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The UCI vows to crack down on non-conforming technology
Recent word that the UCI was poised to impose an immediate change to its equipment regulations regarding aerodynamic tubing caused a small panic at this week’s Amgen Tour of California. Rumor had it that cycling’s international governing body was ready to apply rules that would have kept a significant number of time trial bikes off the starting line in Friday’s stage 6 time trial at Solvang.
AToC stage 5 power data from Team Saxo Bank’s Gustav Larsson
Stage 5 was the longest stage, at 134 miles, and had the lowest power readings of the Tour so far.
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AToC Tech: So what exactly is the Cervelo TestTeam testing, anyway?
There are two bikes in the Cervélo TestTeam stable here at the Amgen Tour of California. The S2 and S3 are new aero road models and are available to consumers in 2009 and what the team is currently racing. Interestingly, none of the riders are using Cervélo’s R3 frame. Even Carlos Sastre, a R3 holdout, is competing on an aerodynamic road bike.