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87th Giro d'Italia - Grand Tour
Italy, May 8-30, 2004
Bikes at the Giro: Prologue ITT
Marzio Bruseghin's Fassa Bortolo team issue Pinarello Montello TT bike
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Rarely seen and highly sought after, this Pinarello Montello carried Bruseghin to 6th place in the Giro d'Italia Prologue.
The Montello makes the most of carbon fibre's ability to be moulded to create almost liquid lines. This can be seen at work behind the seat-tube, where Pinarello flows the carbon along the lines of the wheel, pulling back before dropping to join the seat-stay. In keeping with the Montello's smooth lines, Pinarello has mounted the rear brake under the chain-stay.
Specification:
Frame: Pinarello Montello carbon fibre monocoque
Fork: Pinarello Shark aero
Colour: Natural carbon fibre with blue accents
Cranks: Campagnolo Record 175mm / 53x44
Bottom bracket: Campagnolo Record
Chain: Campagnolo Record
Front derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Brakes: Campagnolo Record
Levers: Campagnolo Record
Rear sprockets: Campagnolo Record 11x21
Wheels: Mavic Comete disc rear and Cosmic Carbone front
Tires: Vittoria CX
Bars and Stem: Dedaccai Aeroblack
Headset: Campagnolo Record
Pedals: Look CX7
Seat post: Pinarello carbon fibre
Saddle: Selle Italia Flite
Sylvester Szmyd's Saeco Cannondale TT bike
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Szmyd's Saeco TT bike is built around Cannondale's Slice Aero triathlon frame, built from a mixture of Optimo and 6061-T6 aluminium alloy tubes.
The Slice Aero frame also features the new Speed Shadow seat-tube, the strange looking "lump" that takes up most of the seat tube. This aerodynamic lump features a contoured cutout along its back surface, which tucks the rear wheel neatly into the seat tube's slipstream.
Specification:
Frame: 56X56 Cannondale Slice Aero Ironman frame with elliptical down-tube,
Speed Shadow seat tube and aero seat-stays.
Fork: Oval Jet Stream dual element carbon fibre
Colour: Team Saeco
Cranks: Cannondale Coda 175mm
Bottom bracket: Cannondale Coda
Chain: Campagnolo Record
Front derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Brakes: Campagnolo Record
Levers: Vision Tech
Rear sprockets: Campagnolo Record 11x21
Wheels: Mavic Cosmic front (clincher) and Comete Disc rear (tubular)
Tyres: Hutchinson
Bars and Stem: Vision Tech Aero bars
Headset: Campagnolo Record
Pedals: Time
Saddle: Fizik Arione Saeco Team Issue
Sven Montgomery's Gerolsteiner Wilier TT bike
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Custom made carbon fibre. Wilier had this bike made in Switzerland by Andy Walser, who also built Jan Ullrich's TT machines for last year's TdF. Both Montgomery and Rebellin had the same model for Saturday's Prologue TT.
Rebellin had a bit of a panic just before Saturday's prologue when his Walser carbon fibre seat-post snapped while he was warming up and had to be frantically replaced just before the start.
Rebellin's saddle position and seat-post height changed again when his replacement post slipped and the Italian World Cup leader claimed he could have gone faster had his position been correct.
Specification:
Fork: Walser custom made carbon fibre
Colour: Matte Black
Cranks: Shimano Dura-Ace 172.5mm / 53x44
Bottom bracket: Shimano Dura-Ace
Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace
Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace
Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace
Brakes: Shimano Dura-Ace
Levers: Walser Custom made carbon fibre
Rear sprockets: Shimano Dura-Ace
Wheels: Shimano Dura-Ace CF front and Ambrosio Disc Rear
Tyres: Schwalbe
Bars and Stem: Ritchey stem and Walser custom made aero bar
Headset: Shimano Dura-Ace
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
Seat post: Walser custom made carbon
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR
Alexander Usov's BMC Team Racing TT Bike
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Usov's custom BMC Racing time-trial bike is made from 6000 series aluminium up front, while a carbon fibre rear keeps things light and buzz-free down the rear. The Campagnolo Record equipped bike is one of many that ran a twin-chainring front setup for the twisty prologue.
