Riding on cobbles can be a punishing experience at the best of times, let alone with inferior kit.
Luckily, WorldTour team FDJ.fr will not be facing such problems when they tackle the Ronde Van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix over the next week.
The team will be equipped with Lapierre’s new Pulsium – featuring a shock-absorbing elastomer ring – for the cobbled Monuments.