Specialized has confirmed that it expects “the majority” of its sponsored riders to shun the Roubaix bike at the race it was originally designed for, instead using the all-rounder Tarmac SL8 ...

it provides us with a sequence of five sectors without virtually any tarmac,” Gouvenou said. This year’s 259.2-kilometer (161-mile) men’s race between Compiègne and Roubaix features 30 ...

At first glance the Roubaix resembles Specialized’s Tarmac bikes, with a head tube ... an extra 10 percent that’ll make a major difference. Why not just label them as 25mm?