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The 100th Edition Of The Tour de France: Chirps, Opinions, News, Updates.


Pick the yellow and green jersey winners.  

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  1. 1. Who will reign in Yellow?

    • Froome Dawg (Sky)
      216
    • Contador (Saxo Tinkoff)
      53
    • A Schleck, Radioshack
      13
    • Evans (BMC)
      8
    • Uran (Sky)
      0
    • Tejay (BMC)
      3
    • Gesink (Blanco)
      0
    • Hesjedal (Garmin Sharp
      0
    • Valverde (Movistar)
      4
    • J Rodriquez (Katusha)
      2
    • Suprize package!
      6
  2. 2. Who will reign in Green?

    • Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
      178
    • Cav' (Omega Pharma Quickstep)
      104
    • Greipel (Lotto Bellisol)
      7
    • Bouhanni (FDJ)
      1
    • Goss (Orica-Greenedge)
      3
    • Surprize package?
      12


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Canyon Aeroad CF – Team Katusha

 

Russia’s Team Katusha has ridden Germany’s Canyon framesets since the beginning of last season. At this year’s Tour, the team is relying primarily on Canyon’s Ultimate CF SLX. Even Joaquim Rodriguez, one of the world’s fastest climbers, prefers the Aeroad CF, choosing it instead of lighter models from the company. Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 components, Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimate wheel system, and Ritchey bars, stems, and seatposts complete the team’s build.

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Giant Propel Advanced SL – Belkin Pro Cycling

Like many teams, Giant offers riders from the newly rebranded Belkin Pro Cycling squad two choices for road stages: an aero road bike for flatter, windier stages, and a lighter, more tradition bike for the mountains. The Giant Propel is the aero road model, and Giant claims—by their own wind tunnel testing—that the bike is more aerodynamic than the Specialized S-Works Venge and Cervelo S5 Team. For more than 20 years, the Dutch squad has enjoyed a close relationship with Shimano and equips its bikes with the Japanese firm’s Dura-Ace Di2 9790 11-speed components, carbon wheelsets, and PRO bars, stems, and seatposts. Belkin is also the only team we’ve spotted testing a new, unique power meter from Pioneer that can measure each leg’s power independently.

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Orica Green-Edge

 

Stuart O’Grady’s Addict SL is a new, updated version of Scott’s Addict road bike—which has been on hiatus since the company released the Foil aero-road frame in 2011. The company says that new version is both lighter and more aerodynamic than the original (though it’s still shy of the Foil when put against a headwind) over previous additions. Scott also thinned the seatstays to add comfort for the long days Orica-GreenEdge will face at the Tour. The team Addict is outfitted with next-generation, minimally badged Shimano C50 wheels, Continental Pro LTD tyres, and a PRO cockpit.

 

I've seen those bikes and they are awesome.Farking light to.

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All the big boys saved themselves for the brutal battle tomorrow. Hope Bauke can show the world he holds his own amongst the cycling giants.

 

If the Spanish attack yellow, Belkin could be the winner???

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Tour bike porn

 

You know who?

 

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Only team bike which did not have a picture on Bicycling. What a machine, here is a rundown. I think Greipel uses the Noah frame instead.

 

Ridley Helium SL – Lotto-Belisol

 

Sometimes, common sense leads to innovation. In this case, the engineers at Ridley, the only Belgian bike brand in this year’s Tour, realized they could save weight by manufacturing frames without paint. The resulting frameset is more than 100 grams lighter than the painted version. To complete the build, the Belgian squad relies on Campagnolo Super Record EPS electronic groupsets, as well as the company’s carbon wheels. They choose Deda bars, stems, and seatposts.

 

 

 

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“We cannot ask too much from Nairo. We cannot put [more] pressure on him than what he already has. He’s doing very well, and he’s already proven he’s one of the best climbers in the race, but it’s his first Tour,” said Movistar sport director José Luis Arrieta. “We will rethink our strategy, but the final week is difficult. There are a lot of mountains to come.”

 

NAIRO, NEW TEAM LEADER, MOVISTAR

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