PARIS – Bike technology has become so important to elite road racing teams that the sport has, one rider said, “become like Formula One”.
When the first significant stage race of the season, Paris-Nice, starts on Sunday, riders will be watching their rivals and complaining that others have better bikes.
“Everyone is talking about the bike now,” says French rider Axel Laurance.
“It’s so fast that the smallest difference becomes very important. In the peloton, you see the guy who goes at the same speed as you, even though he’s not pressing the…
