The Danish classics specialist asked our mechanics to deck his Cannondale LAB71 SuperSix EVO out with a 1x drivetrain for the grand finale of the cobbled races. Kasper will ride a 56T full-carbon FSA Megatooth one-piece chainring up front paired with an 11-34 cassette in the back.

“I decided to go with the 56t FSA Megatooth carbon chain ring,” Kasper says. “It just simplifies the whole set up. It looks pretty cool and worked out really well during our recon. I had zero issues with the chain slapping around or anything like that. With the course being flat, you don’t really need a small chainring, so on a rough course like this, the simplicity of a 1x system is super helpful.”

To make gear changes even easier in the chaos on the cobbles, Kasper has a thumb shifter mounted on the drops of his Cannondale SystemBar R-One cockpit. He asked our mechanics to pull each wrap of his handlebar tape extra close to the last to make his tape a bit thicker for cushioning.

“ I find that the double-wrap tape is a bit too bulky for me, but a single layer is pretty hard on the hands,” Kasper says. “By wrapping it quite close together, you get the equivalent of maybe a bar tape and a half. It’s a nice little hack that I also use on my gravel bike at home.”

For speed, comfort, and traction on the stones, Kasper will ride 32mm Vittoria Corsa Pro tires on his Vision Metron 45SL wheels. During recon, he dialed in the tire pressure he is going to use on race day.

“ I started with 3.7 bar in the front and 3.9 bar in the rear, and I was actually really, really happy with the front right off the bat,” Kasper says. “So, I just lowered it to 3.7 in the back as well to get a bit more traction and a bit more stability for the rear wheel.”

The rest of Kasper’s set up is the same that he races throughout the year. Lightweight, agile, and durable, his Cannondale LAB71 SuperSix EVO will float over the stones, plunge into corners, and snap up to speed every time that Kasper turns the pedals.

Kasper prefers Wahoo’s SPEEDPLAY AEROs. He is meticulous about his bike fit and rates the easy four-way adjustment that SPEEDPLAY cleats provide. With 172.5mm FSA cranks, they offer excellent cornering clearance.

Kasper will use his new Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM 3 during the race. Its high-res color screen will guide him right to the Roubaix velodrome.

Check out the full specs of Kasper’s Cannondale LAB71 SuperSix EVO for Paris-Roubaix.