Video: Paris-Roubaix Bike Setup - It’s All About Science

Early March. A cold, grey morning in northern France - and already, the work has begun. How a science-driven approach and self-developed, custom-engineered vibration sensors play a central role in our Paris-Roubaix bike setup.

08.04.2026

In a small town near one of the most famous cobbled sectors of Paris-Roubaix, Tudor Pro Cycling mechanics and engineers are mounting sensors and running cables between bikes and computers. The atmosphere is focused and purposeful. Every person on-site has been building toward this day: what Kurt Bergin-Taylor, Head of Innovation at Tudor Pro Cycling, calls “real-world testing.”

Weeks of virtual simulation, programming, and developing vibration sensors - brought to life through 3D printers and attached to the team’s BMC Teammachines - are about to face their biggest challenge yet: the unforgiving cobbles of Mons-en-Pévèle.

While riders Luca Mozzato and Petr Kelemen prepare inside the bus, the Team’s technical staff - alongside specialists from the Team’s partners DT Swiss and Schwalbe - carry out a final review of the bike setup before the first lap on the cobbles.

“Being here with our partners says it all - for us, partnership means building things together.” -  Kurt Bergin-Taylor.

“The main goal is to capture the dynamics happening on the cobbles and work toward the ideal setup for this surface,” explains Gert Gallis, Applied Sport Engineer at Tudor Pro Cycling. “Tire pressure is the most obvious adjustment, of course — but we’re taking a very holistic approach. We want to understand the full impact on the wheels and the frame.”