Specification:
Frame: Custom BMC TT Bike / 6000 series aluminium 43x43 center to center
Fork: Easton Aero fork
Colour: Team Phonak
Cranks: Campagnolo Record 175mm / 53X44
Bottom bracket: Campagnolo Record
Chain: Campagnolo Record
Front derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Brakes: Campagnolo Record
Levers: Campagnolo Record
Rear sprockets: Campagnolo Record 11X21
Wheels: Zipp 909 Front and Rear Disc
Tyres: Continental
Bars and Stem: Dedaccai Aero Bars and Stem
Headset: Campagnolo Record
Pedals: Speedplay
Seat post: Selcof
Saddle: Selle Italia Flite TT
Mario Cipollini's Specialized TT bike:
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Always the flamboyant showman, Cipollini's cool thematic bodysuits have become a prologue tradition for the great Italian sprinter. For the Giro prologue in Genoa this year, Cipollini chose a lion motif in roccoco style that was also reflected in his one-off Specialized TT bike. Check out the unique personalized Specialized Body Geometry saddle, just for Super Mario himself. Who else would dare ride it?!
Specification:
Frame: Specialized S-Works E5 TT Frameset; Columbus Aerotec double-butted
tubing
Fork: Specialized S-Works carbon fork with carbon steerer
Colour: Super Mario Special Rockin' Roccoco gold and white
Cranks: Shimano Dura-Ace 175mm / 54x44
Bottom bracket: Shimano Dura-Ace
Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace
Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace
Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace
Brakes: Shimano Dura-Ace
Levers: VisionTech Aero
Rear sprockets: Shimano Dura-Ace 11x21
Wheels: Mavic Comete Disc rear and Cosmic Carbone front
Tyres: Specialized
Bars and Stem: VisionTech Aero
Headset: Shimano Dura-Ace
Pedals: Look CX 7
Seat post: Specialized S-Works
Saddle: Specialized Body Geometry custom
David Derapas' Lapierre TT bike
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Identical to Bradley McGee's Giro Prologue winning model, David Derapas' Lapierre TT bike is built around the Lapierre Pro Team Scandium TT frame.
Specification:
Frame: Lapierre Pro Team Scandium aluminum TT model
Fork: Lapierre Carbon Fibre
Colour: FDJ.Com Team Issue
Cranks: Shimano Dura-Ace
Bottom bracket: Shimano Dura-Ace
Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace
Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace
Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace
Brakes: Shimano Dura-Ace
Levers: Shimano Dura-Ace
Rear sprockets: Shimano Dura-Ace 11x21
Wheels: Fir Disc rear and Shimano Dura-Ace front
Tires: Michelin
Bars and Stem: ITM Aero
Headset: Shimano Dura-Ace
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
Seat post: Custom Lapierre aero carbon fibre
Saddle: Selle Italia Max Flite
Photos
Images by Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews
- Alexander Usov's BMC Team Racing TT Bike
- The cockpit of Usov's BMC
- A carbon rear end on the BMC
- A Selcof seatpost peeks out from the BMC's aero seat-tube
- Sven Montgomery's Gerolsteiner Wilier TT bike
- Smooth lines on the Andy Walser made frame
- From tri to TT; the Saeco Cannondale TT bike of Sylvester Szmyd
- Aero tubes and a great flame paintjob
- Looks like Cannondale are using "Git Huge 2000" on their frames
- Vision Tech supply the aero bars and levers on Szmyd's Cannondale
- David Derapas' Lapierre looks stunning in the chrome, white and blue of FDJ.com
- A Custom Lapierre aero carbon fibre post sits in the Lapierre's frame
- The Pinarello Montello of Fassa Bortolo's Marzio Bruseghin
- The curvy carbon looks fast just sitting there
- Dedaccai Aeroblack aero bars with Record levers
- Curved chain-stays keep out of the way
- Cipo's steed; Mario Cipollini's Specialized TT bike
- White and gold, very elegant
- I wonder whose seat this is?
- A touch of black; VisionTech Aero bar/stem combo and levers
