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Pro Bikes: Tirreno-Adriatico 2011, technical analysis of Time Trial bikes

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Published on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 22:50

Written by Luca Salvatelli

The Tirreno-Adriatico 2011 has brought interesting bike in his two time trials race, with the presence of some unknown component, which surely will go into production in 2012.

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In the time trial bike even greater is the gap between technical teams, in many cases even embarrassing. The best bike for project and technical solutions, design features, attention to detail, are without doubt the Trek Team Leopard-Trek and RadioShack, as well as beautiful Specialized Shiv and BMC TT 01. The poorer they are, instead, Bottecchia and then MCipollini, which really does not have a time trial bike and adapts its RB1000 with a handlebar Aero ... Many teams are penalized by the absence of adequate technical components, such as those who use wheel Fulcrum, which does not have a valid catalogue in front wheel for time trials. Beautiful Corima wheels and Pro, while we saw the prototype of a wheel Reynolds. Many teams use saddles dedicated specifically for time trial, other normal saddles, often adapted in a traditional way with a layer of non-slip fabric to allow the athlete to ride in the saddle point without sliding forward. Some teams use the chain guide and a few bottles and water bottles used door-shaped aircraft. Once again it should be noted that in cycling time trial you can not improvise anything, or you study well and you create a project or create a product, mostly mediocre, not good until you compare with the real time trial bike .... Not just a sticker "time trial" to do a time trial bike ....

Here are the details the main features of the various bike:

Team Acqua & Sapone

The bikes are the Bottecchia, modest in comparison with competitors, discrete assembly.

Team BMC Racing Team

The BMC TT1 are among the best ever time trial bike, excellent assembly and the wheels, a bicycle treated to the finest detail.

Team Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli

All athletes have used the RB1000 updated with an aerobic, it is unnecessary to add anything else .... A time trial bike is something very different!

HTC Team Highroad

Very nice the Specialized Shiv, with lenticular rear wheel and front wheel at a very high profile, specific commands Shimano Di2 for Time Trial and a lot of cranks with SRM power detector, always present in the chain guide.

Team Lampre-ISD

The Wilier Chrono suffer from the lack of a valid Time Trial front wheel, is used, in fact, a normal Fulcrum Racing Speed ​​XLR, good wheel, but not time trial.

Team Liquigas-Cannondale

The Cannondale Slice start to feel the weight of years, good assembly, too bad they're not used to the three-spoke wheels with Mavic carbon. The tubes are Mavic.

Team Omega Pharma Lotto

All athletes use the Canyon Speedmax CF Pro, with front an extremely high profile and rear wheel lenticular.

Team Garmin-Cervélo

The athletes take the bike Cervélo P4, well assembled and cured, many use the crowns Rotor oval, all adopt the chain guide and Rotor Cervélo aero bottle cage and water bottle, the wheels are Mavic.

Team Leopard Trek

The Trek Speed Concept 9.9 bike are among the most refined and finished, good technical solutions.

The Team AGR2 La Mondiale

Kalibur Kuota bikes are good, but not the top, no particular technical solutions, but on a bike was fitted with a front wheel Reynolds Prototype which will be discussed shortly.

Team Euskaltel-Euskadi

The Orbea Ordu been provided to the team recently, so many had a matt black livery. The bikes have no particular technical solutions.

Team Katusha

The cycling team Katusha take the Focus Izalco Chrono, all athletes have the same technical material, very nice components and wheels Vision, Elite bottle cage specifically for time trial, the seat specifically for time trial, a bike very accurate though with a frame not at the top.

Team Movistar

Athletes Team Movistar take the bike Pinarello Grail60.1, equipped with Campagnolo 10sp, the frame is good, a bit 'less assembly especially for the lack of real time trial wheels.

Team Astana

All bikes are Specialized Shiv completed with excellent Corima wheels, many athletes use the SRM power detector.

QuickStep Team

Athletes Team QuisckStep use the model Eddy Merckx ETT-1, and good care of the assembly, but lacks a good front wheel and a more refined frame.

Team Rabobank

All Giant Trinity Advanced SL are the same, a very nice bike, well maintained and assembled. In the photo the front wheel Duke Ace C75, carbon rim with 75 mm in height, is not new, having several times in the race, but not yet entered the list Shimano.

Team Saxo Bank Sungard

The Specialized Shiv are among the most refined and finished, just assembly.

Sky Team

The Sky Team take the bike Pinarello 60.1 Grail, but with the Shimano Di2, all bikes are the same, very nice wheels Pro, any athlete has used the model to three races in Carbon.

RadioShack Team

The Trek Team RadioShack are well maintained, very nice front wheel Hed-3.

Team Vacansoleil-DMC

The team take the Ridley Dean, well decorated and maintained in the assembly, and pretty much designed the aerodynamic wheels Fast Forward.