Staf Scheirlinckx (Cofidis) set out from Compiègne
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The front end boasts what looks to be a standard-looking carbon fork…
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…but it's equipped with an alloy steerer tube
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The rear end is slightly elongated
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Scheirlinckx' frame is built
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The relatively small bottom bracket area
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There are no fancy carbon wheels to be found here
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The Campagnolo Record front hub
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Bearings are easily adjusted
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Standard 14g stainless steel spokes
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Mavic's Reflex tubular rim was a popular choice
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Giant 27mm-wide Vittoria tubulars
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Scheirlinckx is awfully tall
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A tight 11-21T cluster out back
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Just in case you weren't sure what bars Scheirlinckx was using
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The Time Ulteam Ti Carbon stem
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Scheirlinckx was previously seen
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…but he went with standard team-edition Record Ergopower levers
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Campagnolo's Record D-Skeleton brake calipers
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A pair of simple, yet effective, Zéfal alloy bottle cages
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