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Deda’s Zero100 seatpost

He hit the afterburners on Paris Mountain and that was all she wrote

The new Phazer handlebar

Bajadali was right there — almost

The new SuperZero seatpost and the Forza carbon stem complete Deda’s top package.

Devine on the front, winding it up

Freire wins, takes the lead

Julich took a last-minute dig

No frozen waterbottles in this bunch

But it would be Leipheimer's day in the sun

Cunego up and riding. Who says bike racers ain't tough?

All alone out front

Schwinn’s prototype Fastback.

Man, that was some thirsty work

GT’s anniversary edition Zaskar.

Bennati got caught up in the crash . . .

Litespeed’s award winning Archon.

. . . as did Vande Velde . . .

The top and down tubes wrap around the head tube to offer greater stiffness to the front of the bike.

. . . and Castaño

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Cunego got back to the peloton

A nice sunny start to the third grand tour of the year

No clear fav's in this bunch.

A year of scandal in cycling, but the fans still turn out.

The day's break rolls away... but never got more than 3:20 on the field.

Martinez tries his luck with a solo effort. He is eventually caught, but now has the KOM jersey for his efforts.

The chase wasn't furious...

Bennati gets a jersey to boot

Cunego hopes to be back on Sunday

...but it was more than adequate.

Bennati picks up where he left off. After winning the final stage of the Tour de France, Bennati scores a victory at the Vuelta opener.

Danielson is out of the Vuelta

Lightweight’s new carbon clincher.

Zabriskie defends his pro time-trial title

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.

Soon-to-be-teammate Pate finished second

Yes 750 Euros, but it works with both Campagnolo and Shimano.

Slipstream scored a virtual sweep of the podium with Duggan in third

Luigi Bergamo explains the reversed seam on the new bib, meant to make the straps more comfortable.

And Saul Raisin returned to racing after a long recuperation from a serious crash

The new Assos bib kit.

This is how the day ended, with Dave Zabriskie zipping up his pretty new shirt . . .

A single Speedplay Nano Gram Zero weighs 62 grams.

. . . and here's how it began, with Saul Raisin the first man to leave the start house

Maverick American’s 36mm DUC 36.

Former world U-23 champ Danny Pate nearly got the win

Selle Italia’s sharp Team Edition Flite...

Teammate Timothy Duggan slotted in for third

...and the trendy Troy Lee version.

Bobby Julich was disappointed with his fifth-place finish

This white will work after Labor Day.

But Tom Zirbel had to be happy with his fourth-place ride

The Plasma compact cockpit.

As for Raisin, he and his dad were just happy to be back in the game

EuroBike: News from the (crowded) aisles

Also back in the mix after an absence was Tyler Hamilton, though sans Tinkoff kit

SLK-Light offers the same Hollow Molding technology as K-Force at a more reasonable price.

The podium

The K-Force wheel.

Slipstream Sports LLC has announced the Slipstream-Chipotle cycling team’s roster for 2008. The team includes David Millar, Christophe Laurent, Julian Dean, David Zabriskie, Christian Vande Velde, Magnus Backstedt, Tyler Farrar, Maartijn Maaskant, Tom Danielson, Dan Martin, Chris Sutton, Trent Lowe, Ryder Hesjedal, Danny Pate, Pat McCarty, Will Frischkorn, Jason Donald, Lucas Euser, Tom Peterson, Mike Friedman, Huub Duyn, Kilian Patour, Timmy Duggan and Steven Cozza. “We are poised for an outstanding year and are excited to have grown our relationship with Chipotle,” said Doug Ellis,

FSA’s ISS (Integrated Seat System)

CEO and directeur sportif Jonathan Vaughters announces the Slipstream-Chipotle roster for 2008 at the USA Cycling pro championships

Schwalbe’s high-tech tubular.

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.

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

Crank Bros' prototype Cobalt wheel.

Danielson won stage 17 at last year's Vuelta.

Crank Brothers should be shipping the Speedball - now called the Iodine - seatpost by the begining of the year.

Eurobike's first-ever demo was held in the hills above Lake Constance.

Happy anniversary SID, even the original was out for the party

Giant’s new Trance X

The new SID

A clear view of its co-pivot.

Its new carbon low-speed adjuster.