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Pro Bike: Robert Gesink’s Rabobank Giant TCR Advanced SL, February 24, 2009

Burgeoning talent Robert Gesink (Rabobank)
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If the tubing looks small, it's only because the frame is so big!
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One of the biggest upgrades on this year's TCR
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Giant wraps the newly tapered steerer tube with an absolutely enormous head tube
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Giant has also adopted press-fit bottom bracket cups
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The press-fit design allows for the use of much more carbon fiber
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The huge rectangular down tube runs nearly the full width
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Giant was a pioneer of integrated seatmasts
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The slender seat stays meld together before joining the seat tube.
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The rear brake cable housing is fed straight through the top tube.
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One-piece aluminum dropouts are aggressively relieved
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The matching fork starts out big up top
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Gesink and Rabobank have switched to Shimano Dura-Ace 7900
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Shimano has stuck with a 10-speed cassette for its latest flagship group.
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The new front derailleur is bolted to a slim braze-on mount.
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The new Dura-Ace calipers offer a better feel at the lever
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Aggressive milling removes unnecessary material.
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The asymmetrical chain looks like this on the driveside…
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…but like this on the non-driveside one.
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Gesink prefers PRO's Stealth Evo integrated bar and stem.
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Hopefully Gesink is happy with the angle of his bars
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Shimano also provide the teams with wheels
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Shimano continue to use loose ball bearings
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Shimano also provides pedals
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The lengthy integrated seatmast is topped
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