Category Archives: Cycling
Michael Rogers Team Saxo-Tinkoff Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4
Michael Rogers is at the Tour of California, a race he won back in 2010. He made the switch from Team Sky to to Team Sax0-Tinkoff this year, meaning his weapon of choice switched from Pinarello to Specialized. He’s riding a Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4 at the Tour of California that has a combination of [...]
The New Cervelo P3 versus the Cervelo P5
There seems to be a lot of curiosity being expressed about the differences between the new Cervelo P3 and the Cervelo P5. People are also, as you’ll see from the gallery, making the false assumption that they are practically the same bike. We had the opportunity to snap some photos of a new P3 and [...]
Tom Boonen Specialized S-Works Venge
Total Rush in Melbourne built up this stunning Specialized Venge for one of its customers. The bike is drop-dead stunning. It features the limited edition S-Works Tom Boonen Venge frameset, is decked out with the newest generation of SRAM Red components, has a Zipp 606 wheelset combo (404 front & 808 back), and Zipp bars [...]
Rabobank Ends Sponsorship Because of Armstrong Scandal
Dutch company Rabobank is bringing its 17-year sponsorship of their professional cycling team to an end. The company says that it no longer has faith in the sport’s leaders to clean up and be drug free after the Lance Armstrong scandal. “We are no longer convinced that the international professional world of cycling can make [...]
Fabian Cancellara’s Yellow Jersey Trek Domane
Fabian Cancellara wore the yellow jersey at the 2012 Tour de France until stage 7 of the race after winning the prologue by 7 seconds. Cancellara abandoned the race early to be with his pregnant wife. The Swiss rider said, “I am not only a bike rider, I am also a husband and father with [...]
Alberto Contador’s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4
Alberto Contador’s bike is equipped with Zipp wheels, bars, stem and seatpost. This is his machine i ready-to-race mode. (Images via Zipp/SRAM) Yup, this bike belongs to one of the greatest Grand Tour riders of all-time. Contador is riding the carbon Zipp SLSpeed seatpost to achieve a precise fit on the bike. Zipp explained that, [...]
Ryan Trebon’s Cannondale SuperX
Ryan Trebon became a member of the Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com Team this year. This means that he’s riding a Cannondale SuperX with Zipp wheels, Zipp bars and stem, SRAM RED – 2012 drivetrain and Avid brakes. Take note of the special green SRAM Red. Pretty neat! Images courtesy of: Zipp
Giro D’Italia Launches Promo Video Ahead of Route Announcement
From Saturday May 4th to Sunday May 26th 2013, the 96th edition of Giro d’Italia will start from Naples. The Giro d’Italia 2013 route will be unveiled on Sunday September 30th. The organizers of the Giro have launched a promotional campaign to start hyping up the 2013 route.
Philippe Gilbert’s World Championship Winning Bike
Philippe Gilbert rides for BMC Racing and is only the second person ever to win all three of the Ardennes classics in a single year. Gilbert has had a somewhat rocky 2012, but the Belgian was finally able to claim his first victory of the season when he won the ninth stage of the Vuelta a España [...]
The Building of Contador’s Red Vuelta Bike
Specialized provided Alberto Contador with a special red Tarmac SL4 to commemorate the Spaniards Vuelta a España victory. Team mechanic Faustino Muñoz built the bike for Contador before the last stage.
