News
News
George Hincapie sprints to the finish line of the Prologue at the Tour of California
George Hincapie sprints to the finish line of the Prologue at the Tour of California
David Millar did a trainer ride the evening before the Amgen Tour of California’s prologue
David Millar did a trainer ride the evening before the Amgen Tour of California’s prologue, in which he and teammate Bradley Wiggins are heavily favored.
Most of the CSC bikes had stock Shimano Dura-Ace pulley wheels
Most of the CSC bikes had stock Shimano Dura-Ace pulley wheels on the rear derailleurs, but a few TT bikes, such as Stuart O’Grady's and Jason McCartney’s, were running FSA's ceramic bearing pulley wheels.
CSC mechanic Roger Theel said he didn’t know who made the custom chainring for Julich
CSC mechanic Roger Theel said he didn’t know who made the custom chainring for Julich, who has often favored the elliptical rings for time trials. An Ultegra derailleur is used because Theel couldn't get the funky rings to work with a Dura-Ace model, he said.
Cipo’s TT rig getting put together.
At the 2007 Interbike, Cipollini promoted Max Lelli’s new line of frames. No word on who is making these frames.
Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimate wheels
Mavic has 6 pairs of the Cosmic Carbone Ultimate wheels to support its sponsored squads at the race, Health Net-Maxxis and Saunier Duval-Scott.
Eighteen National Development Team graduates set for Tour of California
As the Amgen Tour of California brings world-class racing to the United States next week, nine ProTour teams representing 27 nations will be on hand to illustrate the growing interest in American cycling. After racing full-time in Europe for the past seven years, Tour de France stage winner Dave Zabriskie (Salt Lake City, Utah/Slipstream-Chipotle) is happy to see the U.S. become a destination for European teams.