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Jul. 5, 2009Zack Vestal takes a close look at Cancellara's special yellow bike
As has become almost customary for those riders fortunate enough to earn the Tour de France’s yellow jersey, Fabian Cancellara also earned a yellow bicycle from his sponsors. Specialized surprised him with the new Tarmac SL3 about two hours before ...
Jul. 5, 2009Garmin's TT bikes
Among all the fantastic time trial bikes on hand in Monaco before stage 1, the team workspace with the broadest range of individuality in terms of TT bike setup was the Garmin-Slipstream pit. Almost every variation in position, combination of ...
Jul. 4, 2009Teams pull out all the stops for Tour bike graphics
Everyone, including riders, spectators, the media, and the industry, knows that all eyes are on the Tour de France come July. If ever there’s a time to do something special, be it a new product or a new paint job, now is the time. For the most ...
Jul. 3, 2009Flash: Cannondale's 16.6-pound cross-country bike
On the last day of the 2010 Cannondale release in Park City, Utah, the research and development team were excited to unveil a new high-end hardtail cross country bike. The age-old weight gap between mountain and road bikes is now becoming ...
Jul. 3, 2009Armstrong's new ride: The 6-series Madone
Back before Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France he lived in Nice, France. In 1998, he, like many pros in the area, started using the Col de la Madone to test his fitness. At 10 kilometers, the climb has been described by Armstrong as ...
Jul. 2, 2009Tour de France Tech Gallery—Readying for le Tour
The 2009 Tour de France begins Saturday, but by Thursday the giant show had already overwhelmed the small streets surrounding Monaco’s Port Hercule. Spectacular yachts and sailboats pack the docks in the port, and now, a row of trucks and ...
Jul. 2, 2009Vittoria Tires: A factory tour photo gallery
The term “handmade” is a rarity in today’s age of automated production. Fewer brands are holding onto their heritage, and are increasingly seeking cheaper, quicker and less labor-intensive production options. Vittoria Tires has a different ...
Jul. 2, 2009A conversation with Jim Felt
We recently bumped into Jim Felt, head bike designer of his namesake company Felt Bicycles, in the Cote d’Azur airport. He is in the middle of a three-week trip that first took him to Aigle, Switzerland, to visit the UCI, where he met with Jean ...
Jul. 2, 2009A first look at Cannondale's 2010 line of mountain and road bikes.
The mechanics at the ’10 Canndonale product release in Park City, Utah certainly had their work cut out for them. It was their job to assemble and disassemble 250, ride-ready road, mountain, and commuter bikes for 500 visiting Cannondale dealers ...
Jul. 1, 2009An Oakley photo gallery
In 2008, sunglass and apparel manufacturer, Oakley passed the $1 billion mark in terms of annual sales. That figure had been the goal of the company for the better part of a decade. That marked a milestone for an iconic brand whose futuristic ...
Jun. 30, 2009Fi'zi:k hates seatposts
At its “Backstage” media camp in Vicenza, Italy, recently, fi’zi:k displayed its first foray out of the saddle market: an alloy seatpost with a unique clamping mechanism that’s actually easier to use. The company has been investing ...
Jun. 30, 2009BH dials it up a notch (or three) with the new G5 road bike
BH Bikes USA president and CEO Chris Cocalis stopped by the VeloNews office this week to show the new BH G5 frame and fork, which will be debuted at the Tour de France by Team AG2R-LaMondial this weekend. If the G5 bike is any predictor of ...