Slipstream riders took off out of the start house
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Zipp will offer its new PowerTap-equipped rear disc
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…as well as a fully flat disc for riders
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Naturally, both wheels get the full dimpled treatment
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The prologue for this year's Tour of California
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Slipstream's Felt DA machines include neatly routed cables
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Corima carbon-specific brake pads
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The Felt DA of Slipstream rider Dave Zabriskie
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Zabriskie's spare bike was topped
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Several Slipstream guys slapped fi'zi:k's 'extra grip strip'
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Yikes, that's a narrow setup!
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Slipstream kept close eye on rider start times.
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Zabriskie warms up before his start.
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Team CSC will ride Cervélo P3C bikes again
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3T is a new sponsor for Team CSC
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Not much frontal area to look at here!
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Surprisingly, team Cervélo frames were also fitted
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3T claims its Funda fork blades
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The team is also using 3T stems…
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…but not on all of its bikes just yet.
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FSA still supplies the team with its cranksets
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Team CSC's cables aren't quite as neatly tucked away
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Start time lists were scattered throughout
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Trek claims that the Equinox TTX frames it supplies to Astana
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The 'grooved' top tube
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Astana is using a mix of rear discs
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Bontrager's Aeolus 'triple radius' discs
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The Trek Equinox TTX also incorporates
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Rock Racing was supposed to be riding DeRosa frames
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Other makes were seen within the Rock Racing warm-up tent
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…and even a Look 496
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The Look 496 bears a particularly unique-looking
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…but the Look Ergostem and unique fork arrangement
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Electrical tape was liberally applied
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Hey guys, you missed a spot!
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Rock Racing's Mario Cipollini rode his own
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Cipollini makes his way to the start amidst a throng of fans…
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…and is escorted by a Rock Racing bodyguard!
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Rock Racing has secured Cole Products
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Even so, there were plenty of non-Cole wheels
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Rock Racing has only five riders on its start list
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Jelly Belly is sponsored by GT Bicycles
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Mmm… jelly beans!
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Some Jelly Belly riders
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Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast rides LeMond bikes
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SRAM debuted a prototype TT outer chainring
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The relatively solid construction is said to be pretty heavy right now
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Teams are even using aero bottles these days.
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Trek apparently understood the impact of exposed cables
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Team High Road makes an effort to tuck in its cables
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Ben Jacques-Maynes' Pinarello Montello FM1
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