The shallow rimmed Ventoux still relies on the old style spokes. Lightweight will continue to offer the Aramid and Kevlar spokes to consumers as an option. The principal reason would be for the repair or replacement of a older wheel.
Yes 750 Euros, but it works with both Campagnolo and Shimano.
Luigi Bergamo explains the reversed seam on the new bib, meant to make the straps more comfortable.
The new Assos bib kit.
A single Speedplay Nano Gram Zero weighs 62 grams.
Maverick American’s 36mm DUC 36.
Selle Italia’s sharp Team Edition Flite...
...and the trendy Troy Lee version.
This white will work after Labor Day.
The Plasma compact cockpit.
EuroBike: News from the (crowded) aisles
SLK-Light offers the same Hollow Molding technology as K-Force at a more reasonable price.
The K-Force wheel.
FSA’s ISS (Integrated Seat System)
Schwalbe’s high-tech tubular.
Zabriskie defends his pro time-trial title
Soon-to-be-teammate Pate finished second
Slipstream scored a virtual sweep of the podium with Duggan in third
And Saul Raisin returned to racing after a long recuperation from a serious crash
This is how the day ended, with Dave Zabriskie zipping up his pretty new shirt . . .
. . . and here's how it began, with Saul Raisin the first man to leave the start house
Former world U-23 champ Danny Pate nearly got the win
Teammate Timothy Duggan slotted in for third
Bobby Julich was disappointed with his fifth-place finish
But Tom Zirbel had to be happy with his fourth-place ride
As for Raisin, he and his dad were just happy to be back in the game
Also back in the mix after an absence was Tyler Hamilton, though sans Tinkoff kit
The podium
Tom Danielson lines up Saturday for the Vuelta a España with a clean bill of health following a painful and sometimes bizarre battle with debilitating stomach problems. Danielson missed what was expected to be a Tour de France debut this year following a series of recurring stomach problems that derailed efforts at the Volta a Catalunya and the Dauphiné Libéré earlier this season. “I was in so much pain I wanted to cut open my stomach and give birth to an alien,” Danielson told VeloNews. “June and July were really dark months. My body was screwed up, I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t pedal. I was
Once home to the early 20th century’s famous Graf Zeppelin factory, the southern German town of Friedrichshafen now plays host to retirees and tourists visiting Lake Constance and – once a year – to what is becoming one of the world’s biggest bicycle industry trade shows. Thursday marked the opening of the 16th Eurobike show, with more than 850 exhibitors from 36 countries showing their wares in an astounding 13 exhibition halls. Despite the ample space, navigating the aisles was already tough Thursday — and that’s before the show opens to the general public on its final day on
A memo drafted by the head of the arbitration panel reviewing the Floyd Landis doping case suggests that a decision in the matter won’t be forthcoming until mid- to late-September. Landis has been awaiting a ruling in the case since testing positive for testosterone at the 2006 Tour de France. The case was argued in a public hearing in May and a ruling had initially been expected prior to this year’s Tour. According to the memo from panel chairman Patrice Brunet, the three-member panel has scheduled a closed September 12th hearing to review procedures employed by staff at France’s national
Danielson won stage 17 at last year's Vuelta.
Eurobike's first-ever demo was held in the hills above Lake Constance.
Giant’s new Trance X
A clear view of its co-pivot.
Ridley’s new X-Fire.
X-Fire has tire and mud clearance suitable for true Belgian cyclo-cross.
Scott's Scale Limited now sports an integrated seatpost.
The Cross Comp has a price of $1400...
.. and the Cross Team is at $1800.
Both the Team and the Comp share Scott’s new wide profile cyclo-cross brake.
Scott offers nice details on each model like the headtube cable guides.
Look's new Quartz pedal.
Two of Crank Brothers’ new directset headsets, the Cobalt SL (Left, at $130) and the Cobalt Ti (at $300).
The Cobalt SLI is one of Crank Brother’s two new integrated cranks.
The Cobalt S is the other and set with a single ring.
Crank Bros' prototype Cobalt wheel.
Crank Brothers should be shipping the Speedball - now called the Iodine - seatpost by the begining of the year.
Happy anniversary SID, even the original was out for the party
The new SID
Its new carbon low-speed adjuster.
The “Hollow Bottom” lower.
You can see the difference between the new SID and current Reba lowers.
The BlackBox Motion Control damper.
