The Estonian champion finished 10th two years ago and wants to go better this time around. <\/p>\n
\u201cParis-Roubaix is my favorite race, because of the cobbles,\u201d Madis<\/a> said. \u201cIt is such a legendary race. I think it is the most important one in the world, at least for me. I have done well here in the past and want to improve the result that I did two years ago. My goal is top ten.\u201d <\/p>\n Madis will rock 32 mm Vittoria Corsa Pro<\/a> tires with Vision SC 48 i25<\/a> rims over the stones at Paris-Roubaix. Vision\u2019s hybrid road\/gravel wheelset is designed for high-speed durability over the roughest terrain with a wider 25 mm internal rim diameter to better accommodate wider tires. Paired with 32 mm Vittoria Corsa Pros, the wider rim will give Madis\u2019 tires a more stable, less bulbous shape that won\u2019t wobble from side to side at lower pressures. Reducing lateral tire movement improves traction, efficiency, and aerodynamics, both on the cobbles and the road. At pressures lower than 3.5 bar, Madis\u2019 tires will be able to absorb high-speed blows from the stones with less energy loss. <\/p>\n \u201cOn recon, the bike felt great,\u201d Madis said. \u201cThe new wheels that we have for this year are definitely helpful. I’m confident in the material that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n Together with engineers from Vision and Vittoria, our performance team tried a number of different wheel and tire combinations to find the best one for the race.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did a lot of testing before Paris-Roubaix,\u201d said EF Pro Cycling sports director and Head of Technical Operations Andreas Klier. \u201cWe\u2019re going to ride 32 mm Vittoria Corsa Pro tires with a fairly new model of wheels from Vision. They have a wider inner rim, which will allow us to run a little lower pressure than last year. That rim with that tire was a very fast combination when we tested it in the lab. This race is getting faster and faster. With 50-plus kilometers of cobbles, we do need to think about comfort, but we can\u2019t forget speed. We\u2019re expecting a 45 km\/h-plus average, with a south-southwest wind turning into a westerly wind towards the last two hours of the race, which will give us a very fast race. That means the asphalt sections will really matter. Obviously, it\u2019s still the cobbles that are crucial and this setup is very fast on both.\u201d<\/p>\n Madis\u2019 LAB71 SuperSix Evo<\/a> is Cannondale\u2019s ultimate race bike. Its ultralight and responsive Series 0 carbon frame is more than robust enough for the worst cobbled roads in France. Madis will pilot Roubaix from his Cannondale SystemBar Road<\/a> cockpit, linked to his Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt<\/a>, SRAM RED groupset <\/a>and SRAM RED XPLR AXS<\/a> derailleur.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will ride a single-chainring setup from SRAM with a 10-28 cassette,\u201d Andreas said. \u201cBeyond that, it\u2019s basically the normal setup that we would also use to ride up l\u2019Alpe d\u2019Huez.\u201d<\/p>\n That means Wahoo SPEEDPLAY AERO<\/a> pedals and a Fizik Adaptive R1<\/a> saddle. Fizik\u2019s Solocush bar tape<\/a> will protect Madis\u2019 hands from the impact of the stones, so he can focus on the pain in his legs.<\/p>\n Madis is built to blast over the cobbles. So is his bike.<\/p>\n Check out the full specs of Madis Mihkels Cannondale LAB 71 SuperSix EVO.<\/p>\n Madis Mihkels Cannondale LAB 71 SuperSix EVO<\/p>\n Frame<\/p>\n 56cm Cannondale LAB71 SuperSix EVO, Gen 5, Ultralight Series 0 Carbon<\/p>\n Cockpit<\/p>\n Cannondale SystemBar Road, 130mm\/360mm<\/p>\n Groupset<\/p>\n SRAM RED XPLR AXS<\/p>\n Chainring<\/p>\n SRAM RED AXS 56 1x<\/p>\n Cranks<\/p>\n 170 mm SRAM RED AXS<\/p>\n Cassette<\/p>\n SRAM RED AXS 10-28<\/p>\n Pedals<\/p>\n Wahoo SPEEDPLAY AERO<\/p>\n Tires<\/p>\n Vittoria Corsa Pro, 32 mm<\/p>\n Head unit<\/p>\n Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT 3<\/p>\n Saddle<\/p>\n Fizik Argo Adaptive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Estonian champion finished 10th two years ago and wants to go better this time around. \u201cParis-Roubaix is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526412,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-526411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}