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FEATURES: TOUR DE FRANCE TECH: A ROUND-UP OF RANDOMNESS, PT.1
Zap
July 18, 2010
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Maybe not too tech, but this is the bell that, when rung, marks the closing of the morning Village where all the serious hobnobbing takes place. When you hear the bell ring you know the countdown to the race has begun.
Contador running with Sram Red cogs, sweet Zipp hubs and some very lightweight quick-release skewers, thought to be Tune, but they said Fine.
The road bikes for the Sky team is the sweet looking Pinarello Dogma outfitted with a Deda stem, ProLogo saddle, VeloFlex tires, Shimano DuraAce carbon wheels and drivetrain....well actually...
Blacked out as they are, some riders on the Sky team run the radically ovalized/oblong/oddly shaped O.Symetric chainrings.
One of the results of Mark Cavendish having a mental breakdown following Stage Four was his switch back from the prototype Scott F01 to his tried & true Scott Addict - the bike he proceeded to start winning stages on.
The other yellow in France in July belongs to Mavic. It wouldn't be the Tour without yellow cars.
The Footon-Servetto team run with the Fuji SST 1.0 featuring internal cable routing, Oval hard parts, SMP saddles, TRP brakes, Reynolds wheels, Rotor crank and Challenge tires.
Rotor cranks have almost an infinite amount of set-up and were found on many bikes in the pits.
You could tell Thor Hushovd was happy to wear the green jersey as his Cervelo was decked out with as many green accents as possible. From the Zipp wheels and Rotor cranks to the Speedplay pedals and brake hoods.
Try as we did, we couldn't line up this sweet aero rig as our rental car.
This is Nicholas Roche's spare Kuota with Reynolds wheels, Michelin tires, Sram Red, Deda stem & handlebar, Elite cages, Selle San Marco saddle, and Time pedals.
The AG2R Kuota features a heavily built-up BB30 bottom bracket and chainstays for maximum stiffness.
Try as we did, we couldn't line up this sweet sausage rig as our rental car.
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