Tag: ROUBAIX’25
History of early bicycles
The bicycle was introduced in the 19th century in Europe by German Inventor Karl von Drais. He is credited with developing the first bicycle. He introduced it to the people in Paris in 1818. It is supposed to originate from the human-powered vehicle called Draisines. Drais invented a walking machine that would help him get around the royal gardens faster. It was known by many names, including the “velocipede,” “dandy horse,” “hobby-horse,” “draisine” and “running machine. It had no pedals and its frame was a wooden beam. It had two same-size in-line wheels with the front one steerable and mounted in a frame which was straddled. In 1839, Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a Scottish blacksmith, allegedly completed construction of a pedal driven…
ROUBAIX’25 Preview: Tadej, Mathieu Or the Luck of the Pavé
2025 Paris-Roubaix Preview: If this year’s Paris-Roubaix is as good as Sunday’s Tour of Flanders, there won’t be any complaints from the road/TV side. The cobbled Classic has two BIG favourites: World champion Tadej Pogaar and the winner of the last two Roubaix’s, Mathieu van der Poel. As we all know, anything can happen on the northern French pav, but there is a queue of other riders who can step up. Here is the PEZ ‘Hell of the North’ preview:—————Watch some of the biggest events in the world including the Tour de France, Giro d’ Italia, UCI and more all on FloBikes.Paris-Roubaix 2024:2024 Paris-Roubaix highlights—————Mathieu van der Poel won Paris-Roubaix for the second time in a row with a long…

