::Dauphine-Libre thread::
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Isn't it "Dauphiné Liberé"? Your title is wrong then
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It looked like Lance was on a different TT frame... Not sure what the changes are, but the downtube looks different and the paint is different for sure. What ever are those guys at Trek up to?
Other than that Maggie's Bianchi looked fairly odd, sort of like a mid- to late-80s pointlessly curvaceous steel bike...
I imagine if anyone is bringing out a new toy they will wait a month for the Tour at this point - maybe some testing in the labs and open roads, but not much in races. No one wants to tip their hand...
Looking at David Rebellin and Floyd Landis on the TT bikes was painful (http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2005/ ... ery-stage0). Neither of those guys looks very comfortable to me. More than the gear (and both have some of the nicest stuff around) the position is what makes a great time trial...
Other than that Maggie's Bianchi looked fairly odd, sort of like a mid- to late-80s pointlessly curvaceous steel bike...
I imagine if anyone is bringing out a new toy they will wait a month for the Tour at this point - maybe some testing in the labs and open roads, but not much in races. No one wants to tip their hand...
Looking at David Rebellin and Floyd Landis on the TT bikes was painful (http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2005/ ... ery-stage0). Neither of those guys looks very comfortable to me. More than the gear (and both have some of the nicest stuff around) the position is what makes a great time trial...
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"Organization is for the simple-minded, the Genius controls the chaos." - Jens
"Organization is for the simple-minded, the Genius controls the chaos." - Jens
I reckon the Discovery boys are on a new TT bike. Look how far back along the top tube that the top-tube and down-tube are connected. That must be close to 15cm. That's more than last years:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2005/ ... libere--74
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2005/ ... libere--74
"All I ask is the heavens above and the road below"
From: Latest Cycling News for June 7, 2005 (www.cyclingnews.com)
'In Sunday's prologue, both he and George Hincapie were riding new a time trial bike, badged the TTX, featuring an integrated headtube, reshaped downtube and a new one-piece aero bar and stem, and no doubt this bike will make a reappearance on Wednesday.'
'In Sunday's prologue, both he and George Hincapie were riding new a time trial bike, badged the TTX, featuring an integrated headtube, reshaped downtube and a new one-piece aero bar and stem, and no doubt this bike will make a reappearance on Wednesday.'
splat wrote:'In Sunday's prologue, both he and George Hincapie were riding new a time trial bike, badged the TTX, featuring an integrated headtube, reshaped downtube and a new one-piece aero bar and stem, and no doubt this bike will make a reappearance on Wednesday.'
A ha. It's good to see that my old 'tech' eyes haven't failed me yet. I like to try and spot all the new tech coming out round Tour time.
"All I ask is the heavens above and the road below"
You'll find everyday a live coverage of the race here:
http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium05/direct.php
It's in French.
http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium05/direct.php
It's in French.
Titanium rules.
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I noticed on some Quick Step bikes the Time Monolink stems are back. Is it perhaps a new reinforced version?