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Race tech: Tour de France, July 8, 2008

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) is the new Spanish champion
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Understated is not a word that you can use
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Don Alejandro, Prince of Spain
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
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That's not a decal;
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Another black and white bike
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David Millar (Garmin-Chipotle) may have lost the road race jersey
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Pippo Pozzato (Liquigas) probably wins
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Alessandro Ballan (Lampre) has a star
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Stijn Devolder (Quick Step)
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Nicolas Vogondy (Agritubel) is the new French champion
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Vogondy has a nice tricoleur helmet.
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What's that Robbie McEwen (Silence-Lotto)
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Rocket Robbie
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Fabian Cancellara (CSC-Saxo Bank)
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Cance's new saddle
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Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank)
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… it has his name
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… but most importantly it proclaims that
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Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) ups the ante
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… but no one will ever out-shoe
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David Millar (Garmin-Chipotle) is no shrinking violet
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Silvain Chavanel (Cofidis) is showing a lot of confidence
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Nicolas Vogondy (Agritubel)
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Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) runs SRAM Rival cranks
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…but only because the Red version isn't available
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SRAM's mid-range Force crankset
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… and the Mavic neutral service uses the shifters
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We show this every year
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The use of non-round chainrings is spreading
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There are a few pro riders out there
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As part of the trend to use a small frame and long stem
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… but that's nothing as teammate Mikel Astarloza
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