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Pro bikes: Oscar Freire's Giant TCR Advanced SL ISP Team Rabobank

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Category: Giant

Published on Thursday, 02 June 2011 07:02

Written by Luca Salvatelli

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The Rabobank Team continues to use the Giant bike and also in the 2011 season the athletes are using the model TCR Advanced SL ISP with a Shimano Dura Ace Di2. The frame is carbon fiber high module has the integrated seatpost, tapered steering, with very short head tube. The fork is equipped with the characteristic straight stems. The area of the headstock is nicely sized and joins the top tube and oblique with a large reinforcement. The bottom bracket area is over-size and is joined to the rear, compact and with a tube section is not excessive. The battery of the Dura Ace Di2 is located under chainstays. All cables have the inside passage, while the Shimano Dura Ace Di2 is used to complete with controls, brakes, front and rear derailleur, crank, sprocket and chain. Even the wheels and pedals are Shimano Dura Ace. The wheels are complemented by the widespread Vittoria Corsa Evo CX tubulars. The Tacx bottle cage is, while the saddle Fi'zi:k. Stems and handlebar are Pro, the same brand Shimano aluminum. The bike's Oscar Freire has the special feature of the Shimano wheels C35, carbon fiber rim with 35 mm high, and cycle computer Pro, not used by team members, for the rest of the bike is largely unchanged from last year . New is the technical equipment of saddles Fi'zi:k, replacing the Selle Italia, while some athletes in the Rabobank team are developing a new Vittoria tubular, but not used by Oscar Freire. A very classic bike, edited and refined, beautiful wheels Shimano, the UCI weight limit regulation, but without any particular technical solutions. But it remains a very high range and effectiveness, because it uses a very rigid frame and lightweight components, but very good in overall one of the best available to Pro.