Stuart O'Grady's Paris-Roubaix machine
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The rear end was approximately 1cm longer
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Increased fork rake offsets the longer chain stays
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Cervélo's so-called 'squoval'-shaped down tube
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The seat tube starts out at the bottom bracket
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The bottom end of the Cervélo R3
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Not surprisingly, the bottom bracket area
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Massively oversized chain stays…
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…are matched to almost impossibly slim seat stays
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Not many riders get to wear this decal
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Full-length brake housing
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The team skipped over its usual Zipp carbo tubulars
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The Shimano Dura-Ace rear hub
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Heads out or heads in?
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O'Grady tackled the Paris-Roubaix cobbles
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27mm-wide Vittoria tubulars
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O'Grady switched to a Prologo Scratch TR saddle this year.
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The saddle shell isn't just reinforced with bits of carbon
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The team swapped over to 3T
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The bars are labeled as a 3T Ergosum Pro…
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…but the bend suggests they're more likely to be
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Standard Dura-Ace brake calipers front…
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…and rear are indicative of the relatively tight clearances
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Standard Dura-Ace STI Dual Control levers
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FSA still supplies the team with cranksets.
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O'Grady's uniquely built Speedplay pedals
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Tacx Tao cages offered a secure hold on bottles
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O'Grady's usual Sigma computer
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Team CSC mechanics definitely had a system
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Team CSC mechanic Roger Theel preps O'Grady's bike
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