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Pro Bike: Ivan Basso's Liquigas Cannondale Slice Hi-Mod Giro d'Italia, May 20, 2009

Cannondale have supplied Ivan Basso (Liquigas)
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A special lay-up schedule
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Basso's time trial bike is now BB30-equipped
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FSA's Neo Pro crankset will now be part of the Vision lineup
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Basso will apparently run 54/42T chainrings
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The seat tube shields the rear wheel
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Deep-section blades on the Slice fork
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Cannondale run an especially slender level top tube
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Basso has his stem slammed right on top
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Derailleur cables exit down at the bottom bracket shell.
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Basso's Mavic Io front wheel gets the lightweight treatment as well…
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…with a slimmed-down and carbon-wrapped front hub.
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The new Mavic Comete disc uses a lenticular shape on the non-driveside
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The new Mavic Comete disc uses no foam core
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Perhaps it's time for Mavic to integrate a magnet directly into the mold
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Basso has switched from straight extensions
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Even so, the position is still very aggressive.
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The aluminum Vision Trimax SI aero bar
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Yep, three brake levers sounds about right.
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There's no need for padding out here
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Like all Campagnolo-sponsored teams at the Giro,
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Vision by FSA chainrings are matched
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A custom chain watcher prevents a fallen chain
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Basso is using Speedplay Zero Titanium pedals
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Basso's fi'zi:k Arione saddle has a specially shortened nose
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Basso's bike is still equipped with an SRM PowerControl VI computer head
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A bit of electrical tape
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