, it was beyond gender. So we challenged the ASO to do the same – the race shouldn’t be just for men.