Ever since the Vuelta a España moved to September in the racing calendar a decade ago, the Spanish race has been trying to reinvent what a three-week grand tour should look like. High-octane shorter stages, opening day team time trials, closing day time trials, finales inside 80,000-seat football stadiums, nothing wasn’t worth a try for season’s third big tour. There was once an even a zany idea about having 26 or so teams starting and then get rid of the four slowest squads through elimination rounds. It all gave the Vuelta an exciting, unpredictable edge. No one really knew what to
SRAM finally unveiled its top-of-the-line component group last month. The company outlined details of the "Red" group during the Tour de France, where the group - still in prototype - saw action. Now, on the eve of the industry tradeshow season’s start, at Eurobike in Friedrichschafen, Germany, SRAM introduced a round of ready-to-ride pre-production parts, manufactured on the line's final tooling. Red’s specifications were finalized in conjunction with SRAM’s entry into the ProTour, by means of its sponsorship of Saunier Duval-Prodir. The relationship proved challenging to say the
Erik Zabel's inclusion in a preliminary squad for the world road cycling championships has led to the resignation of German cycling federation vice-president (BDR) Dieter Kuehnle. Zabel, a six-time winner of the Tour de France's green jersey, was named Wednesday in a preliminary 21-man squad for the competition to be held in Stuttgart from September 26-30. However the fallout from Zabel's recent confession to having "briefly" used the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) in 1996, when he won the first of his six points competitions at the Tour de France, has failed to
The 2007 Vuelta route
The ceramic bottom bracket costs more than half of what the arms and rings cost.
The backside of the crank features rather flashy graphics. “We wanted to do something to make it fun,” said Ron Ritzler, SRAM’s road product manager.
Backside of the driveside
The ultra-light (and ultra-expensive) Red rear derailleur.
Looking at its backside reveals its ample use of carbon.
The PowerDome cassette is one of the coolest items in the new group.
The Red brakes are svelte, powerful and ultra smooth.
Spring tension is adjusted here.
The brake can be centered here.
Red’s front derailleur will only be available as a braze-on, but two band clamps will be available.
The brake lever’s reach is adjusted here.
And the shift lever is adjusted just below the levers’ pivot.
Controversial cyclist Erik Zabel looks set to take part in next month's World Road Championships after the German Cycling Federation (BDR) named him to its provisional squad on Wednesday. The 37-year-old, who won silver at last year's world championship road race in Salzburg, has been named in a preliminary 21-man squad which will be trimmed down before the championships which are in Stuttgart from September 26-30. Despite his close finish last year, Zabel's inclusion was opposed by many because of confession in May to using banned blood-booster EPO (erythropoietin) for a short
Cyclists rightfully focus their dietary attention on consuming the properfoods in adequate amounts so that they can sustain energy during long trainingrides, and replenish muscle fuel stores and recover nutritionally duringthe season. But you should also consider how your daily food intakeand on-bike nutrition can affect and feed your brain. Just like your heart,your brain is an organ that benefits from optimal nutritional care. Nutritioncan affect brain chemicals, brain cell structure and function and theability of the brain to transmit electrical messages. Though nutritionalneuroscience is
The World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) withdrew from the steering committee of next month's World Road Race Championships on Wednesday, after a disagreement with the UCI. There were no WADA representatives at Tuesday's meeting of the steering committee, responsible for over-seeing drugs tests during Stuttgart's four-day event at the end of September. WADA informed both the steering committee and the German Ministry of the Interior of its withdrawal in a letter, but gave no details of the reasons behind the fall-out. Susanne Eisenmann, president of the organising committee, said
Imagine one morning you woke up to find you had been transformed into one of the best cyclists in the world. Were that the case, you might just feel like Mara Abbott. Obviously, Abbott’s transformation from novice to national champ’ didn’t happen overnight (it took two years), but the 21-year-old admits sometimes feels that way. Abbott started the 2007 season off hoping to gain some knowledge and experience in her freshman year in the pro ranks. Four months later, she had racked up palmarès most racers dream of. She won the Oak Glen stage of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, finishing second
Spanish rider Jose Ivan Gutierrez beat Britain's David Millar to claim the Tour of Benelux title on Wednesday. The Caisse d'Epargne rider claimed victory after finishing seconds behind Belgian Sebastien Rosseler in the seventh and final stage, a 29.6km time-trial. It was the first professional success for 26-year-old Rosseler who timed 36:50 with Gutierrez two seconds behind. Millar crossed in fourth to finish 11 seconds behind the Spaniard with Sweden's Gustav-Erik Larsson completing the podium. Overnight leader Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) paid the price of his fall on Tuesday,
The UCI announced Wednesday that it has barred Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, the UCI ProTour champion in 2006, from riding in next month's world championships in Stuttgart, Germany. A UCI statement issued Wednesday noted that investigators suspect Valverde may be involved in the Spanish police's Operacion Puerto inquiry into Eufemiano Fuentes, the doctor said to have designed doping programs for athletes in several sports. "During the meticulous studying of the 6000-page Puerto dossier, the UCI has concluded that several documents may show the involvement of Alejandro Valverde in
Friedman avoided a potentially fatal result.
Predictor-Lotto star Cadel Evans came within a scant 23 seconds of winning this year’s Tour de France and narrowly held on to second place, a mere eight seconds ahead of third-place Levi Leipheimer. It’s fair to say that Evans’ podium performance is thanks in part to his two breakthrough time trial rides. Evans placed second in both long time trials, behind Alexandre Vinokourov in stage 13 and behind Leipheimer in stage 19. With final time differences that slim, it is interesting to look at small time contributions among the top three riders overall, especially in long time trials, where