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Some riders can roll across the numerous log and bridge crossings, while others prefer to carry their bikes.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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BC Bike Race media relations manager Andreas Hestler had to stop midway down Highway 102 to grab a quick smile.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The day’s primary feature was the 45-minute ripping descent down the Highway 102 trail to the finish line in Langdale.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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An epic race wouldn’t be complete without a river crossing or two.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The face of unity? Bruyneel and Contador say Astana is a team and will ride like one.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone:The cables route internally and enter through these ports in the downtube. Di2 needs only one port.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: The new Madone is also available with WSD geometry and complementary colors.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: The new Madone is available in these five stock colors, plus the Project One signature program.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: Trek’s new bike gets a new Bontrager Race XXX Lite stem.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: The Madone’s asymmetric seat tube.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: The seat post offers more lateral adjustment and can be reversed for a negative offset.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: Trek’s Ride Tuned seatmast, along with redesigned seat tube.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: The rear derailleur cable, or computer wire, just pops out for a short span.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: One of the paint schemes available in Trek’s Project One Signature program.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: The frame is made from OCLV Red, which is Trek’s blend containing the most high modulus fiber.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: Trek’s E2 headtube and steerer tapers from a 1.5-inch lower bearing to a 1.125-inch upper bearing.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: Another shot of the E2 headtube and single wire Di2 cable routing.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: The DuoTrap ANT+ speed and cadence sensor.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: A non-drive side shot of the Di2 bike. The cable clutter is noticeably less.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: The new Trek Madone in Shimano Di2 dress.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: This Project One Signature model illustrates the access of standard cables.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: Since there is no bottom bracket shell to impede the cable’s path, installation is easy.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: Trek says, mounting the battery here is the most efficient, plus it doesn’t require any extra holes.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: Shimano’s Di2 battery mounts to the internal cable port on the underside of the BB.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: The seat tube is asymmetric making the bottle bosses look misplaced. The design stiffens the BB area.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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The new 6-series Madone: A replica of the new 6-Series Madone in team dress.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: A row of unvulcanized Diamante Pros await vulcanization.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: All handmade tubulars are aired and stacked to verify a straight build, before being packed and shipped.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Rows of wheels are spun for days on end to track wear life and patterns.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: The author lassoes his handmade tire into a vulcanizing press.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: The author tries to learn the art of building a tire from scratch.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Tires undergo wear testing on drums laden with studs to simulate pitted roads.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: A Geax mountain bike tire is ready for removal after being vulcanized under high temperature and pressure.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Vittoria’s casing comes from individual cotton spools, spun onto long metal drums.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Rubber samples are tested in various compounds for resiliency, pliability and rebound.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: The copper-colored nylon casing is impregnated with rubber on when run through high-pressure drums.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Vittoria uses raw rubber procured from local Thai rubber trees for its tires.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Vittoria creates plastic rapid prototypes and sprays it black in-house to get a look at the tread pattern.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: The editor’s tire gets a quality control check. (And for what it’s worth, it passed.)

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: For 2009 Vittoria introduced removable tube valves, allowing use with deep-section rims.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Open Corsa clinchers feature a separate tread hand-laid onto the same cotton in Vittoria’s tubular tires.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Originating from a liquid green vat, Vittoria uses a secret process to produce its latex tubes.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: The testing room is home to a host of test protocol machines, including gauges to check a sample’s hardness

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Bonding a cotton backing tape over the stitchwork is one of the final steps.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: A staffer walks the length of a lathe, spreading liquid epoxy evenly over freshly-spun cotton casing.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: An employee lines up and cleans up a cotton tire casing, cut from the spool.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Vittoria president Rudi Campaagne holds a roll of the company’s silky cotton casing at his Thai factory.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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A visit to Vittoria: Highly-skilled craftsmen and women painstakingly sew tubes into Vittoria’s tubular tires.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: And at this point, the blue bleachers on Port Hercule are full of fans.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: The crowd gathers for the rider presentation.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: Signs everywhere tout the Grand Depart of Tour de France 2009.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: Behind these yachts, along the dock, is the row of team trucks and buses.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: The blue bleachers of the start area peek out from behind the row of yachts on the right.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: Monaco is best known for wealth and casinos.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: This is Port Hercule, looking toward the start area.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: The pressroom for the Monaco prologue and “Grand Depart” is here, in the Grimaldi Forum.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: There’s a reason they call it Cote d’Azur ? the water is amazingly blue and clear.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: The Cervélo TestTeam space is quiet ? for now.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: Rabobank looks organized with a fleet of Giants.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: A Milram team mechanic checks out the inventory of Focus bikes.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: Here’s Pit Row, looking inland.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: The Koga bikes of Skil-Shimano are also ready to go.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: Just next door to Columbia, Garmin-Slipstream mechanics start work.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: The Columbia-HTC team gets ready for a morning spin. Cavendish adjusts a cleat on the steps.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: The Agritubel team appears to be in control, with new Kuota bikes ready to roll.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: “Pit Row” in Monaco for the start of the Tour de France 2009.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: Most teams rely on a small fleet including a truck, a bus, and several vehicles.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Readying for the Tour: Lampre team mechanics prepping Wilier team bikes in the morning.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Boonen, who won last Sunday’s Belgian national championships, will be allowed to ride in the Tour de France.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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BC Bike beat down: Spokes break and rims bend frequently on the technical singletrack.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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BC Bike beat down: Broken frames are a likely outcome in a crash.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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BC Bike beat down: Marshall Cant fashions a specialty bolt to fix some suspension linkage.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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BC Bike beat down: After five days of hard riding many bikes need a little tweaking.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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BC Bike beat down: Big-dollar carbon frames might not be the best idea. This rider used wire and duct tape to fix this one.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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BC Bike beat down: Wilson makes his diagnosis on a creaking rear shock.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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BC Bike beat down: Johnny Kritzinger used zip ties and course tape to fix his broken frame on stage 3. It worked, too.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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BC Bike beat down: Constant shifting and torque puts pressure on the drive train.

Published Jul 3, 2009

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Jim Felt at a Garmin team event last fall.

Published Jul 2, 2009

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Saxo Bank meets the press: Jens Voight ponders a question about racing without radios

Jens Voight ponders a question about racing without radios, and then suggests, "Why don't we race for two days with our brake cables cut?"

Published Jul 2, 2009

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Saxo Bank meets the press: Frank Schleck and Stuart O’Grady talk about the three weeks ahead.

Published Jul 2, 2009