Contador rips Armstrong – VeloNews.
What an ass. I hope he gets popped for CERA or some kind of jet fuel toxin.
Archive for July, 2009
Contador rips Armstrong – VeloNews
Monday, July 27th, 2009Hinault Pushes Intruder Off Podium | Cyclingnews.com
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Shimano teasers show up at the Tour — on the Skil-Shimano team bikes. – VeloNews
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Shimano teasers show up at the Tour — on the Skil-Shimano team bikes. – VeloNews.
Previously Shimano had two carbon tubular wheel options for its sponsored racers. The lighter 7850-C24-TU is a 24mm tall climbing wheelset, weighing a claimed 1255 grams. The second choice is the 7850-C50-TU, with 50mm aero-profiled rims, weighing weighs 1485 grams. Both wheelsets are available to consumers. The 2009 models cost $2100 and $2400 respectively.
The C50 wheelset is unchanged and in use by the teams, but the C24 loses weight and two additional wheelsets are added to the range offered to Shimano-sponsored teams.
2009 TdF Tech: Skil-Shimano: The new carbon pedal uses the same design as the 7810 Dura-Ace pedal, only it’s molded from carbon.
Skil-Shimano brought Shimano’s new 35mm and 75mm prototype wheels to the Tour. The prototype C24 climbing wheel is said to have lost close to 150 grams compared to the current production version, through lay-up and material changes to the rim.
The new C35 wheelset has 35mm-tall rims and is intended as a workhorse race wheel specifically designed to withstand the punishment of Paris-Roubaix. Despite its robust disposition, it posts a lighter claimed weight — 1240 grams — than the C24 production wheel.
The C75 is Shimano’s answer to the taller profiles from other brands, including Zipp’s 808 and Bontrager’s Aeolus 6.5, which are popular with the pro peloton’s sprinters and breakaway specialists. The C75’s claimed weight hasn’t been published, but Shimano representatives said it will likely be below 1500 grams.
2009 TdF Tech: Skil-Shimano: The C75 incorporates a woven carbon layer into the spoke bed.
Both new wheel models should be available sometime next year, likely as part of the 2011 line.
The meaning of Echappe Equipment
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009This is why we end up with races so stereotyped. We can almost tell today at what specific mile mark the peloton is going to come back on the échappée.
via Tour de France: The Tour is on Strike? – Active.com.
Look at that – the meaning of Echappe Equipment shown once again.
2009 Iron Hill Criterium Men’s Results
Monday, July 13th, 2009So. That was fun.
Echappe founders David Wiswell and Gabe Lloyd raced this event on Saturday under ideal racing conditions. Threats of rain held off for the event and made for a great race. Wiswell had good position all day, but wasn’t feeling the kick at the end and finished 25th. Lloyd was competing in his first USA Crit Series race, so he was learning the ropes and was content with finishing in the field at 45th.
The pace was high, but not insane. Once the break went with 32 laps to go (the race was 60 laps total) the field motored along at 50kph for a while. When we were caught by the break with 12 to go, we started racing again and the last few laps were pretty crazy. The lesson here is to simply stay put in the field and keep your matches for the end of the race.
David raced a set of Shimano Dura Ace tubeless wheels and Gabe races a set of Bontrager Aeolus 5.0 ACCs. Both ran alloy braking surface wheels incase it started to rain.
Kit Order : A team ordering solution
Sunday, July 12th, 2009Kit Order : A team ordering solution .
Check this out. You can use it for placing orders with Echappe Equipment for your cyclocross clothing, equipment and wheel orders for your team. Started by cyclists (we love to support cyclists) this is great idea that will facilitate gathering your orders for you this season.
Give it a shot. Use it to order clothing, equipment or wheels and KitOrder and Echappe will get you going.
