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Pro Bikes: GP Costa degli Etruschi 2012 Bikes

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Published on Monday, 06 February 2012 18:26

Written by Luca Salvatelli

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GP Costa degli Etruschi, opening the 2012 season, sees teams Pro Tour, Professional and Continental. As the first race of the season there who enjoys cycling in perfect order, perhaps with new technical components and who, however, is lagging behind and secures the 2011 models.

Clear the gap between the technical teams of various categories, with some models of bikes, frames for quality and/or their assembly, which would surely be considered mediocre by many "fans", yet these bikes, considered mediocre by the "experts", still allow the athletes to complete the race, even in good position. From a technical standpoint the 2012 GP Costa degli Etruschi was characterized by adverse weather conditions, so many mechanics, in accordance with the athletes, who preferred to take their bike rims, low profile, low profile solution or the classic front and top rear profile. Increasingly use mounted chain guide on the front derailleur. Just as the SRM power meter, used by some athletes. The majority uses stem and handlebars in aluminum, while for the seatpost is often used the one in carbon fiber. For groups-set there is a certain uniformity among Campagnolo, Shimano and SRAM. Nobody adopts the new Sram 2012 as well as the new Campagnolo EPS. Many mixes with FSA components. Saddles for wide choice, however, in the technical sponsor of the team, although there are exceptions. Same solution for the pedals, where many teams leave wide discretion to the athletes. Overall the best bike view in GP Costa degli Etruschi was De Rosa King RS Team Nippo, well away all others. Here in detail the main features of the various bike:

Team Acqua & Sapone

New Focus Izalco Team bikes, assembled with the SRAM Red group, DT Swiss wheels and FSA components. Even if the frame is now old, remains a viable bike, very good assembly seen in Donoratico.

Team Androni-Venezuela

It 's been confirmed Bianchi Oltre, well-assembled with the SRAM Red and FSA components. The wheels are Fulcrum. A bike that is great for rigidity and to limit the regulatory burden.

Team Atlas Personal Jakroo

The small team uses BMC bicycle TeamMachine SLR01, with Campagnolo Chorus and Fulcrum Racing 1 wheels. The rest of the components is Aeston. A bike certainly not at the level of the best Pro Tour teams, but with a nice assembly.

Team Colnago-CFS-Bardiani

The Colnago-CSF-Bardiani team continues to use the steel Colnago C59 Italia, with Campagnolo Super Record, Fulcrum wheels and Deda Elementi components. Domenico Pozzovivo instead uses the model M10, with an equal assembly. Bikes are maintained and valid, to limit the regulatory burden.

Team Utensilnord-Named

The Bordonali’s team is passed to the new De Rosa King RS, assembled with Campagnolo Record, FSA components and Campagnolo wheels medium profile clincher (Eurus), only a few athletes had available the Bora Ultra wheels. Overall a bike prepared and competitive, with a rigid frame and responsive, the assembly of medium / high level helps keep the weight limit without regulatory ballast the bike.

Team Farnese Vini-Selle Italia

The team continues to use the Cipollini RB1000 bike assembled with Shimano Dura Ace Di2. Change the components, now 3T, and the wheels, now Ursus. An athlete adopts the model RB800. The bike makes the most of the UCI regulations, with a frame is not light, but very hard and with an excellent balance of driving.

Team Meridiana Kamen

They use bike Prestigio, modest in assembly and frame.

Team Idea

Carrera bikes assembled using Shimano Dura Ace and FSA components mix; Vision wheels and saddles SMP. Heavy bike, even if well attended to by team mechanics.

Team Lampre-ISD

Athletes continue to use the Wilier 101SLR, frame begins to feel the weight of years, though it remains competitive. The assembly is the Campagnolo Record group, Fulcrum wheels and FSA components. A bike is still valid, well cared for by the mechanics, but no longer a novelty.

Team Cannondale-Liquigas

The Cannondale Evo are unaffected and continue to be assembled with the SRAM Red group, Mavic wheels and FSA components. A bike is very light and should be weighted to fall within the regulatory limit, so much of its quality (weight) are mortified. A good bike though very far from the best because of its technical characteristics.

Team Hungarian National

Use of Carrera bikes assembled with components Arsis, FSA and Vision. A bike heavy and not very competitive.

Team Colombia Coldeportes

The team adopted the Bianchi Sempre Carbon assembled with SRAM Red group and FSA components. The wheels are Vision. A bike is not light and even far to the top range as stiffness, even if well-assembled and edited.

Team Leopard-Trek

The team continues to use the Leopard Trek Trek Madone 6.9 SSL assembled with Shimano Di2 and Bontrager components. Remains between the bike more carefully, with an excellent balance of driving and good rigidity, if not the very top. Its balance makes it a winning bike.

Team Type1 Sanofi Aventis

Basically continue to take the Colnago M10, last year, with Shimano Dura Ace components and wheels Shimano Pro Bike A valid, not light, but perfectly competitive on flat races.

Team Nippo

The Team Nippo use the new De Rosa King RS assembled with Campagnolo Record, Bora Ultra wheels and FSA components. Very aesthetic nature has a blend of quality and regulatory positions at the UCI weight limit, no need to take the Super Record. It’s, no doubt, the best bike for quality, performance and design features, view the GP Costa degli Etruschi.

Team Landbouwkrediet

The Colnago M10 team Landbouwkrediet are assembled with Shimano Dura Ace, Shimano wheels and components Pro substantially the same as the bike Team Type1, which shares its strengths and weaknesses, a rigid frame and responsive which is best expressed on flat routes.

Team AG2R La Mondiale

The Kuota Kom Evo remain unchanged and the group assembled with SRAM Red, Reynolds wheels and Deda Elementi components. Honest bike, but that does not put in evidence for a specific peculiarities.