Sylvain Chavanel

2012: The Spring of SRAM - Winning is a habit*

Posted on May 11, 2012 by geraldine

In February SRAM globally introduced SRAM RED-2012. One highly publicized fact about the new groupset is that we took everything we knew from original SRAM RED, and then we literally started over. Loaded with innovation and invention, SRAM’s top-end groupset is all-new, yet remains the lightest, fastest, and most ergonomic groupset ever built. Beyond the [...]

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Behind the Scenes at Paris-Roubaix - Image Collection

Posted on April 10, 2012 by michael
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Victory for Boonen at Roubaix on SRAM RED-2012!

Posted on April 9, 2012 by michael

Omega Pharma-Quick-Step made a few changes this year - new componentry (SRAM), new frames (Specialized), new wheels (Zipp), and adding new riders (Leipheimer & Martin) - and is having the most successful spring of any team in 2012. Once again we at SRAM want to celebrate their incredible win at today’s Paris-Roubaix. Tom Boonen (again) [...]

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Chavanel’s French Champion S-Works Tarmac SL4-SRAM RED-2012

Posted on April 4, 2012 by geraldine

The famous French champion from Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team, Sylvain Chavanel who finish 10th at Tour of Flanders has been a key element in Boonen’s victory. For one of his favourite races Chava had the privilege to ride a special bike: a Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4 with the national French colours and the new SRAM RED-2012 [...]

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Monumental Advantage for Boonen on SRAM RED-2012

Posted on April 3, 2012 by geraldine

Boonen looks cool and comfortable The Tour of Flanders is an icon of Belgian racing, and national favorite Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team) has approached that status with his third win – only the fourth rider to do so. Despite being the heavy favorite, Boonen won a sprint from a three-man break, celebrated with [...]

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Chavanel and Boonen Bike Previews from the Pits of Flanders

Posted on April 1, 2012 by michael

Boonen has the course profile taped to his top tube SRAM RED-2012 on Boonen’s Specialized Chavanel’s RED-2012 equipped bike - red hoods for the French National Champion Chavanel’s Quarq power meter head unit The team loves the Zipp 303′s Omega Pharma-Quick-Step is SRAM, Zipp and Quarq equipped - all are SRAM component brands Chavanel’s bike [...]

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SRAM & Quarq to Drive the Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Train

Posted on January 5, 2012 by michael

SRAM TO DRIVE OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP TRAIN Belgian team to ride SRAM® RED components, Zipp® wheels and Quarq® power meters The Omega Pharma®-Quick-Step® Cycling Team has long been a Classics powerhouse with one of the most formidable palmares in cycling. Their roster includes eventual legends Tom Boonen (BEL), Sylvain Chavanel (FRA), and Zdenek Stybar (CZE), and [...]

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