SCOTT FOIL | Mathew Hayman | Paris-Roubaix Bike

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Mathew Hayman's Paris-Roubaix win will be remembered, not only as one of the greatest cycling victories in recent history, but also for being the first Roubaix won on an aero road bike. To thank him for his historic achievement SCOTT produced a special edition Foil RC, which he rode on his 16th appearance at the race this year.

I had the chance to design this hommage bike to the great rider he is.

The heart rates of most cycling fans will probably still rise when they think about last year’s edition of Paris-Roubaix. Hayman’s return from a broken radius to start his 15th Paris-Roubaix and beat the arguable best cobble classic rider of all time in a sprint still sounds more likea movie script than the reality of modern cycling and will be remembered as one of the greatest editions in the history of the race.

To honor and thank him for this achievement, I was asked to create a specific design which is strongly connected to his origin and his love for the “Hell of the North”. The design is the result of a geometric interpretation of the cobble stone vibrations and goes through the whole bike to form a Kangaroo at the side of the top tube. The colors represent the national colors of Australia, but in more “earthy” tones to illustrate the dust, dirt and toughness of the roads of Paris-Roubaix. Within the design on the top tube is a phrase that reflects Hayman’s famous race philosophy “Always keep riding” and is written in typical Paris-Roubaix road signage style.