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Tour of California - 2.HC
USA, February 14-22, 2009
Tech
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Markus Zberg's BMC Racemaster SLX01 isn't the lightest bike
, but BMC says its design isn't about shedding grams but rather
maximizing stiffness. James Huang finds out its rather
unique approach in doing so.
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Cyclingnews looks at the Giant of a future cycling
giant. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) impressed many at the Tour
of California with another best young rider jersey win, all
on the latest iteration of Giant's TCR carbon road racer,
the TCR Advanced SL.
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Giant revises its TT rig to comply with UCI rules, Oakley's
Jawbone, The skinny on Rock Racing's dual bike sponsorship,
Short-offset seatmast head on the way from Ritchey?
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David Zabriskie has long been regarded as one of America's
best exponents of the time trial. He's got the wins to prove
it, and as James Huang finds out, his speed machine
has the level of intricate detail necessary for a rider of
this pedigree.
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Christian Vande Velde embarks on the long process of preparing
for this year's Tour de France, beginning at this week's Tour
of California. James Huang checked out the rig the
Garmin-Slipstream rider hopes to take to success.
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Petitioning at the Tour of California has seen riders and
teams weather the UCI '3:1' tech rule storm, at least for
now. James Huang looks at the fine print that has cleared
the way for Friday's time trial stage.
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Lance Armstrong's stolen time trial bike has been recovered
according to local Police. The condition of the bike is still
to be disclosed.
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Rock Racing's Francisco Mancebo shook off controversy surrounding
the squad and rode his Kestrel to Tour of California stage
victory on Sunday. Cyclingnews looks at Mancebo's RT
800 in close detail.
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Team management and mechanics were awash in panic after rumours
swirled that the UCI would be rigidly enforcing a new technical
rule at this Friday’s time trial in Solvang. James
Huang looks at how it could affect competitors in the
Amgen Tour of California.
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Cyclingnews' James Huang checked out the time trial
bikes at the Tour of California prologue. From interesting
cable routings to zip-tied bicycle computers, here is his
tech impression from the time trial machines.
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BMC has high hopes for this year's Tour of California after
an impressive showing in 2008 by riders such as Scott Nydam
and former Swiss national road champion Alexandre Moos. Moos'
teammates will all use BMC’s second-tier TT02 Time Machine
for the time trials at this year's Tour of California, but
Moos has been provided with the full-blown TT01 flagship.
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SRAM had taken a PR hit over the past couple of years as
many of their sponsored riders and teams had actually been
subbing in other companies' chains, cassettes and chainrings
instead of the official Red pieces for any number of reasons.
However, that seems to have changed for the 2009 season as
there were virtually no mismatched drivetrains to be found.
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Features
Features
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Some of America's top names met the best riders
from around the globe in a true battle of the
titans at this year's Tour of California. The
race might be over but now you can relive it with
Cyclingnews' best of California photo gallery.
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Leipheimer's third win in California came
with even more fanfare than his previous
two, and with the return of one Lance Armstrong
to the peloton, the attention surrounding
the race grew to a fevered pitch, making
Leipheimer's triple title headline news,
as Cyclingnews' Laura Weislo discovered.
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Floyd Landis has avoided the press since
the start of the Tour of California, and
indeed since he came back from his two-year
suspension at the start of February. He
broke his silence on Saturday and answered
questions at the post-stage press conference
after the Tour of California's seventh stage
on Saturday in Pasadena.
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The 24 kilometres of the Tour of California's
time trial in Solvang are arguably the most
decisive in the race. The top four riders
on general classification are separated
by only 30 seconds, so the time trial is
expected to create some significant time
gaps. Cyclingnews' Kirsten Robbins
asks: is there anyone who can beat Leipheimer?
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Often labelled 'travelling circuses', stage races are hard work. Just ask Medalist Sports' Chuck Hodge, he's the man in charge of the Tour of California, America's biggest travelling circus when it comes to cycling. Cyclingnews' Mark Zalewski discovers what the 'man behind the curtain' does to make everything tick.
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This year's Amgen Tour of California is loaded with
climbs of all shapes and sizes. Which ones will separate
the pretenders from the contenders?
Cyclingnews' Bruce Hildenbrand finds there will
be a few surprises for the riders.
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American pro cyclist Chris Horner will race side by
side with his new teammate Lance Armstrong for the first
time, a fact which is surprising since Horner has been
openly critical of Armstrong in the past. Horner spoke
with BikeRadar.com's Gary Boulanger about how the two
senior members of the Astana team are getting on.
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The state of California is preparing for legions of
cycling fans to descend upon its road sides for the
fourth edition of the Amgen Tour. Cyclingnews'
Les Clarke takes a look at if and why this year's race
will be the biggest cycling show ever to hit US shores.
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With the return of Lance Armstrong, it's inevitable
to wonder where Astana's allegiance will lie in pursuing
overall victory when the race finishes in Escondido
on February 22: with two-time defending champion Levi
Leipheimer or the seven-time Tour de France champion?
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