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Pro Bike Gallery: Thor Hushovd’s BMC Impec

Evan Rudd gets some quality time with Thor Hushovd's BMC Impec at the 2013 Amgen Tour of California

May 12, 2013 VeloNews.com

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Thor — After a brief hiatus from the Pro Tour peloton in 2012, BMC’s Impec is back in action. Several riders are aboard the Impec this season including Thor Hushovd, Danilo Wys and Martin Kohler. Hushovd will be hunting for stage wins at the Amgen Tour of California in addition to riding in support of race favorite Tejay van Garderen. Photo: Evan Rudd

Thor — The Impec has a complicated manufacturing process and BMC couldn’t keep up with consumer demand after Cadel Evans rode the bike to victory at the 2011 Tour de France. BMC intentionally cut the Impec from the team’s stable in 2012 until they could figure out a way to simplify the production process. BMC now claims to be able to deliver an Impec a few weeks after an order is placed. Photo: Evan Rudd

Thor — The former world champion opted to ride the Impec in California over BMC’s Team Machine SLR01 and Time Machine TMR01, which will also be in action this week. He’s on a 55cm frame. Photo: Evan Rudd

Thor — Hushovd’s Impec is equipped with Shimano’s Di2 9070 11-speed components. He’ll tackle the 11-mile Mt. Palomar climb with an 11-25 cassette and will be clipping into carbon Dura-Ace pedals. Photo: Evan Rudd

Thor — Hushovd is turning a Dura-Ace 7900 175mm crankset with an SRM power meter. Photo: Evan Rudd

Thor — Shimano’s C50 tubular wheels were a popular choice for the BMC riders for the first stage of the ATOC. Photo: Evan Rudd

Thor — The sleek 7970 Dura-Ace brake calipers mounted to the eye-catching seat stay/seat tube junction. Photo: Evan Rudd

Thor — Hushovd is running 44cm 3T Rotundo Pro bars with a 130mm 3T Arx Team stem. Photo: Evan Rudd

Thor — The cover on this Fizik Arione CX with carbon rails matches the frame impeccably. Photo: Evan Rudd

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