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Winning with Sagan, the Incredible Hulk, the Chicken and Forrest Gump
The Chicken Dance, the Forrest Gump run, and the Incredible Hulk flex were all great characters, but Peter Sagan’s best role is stage winner and Green points jersey wearer. The 22 year-old from Slovakia has his eyes on the Green prize, and so far has won three of the six stages with great style. Moreover, [...]
Pro Team Mechanics at Tour de France
Tour de France is not all about riders and victories; it’s also about the people behind the scenes that we don’t see on TV and in magazines, but who work incredibly long hours to make sure the bikes perform perfectly through every stage. The Tour de France is the most important race of the year, [...]
Tony Martin’s Hand injury and (slightly) Modified Shift Lever - UPDATE
An update to the preceding post (below) post, more padding, bar tape for Tony Martin’s (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) bars and shift levers after his hand fracture. After sustaining a fractured scaphoid, Omega Pharma-Quick-Step’s Tony Martin will wear a plastic cast on his left hand for the second stage of the Tour into Tournai. The German was [...]
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Mørkøv’s Tour de France Polka Dot bike
Michael Mørkøv’s (Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank), the current Tour de France 2012 Polka Dot leader has a special Specialized Venge SRAM RED-2012 bike celebrating the distinctive red and white jersey:
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Peter Sagan’s Custom “Tourminator” SRAM RED-2012 equipped Cannondale SuperSix EVO
After Peter Sagan’s first Tour de France stage win, Cannondale and his mechanics had a surprise waiting for him at his hotel: a brand new custom SuperSix Evo with custom “Tourminator” graphics. Sagan would make the start with the new bike in Vise. The custom paint scheme includes a mechanical skeleton on the headtube and [...]
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SRAM RED Road Machines of the 2012 Tour de France
Five Pro teams are racing with SRAM RED products at the Tour de France 2012. Check out their Road bikes:
SRAM Teams take Spotlight at Tour Presentation
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