Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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You don’t just fit brand new tyres for a race, let alone Paris-Roubaix! That’s why Lidl-Trek lightly sandpapers them, so the releasing agent isn’t an issue on the slippery cobbles. How cool is that!

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