Zdenek Stybar says good legs are far and away the most important factor at Paris-Roubaix, but the Czech rider believes his cyclo-cross experience can hand him a small advantage on Sunday.
Stybar used to specialise in the off-road discipline and picked up no fewer than three world championship titles before switching his priorities to road cycling. Since then, he has notched three top 10 finishes from three participations at Roubaix and is planning to put his skills to good use once again on the bumpy, dusty – and possibly muddy – pavé of the Hell of the North.
“It’s very difficult for me to say if I have an advantage in Roubaix. For me it feels pretty natural, everything I do on a bike,” Stybar told Cyclingnews at an Etixx-QuickStep media gathering on Friday.
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“But to be up front at Roubaix you need also a lot of really good condition. I think I can save some energy just by choosing the right line, and maybe being more relaxed. But still, it’s all about the legs.”
Stybar said he doesn’t plan which line to take through the various pavé sectors, preferring to race on instinct.
“If you are riding alone it’s so different riding with the bunch. Somehow I just change even from left to right, or in the middle. It’s not that you can say ‘it’s better to ride in the middle or on the sides’; its just you have to see during the race,” he said.
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