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Belgian Johan Van Summeren, wearing possibly the fastest bit of clothing ever created for road racing – the Castelli SpeedSuit, soloed off the front to claim the victory of the 2011 Paris-Roubaix.

It was sun, blue skies and dust rather than mud that greeted the combatants on today’s Hell of the North, Paris-Roubaix. On a spectacular day of crashes, splits and dust it was Johan Van Summeren, Garmin-Cervelo, who attacked a leading group of four riders with about 15-km left before going on to win the Queen of the Classics.

The Garmin-Cervelo rider took the biggest win of his career, ahead of Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) and Maarten Tjallingi (Rabobank).

“I am the happiest man in the world. It’s a race that’s made for me, it’s made for my body.” said Van Summeren when Belgian fans waved their flags in delight at the Roubaix velodrome.

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The Castelli SpeedSuit – A little bit of aerodynamic savings over a long period of time
can result in that extra last crucial bit when pushing for the line and glory.

There are very few climbs in modern bike racing that can bring a bike racer to his knees. With the evolution of intelligent gearings, the steepest climbs have been tamed, well, as much as they can be. The Koppenberg, however, defies all technological advances and takes us back to a time when plodding upward on foot was just as common of a means of forward movement as pedaling.

Take an inside look at the team at Milano-San Remo in the first episode of Beyond the Peloton. In the episode, we join the team as they line up for the longest one day race on the calendar: Milan-San Remo. With three riders who can win, they’ll be reminded that even with a strong team and a plan in place, somethings are out of your control.  Thanks to: Team Garmin-Cervélo.

A good sign for the upcoming northern classics, Tyler Farrar sprinted to third in the 73rd Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday. Belgian star Tom Boonen won the sprint, with Italian Daniele Bennati crossing the line second just ahead of Farrar, who rounded out the podium with a solid performance by Team Garmin-Cervélo.

Emma Pooley takes her second Trofeo Binda and the World Cup leaders jersey. Some day, the peloton will learn that they can’t allow Emma Pooley (Team Garmin-Cervélo) get too far away in a long, hilly race; until that day the British champion will just keep on winning.