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Prologue Power: Larsson’s file.
Prologue Power: Larsson's file. Complete view at Training Peaks.
The usual suspects.
The one in the middle was especially eager for a bike upgrade. The dude on the left is an innocent bystander.
Season’s Prologue: saddles
Season's Prologue: Saddles this white can mean one thing — the beginning of the season. Colavita-Sutter Home mechanics were working feverishly to assemble road and time trial bikes ahead of the race.
Season’s Prologue:
Season's prologue: Floyd Landis wasn’t the only one to hit the deck before the race. Cervélo TestTeam’s Ted King slipped out on a wet bike path the day before the prologue. Now he’s rocking a bandage on his chin. “A fashion statement,” he said. “Soon all the kids will be doing it.”
Season’s Prologue: heart lid:
Season's Prologue: IanMcGregor of Team Type 1 sports the Valentine’s Day lid. Like many riders at this race, McGregor was on a new time trial bike. How new? He’s never ridden it once prior to the 3.9km prologue.
Season’s Prologue: Record 10
ProTour squad or no, Ag2r riders aren’t necessarily on the latest and greatest right out of the season’s gate. Alas, some riders have to settle for Campagnolo Record 10 speed.
Season’s Prologue: AGS5 brakes
Ag2r is likely the only team on FSA brakes at the Amgen Tour of California. Being a French squad, they run Mavic wheels and Michelin rubber.
Season’s Prologue: AG2R
Ag2r is on BH bikes.
Season’s Prologue: BH in California
BH in California. Ag2r’s star Cyrl Dessel is here with his team, which finished second in the team classification at the 2008 Tour de France.
Season’s Prologue: Basso warms up.
Ivan Basso warming up for the prologue. On his iPod? Tiziano Ferro.